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Wang Z, Li Y, Ma Z, Wang D, Ren X. Strategies for overcoming challenges in selective electrochemical CO 2 conversion to ethanol. iScience 2024; 27:110437. [PMID: 39114499 PMCID: PMC11304069 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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The electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to valuable chemicals is gaining significant attention as a pragmatic solution for achieving carbon neutrality and storing renewable energy in a usable form. Recent research increasingly focuses on designing electrocatalysts that specifically convert CO2 into ethanol, a desirable product due to its high-energy density, ease of storage, and portability. However, achieving high-efficiency ethanol production remains a challenge compared to ethylene (a competing product with a similar electron configuration). Existing electrocatalytic systems often suffer from limitations such as low energy efficiency, poor stability, and inadequate selectivity toward ethanol. Inspired by recent progress in the field, this review explores fundamental principles and material advancements in CO2 electroreduction, emphasizing strategies for ethanol production over ethylene. We discuss electrocatalyst design, reaction mechanisms, challenges, and future research directions. These advancements aim to bridge the gap between current research and industrialized applications of this technology.
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- Zihong Wang
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui 230026, China
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Deng J, Qiu L, Xin M, He W, Zhao W, Dong J, Xu G. Boosting Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction on Copper-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks via Valence and Coordination Environment Modulation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311060. [PMID: 38287739 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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Cu-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted much attention for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to high value-added chemicals, but they still suffer from low selectivity and instability. Here, an associative design strategy for the valence and coordination environment of the metal node in Cu-based MOFs is employed to regulate the CO2 electroreduction to ethylene. A novel "reduction-cleavage-recrystallization" method is developed to modulate the Cu(II)-Trimesic acid (BTC) framework to form a Cu(I)-BTC structure enriched with free carboxyl groups in the secondary coordination environment (SCE). In contrast to Cu(II)-BTC, the Cu(I)-BTC shows higher catalytic activity and better ethylene selectivity (≈2.2-fold) for CO2 electroreduction, which is further enhanced by increasing the content of free carboxyl groups, resulting in ethylene Faraday efficiency of up to 57% and the durability of the catalyst could last for 38 h without performance decline. It indicates that the synergistic effect between Cu(I)-O coordinated structure and free carboxyl groups considerably enhances the dimerization of *CO intermediates and hinders the hydrogenation of *CO intermediates in these competitive pathways. This work unravels the strong dependence of CO2 electroreduction on the Cu valence state and coordination environment in MOFs and provides a platform for designing highly selective electrocatalytic CO2 reduction catalysts.
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- Jun Deng
- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, 100039, China
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- Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Beijing, 100083, China
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Zhu J, Lu XF, Luan D, Lou XWD. Metal-Organic Frameworks Derived Carbon-Supported Metal Electrocatalysts for Energy-Related Reduction Reactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024:e202408846. [PMID: 39031731 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202408846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2024] [Revised: 06/20/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/22/2024]
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Electrochemical reduction reactions, as cathodic processes in many energy-related devices, significantly impact the overall efficiency determined mainly by the performance of electrocatalysts. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) derived carbon-supported metal materials have become one of star electrocatalysts due to their tunable structure and composition through ligand design and metal screening. However, for different electroreduction reactions, the required active metal species vary in phase component, electronic state, and catalytic center configuration, hence requiring effective customization. From this perspective, this review comprehensively analyzes the structural design principles, metal loading strategies, practical electroreduction performance, and complex catalytic mechanisms, thereby providing insights and guidance for the future rational design of such electroreduction catalysts.
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- Jiawei Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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Delmo EP, Wang Y, Song Y, Zhu S, Zhang H, Xu H, Li T, Jang J, Kwon Y, Wang Y, Shao M. In Situ Infrared Spectroscopic Evidence of Enhanced Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction and C-C Coupling on Oxide-Derived Copper. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:1935-1945. [PMID: 38191290 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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The reaction mechanism of CO2 electroreduction on oxide-derived copper has not yet been unraveled even though high C2+ Faradaic efficiencies are commonly observed on these surfaces. In this study, we aim to explore the effects of copper anodization on the adsorption of various CO2RR intermediates using in situ surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRAS) on metallic and mildly anodized copper thin films. The in situ SEIRAS results show that the preoxidation process can significantly improve the overall CO2 reduction activity by (1) enhancing CO2 activation, (2) increasing CO uptake, and (3) promoting C-C coupling. First, the strong *COO- redshift indicates that the preoxidation process significantly enhances the first elementary step of CO2 adsorption and activation. The rapid uptake of adsorbed *COatop also illustrates how a high *CO coverage can be achieved in oxide-derived copper electrocatalysts. Finally, for the first time, we observed the formation of the *COCHO dimer on the anodized copper thin film. Using DFT calculations, we show how the presence of subsurface oxygen within the Cu lattice can improve the thermodynamics of C2 product formation via the coupling of adsorbed *CO and *CHO intermediates. This study advances our understanding of the role of surface and subsurface conditions in improving the catalytic reaction kinetics and product selectivity of CO2 reduction.
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- Ernest Pahuyo Delmo
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Energy Institute and Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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Iniyan S, Ren J, Deshmukh S, Rajeswaran K, Jegan G, Hou H, Suryanarayanan V, Murugadoss V, Kathiresan M, Xu BB, Guo Z. An Overview of Metal-organic Framework Based Electrocatalysts: Design and Synthesis for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution, Oxygen Evolution, and Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reactions. CHEM REC 2023:e202300317. [PMID: 38054611 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Due to the increasing global energy demands, scarce fossil fuel supplies, and environmental issues, the pursued goals of energy technologies are being sustainable, more efficient, accessible, and produce near zero greenhouse gas emissions. Electrochemical water splitting is considered as a highly viable and eco-friendly energy technology. Further, electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO2 ) reduction reaction (CO2 RR) is a cleaner strategy for CO2 utilization and conversion to stable energy (fuels). One of the critical issues in these cleaner technologies is the development of efficient and economical electrocatalyst. Among various materials, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are becoming increasingly popular because of their structural tunability, such as pre- and post- synthetic modifications, flexibility in ligand design and its functional groups, and incorporation of different metal nodes, that allows for the design of suitable MOFs with desired quality required for each process. In this review, the design of MOF was discussed for specific process together with different synthetic methods and their effects on the MOF properties. The MOFs as electrocatalysts were highlighted with their performances from the aspects of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and electrochemical CO2 RR. Finally, the challenges and opportunities in this field are discussed.
