Integrated CO ₂ Capture and Artificial Photosynthesis:A Potential Spatiotemporal and Low Energy Consumption Approach

ABSTRACT Although the “Solar Fuels” represented a highly promising strategy for establishing a circular carbon economy, however, the photocatalytic, photoelectrocatalytic, and even photovoltaic‐electrocatalytic technologies are inherently constrained by the efficiency and intermittency of solar irradiation energy, limiting their operation to daylight hours when solar energy is insufficient. In response to this challenge, this Perspective proposed a novel concept of integrated CO ₂ capture and artificial photosynthesis, which aims to enable efficient solar fuel production through the temporal and spatial integration of carbon capture technologies with solar energy conversion processes, simultaneously decreasing the energy consumption of the carbon capture during the CO ₂ release period. Furthermore, the challenges, as well as opportunities, associated with the development of such coupled systems, were also summarized, further to foster a more synergistic relationship between academia and industry to accelerate commercial viability.