EFFECTS OF SHORT PULSES OF BLUE LIGHT ON THE ALKALINIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPTAKE OF NO3− AND CL− BY THE GREEN ALGA MONORAPHIDIUM BRAUNII AND RELATED ACTION SPECTRA

In Monoraphidium braunii, uptake of NO₃^?, NO₂^? and Cl^? is associated with proton transport and triggered by blue light (BL). Only 10 s after cells able to reduce NO₃^? to NH₄⁺ were irradiated with continuous, low-fluence BL in the presence of NO₃^?, an alkalinization of the medium began and only became interrupted by switching off the BL with a 60–90 s time lag. With 30 s BL pulses, the NO₃^?-dependent alkalinization lasted 3–5 min until it stopped. When the cells were exposed to continuous BL in the presence of Cl^?, the alkalinization also started within 10 s but lasted only 3 min. After that, the pH remained constant and decreased when the BL was switched off. With 30 s BL pulses, the Cl^?-dependent alkalinization lasted 3 min and then decreased to its initial value. The NO₃^?-dependent alkalinization shown by cells unable to reduce NO₃^? to NH₄⁺ was similar to that observed in the presence of Cl^?. These alkalinization rates fit the Bunsen-Roscoe reciprocity law. With 2 s pulses of high-fluence BL, the delay time of the NO₃ - or Cl^?-dependent alkalinizations was only 2 s, one of the fastest BL responses reported so far. The action spectra for Cl^? and NO₃^? uptakes proved to be very similar and matched the absorption spectra of flavins, including the 267 nm peak.     

PHOTOREGULATION OF NITRATE UTILIZATION IN GREEN ALGAE AND HIGHER PLANTS*

Abstract— Nitrate reductase from eukaryotes can be reversibly inactivated, blue light being an effective activating agent both in vitro and in vivo. Hydroxylamine proved to be a powerful inactivating agent of Ankistrodesmus braunii nitrate reductase. Irradiation with blue light of NH₂OH-inactivated nitrate reductase, specially in the presence of μM amounts of FAD, promoted the recovery of the enzyme activity. Similarly, photoexcited methylene blue reactivated spinach nitrate reductase. On the other hand, in vitro nitrate reductase is highly susceptible to photodynamic inactivation caused by singlet O₂. Aerobic incubation of the active spinach enzyme with either FMN or methylene blue under either blue or red light respectively led to its irreversible inactivation. Irradiation of frozen and thawed spinach leaf discs also promoted, in situ, an irreversible inactivation of nitrate reductase, provided that 6₂ was present in the incubation mixture. Thus, either in vitro or in situ, light can cause two quite different responses of nitrate reductase, its blue light-dependent photoactivation in a flavin sensitized reaction and its photodynamic inactivation in a singlet O₂-dependent process.     

Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Peroxide Production from Water on a WO3/BiVO4 Photoanode and from O2 on an Au Cathode Without External Bias

The photoelectrochemical production and degradation properties of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) were investigated on a WO₃/BiVO₄ photoanode in an aqueous electrolyte of hydrogen carbonate (HCO₃⁻). High concentrations of HCO₃⁻ species rather than CO₃²⁻ species inhibited the oxidative degradation of H₂O₂ on the WO₃/BiVO₄ photoanode, resulting in effective oxidative H₂O₂ generation and accumulation from water (H₂O). Moreover, the Au cathode facilitated two‐electron reduction of oxygen (O₂), resulting in reductive H₂O₂ production with high current efficiency. Combining the WO₃/BiVO₄ photoanode with a HCO₃⁻ electrolyte and an Au cathode also produced a clean and promising design for a photoelectrode system specializing in H₂O₂ production (η _anode(H₂O₂)≈50 %, η _cathode(H₂O₂)≈90 %) even without applied voltage between the photoanode and cathode under simulated solar light through a two‐photon process; this achieved effective H₂O₂ production when using an Au‐supported porous BiVO₄ photocatalyst sheet.     

