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Table 5.

Application of TMDCs in converting CO₂ to high-value chemicals.

Mechanism	Catalyst/Material	Details	Condition	Product
Photo-catalyst	Undecorated 2D-MoS₂ [249]	Produced 27.4 μmol∙g⁻¹∙h⁻¹ methanol and 2.2 μmol∙g⁻¹∙h⁻¹ acetaldehyde	0.5 M NaHCO₃	Methanol, acetaldehyde
Photo-catalyst	MoS₂/Bi₂WO₆ nanocomposites [277]	Produced 36.7 μmol∙g⁻¹ methanol and 36.6 μmol∙g⁻¹ ethanol (in 4 h)	Deionized water	Methanol, ethanol
Photoelectro-catalyst	Co-doped MoS₂ NPs [278]	Produced 35 mmol∙L⁻¹ methanol (in 350 min)	−0.64 V	Methanol
Photo-catalyst	Nano Ag decorated MoS₂ nanosheets [271]	Produced 365.08 μmol∙g⁻¹∙h⁻¹	20 mL isopropanol,	Methanol
Electro-catalysis	MoS₂ electrodes [275]	0.1 M potassium phosphate buffer	−0.59 V	1-propanol
Photo-Catalyst	WSe₂/Graphene/TiO₂ nanocomposite [279]	Produced 6.326 μmol∙g⁻¹∙h⁻¹ methanol	Distilled water with Na₂SO₃ reagent	Methanol
Photo-catalyst	MoS₂/TiO₂[273]	Produced 10.6 μmol∙g⁻¹∙h⁻¹ methanol	Distilled Water and methanol	Methanol
Photo-catalyst	WS₂ quantum dots doped Bi₂S₃ nanotubes [276]	Produced 38.2 μmol∙g⁻¹∙h⁻¹ methanol and 27.8 μmol∙g⁻¹∙h⁻¹ ethanol	Ultrapure water	Methanol, ethanol