Polyoxometalates as structurally diverse and efficient catalysts for artificial photosynthesis

Molecular catalysts for artificial photosynthesis: general discussion.

Mei Wang, Vincent Artero, Leif Hammarström, Jose Martinez, Joshua Karlsson, Devens Gust, Peter Summers, Charles Machan, Peter Brueggeller, Christopher D. Windle, Yosuke Kageshima, Richard Cogdell, Kristine Rodulfo Tolod, Alexander Kibler, Dogukan Hazar Apaydin, Etsuko Fujita, Johannes Ehrmaier, Seigo Shima, Elizabeth Gibson, Ferdi Karadas, Anthony Harriman, Haruo Inoue, Akihiko Kudo, Tomoaki Ta...

Manganese Compounds as Water Oxidizing Catalysts in Artificial Photosynthesis

Polyoxometalates as efficient catalysts for transformations of cellulose into platform chemicals.

Efficient utilisation of renewable biomass resources, particularly lignocellulosic biomass, for the production of chemicals and fuels has attracted much attention in recent years. The catalytic conversion of cellulose, the main component of lignocellulosic biomass, selectively into a platform chemical such as glucose, 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF), sorbitol or gluconic acid under mild conditio...

Inorganic assembly catalysts for artificial photosynthesis: general discussion.

Hiromu Kumagai, Leif Hammarström, Dong Ryeol Whang, Yuki Shinohara, Jose Martinez, Joshua Karlsson, Peter Summers, Christopher D. Windle, Masanori Kodera, Richard Cogdell, Kristine Rodulfo Tolod, Dogukan Hazar Apaydin, Etsuko Fujita, Alexander Kibler, Fengtao Fan, Elizabeth A. Gibson, Hisanao Usami, Akihide Iwase, Haruo Inoue, Akihiko Kudo, Devens Gust, Kazunari Domen, Flavia Cassiola, Katsuhik...

Nano-sized manganese oxides as biomimetic catalysts for water oxidation in artificial photosynthesis: a review.

There has been a tremendous surge in research on the synthesis of various metal compounds aimed at simulating the water-oxidizing complex (WOC) of photosystem II (PSII). This is crucial because the water oxidation half reaction is overwhelmingly rate-limiting and needs high over-voltage (approx. 1 V), which results in low conversion efficiencies when working at current densities required for hy...