ACTION SPECTRA FOR LIGHT-INDUCED DE-EPOXIDATION AND EPOXIDATION OF XANTHOPHYLLS IN SPINACH LEAF*

Abstract— The action spectra for violaxanthin de-epoxidation and zeaxanthin epoxidation in New Zealand spinach leaf segments, Tetragonia expansa, were determined at equal incident quanta of 2·0 × 10¹⁵ quanta cm^-2 sec^-1. Precise action spectra were not obtained due to variable leaf activity. The de-epoxidation action spectrum had major peaks at approximately 480 and 648 nm. Blue light was slightly more effective than red light and little activity was observed beyond 700 nm. The epoxidation action spectrum showed major peaks at around 440 and 670 nm. Blue light was more effective than red light and light beyond 700 nm showed definite activity. The net result of de-epoxidation and epoxidation is a cyclic scheme, the violaxanthin cycle, which consumes O₂ and photoproducts. The action spectra indicate that the violaxanthin cycle is more active in blue than in red light and therefore could account for O₂ uptake stimulated by blue light. However, the violaxanthin cycle is not the pathway for O₂ uptake by photosynthetic system 1. It was suggested that the violaxanthin cycle may function as a pathway for the consumption of excess photoproducts generated in blue light or the conversion of these photo-products to other forms of energy.     

EFFECTS OF INORGANIC NITROGEN ON THE RESPONSE OF LEMNA CARBON DIOXIDE OUTPUT TO LIGHT QUALITY AND TIMING*

Abstract —The effects of various light/dark schedules on the time course of CO₂ output by axenic cultures of the short-day plant Lemna perpusilla 6746 differ substantially depending on whether the medium is N-less or contains NH₄ or NO₃ as the sole N source. The steady-state pattern achieved with a daily 1/4 h light pulse in N-less medium is essentially the same whether the light is red or far-red; on NO₃ or NH₄, however, the red and far-red patterns differ in form and suggest the action of a ‘Pfr-hourglass’ timer. In darkness, following either continuous light or entrainment to kh red light daily, CO₂ output oscillates for three or more circadian cycles on NH₄ medium and for at least two on N-less, but damps after a single cycle on NO₃. A schedule of 1/4 h red light every 12 h elicits a 24 h periodicity on NO₃ or NH₄ media and a 12 h periodicity on N-less medium, while a similar far-red schedule elicits a 12 h periodicity on all three. CO₂ output patterns on each of the media respond differently to varying the daily span of light from 1/4 to 6 to 12 h. These results are probably due to differential effects of changing N status on the proportion of total C O₂ arising from various metabolic reactions. They suggest that, rather than being a simple, unitary indicator, CO₂ output can be made to reflect different processes on different media, increasing its value as a real-time indicator of events underlying photoperiodism.     

Photocatalytic Water Oxidation by a Pyrochlore Oxide upon Irradiation with Visible Light: Rhodium Substitution Into Yttrium Titanate

A stable visible‐light‐driven photocatalyst (λ≥450 nm) for water oxidation is reported. Rhodium substitution into the pyrochlore Y₂Ti₂O₇ is demonstrated by monitoring Vegard′s law evolution of the unit‐cell parameters with changing rhodium content, to a maximum content of 3 % dopant. Substitution renders the solid solutions visible‐light active. The overall rate of oxygen evolution is comparable to WO₃ but with superior light‐harvesting and surface‐area‐normalized turnover rates, making Y₂Ti_1.94Rh_0.06O₇ an excellent candidate for use in a Z‐scheme water‐splitting system.     

Photo‐oxidative Stress Impacts the Expression of Genes Encoding Iron Metabolism Components in Chlamydomonas†

Chlamydomonas, like other organisms, regulates iron assimilation very tightly through differential expression of iron assimilation components. Nevertheless, in the presence of excess iron, cells do overaccumulate iron but without an evident phenotype. As iron toxicity is attributed to reactive oxygen species, we tested the impact of photon flux density (PFD) on cells with increased iron content. We noted that growth at >500 μmol m^?2 s^?1 is inhibited as iron content of the medium is increased, suggesting that high light exacerbates the systems of iron toxicity and vice versa. Cells grown in high light selectively down‐regulate the abundance of iron assimilation components, ferroxidase and FEA1, and storage protein ferritin1. At the RNA level, the abundance of ferroxidase (FOX1), iron reductase (FRE1), iron assimilatory protein (FEA1) and ferritin (FER1) mRNAs is also decreased. The time course of the response to high light compared to the response to Rose Bengal and H₂O₂ treatments suggests that both singlet oxygen and H₂O₂ may be implicated in the high light response. This hypothesis is supported by the recapitulation of some but not all of the high light responses in the carotenoid‐deficient, high light–sensitive npq1lor1 strain. We conclude that responses to iron nutrition and PFD are connected, and the determination of an optimum for photosynthetic growth for each is dependent on the other. This work defines a fourth stage of iron nutrition in Chlamydomonas, the iron excess situation, which can be molecularly and physiologically distinguished from the iron‐limited, iron‐deficient and iron‐replete stages, described previously.     

纳米Fe3O4-TiO2靶向光动力疗法对肝癌细胞的杀伤效应

光动力疗法(PDT)作为一种迅速发展的传统替代疗法,在抗癌治疗中显示出巨大的潜力.为增强靶向性和提高光催化杀伤效率,本研究设计了一种新型光敏剂Fe₃O₄-TiO₂磁性纳米粒.在不同外磁场下,考察其在可见光和紫外光激发下对肝癌细胞的杀伤效应.同时利用流式细胞术检测纳米Fe₃O₄-TiO₂对肝癌细胞凋亡率、细胞周期和线粒体膜电位的影响.根据纳米Fe₃O₄-TiO₂和肝癌细胞的作用方式探讨其抗癌机制.结果表明,可见光激发纳米Fe₃O₄-TiO₂可以杀伤癌细胞,且其杀伤效率与紫外光激发下无明显差别.此外,Fe₃O₄-TiO₂比TiO₂具有更高的细胞摄取率,从而使其具有更高的选择性和光催化杀伤效率.其作用机制是光催化纳米Fe₃O₄-TiO₂产生活性氧ROS抑制癌细胞,然后通过阻滞细胞周期G₀/G₁期,降低线粒体膜电位,线粒体去极化,最终诱导细胞凋亡.     

新型红色荧光粉Sr3Al2O6的合成和发光性能研究

稀土金属离子激活的多铝酸盐发光材料，在可见光区具有较高的量子效率犤１～４犦，充分显示出这类荧光发光材料，在高效节能、环保、电光源与新一代可见光显示器领域的应用前景犤４～９犦。特别是SrAl２O４∶Eu２＋的持续发光现象的发现犤２，３犦，激起了对以稀土金属离子为激活剂，碱土铝酸盐为基质的长余辉无机发光材料体系的兴趣。研究表明其发光强度和余辉时间是传统硫化物发光材料的十倍以上，利用其长余辉储光－发光特性，有望开发新型发光油漆、涂料、发光陶瓷、发光塑料、薄膜、发光纸、发光纤维犤４犦。早在七十年代，荷兰菲利…     

Eu3+掺杂双钙钛矿Sr2CaMoO6橙红色荧光粉的结构特征及其发光性能

采用EDTA-柠檬酸联合配位法制备一系列组成的(Sr1-xEux)2CaMoO6橙红色荧光粉。通过X射线衍射、拉曼光谱、扫描电镜及荧光光谱研究不同Eu3+离子掺杂浓度下Sr2CaMoO6∶Eu3+荧光粉的晶体结构、掺杂位置、形貌及其光致发光性能。Rietveld全谱拟合结果表明:掺杂后样品为(Ca/Mo)O6八面体少量倾斜的空间群为P21/n的正交双钙钛矿结构,随着Eu3+离子共掺杂浓度的增加,样品的晶胞体积减小;Eu3+离子取代八面体间隙的Sr2+位置致使双钙钛矿的T2g(1)拉曼振动模发生蓝移;在近紫外区宽而强电荷迁移带和蓝光激发下,该荧光粉分别发射以Eu3+离子5D0-7F1磁偶极跃迁为主的橙光和以5D0-7F2电偶极跃迁为主的红光,组成为(Sr0.98Eu0.02)2CaMoO6的荧光粉具有最强的橙红光发射强度,是一种潜在的适用于近紫外LED芯片的光转换红光材料。     

La7O6(BO3)(PO4)2:Eu3+/Tb3+荧光材料的制备及其光致发光性能

采用优化的高温固相方法制备了稀土离子Eu³⁺和Tb³⁺掺杂的La₇O₆（BO₃）（PO₄）₂系荧光材料,并对其物相行为、晶体结构、光致发光性能和热稳定性进行了详细研究。结果表明,La₇O₆（BO₃）（PO₄）₂：Eu³⁺材料在紫外光激发下能够发射出红光,发射光谱中最强发射峰位于616 nm处,为⁵D₀→⁷F₂特征能级跃迁,Eu³⁺的最优掺杂浓度为0.08,对应的CIE坐标为（0.610 2,0.382 3）;La₇O₆（BO₃）（PO₄）₂：Tb³⁺材料在紫外光激发下能够发射出绿光,发射光谱中最强发射峰位于544 nm处,对应Tb³⁺的⁵D₄→⁷F₅能级跃迁,Tb³⁺离子的最优掺杂浓度为0.15,对应的CIE坐标为（0.317 7,0.535 2）。此外,对2种材料的变温光谱分析发现Eu³⁺和Tb³⁺掺杂的La₇O₆（BO₃）（PO₄）₂荧光材料均具有良好的热稳定性。     

THE STIMULATING EFFECT OF A COLD, DARK PRETREATMENT ON THE ETIOPLAST/CHLOROPLAST TRANSFORMATION OF ANGIOSPERMS–II. SYNERGISM BETWEEN RED-LIGHT and COLD PRETREATMENT ON THE CO2- and O2-GAS-EXCHANGE OF WHEAT LEAVES

Abstract— Recently we reported on the stimulating effect of a cold, dark pretreatment on the processes of greening of dark-grown angiosperms under continuous white light (Schönbohm et al., 1988; Physiol. Plant. 72 ,541–546). These effects could be nullified by a subsequent second dark phase (25°C) which precedes the white light period. Our analysis was now focused on the effect of cold, dark pretreatments (with or without red-preirradiation) on the gas exchange (O₂; CO₂) of etiolated primary leaves of wheat during a subsequent white light period. The following results were obtained: (1) The net-O₂-consumption under continuous white light decreased much more quickly after a cold than after a warm pretreatment. (2) This effect was enhanced by red-preirradiation. (3) The O₂-compensation point was reached more quickly during the de-etiolation period when the leaves had been subjected to a cold instead to a warm pretreatment. (4) The “cold-effect” could be nullified by a subsequent warm, dark pretreatment (in this material the compensation point could not be reached within 8 h). (5) Cold treated material which had also been exposed to red light showed during the first 30 min of de-etiolation an extremely strong ^“out-burst” of CO₂. No correlation was apparent between the O₂-uptake and this high CO₂-release. (6) A cold, dark pretreatment induces a decrease of CO₂-release during the second half of the de-etiolation period. This effect could be nullified by a secondary warm, dark treatment given after the cold, dark pretreatment. Our experiments indicate that red-preirradiation and cold, dark pretreatment stimulate chlorophyll synthesis (Schonbohm et al., 1988) and also photosynthetic O₂-evolution and CO₂-uptake. We also assume that this pretreatment causes CO₂ release that is neither directly related to the respiratory electron transport chain nor to the photorespiration.     

Overlooked Formation of Carbonate Radical Anions in the Oxidation of Iron(II) by Oxygen in the Presence of Bicarbonate

Iron(II), (Fe(H₂O)₆²⁺, (Fe^II) participates in many reactions of natural and biological importance. It is critically important to understand the rates and the mechanism of Fe^II oxidation by dissolved molecular oxygen, O₂, under environmental conditions containing bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻), which exists up to millimolar concentrations. In the absence and presence of HCO₃⁻, the formation of reactive oxygen species (O₂⋅⁻, H₂O₂, and HO⋅) in Fe^II oxidation by O₂ has been suggested. In contrast, our study demonstrates for the first time the rapid generation of carbonate radical anions (CO₃⋅⁻) in the oxidation of Fe^II by O₂ in the presence of bicarbonate, HCO₃⁻. The rate of the formation of CO₃⋅⁻ may be expressed as d[CO₃⋅⁻]/dt=[Fe^II[[O₂][HCO₃⁻]². The formation of reactive species was investigated using ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR) and gas chromatographic techniques. The study presented herein provides new insights into the reaction mechanism of Fe^II oxidation by O₂ in the presence of bicarbonate and highlights the importance of considering the formation of CO₃⋅⁻ in the geochemical cycling of iron and carbon.     

La_7O_6(BO_3)(PO_4)_2∶Eu~(3+)/Tb~(3+)荧光材料的制备及其光致发光性能

采用优化的高温固相方法制备了稀土离子Eu~(3+)和Tb~(3+)掺杂的La_7O_6(BO_3)(PO_4)_2系荧光材料,并对其物相行为、晶体结构、光致发光性能和热稳定性进行了详细研究。结果表明,La_7O_6(BO_3)(PO_4)_2∶Eu~(3+)材料在紫外光激发下能够发射出红光,发射光谱中最强发射峰位于616 nm处,为5D0→7F2特征能级跃迁,Eu~(3+)的最优掺杂浓度为0.08,对应的CIE坐标为(0.610 2,0.382 3);La_7O_6(BO_3)(PO_4)_2∶Tb~(3+)材料在紫外光激发下能够发射出绿光,发射光谱中最强发射峰位于544 nm处,对应Tb~(3+)的5D4→7F5能级跃迁,Tb~(3+)离子的最优掺杂浓度为0.15,对应的CIE坐标为(0.317 7,0.535 2)。此外,对2种材料的变温光谱分析发现Eu~(3+)和Tb~(3+)掺杂的La_7O_6(BO_3)(PO_4)_2荧光材料均具有良好的热稳定性。     

磁性Co/TiB2室温高效催化氨硼烷产氢及串联降解有机污染物

通过熔盐法制备TiB₂载体,并采用简单的沉淀-沉积法制备了Co/TiB₂磁性可回收纳米催化剂,用于室温催化氨硼烷（NH₃BH₃）溶液产氢及串联降解对硝基苯酚（4-NP）及偶氮染料酸性橙7（AO7）、酸性红1（AR1）和甲基橙（MO）等有机污染物。采用X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜、X射线光电子能谱、振动样品磁强计等表征方法对催化剂的微观形貌和结构等进行分析。结果表明,Co纳米粒子均匀地分布在TiB₂载体表面,晶粒尺寸约为40 nm,并且被TiB₂载体包覆,具有典型的金属-载体强相互作用。Co/TiB₂表现出优异的室温催化NH₃BH₃溶液产氢活性,产氢速率为565.8 mol_H2·mol_cat^-1·h^-1。在串联降解有机污染物反应中,Co/TiB₂在7 min内催化4-NP氨基化的转化率接近100%,反应速率常数高达0.72 min^-1;降解AO7的反应速率常数在3种偶氮染料中最高（0.34 min^-1）。通过EPR-DMPO（EPR=电子顺磁共振,DMPO=5,5-二甲基-1-吡咯啉-N-氧化物）自由基捕获实验检测出Co/TiB₂+NH₃BH₃催化体系中产生大量的氢自由基（·H）。得益于·H的强还原性,Co/TiB₂+NH₃BH₃催化体系能够将4-NP氨基化为具有更高价值的对氨基苯酚（4-AP）,同时能够还原偶氮染料分子中的显色基团偶氮基（—N=N—）。     

DETERMINATION OF THE BINDING CONSTANT OF H14 CO−3 TO THE PHOTOSYSTEM II COMPLEX IN MAIZE CHLOROPLASTS: EFFECTS OF INHIBITORS AND LIGHT

The binding (dissociation) constant for HCO^?₃ to the photosystem II complex in maize chloroplasts is approximately 80 μM. One HCO^?₃ binds per 500–600 chlorophyll molecules. In the dark, formate is a competitive inhibitor of HCO^?₃ binding, while 3-(3′,4′-dichlorophenyl)-1, 1-dimethylurea (DCMU) inhibits HCO^?₃ binding non-competitively. Light decreases HCO^?₃ binding in the presence of formate. Light increases the binding of HCO^?₃ in the presence of DCMU. The high binding constant for HCO, discriminates strongly among the various hypotheses attempting to explain the “bicarbonate-effect” on photosystem II. The proposal by Stemler and Jursinic (Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 221, 227–237 1983), that HCO^?₃ is one of a class of monovalent anionic inhibitors of photosystem II, is favored. These anions compete for a specific binding site on the photosystem II complex.     

掺杂Fe2O3对吸附相反应技术制备TiO2的形貌和光催化性能的影响

利用吸附相反应技术制备得到了掺杂不同浓度的Fe₂O₃的TiO₂复合光催化剂。通过透射电子显微镜(TEM)、紫外可见光谱和X射线衍射(XRD)研究不同掺杂浓度对TiO₂形貌和结晶过程的影响,并利用3种波长光源下的甲基橙光降解实验考评了各个复合光催化剂的催化活性。结果表明,掺杂后复合光催化剂中Fe₂O₃分散性较好较均匀。在TiO₂紫外可见吸收光谱中由于Fe₂O₃的掺杂而出现了红移,而且随着掺杂浓度增加红移越来越明显,复合光催化剂的禁带宽度也越来越小。在焙烧过程中无定形Fe₂O₃或Fe³⁺进入了TiO₂的晶格结构,从而抑制了TiO₂的结晶过程。半导体禁带宽度的减少以及TiO₂结晶过程的抑制作用,都导致紫外光下复合光催化剂催化活性的降低。但Fe₂O₃的掺杂也使得复合光催化剂在可见光区出现了一定的光催化活性。     