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- S Iniyan
- Electro Organic and Materials Electrochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, 630003, India
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
- Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
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- Electro Organic and Materials Electrochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, 630003, India
- DKTE Society's Textile and Engineering an Autonomous Institute, Ichalkaranji, 416115, India
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- Electro Organic and Materials Electrochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, 630003, India
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- Electro Organic and Materials Electrochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, 630003, India
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- Electro Organic and Materials Electrochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, 630003, India
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- Membrane and Separation Technology Division, CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Electro Organic and Materials Electrochemistry Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, 630003, India
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- Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
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- Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
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Yang Z, Wen X, Guo X, Chen Y, Wei R, Gao L, Pan X, Zhang J, Xiao G. High dispersion dendritic fibrous morphology nanospheres for electrochemical CO 2 reduction to C 2H 4. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 650:1446-1456. [PMID: 37481782 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.07.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction to specific multi-carbon product on copper-based catalysts is subjected to low activity and poor selectivity. Herein, catalyst structure, morphology, and chemical component are systematically studied for bolstering the activity and selectivity of as-prepared catalyzers in this study. Dendritic fibrous nano-silica spheres favor the loading of active species and the transport of reactant from the central radial channel. Cu/DFNS with high dispersion active sites are fabricated through urea-assisted precipitation way. The coexistence of Cu(I)/Cu(II) induces a close combination of Cu active sites and CO2 on the Cu/DFNS interface, promoting the CO2 activation and CC coupling. The Cu-O-Si interface (Cu phyllosilicate) can improve CO2 and CO attachment. Cu/DFNS show the utmost Faradaic efficiency of C2H4 with a value of 53.04% at -1.2 V vs. RHE. And more importantly, in-situ ATR-SEIRAS reveals that the CC coupling is boosted for effectively producing C2H4 as a consequence of the existence of *COL, *COOH, and *COH intermediates. The mechanism reaction path of Cu/DFNS is inferred to be *CO2 → *COOH → *CO → *CO*COH → C2H4. Our findings will be helpful to gain insight into the links between morphology, texture, chemical component of catalyzers, and electrochemical reduction of CO2, providing valuable guidance in the design of more efficient catalysts.
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- Zhixiu Yang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Environmental Engineering Technology Co., Ltd, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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Obeso JL, Flores JG, Flores CV, Huxley MT, de Los Reyes JA, Peralta RA, Ibarra IA, Leyva C. MOF-based catalysts: insights into the chemical transformation of greenhouse and toxic gases. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:10226-10242. [PMID: 37554029 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03148a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Metal-organic framework (MOF)-based catalysts are outstanding alternative materials for the chemical transformation of greenhouse and toxic gases into high-add-value products. MOF catalysts exhibit remarkable properties to host different active sites. The combination of catalytic properties of MOFs is mentioned in order to understand their application. Furthermore, the main catalytic reactions, which involve the chemical transformation of CH4, CO2, NOx, fluorinated gases, O3, CO, VOCs, and H2S, are highlighted. The main active centers and reaction conditions for these reactions are presented and discussed to understand the reaction mechanisms. Interestingly, implementing MOF materials as catalysts for toxic gas-phase reactions is a great opportunity to provide new alternatives to enhance the air quality of our planet.
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- Juan L Obeso
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CICATA U. Legaria, Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología y Gestión Integrada del Agua (LNAgua), Legaria 694, Col. Irrigación, Miguel Hidalgo, 11500, CDMX, Mexico.
- Laboratorio de Fisicoquímica y Reactividad de Superficies (LaFReS), Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n, CU, Coyoacán, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería de Procesos e Hidráulica, División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, 09340, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CICATA U. Legaria, Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología y Gestión Integrada del Agua (LNAgua), Legaria 694, Col. Irrigación, Miguel Hidalgo, 11500, CDMX, Mexico.
- Laboratorio de Fisicoquímica y Reactividad de Superficies (LaFReS), Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n, CU, Coyoacán, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Departamento de Ingeniería de Procesos e Hidráulica, División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, 09340, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química, División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM-I), 09340, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Fisicoquímica y Reactividad de Superficies (LaFReS), Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n, CU, Coyoacán, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CICATA U. Legaria, Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología y Gestión Integrada del Agua (LNAgua), Legaria 694, Col. Irrigación, Miguel Hidalgo, 11500, CDMX, Mexico.
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Ganji P, Chowdari RK, Likozar B. Photocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol: Carbonaceous Materials, Kinetics, Industrial Feasibility, and Future Directions. ENERGY & FUELS : AN AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL 2023; 37:7577-7602. [PMID: 37283706 PMCID: PMC10240497 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c00714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction (PCCR) for methanol synthesis (CH3OH) targeting renewable energy resources is an attractive way to create a sustainable environment and also balance the carbon-neutral series. The application of PCCR to methanol enables the generation of solar energy while reducing CO2, killing two birds with one stone in terms of energy and the environment. In recent years, research on CO2 utilization has focused on hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol due to global warming. This article mainly focuses on selective carbonaceous materials such as graphene, mesoporous carbon, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as catalysts for heterogeneous photocatalytic CO2 reduction to methanol. In addition, special emphasis will be placed on the state of the art of PCCR catalysts as this type of research will be of great benefit for further development in this field. The main features of the reaction kinetics, techno-economic study, and current technological developments in PCCR are covered in detail.
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Espinosa-Flores RA, Trejo-Valdez MD, Manríquez-Ramírez ME, Tzompantzi-Morales FJ. Electrochemical conversion of CO 2 using metal-organic framework catalysts. Heliyon 2023; 9:e17138. [PMID: 37360107 PMCID: PMC10285178 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been an excellent platform for carbon dioxide reduction reactions (CO2RR). In this work, the feasibility of electrochemical reduction of CO2 to obtain C2-deep value-added products was investigated by the preparation of Mg-containing MOF-74 samples combined with transition metal cations (Ni2+, Co2+ and Zn2+). The prepared MOFs were used as electrocatalysts in CO2RR. Chronoamperometric analysis coupled to ATR-FTIR spectroscopy was employed to characterize the CO2 reduction products and subsequently via 1H NMR. Although an isostructural crystalline structure was observed in all synthesized MOFs, the pore diameter distribution was significantly affected due to the Mg coordination along with each transition metal nuclei with the organic ligand to form the MOF-74. Our results showed that Mg-containing MOF-74 electrocatalysts combined with Ni, Co and Zn ions successfully reduced CO2 to C2-deep products, while the monometallic Mg-MOF-74 showed only CO2 mineralization. An ester acetate, isopropyl alcohol, and formic acid were produced by Mg/Ni-MOF-74; isopropyl alcohol was provided by Mg/Co-MOF-74, and ethanol was generated by Mg/Zn-MOF-74. We observed that the change of the transition cation was a key factor in the selectivity of the obtained products, while the degree of Mg ions effectively incorporated into the MOF structure tuned the porosity and the electrocatalytic activity. Among them, Mg/Zn-MFOF-74 showed the highest Mg content loaded after synthesis and thus the most favorable electrocatalytic behavior towards CO2 reduction.
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- Rodrigo Andrés Espinosa-Flores
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional-ESIQIE, Laboratorio de Investigación en Nanomateriales y Energías Limpias, Edificio Z-5, P.B., Zacatenco, Gustavo A. Madero, Ciudad de México, 07738, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional-ESIQIE, Laboratorio de Investigación en Nanomateriales y Energías Limpias, Edificio Z-5, P.B., Zacatenco, Gustavo A. Madero, Ciudad de México, 07738, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional-ESIQIE, Laboratorio de Investigación en Nanomateriales y Energías Limpias, Edificio Z-5, P.B., Zacatenco, Gustavo A. Madero, Ciudad de México, 07738, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química, Área de Catálisis, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana – Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco No. 189, C.P. 09340, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Xu K, Zhang Q, Zhou X, Zhu M, Chen H. Recent Progress and Perspectives on Photocathode Materials for CO 2 Catalytic Reduction. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13101683. [PMID: 37242099 DOI: 10.3390/nano13101683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The continuous consumption of fossil energy and excessive emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) have caused a serious energy crisis and led to the greenhouse effect. Using natural resources to convert CO2 into fuel or high-value chemicals is considered to be an effective solution. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) catalysis utilizes abundant solar energy resources, combined with the advantages of photocatalysis (PC) and electrocatalysis (EC), to achieve efficient CO2 conversion. In this review, the basic principles and evaluation criteria, of PEC catalytic reduction to CO2 (PEC CO2RR), are introduced. Next, the recent research progress on typical kinds of photocathode materials for CO2 reduction are reviewed, and the structure-function relationships between material composition/structure and activity/selectivity are discussed. Finally, the possible catalytic mechanisms and the challenges of using PEC to reduce CO2 are proposed.
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- Kangli Xu
- State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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Hussain I, Alasiri H, Ullah Khan W, Alhooshani K. Advanced electrocatalytic technologies for conversion of carbon dioxide into methanol by electrochemical reduction: Recent progress and future perspectives. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Li C, Ji Y, Wang Y, Liu C, Chen Z, Tang J, Hong Y, Li X, Zheng T, Jiang Q, Xia C. Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Derivatives in Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:113. [PMID: 37121938 PMCID: PMC10149437 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01092-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Electrochemically reducing CO2 to more reduced chemical species is a promising way that not only enables the conversion of intermittent energy resources to stable fuels, but also helps to build a closed-loop anthropogenic carbon cycle. Among various electrocatalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction, multifunctional metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been employed as highly efficient and selective heterogeneous electrocatalysts due to their ultrahigh porosity and topologically diverse structures. Up to now, great progress has been achieved in the design and synthesis of highly active and selective MOF-related catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), and their corresponding reaction mechanisms have been thoroughly studied. In this review, we summarize the recent progress of applying MOFs and their derivatives in CO2RR, with a focus on the design strategies for electrocatalysts and electrolyzers. We first discussed the reaction mechanisms for different CO2RR products and introduced the commonly applied electrolyzer configurations in the current CO2RR system. Then, an overview of several categories of products (CO, HCOOH, CH4, CH3OH, and multi-carbon chemicals) generated from MOFs or their derivatives via CO2RR was discussed. Finally, we offer some insights and perspectives for the future development of MOFs and their derivatives in electrochemical CO2 reduction. We aim to provide new insights into this field and further guide future research for large-scale applications.
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- Chengbo Li
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China.
- Research Center for Carbon-Neutral Environmental and Energy Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, People's Republic of China.
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Kong Q, An X, Liu Q, Xie L, Zhang J, Li Q, Yao W, Yu A, Jiao Y, Sun C. Copper-based catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide: progress and future prospects. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:698-721. [PMID: 36601800 DOI: 10.1039/d2mh01218a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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There is an urgent need for the development of high performance electrocatalysts for the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to address environmental issues such as global warming and achieve carbon neutral energy systems. In recent years, Cu-based electrocatalysts have attracted significant attention in this regard. The present review introduces fundamental aspects of the electrocatalytic CO2RR process together with a systematic examination of recent developments in Cu-based electrocatalysts for the electroreduction of CO2 to various high-value multicarbon products. Current challenges and future trends in the development of advanced Cu-based CO2RR electrocatalysts providing high activity and selectivity are also discussed.
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- Qingquan Kong
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, P. R. China
- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, P. R. China
- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, P. R. China
- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Dongguan University of Technology, School Chemistry Engineering and Energy Technology, Dongguan 523808, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, and Center for Translational Atomaterials, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia.
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, P. R. China
- Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, VIC, 3122, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, and Center for Translational Atomaterials, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia.
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Adegoke KA, Maxakato NW. Electrocatalytic CO2 conversion on metal-organic frameworks derivative electrocatalysts. J CO2 UTIL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2023.102412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Kim S, Shin D, Park J, Jung J, Song H. Grain Boundary-Rich Copper Nanocatalysts Generated from Metal-Organic Framework Nanoparticles for CO 2 -to-C 2+ Electroconversion. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2207187. [PMID: 36683171 PMCID: PMC10037986 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Due to severe contemporary energy issues, generating C2+ products from electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reactions (eCO2 RRs) gains much interest. It is known that the catalyst morphology and active surface structures are critical for product distributions and current densities. Herein, a synthetic protocol of nanoparticle morphology on copper metal-organic frameworks (n-Cu MOFs) is developed by adjusting growth kinetics with termination ligands. Nanoscale copper oxide aggregates composed of small particulates are yielded via calcining the Cu-MOF nanoparticles at a specific temperature. The resulting nanosized MOF-derived catalyst (n-MDC) exhibits Faradaic efficiencies toward ethylene and C2+ products of 63% and 81% at -1.01 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) in neutral electrolytes. The catalyst also shows prolonged stability for up to 10 h. A partial current density toward C2+ products is significantly boosted to -255 mA cm-2 in an alkaline flow cell system. Comprehensive analyses reveal that the nanoparticle morphology of pristine Cu MOFs induces homogeneous decomposition of organic frameworks at a lower calcination temperature. It leads to evolving grain boundaries in a high density and preventing severe agglomeration of copper domains, the primary factors for improving eCO2 RR activity toward C2+ production.
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- Sungjoo Kim
- Department of ChemistryKorea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon34141Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistrySeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistryKorea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon34141Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistryKorea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon34141Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistryKorea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon34141Republic of Korea
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Sung CL, Wang RH, Shih YC, Wu ZY, Alvarado SR, Chang YH, Lin CC. g-C 3N 4 Nanosheet Supported CuO Nanocomposites for the Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:7368-7377. [PMID: 36872995 PMCID: PMC9979231 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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We have prepared CuO-derived electrocatalysts on a graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheet support for the electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR). Highly monodisperse CuO nanocrystals made by a modified colloidal synthesis method serve as the precatalysts. We use a two-stage thermal treatment to address the active site blockage issues caused by the residual C18 capping agents. The results show that the thermal treatment effectively removed the capping agents and increased the electrochemical surface area. During the process, the residual oleylamine molecules incompletely reduced CuO to a Cu2O/Cu mixed phase in the first stage of thermal treatment, and the following treatment in forming gas at 200 °C completed the reduction to metallic Cu. The CuO-derived electrocatalysts show different selectivities over CH4 and C2H4, and this might be due to the synergistic effects of Cu-g-C3N4 catalyst-support interaction, varied particle sizes, dominant surface facets, and catalyst ensemble. The two-stage thermal treatment enables sufficient capping agent removal, catalyst phase control, and CO2RR product selection, and with precise controls of the experimental parameters, we believe that this will help to design and fabricate g-C3N4-supported catalyst systems with narrower product distribution.
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- Chien-Lin Sung
- Institute
of Mineral Resources Engineering, Department of Materials and Mineral
Resources Engineering, National Taipei University
of Technology, Taipei 106344, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Mineral Resources Engineering, Department of Materials and Mineral
Resources Engineering, National Taipei University
of Technology, Taipei 106344, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Mineral Resources Engineering, Department of Materials and Mineral
Resources Engineering, National Taipei University
of Technology, Taipei 106344, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Mineral Resources Engineering, Department of Materials and Mineral
Resources Engineering, National Taipei University
of Technology, Taipei 106344, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biotechnology, University
of Wisconsin−River Falls, River Falls, Wisconsin 54022, United States
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- Institute
of Mineral Resources Engineering, Department of Materials and Mineral
Resources Engineering, National Taipei University
of Technology, Taipei 106344, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Mineral Resources Engineering, Department of Materials and Mineral
Resources Engineering, National Taipei University
of Technology, Taipei 106344, Taiwan
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Alkoshab MQ, Thomou E, Abdulazeez I, Suliman MH, Spyrou K, Iali W, Alhooshani K, Baroud TN. Low Overpotential Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2 to Ethanol Enabled by Cu/Cu xO Nanoparticles Embedded in Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Cuboids. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:230. [PMID: 36677984 PMCID: PMC9863918 DOI: 10.3390/nano13020230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The electrochemical conversion of CO2 into value-added chemicals is a promising approach for addressing environmental and energy supply problems. In this study, electrochemical CO2 catalysis to ethanol is achieved using incorporated Cu/CuxO nanoparticles into nitrogenous porous carbon cuboids. Pyrolysis of the coordinated Cu cations with nitrogen heterocycles allowed Cu nanoparticles to detach from the coordination complex but remain dispersed throughout the porous carbon cuboids. The heterogeneous composite Cu/CuxO-PCC-0h electrocatalyst reduced CO2 to ethanol at low overpotential in 0.5 M KHCO3, exhibiting maximum ethanol faradaic efficiency of 50% at -0.5 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode. Such electrochemical performance can be ascribed to the synergy between pyridinic nitrogen species, Cu/CuxO nanoparticles, and porous carbon morphology, together providing efficient CO2 diffusion, activation, and intermediates stabilization. This was supported by the notably high electrochemically active surface area, rich porosity, and efficient charge transfer properties.
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- Monther Q. Alkoshab
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Refining and Advanced Chemicals, King Fahd University of Petroleum and & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Jana A, Snyder SW, Crumlin EJ, Qian J. Integrated carbon capture and conversion: A review on C 2+ product mechanisms and mechanism-guided strategies. Front Chem 2023; 11:1135829. [PMID: 36874072 PMCID: PMC9978511 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1135829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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The need to reduce atmospheric CO2 concentrations necessitates CO2 capture technologies for conversion into stable products or long-term storage. A single pot solution that simultaneously captures and converts CO2 could minimize additional costs and energy demands associated with CO2 transport, compression, and transient storage. While a variety of reduction products exist, currently, only conversion to C2+ products including ethanol and ethylene are economically advantageous. Cu-based catalysts have the best-known performance for CO2 electroreduction to C2+ products. Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are touted for their carbon capture capacity. Thus, integrated Cu-based MOFs could be an ideal candidate for the one-pot capture and conversion. In this paper, we review Cu-based MOFs and MOF derivatives that have been used to synthesize C2+ products with the objective of understanding the mechanisms that enable synergistic capture and conversion. Furthermore, we discuss strategies based on the mechanistic insights that can be used to further enhance production. Finally, we discuss some of the challenges hindering widespread use of Cu-based MOFs and MOF derivatives along with possible solutions to overcome the challenges.
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- Asmita Jana
- Chemical Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States.,Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Energy & Environment S&T, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, United States
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- Chemical Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States.,Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Chemical Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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An optofluidic planar microreactor with photoactive Cu2O/Mo2C/TiO2 heterostructures for enhanced visible light-driven CO2 conversion to methanol. J CO2 UTIL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.102340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Suliman MH, Yamani ZH, Usman M. Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2 to C1 and C2 Liquid Products on Copper-Decorated Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanosheets. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 13:47. [PMID: 36615959 PMCID: PMC9824042 DOI: 10.3390/nano13010047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Due to the significant rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and its detrimental environmental effects, the electrochemical CO2 conversion to valuable liquid products has received great interest. In this work, the copper-melamine complex was used to synthesize copper-based electrocatalysts comprising copper nanoparticles decorating thin layers of nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets (Cu/NC). The as-prepared electrocatalysts were characterized by XRD, SEM, EDX, and TEM and investigated in the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (ECO2RR) to useful liquid products. The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction was carried out in two compartments of an electrochemical H-Cell, using 0.5 M potassium bicarbonate (KHCO3) as an electrolyte; nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) was used to analyze and quantify the liquid products. The electrode prepared at 700 °C (Cu/NC-700) exhibited the best dispersion for the copper nanoparticles on the carbon nanosheets (compared to Cu/NC-600 & Cu/NC-800), highest current density, highest electrochemical surface area, highest electrical conductivity, and excellent stability and faradic efficiency (FE) towards overall liquid products of 56.9% for formate and acetate at the potential of -0.8V vs. Reversible Hydrogen Electrode (RHE).
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Ethanol formation via CO2 electroreduction at low overvoltage over exposed (111) plane of CuO thin film. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Yang L, Zhang J, Lv M, Ruan Y, Weng X, Feng J. Dual-function glucose and hydrogen peroxide sensors based on Copper-embedded porous carbon composites. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yuan Y, Qi L, Guo T, Hu X, He Y, Guo Q. A review on the development of catalysts and technologies of CO 2 hydrogenation to produce methanol. CHEM ENG COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2022.2135505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Yongning Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemical Processing of Shandong Province, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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Payra S, Kanungo S, Roy S. Controlling C-C coupling in electrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 over Cu 1-xZn x/C. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:13352-13361. [PMID: 36069301 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03634g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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From the perspective of sustainable environment and economic value, the electroreduction of CO2 to higher order multicarbon products is more coveted than that of C1 products, owing to their higher energy densities and a wider applicability. However, the reduction process remains extremely challenging due to the bottleneck of C-C coupling over the catalyst surfaces, and therefore designing a suitable catalyst for efficient and selective electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 is a need of the hour. With the target of producing C3+ products with higher selectivity, in this study we explored the nano-alloys of Cu1-xZnx as electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction. The nano-alloy Cu1-xZnx synthesized from the corresponding bimetallic metal organic framework materials demonstrated a gradual enhancement in the selectivity of acetone upon CO2 electroreduction with higher doping of Zn. The Cu1-xZnx alloy opened up a wide possibility of fine-tuning the electronic structure by shifting the position of the d-band centre and modulating the interaction with intermediate CO and thus enhanced the selectivity of desirable products, which might not have been accessible otherwise. The postulated molecular mechanism of CO2 electroreduction involving the desorption of the poorly adsorbed intermediate CO due to the presence of Zn and spilling over of free CO to Cu sites in the nano-alloy Cu1-xZnx for further C-C coupling to yield acetone was corroborated by the first principles studies.
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- Soumitra Payra
- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad-500078, India.
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- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad-500078, India
- Materials Center for Sustainable Energy & Environment, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad-500078, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad-500078, India.
- Materials Center for Sustainable Energy & Environment, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad-500078, India
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Copper-Based Catalysts for Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Multicarbon Products. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-022-00139-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AbstractElectrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into fuel and chemicals with added value represents an appealing approach to reduce the greenhouse effect and realize a carbon-neutral cycle, which has great potential in mitigating global warming and effectively storing renewable energy. The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) usually involves multiproton coupling and multielectron transfer in aqueous electrolytes to form multicarbon products (C2+ products), but it competes with the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), which results in intrinsically sluggish kinetics and a complex reaction mechanism and places higher requirements on the design of catalysts. In this review, the advantages of electrochemical CO2 reduction are briefly introduced, and then, different categories of Cu-based catalysts, including monometallic Cu catalysts, bimetallic catalysts, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) along with MOF-derived catalysts and other catalysts, are summarized in terms of their synthesis method and conversion of CO2 to C2+ products in aqueous solution. The catalytic mechanisms of these catalysts are subsequently discussed for rational design of more efficient catalysts. In response to the mechanisms, several material strategies to enhance the catalytic behaviors are proposed, including surface facet engineering, interface engineering, utilization of strong metal-support interactions and surface modification. Based on the above strategies, challenges and prospects are proposed for the future development of CO2RR catalysts for industrial applications.
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Jia Y, Lin M, Tian Z, Gao J. A special Bi-S motif catalyst for highly selective CO2 conversion to methanol. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Kang X, Fu G, Fu XZ, Luo JL. Copper-based metal-organic frameworks for electrochemical reduction of CO2. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Min Park J, Lim S, Park H, Kim D, Cha GY, Jo D, Ho Cho K, Woong Yoon J, Lee SK, Lee UH. CO2 capture performance of fluorinated porous carbon composite derived from a zinc-perfluoro metal-organic framework. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhang J, Wang Y, Li Z, Xia S, Cai R, Ma L, Zhang T, Ackley J, Yang S, Wu Y, Wu J. Grain Boundary-Derived Cu + /Cu 0 Interfaces in CuO Nanosheets for Low Overpotential Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction to Ethylene. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2200454. [PMID: 35599159 PMCID: PMC9313501 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202200454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction can be used to produce value-added hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals by coupling with clean electrical energy. However, highly active, selective, and energy-efficient CO2 conversion to multicarbon hydrocarbons, such as C2 H4 , remains challenging because of the lack of efficient catalysts. Herein, an ultrasonication-assisted electrodeposition strategy to synthesize CuO nanosheets for low-overpotential CO2 electroreduction to C2 H4 is reported. A high C2 H4 Faradaic efficiency of 62.5% is achieved over the CuO nanosheets at a small potential of -0.52 V versus a reversible hydrogen electrode, corresponding to a record high half-cell cathodic energy efficiency of 41%. The selectivity toward C2 H4 is maintained for over 60 h of continuous operation. The CuO nanosheets are prone to in situ restructuring during CO2 reduction, forming abundant grain boundaries (GBs). Stable Cu+ /Cu0 interfaces are derived from the low-coordinated Cu atoms in the reconstructed GB regions and act as highly active sites for CO2 reduction at low overpotentials. In situ Raman spectroscopic analysis and density functional theory computation reveal that the Cu+ /Cu0 interfaces offer high *CO surface coverage and lower the activation energy barrier for *CO dimerization, which, in synergy, facilitates CO2 reduction to C2 H4 at low overpotentials.
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- Jianfang Zhang
- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHefei University of TechnologyHefei230009China
- Department of Chemical and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnatiOH45221USA
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHefei University of TechnologyHefei230009China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnatiOH45221USA
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHefei University of TechnologyHefei230009China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHefei University of TechnologyHefei230009China
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- National Synchrotron Light Source IIBrookhaven National LaboratoryUptonNY11971USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnatiOH45221USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnatiOH45221USA
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- Eyring Materials CenterArizona State University85287TempeAZUSA
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHefei University of TechnologyHefei230009China
- China International S&T Cooperation Base for Advanced Energy and Environmental Materials and Anhui Provincial International S&T Cooperation Base for Advanced Energy MaterialsHefei University of TechnologyHefei230009China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnatiOH45221USA
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Tan X, Nielsen J. The integration of bio-catalysis and electrocatalysis to produce fuels and chemicals from carbon dioxide. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:4763-4785. [PMID: 35584360 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00309k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The dependence on fossil fuels has caused excessive emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), leading to climate changes and global warming. Even though the expansion of electricity generation will enable a wider use of electric vehicles, biotechnology represents an attractive route for producing high-density liquid transportation fuels that can reduce GHG emissions from jets, long-haul trucks and ships. Furthermore, to achieve immediate alleviation of the current environmental situation, besides reducing carbon footprint it is urgent to develop technologies that transform atmospheric CO2 into fossil fuel replacements. The integration of bio-catalysis and electrocatalysis (bio-electrocatalysis) provides such a promising avenue to convert CO2 into fuels and chemicals with high-chain lengths. Following an overview of different mechanisms that can be used for CO2 fixation, we will discuss crucial factors for electrocatalysis with a special highlight on the improvement of electron-transfer kinetics, multi-dimensional electrocatalysts and their hybrids, electrolyser configurations, and the integration of electrocatalysis and bio-catalysis. Finally, we prospect key advantages and challenges of bio-electrocatalysis, and end with a discussion of future research directions.
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- Xinyi Tan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE41296 Gothenburg, Sweden. .,BioInnovation Institute, Ole Maaløes Vej 3, DK2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
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Zhang J, Liu Z, Guo H, Lin H, Wang H, Liang X, Hu H, Xia Q, Zou X, Huang X. Selective, Stable Production of Ethylene Using a Pulsed Cu-Based Electrode. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:19388-19396. [PMID: 35442619 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c01230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ethylene (C2H4) is an important product in carbon dioxide electroreduction (CO2RR) because of the essential role it plays in chemical industry. While several strategies have been proposed to tune the selectivity of Cu-based catalysts in order to achieve high C2H4 faradaic efficiency, maintaining high selectivity toward C2H4 in CO2RR remains an unresolved problem hampering the deployment of CO2 conversion technology due to the lack of stable electrocatalysts. Here, we develop a facile method to deposit a layer of Cu2O on Cu foil by an electrochemical pulsed potential treatment. This method is capable to easily scale up and synthesize multiple electrodes in one step. After the synthesis, the pulsed copper foil, denoted as P-Cu, exhibits good C2H4 faradaic efficiency of ∼50% in CO2RR at a potential around -1.0 V vs. RHE. The C2H4 selectivity is also found to be quantitatively correlated with the roughness factor (RF) of Cu-based catalysts. More importantly, for the first time, we demonstrate that the P-Cu electrode is quite durable in CO2RR to produce C2H4 for more than 6 months.
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- Jian Zhang
- Hoffmann Institute of Advanced Materials, Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base, Shenzhen Polytechnic, 7098 Liuxian Blvd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- Hoffmann Institute of Advanced Materials, Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base, Shenzhen Polytechnic, 7098 Liuxian Blvd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Hoffmann Institute of Advanced Materials, Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base, Shenzhen Polytechnic, 7098 Liuxian Blvd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Hoffmann Institute of Advanced Materials, Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base, Shenzhen Polytechnic, 7098 Liuxian Blvd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Hoffmann Institute of Advanced Materials, Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base, Shenzhen Polytechnic, 7098 Liuxian Blvd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 130012 Changchun, P. R. China
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- Hoffmann Institute of Advanced Materials, Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base, Shenzhen Polytechnic, 7098 Liuxian Blvd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 130012 Changchun, P. R. China
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- Hoffmann Institute of Advanced Materials, Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base, Shenzhen Polytechnic, 7098 Liuxian Blvd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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Meng X, Pan G, Liu H, Qian Y, Wang X, Wang C, Hu L, Wang H, Chen Q. Ultrasmall Cu Nanocrystals Dispersed in Nitrogen-Doped Carbon as Highly Efficient Catalysts for CO 2 Electroreduction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:17240-17248. [PMID: 35380787 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c00050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to a liquid product is a viable method for establishing an artificial carbon cycle. Unfortunately, most electrocatalysts' low efficiency and instability prevent them from being used in practical applications. In the current study, we developed ultrasmall Cu nanocrystals embedded in nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets (Cu/NC-NSs) for selective CO2 electroreduction by adjusting the potential. Cu/NC-NSs had 43.7 and 63.5% Faradaic efficiencies for the synthesis of ethanol and formate with applied potentials of -0.37 and -0.77 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) using a flow cell architecture, respectively. Moreover, these Cu/NC-NSs show a steady catalytic performance up to 16 h. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to investigate the reaction mechanism. Furthermore, the synergistic effect formed by nitrogen-doped carbon and highly dispersed copper atoms led to their excellent performance in CO2 electroreduction.
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- Xiangfu Meng
- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, Hong Kong
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P. R. China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Cui Y, Yang H, Dai C, Ren P, Song C, Ma X. Coupling of LaFeO 3–Plasma Catalysis and Cu +/Cu 0 Electrocatalysis for Direct Ammonia Synthesis from Air. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Yi Cui
- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
- International Science & Technology Cooperation Base for Clean Utilization of Hydrocarbon Resources, Chemical Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Use Technology of Shanbei Energy, Collaborative Innovation Center for Development of Energy and Chemical Industry in Northern Shaanxi, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, P.R. China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Co., Ltd., Beijing 101400, P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
- International Science & Technology Cooperation Base for Clean Utilization of Hydrocarbon Resources, Chemical Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Use Technology of Shanbei Energy, Collaborative Innovation Center for Development of Energy and Chemical Industry in Northern Shaanxi, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, P.R. China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Co., Ltd., Beijing 101400, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
- International Science & Technology Cooperation Base for Clean Utilization of Hydrocarbon Resources, Chemical Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Use Technology of Shanbei Energy, Collaborative Innovation Center for Development of Energy and Chemical Industry in Northern Shaanxi, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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Sonowal K, Saikia L. Metal-organic frameworks and their composites for fuel and chemical production via CO 2 conversion and water splitting. RSC Adv 2022; 12:11686-11707. [PMID: 35432949 PMCID: PMC9008516 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra09063a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Increase in the global energy demand has been leading to major energy crises in recent years. The use of excess fossil fuels for energy production is causing severe global warming, as well as energy shortage. To overcome the global energy crisis, the design of various chemical structures as efficient models for the generation of renewable energy fuels is very much crucial, and will limit the use of fossil fuels. Current challenges involve the design of Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) materials for this purpose to diminish the energy shortage. The large surface area, tunable pore environment, unique structural property and semiconducting nature of the highly porous MOF materials enhance their potential applications towards the production of enhanced energy fuels. This review is focused on the architecture of MOFs and their composites for fuels and essential chemicals production like hydrogen, methane, ethanol, methanol, acetic acid, and carbon monoxide, which can be used as renewable fuel energy sources to limit the use of fossil fuels, thereby reducing global warming.
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- Karanika Sonowal
- Advanced Materials Group, Materials Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-North-East Institute of Science & Technology Jorhat Assam-785006 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad-201002 UP India
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- Advanced Materials Group, Materials Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-North-East Institute of Science & Technology Jorhat Assam-785006 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad-201002 UP India
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Zhang W, Lin W, Ren J, Zheng N, Wu B. Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrogen to Ammonia by Pd−S−Mo Nanosheets on a Hydrophobic Hierarchical Graphene Support. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Wuyong Zhang
- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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Yang Y, Yang J, Zhou Q, Qian D, Xiong Y, Hu Z. Self-supported ZIF-coated Co2P/V3P bifunctional electrocatalyst for high-efficiency water splitting. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Sikdar N, Junqueira JRC, Öhl D, Dieckhöfer S, Quast T, Braun M, Aiyappa HB, Seisel S, Andronescu C, Schuhmann W. Redox Replacement of Silver on MOF-Derived Cu/C Nanoparticles on Gas Diffusion Electrodes for Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104249. [PMID: 35040207 PMCID: PMC9304169 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bimetallic tandem catalysts have emerged as a promising strategy to locally increase the CO flux during electrochemical CO2 reduction, so as to maximize the rate of conversion to C-C-coupled products. Considering this, a novel Cu/C-Ag nanostructured catalyst has been prepared by a redox replacement process, in which the ratio of the two metals can be tuned by the replacement time. An optimum Cu/Ag composition with similarly sized particles showed the highest CO2 conversion to C2+ products compared to non-Ag-modified gas-diffusion electrodes. Gas chromatography and in-situ Raman measurements in a CO2 gas diffusion cell suggest the formation of top-bound linear adsorbed *CO followed by consumption of CO in the successive cascade steps, as evidenced by the increasingνC-H bands. These findings suggest that two mechanisms operate simultaneously towards the production of HCO2 H and C-C-coupled products on the Cu/Ag bimetallic surface.
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- Nivedita Sikdar
- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Chemical Technology III, Faculty of Chemistry and CENIDE Center for Nanointegration, University Duisburg-Essen, Carl-Benz Straße 199, 47057, Duisburg, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Chemical Technology III, Faculty of Chemistry and CENIDE Center for Nanointegration, University Duisburg-Essen, Carl-Benz Straße 199, 47057, Duisburg, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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Najam T, Ahmad Khan N, Ahmad Shah SS, Ahmad K, Sufyan Javed M, Suleman S, Sohail Bashir M, Hasnat MA, Rahman MM. Metal-Organic Frameworks Derived Electrocatalysts for Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction. CHEM REC 2022; 22:e202100329. [PMID: 35119193 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The increasing demands of energy and environmental concerns have motivated researchers to cultivate renewable energy resources for replacing conventional fossil fuels. The modern energy conversion and storage devices required high efficient and stable electrocatalysts to fulfil the market demands. In previous years, we are witness for considerable developments of scientific attention in Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs) and their derived nanomaterials in electrocatalysis. In current review article, we have discussed the progress of optimistic strategies and approaches for the manufacturing of MOF-derived functional materials and their presentation as electrocatalysts for significant energy related reactions. MOFs functioning as a self-sacrificing template bid different benefits for the preparation of metal nanostructures, metal oxides and carbon-abundant materials promoting through the porous structure, organic functionalities, abundance of metal sites and large surface area. Thorough study for the recent advancement in the MOF-derived materials, metal-coordinated N-doped carbons with single-atom active sites are emerging candidates for future commercial applications. However, there are some tasks that should be addressed, to attain improved, appreciative and controlled structural parameters for catalytic and chemical behavior.
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- Tayyaba Najam
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.,Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- Electrochemistry & Catalysis Research Laboratory (ECRL), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3100, Bangladesh
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR) & Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Zhang H, Yang Y, Liang Y, Li J, Zhang A, Zheng H, Geng Z, Li F, Zeng J. Molecular Stabilization of Sub-Nanometer Cu Clusters for Selective CO 2 Electromethanation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202102010. [PMID: 34714607 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202102010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Electrochemical CO2 methanation powered by renewable electricity provides a promising approach to utilizing CO2 in the form of a high-energy-density, clean fuel. Cu nanoclusters have been predicted by theoretical calculations to improve methane selectivity. Direct electrochemical reduction of Cu-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) results in large-size Cu nanoparticles which favor multi-carbon products. This study concerns an electrochemical oxidation-reduction method to prepare Cu clusters from MOFs. The derived Cu clusters exhibit a faradaic efficiency of 51.2 % for CH4 with a partial current density of >150 mA cm-2 . High-resolution microscopy, in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy, in situ Raman spectroscopy, and a range of ex situ spectroscopies indicate that the distinctive CH4 selectivity is due to the sub-nanometer size of the derived materials, as well as stabilization of the clusters by residual ligands of the pristine MOF. This work offers a new insight into steering product selectivity of Cu by an electrochemical processing method.
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- Han Zhang
- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- The University of Sydney Nano Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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Folkjær M, Lundegaard LF, Jeppesen HS, Marks M, Hvid MS, Frank S, Cibin G, Lock N. Pyrolysis of a metal-organic framework followed by in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy, powder diffraction and pair distribution function analysis. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:10740-10750. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00616b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can serve as precursors for new nanomaterials via thermal decomposition. Such MOF-derived nanomaterials (MDNs) are often comprised of metal and/or metal oxide particles embedded on porous carbon....
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Zhu J, Das S, Cool P. Recent strategies for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 into methanol. ADVANCES IN CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.acat.2022.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kim JY, Kim G, Won H, Gereige I, Jung WB, Jung HT. Synergistic Effect of Cu 2 O Mesh Pattern on High-Facet Cu Surface for Selective CO 2 Electroreduction to Ethanol. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2106028. [PMID: 34658080 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202106028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Although the electroconversion of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) into ethanol is considered to be one of the most promising ways of using CO2 , the ethanol selectivity is less than 50% because of difficulties in designing an optimal catalyst that arise from the complicated pathways for the electroreduction of CO2 to ethanol. Several approaches including the fabrication of oxide-derived structures, atomic surface control, and the Cu+ /Cu interfaces have been primarily used to produce ethanol from CO2 . Here, a combined structure with Cu+ and high-facets as electrocatalysts is constructed by creating high-facets of wrinkled Cu surrounded by Cu2 O mesh patterns. Using chemical vapor deposition graphene growth procedures, the insufficiently grown graphene is used as an oxidation-masking material, and the high-facet wrinkled Cu is simultaneously generated during the graphene growth synthesis. The resulting electrocatalyst shows an ethanol selectivity of 43% at -0.8 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode, which is one of the highest ethanol selectivity values reported thus far. This is attributed to the role of Cu+ in enhancing CO binding strength, and the high-facets, which favor C-C coupling and the ethanol pathway. This method for generating the combined structure can be widely applicable not only for electrochemical catalysts but also in various fields.
