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This review presents a comprehensive summary of the recent development in semi-artificial photosynthesis, a biological-material hybrid approach to solar-to-chemical conversion that provides new concepts to shape a sustainable future fuelled by solar energy. Researchers have demonstrated a new and sustainable way to make the chemicals that are the basis of thousands of products – from plastics to cosmetics – we use every day. Hundreds of thousands of chemicals are manufactured by the chemical industry, which transforms raw materials – usually fossil. NLR's solar photochemistry research focuses on solar photoconversion in molecular, nanoscale, and semiconductor systems to capture, control, and convert high-efficiency solar radiation into electrochemical potential for electricity, chemicals, or fuels. Acquiring a fundamental understanding of. terials for solar-to-chemicals co version. ChemSusChem 10, 4324-4341 (2017). Pornrungroj, C., Andrei, V. & Reisner, E. Thermoelectric-photoelectrochemical water spli ti g u der c ncentrated solar irradiation. illion i s instead of the normal panel solar cells. The new technoloin the industry, its. This review presents a comprehensive summary of the recent development in semi-artificial photosynthesis, a biological-material hybrid approach to solar-to-chemical conversion that provides new concepts to shape a sustainable future fuelled by solar energy. We begin with a brief introduction to. Researchers combine solar energy, electrochemistry, and thermal catalysis to remove the need for fossil fuel-driven chemical conversions. Conversion of CO2 to butene via a solar-driven tandem process. First, CO2 is converted to ethylene using an electrochemical reactor and solar-derived. Harnessing solar energy offers a sustainable alternative for powering electrolysis for green hydrogen production as well as wastewater treatment. The high costs and logistical challenges of electrolysis have resulted in limited widespread investigation and implementation of electrochemical.