University of South Florida

Debosruti Dutta

Venkat Rama Bhethanabotla

John Norbert Kuhn

Yolanda A Daza

Provided herein are systems containing a solar reactor having a mixture of plasmonic material and oxygen-conducting material that can convert carbon dioxide into a chemical feedstock.

Systems and methods for converting carbon dioxide into chemical feedstock

In one embodiment, carbon dioxide is converted into a chemical feedstock by providing a mixture of plasmonic material and oxygen-conducting material, exposing the mixture to sunlight so that solar energy is absorbed by the plasmonic material which then heats the oxygen-conducting material so that oxygen vacancies are generated, passing carbon dioxide through the mixture, and the oxygen-conducting material removing oxygen atoms from the carbon dioxide to form carbon monoxide.

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Tampa, FL, United States of America

Debosruti Dutta