Abstract

The rapid increase of CO2 in the atmosphere has caused serious environmental problems. Burning of biomass wastes increases the content of CO2 in the environment. Herein, we propose a new strategy to convert biomass into photocatalysts for artificial CO2 reduction. Using a hydrothermal method, carbohydrates from biomass can be converted into hydrothermal carbonaceous carbon (HTCC). The HTCC consists of plenty of sp2-hybridized structures, which are capable of absorbing solar light for photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Furthermore, with the addition of Cu cocatalysts, higher activity can be obtained for CO2 reduction. The activity of Cu-HTCC is 32 and 1.7 times higher than that of commercial TiO2 and pure HTCC, respectively. This method provides a new strategy of trash to treasure, which converts biomass waste into photocatalysts for CO2 reduction.

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