Photocatalytic H2 production using semiconductors is a promising approach to store solar energy as a chemical fuel, but the oxidizing power of the excited holes is often wasted. Now, holes are harnessed in a dehydrocoupling strategy that simultaneously produces H2 and diesel fuel precursors from biomass-derived molecules.
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Han, G., Sun, Y. One catalyst, two fuels. Nat Energy 4, 532–533 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-019-0411-5
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