Advancing Visible-Light-Driven CO₂ Photoreduction
Updated: Aug 28
The POWER CO₂ Days! | September 7–9, 2026 | Lyon, France
Day 2: Nano Engineering
We are excited to announce the upcoming Oral Presentation by Emilien Chaigne on the design of benzodithiophene-based porous polymeric macroligands!
To advance the efficiency of photocatalytic CO₂ reduction, Emilien and his Ph.D. supervising team lead by Jerome Canivet synthesized Porous Organic Polymers (POPs) incorporating benzodithiophene (BDT) units. These structures are investigated as photosensitizing macroligands.
The mechanism relies on synergy: the BDT-based scaffold acts as a robust light-harvesting platform, while metal centers anchored within the porous network serve as the specific catalytic sites for CO₂ conversion.
This donor-acceptor-based macroligand approach offers a highly versatile strategy for designing heterogeneous photocatalysts—successfully combining efficient visible-light absorption with tunable porosity to significantly enhance CO₂ photoreduction performance.
Don't miss this dive into donor-acceptor architectures and sustainable chemistry!
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