Self-assembled protein/carbon nitride/sulfur hydrogel photocatalyst for highly selective solar chemical production

Artificial photosynthesis process is a nature inspired process that can convert solar energy to important value added chemicals. Here, we report the synthesis of a self-assembled protein and carbon nitride/sulfur hydrogel (Fmoc- d -PheA/g-C3N4/S) as a visible light active hydrogel photocatalyst for 86.78% reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) regeneration and 90.0% l -Glutamate production under solar light irradiation. The present work represents a new benchmark example for NADH regeneration and solar chemical production.