Chemical Adsorption Enhanced CO2 Capture and Photoreduction over a Copper Porphyrin Based Metal Organic Framework

Effective CO2 capture and activation is a prerequisite step for highly efficient CO2 reduction. In this study, we reported a case of Cu(2+) in a porphyrin based MOF promoted enhanced photocatalytic CO2 conversion to methanol. Compared with the sample without Cu(2+), the methanol evolution rate was improved as high as 7 times. In situ FT-IR results suggested that CO2 chemical adsorption and activation over Cu(2+) played an important role in improving the conversion efficiency.