Application Abstract: Global warming is the most pressing issue currently facing mankind.The major greenhouse gas,carbon dioxide,is being released at an alarming rate by burning fossil fuels.To slow down global warming,several methods have been proposed for carbon sequestration including the injection and storage of anthropogenic CO2 in deep geologic formations.Such method requires a huge amount of energy to condense CO2 gas.Moreover,if permeable pathways are present,CO2 may eventually migrate away from the storage site into the shallow subsurface and eventually into the atmosphere.This proposal tackles the problem from a different perspective.The CO2 being discharged into the atmosphere should be considered a vast and cheap source of carbon for the production of fuel.This project focuses on the design and fabrication of advanced porous photocatalysts which will use solar energy to convert CO2 to fuels such as methane,methanol,or even longer chain hydrocarbons.This approach may revolutionize the energy industry.
