The joint publication resulted from the collaboration of researchers from the Institute of Environmental Technology (IET), part of CEET, at VSB - Technical University of Ostrava and the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland.

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989100%3A27710%2F21%3A10251659" target="_blank" >RIV/61989100:27710/21:10251659 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.vsb.cz/veda/en/news-detail/?reportId=42701" target="_blank" >https://www.vsb.cz/veda/en/news-detail/?reportId=42701</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The joint publication resulted from the collaboration of researchers from the Institute of Environmental Technology (IET), part of CEET, at VSB - Technical University of Ostrava and the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland.

Original language description

This popularization article informs that IET researchers have long been involved in the photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide. Simply put, it is the conversion of carbon dioxide, one of the most well-known greenhouse gases, into useful products. Under laboratory conditions, researchers are able to generate methane and hydrogen, which is produced from water, by photocatalytic reduction of CO2 in the presence of water and UV light. Although this issue is being addressed by scientists all over the world, it is still basic research aimed at increasing the efficiency of the process and achieving CO2 conversion using solar energy. Reducing CO2 emissions is also one of the global social and environmental challenges.In the paper, where we investigated the effect of calcination of titanium dioxide modified with graphene oxide (TiO2/rGO) on the efficiency of photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide. Samples of TiO2/rGO photocatalysts were prepared at the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin and their photocatalytic activity was investigated at the Institute of Environmental Technology in Ostrava. We have found that all TiO2 samples modified by graphene oxide showed good photocatalytic activity and increased the efficiency of the reaction, which is due to graphene&apos;s excellent electron transport capabilities.The link with the large research infrastructure ENREGAT was essential for the work. &quot;For the research we used the photocatalytic apparatus that we offer within the large research infrastructure,&quot; explained Professor Kočí, who is also the chair of the international scientific council of the ENREGAT LRI.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

O - Miscellaneous

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20400 - Chemical engineering

Project

<a href="/en/project/LM2018098" target="_blank" >LM2018098: Energy Waste Recovery and Gas Treatment</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů