Schematic of Cobalt Ion CO2 Reduction (IMAGE)

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Schematic of Cobalt Ion CO2 Reduction

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Schematic of a single-site catalyst in which single cobalt ions (CO2+) supported on a graphitic carbon nitrogen layer (C3N4) reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide (CO) in the presence of visible light (red wavy arrow). If cobalt were bound with oxygen to form a cobalt oxide (CoOx), the reaction would not proceed.

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Brookhaven National Laboratory

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