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## The Universitat Jaume I designs a reactor to transform atmospheric CO2 into high value-added chemicals to mitigate climate change The European project “An Artificial Leaf” is developing an electrochemical prototype that imitates the photosynthesis

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The European project “An Artificial Leaf” is developing an electrochemical prototype that imitates the photosynthesis of plants to eliminate greenhouse gases and transform them into alternative fuels

The Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM) of the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) is designing an electrochemical reactor to enable the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere into chemicals of industrial interest and, consequently, to reduce the effects of climate change while giving economic use to this conversion. This research is part of the European project “An Artificial Leaf” of the Horizon 2020 programme, inspired by the way plants work to eliminate greenhouse gases and transform them into alternative fuels.

To make viable the technology developed in the A-Leaf project, the INAM, together with other partners, actively contributes to the understanding of the physicochemical processes that take place in the electrodes and devices developed. One of the most outstanding results obtained is the determination of the mechanisms by which catalyst materials improve the efficiency of conversion into photoelectrodes for water oxidation. This is one of the key processes for the operation of these devices. The conclusions of this work have been published in the journal *ACS Energy Letters*.

The University Institute of Advanced Materials is made up of nine research units led by experienced researchers, who carry out studies on the understanding, creation and application of materials. Their activity focuses on the physical and chemical understanding of the properties and advanced operations of materials, from molecules and interfaces to large-scale compounds, connecting matter and light, to create new knowledge that bridges the gap between materials and useful devices. Their groups study the production of fuels from sunlight, breaking water molecules and producing hydrogen and other catalytic materials. All of them have great relevance in the context of international research.

Presentation of the project by the researcher Sixto Giménez Juliá: <https://youtu.be/6SCDiHJVxGM>

*ACS Energy Letters*, 2019, 4, 337-342

Unraveling Charge Transfer in CoFe Prussian Blue Modified BiVO4 Photoanodes

Benjamin Moss, Franziska Simone Hegner, Sacha Corby,Shababa Selim, Laia Francas, Nuria López, Sixto Gimenez,  Jose-Ramón Galán-Mascarós and James Robert Durrant.

**FURTHER NEWS:**

[Presentación del proyecto A-LEAF en el INAM](http://www.fue.uji.es/noticia/presentacion-del-proyecto-a-leaf-inam-1622)

[INAM organiza la primera reunión anual del proyecto europeo A-LEAF](http://www.inam.uji.es/news/inam-organiza-la-primera-reuni%C3%B3n-anual-del-proyecto-europeo-leaf)

[El INAM participa en el proyecto europeo A-LEAF financiado con cerca de 8 millones de euros](http://blogs.uji.es/agoradigital/2017/07/25/inam-participa-projecte-europeu-leaf-financat-amb-prop-8-milions-deuros/)

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