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This submission belongs to the session S2. Nanosciences, Chemistry and Materials Science of the event The 6th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences

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03 Dec, 2025

Academic Editor

Alberto Jiménez Suárez

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Erika Saccullo, Giusy Dativo, Maria Teresa Armeli Iapichino, Rosamaria Lombardo, Roberto Fiorenza, Vincenzo Patamia, Giuseppe Floresta, Biomimetic Catalyst for Solar CO<sub>2</sub> Methanation: Harnessing Natural Pigments in a Halloysite–Kojic Acid Composite, in Proceedings of The 6th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences, 9 December–11 December 2025, MDPI: Basel, Switzerland

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Biomimetic Catalyst for Solar CO2 Methanation: Harnessing Natural Pigments in a Halloysite–Kojic Acid Composite

Erika Saccullo ¹

Giusy Dativo ²

Maria Teresa Armeli Iapichino ²

Rosamaria Lombardo ³

Roberto Fiorenza ²

Vincenzo Patamia ³

Giuseppe Floresta ³

1. Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences (Biometec), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 97, 95123 Catania, Italy.

2. Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy.

3. Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy

Abstract

Keywords

Halloysite

kojic acid

xanthopterin

antenna

CO₂