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- Ju Ye Kim
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK-21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
- Chemical and Process Technology Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 141 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34114, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK-21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK-21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- Saudi Aramco, Research and Development Center, Dhahran, 31311, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK-21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK-21 four), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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Calvinho KUD, Alherz AW, Yap KMK, Laursen AB, Hwang S, Bare ZJL, Clifford Z, Musgrave CB, Dismukes GC. Surface Hydrides on Fe 2P Electrocatalyst Reduce CO 2 at Low Overpotential: Steering Selectivity to Ethylene Glycol. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:21275-21285. [PMID: 34882386 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c03428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Development of efficient electrocatalysts for the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to multicarbon products has been constrained by high overpotentials and poor selectivity. Here, we introduce iron phosphide (Fe2P) as an earth-abundant catalyst for the CO2RR to mainly C2-C4 products with a total CO2RR Faradaic efficiency of 53% at 0 V vs RHE. Carbon product selectivity is tuned in favor of ethylene glycol formation with increasing negative bias at the expense of C3-C4 products. Both Grand Canonical-DFT (GC-DFT) calculations and experiments reveal that *formate, not *CO, is the initial intermediate formed from surface phosphino-hydrides and that the latter form ionic hydrides at both surface phosphorus atoms (H@Ps) and P-reconstructed Fe3 hollow sites (H@P*). Binding of these surface hydrides weakens with negative bias (reactivity increases), which accounts for both the shift to C2 products over higher C-C coupling products and the increase in the H2 evolution reaction (HER) rate. GC-DFT predicts that phosphino-hydrides convert *formate to *formaldehyde, the key intermediate for C-C coupling, whereas hydrogen atoms on Fe generate tightly bound *CO via sequential PCET reactions to H2O. GC-DFT predicts the peak in CO2RR current density near -0.1 V is due to a local maximum in the binding affinity of *formate and *formaldehyde at this bias, which together with the more labile C2 product affinity, accounts for the shift to ethylene glycol and away from C3-C4 products. Consistent with these predictions, addition of exogenous CO is shown to block all carbon product formation and lower the HER rate. These results demonstrate that the formation of ionic hydrides and their binding affinity, as modulated by the applied potential, controls the carbon product distribution. This knowledge provides new insight into the influence of hydride speciation and applied bias on the chemical reaction mechanism of CO2RR that is relevant to all transition metal phosphides.
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- Karin U D Calvinho
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Bevier Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Bevier Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Bevier Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Bevier Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Bevier Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States.,Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 123 Bevier Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.,Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 190 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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Zhu S, Delmo EP, Li T, Qin X, Tian J, Zhang L, Shao M. Recent Advances in Catalyst Structure and Composition Engineering Strategies for Regulating CO 2 Electrochemical Reduction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2005484. [PMID: 33899277 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202005484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction has been recognized as a promising solution in tackling energy- and environment-related challenges of human society. In the past few years, the rapid development of advanced electrocatalysts has significantly improved the efficiency of this reaction and accelerated the practical applications of this technology. Herein, representative catalyst structures and composition engineering strategies in regulating the CO2 reduction selectivity and activity toward various products including carbon monoxide, formate, methane, methanol, ethylene, and ethanol are summarized. An overview of in situ/operando characterizations and advanced computational modeling in deepening the understanding of the reaction mechanisms and accelerating catalyst design are also provided. To conclude, future challenges and opportunities in this research field are discussed.
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- Shangqian Zhu
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 266590, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Chemistry of Low-Dimension Materials, Huaiyin Normal University, Huaian, Jiangsu, 223300, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Energy Institute, Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Singh P, Srivastava R. Utilization of bio-inspired catalyst for CO2 reduction into green fuels: Recent advancement and future perspectives. J CO2 UTIL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Sikdar N, Junqueira JRC, Dieckhöfer S, Quast T, Braun M, Song Y, Aiyappa HB, Seisel S, Weidner J, Öhl D, Andronescu C, Schuhmann W. A Metal-Organic Framework derived Cu x O y C z Catalyst for Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction and Impact of Local pH Change. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:23427-23434. [PMID: 34355835 PMCID: PMC8597168 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Developing highly efficient and selective electrocatalysts for the CO2 reduction reaction to produce value-added chemicals has been intensively pursued. We report a series of Cux Oy Cz nanostructured electrocatalysts derived from a Cu-based MOF as porous self-sacrificial template. Blending catalysts with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) on gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) suppressed the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction. 25 to 50 wt % teflonized GDEs exhibited a Faradaic efficiency of ≈54 % for C2+ products at -80 mA cm-2 . The local OH- ions activity of PTFE-modified GDEs was assessed by means of closely positioning a Pt-nanoelectrode. A substantial increase in the OH- /H2 O activity ratio due to the locally generated OH- ions at increasing current densities was determined irrespective of the PTFE amount.
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- Nivedita Sikdar
- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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- Chemical Technology III; Faculty of Chemistry and CENIDE Center for NanointegrationUniversity Duisburg-EssenCarl-Benz Straße 19947057DuisburgGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and EngineeringShanghai Advanced Research InstituteChinese Academy of Sciences99 Haike RoadShanghai201203People's Republic of China
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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- Chemical Technology III; Faculty of Chemistry and CENIDE Center for NanointegrationUniversity Duisburg-EssenCarl-Benz Straße 19947057DuisburgGermany
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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Sikdar N, Junqueira JRC, Dieckhöfer S, Quast T, Braun M, Song Y, Aiyappa HB, Seisel S, Weidner J, Öhl D, Andronescu C, Schuhmann W. Ein MOF‐basierter Cu
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‐Katalysator für die elektrochemische CO
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‐Reduktion und die Auswirkungen der lokalen pH‐Änderung. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202108313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Nivedita Sikdar
- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Chemical Technology III Faculty of Chemistry and CENIDE Center for Nanointegration University Duisburg-Essen Carl-Benz Straße 199 47057 Duisburg Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering Shanghai Advanced Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences 99 Haike Road Shanghai 201203 People's Republic of China
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Chemical Technology III Faculty of Chemistry and CENIDE Center for Nanointegration University Duisburg-Essen Carl-Benz Straße 199 47057 Duisburg Deutschland
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- Analytical Chemistry – Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum Universitätsstr. 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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Zhang J, Li Z, Xia S, Zhang T, Wang Y, Wu Y, Wu J. Reconstructing two-dimensional defects in CuO nanowires for efficient CO 2 electroreduction to ethylene. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:8276-8279. [PMID: 34338255 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03171f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Here we report that in situ reconstructed Cu two-dimensional (2D) defects in CuO nanowires during CO2RR lead to significantly enhanced activity and selectivity of C2H4 compared to the CuO nanoplatelets. Specifically, the CuO nanowires achieve high faradaic efficiency of 62% for C2H4 and a partial current density of 324 mA cm-2 yet at a low potential of -0.56 V versus a reversible hydrogen electrode. Structural evolution characterization and in situ Raman spectra reveal that the high yield of C2H4 on CuO nanowires is attributed to the in situ reduction of CuO to Cu followed by structural reconstruction to form 2D defects, e.g., stacking faults and twin boundaries, which improve the CO production rate and *CO adsorption strength. This finding may provide a paradigm for the rational design of nanostructured catalysts for efficient CO2 electroreduction to C2H4.
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- Jianfang Zhang
- School of Instrument Science and Opto-electronics Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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Han Y, Zhu S, Xu S, Niu X, Xu Z, Zhao R, Wang Q. Understanding Structure‐activity Relationship on Metal‐Organic‐Framework‐Derived Catalyst for CO
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Products. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Yunxi Han
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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