人工光合成太阳燃料制备途径及规模化

 从人工光合成太阳燃料的基本概念和反应过程、规模化太阳能分解水制氢的主要途径和可行性分析、人工光合成液态太阳燃料甲醇的技术路径及应用前景等方面，分析了人工光合成领域的发展现状。仿习自然光合作用基本过程，提出了通过“光反应”和“暗反应”耦合实现规模化人工光合成太阳燃料的新途径。

Perspectives on artificial photosynthesis for solar fuels production

Artificial photosynthesis for solar fuels production is considered to be an energy disruptive technology in the future, which can fundamentally change the current situation of excessive utilization on fossil fuels. In addition, artificial photosynthesis is an interdisciplinary science involving many fields such as chemistry, physics, materials and biology, and is also a key scientific problem in fundamental science that attracts increasing worldwide interest. In this paper we briefly introduce the concept and key reactions of artificial photosynthesis and focus on the discussion of scalable solutions to solar hydrogen production via water splitting and corresponding technical feasibility analysis. Then we present an introduction and technique routes of liquid solar fuels (e. g. methanol), as well as their potential applications. Finally, we propose a feasible solution to mimick natural artificial process via the coupling of ‘light reaction’ and ‘dark reaction’ for large-scale solar fuels production.