Cover Feature: Photoelectrochemical CO₂ Reduction to Formate with the Sacrificial Reagent Free System of Semiconductor Photocatalysts and Formate Dehydrogenase (ChemCatChem 24/2019)

Abstract

The Cover Feature shows a photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction to formate with the sacrificial reagent free system of semiconductor photocatalyst and biocatalyst. In their Full Paper, Shigeru Ikeda, Yutaka Amao and co‐workers demonstrate that light‐driven CO2 reduction to formate with the hybrid system of photoanode based on TiO2 film and cathode based on the carbon fabric paper in the presence of methylviologen as an electron mediator and formate dehydrogenase on the cathode side. By using this system, the authors have succeeded in developing CO2 reduction to formate using water as an electron donor, which does not require a sacrificial reagent. The results open a new avenue for the innovative light‐driven CO2 reduction with photo/biocatalysts hybrid system. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Tomoya Ishibashi et al. on page 6227 in Issue 24, 2019 (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201901563).