“…This enhancement caused by the dense three-dimensional immobilization of the photosensitizer, MV, and FDH in the nanopores inside PGP is expected to be applicable to multiple-step catalytic reactions that use formic acid as the substrate, if the appropriate enzyme/catalyst is immobilized in the nanopores. For instance, alcohol (methanol and ethanol) as a solar fuel are synthesized from organic acid via aldehyde dehydrogenase (AldDH) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) ,,, by reduction of organic acid to aldehyde and aldehyde to alcohol, respectively, using MV •+ as an artificial coenzyme. , It has been reported that the efficiency of chemical conversion from CO 2 to methanol using FDH, AldDH, and ADH was improved by immobilizing these enzymes in a silica sol–gel matrix . Therefore, Ru(bpy) 3 2+ /MV 2+ /FDH/PGP50 may be developed as a light-induced methanol production reactor by immobilizing AldDH and ADH.…”