磁靶向纳米Fe3O4-TiO2复合物的制备及其对肝癌细胞的光催化杀伤效应

采用三种低温溶胶-凝胶法制备了具有不同Fe₃O₄掺杂量的磁靶向纳米Fe₃O₄-TiO₂复合物, 通过X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)、傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、紫外-可见(UV-Vis)光谱、荧光光谱(FS)及磁性能分析等表征方法筛选出包覆均匀、分散性好、磁性能优异及光催化活性较高的纳米Fe₃O₄-TiO₂复合物. 以四甲基偶氮唑蓝(MTT)法检测肝癌细胞(HepG2)的存活率, 考察纳米Fe₃O₄-TiO₂复合物在外磁场作用下对HepG2 细胞的光催化杀伤效应. 结果表明: 采用方法三制备的5%(质量分数)Fe₃O₄-TiO₂复合物具备核-壳结构, 在混悬液中分散性较好, 平均粒径约为50 nm, 具有较强的光催化活性和良好的磁响应性, 同时将纳米TiO₂的光响应范围拓宽至444 nm; 在外磁场作用下, 紫外光和可见光激发纳米Fe₃O₄-TiO₂复合物对HepG2细胞的杀伤效应差异不大, 且均强于纳米TiO₂; 其杀伤效应在0-1.0 T范围内随着外磁场强度的增大而增强.     

Ternary [Al2O3–electrolyte–Cu] species: EPR spectroscopy and surface complexation modeling

Cu²⁺ binding on γ-Al₂O₃ is modulated by common electrolyte ions such as Mg²⁺, , and in a complex manner: (a) At high concentrations of electrolyte ions, Cu²⁺ uptake by γ-Al₂O₃ is inhibited. This is partially due to bulk ionic strength effects and, mostly, due to direct competition between Mg²⁺ and Cu²⁺ ions for the SO⁻ surface sites of γ-Al₂O₃. (b) At low concentrations of electrolyte ions, Cu²⁺ uptake by γ-Al₂O₃ can be enhanced. This is due to synergistic coadsorption of Cu²⁺ and electrolyte anions, and _. This results in the formation of ternary surface species (SOH₂SO₄Cu)⁺, (SOH₂PO₄Cu), and (SOH₂HPO₄Cu)⁺ which enhance Cu²⁺ uptake at pH < 6. The effect of phosphate ions may be particularly strong resulting in a 100% Cu uptake by the oxide surface. (c) EPR spectroscopy shows that at pH  pH_PZC, Cu²⁺ coordinates to one SO⁻ group. Phosphate anions form stronger, binary or ternary, surface species than sulfate anions. At pH  pH_PZC Cu²⁺ may coordinate to two SO⁻ groups. At pH  pH_PZC electrolyte ions and are bridging one O-atom from the γ-Al₂O₃ surface and one Cu²⁺ ion forming ternary [γ-Al₂O₃/elecrolyte/Cu²⁺] species.     

Solar‐Driven Water–Gas Shift Reaction over CuOx/Al2O3 with 1.1 % of Light‐to‐Energy Storage

Hydrogen production from coal gasification provides a cleaning approach to convert coal resource into chemical energy, but the key procedures of coal gasification and thermal catalytic water–gas shift (WGS) reaction in this energy technology still suffer from high energy cost. We herein propose adopting a solar–driven WGS process instead of traditional thermal catalysis, with the aim of greatly decreasing the energy consumption. Under light irradiation, the CuO_x/Al₂O₃ delivers excellent catalytic activity (122 μmol g_cat^?1 s^?1 of H₂ evolution and >95 % of CO conversion) which is even more efficient than noble‐metal‐based catalysts (Au/Al₂O₃ and Pt/Al₂O₃). Importantly, this solar‐driven WGS process costs no electric/thermal power but attains 1.1 % of light‐to‐energy storage. The attractive performance of the solar‐driven WGS reaction over CuO_x/Al₂O₃ can be attributed to the combined photothermocatalysis and photocatalysis.