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Xiao Z, Li P, Zhang H, Zhang S, Zhao Y, Gu J, Lian Z, Li G, Zou JJ, Wang D. Boosting photo-thermal co-catalysis CO 2 methanation by tuning interface electron transfer via Mott-Schottky heterojunction effect. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 672:642-653. [PMID: 38865878 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.06.052] [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: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Photo-thermal co-catalytic reduction of CO2 to synthesize value-added chemicals presents a promising approach to addressing environmental issues. Nevertheless, traditional catalysts exhibit low light utilization efficiency, leading to the generation of a reduced number of electron-hole pairs and rapid recombination, thereby limiting catalytic performance enhancement. Herein, a Mott-Schottky heterojunction catalyst was developed by incorporating nitrogen-doped carbon coated TiO2 supported nickel (Ni) nanometallic particles (Ni/x-TiO2@NC). The optimal Ni/0.5-TiO2@NC sample displayed a conversion rate of 71.6 % and a methane (CH4) production rate of 65.3 mmol/(gcat·h) during photo-thermal co-catalytic CO2 methanation under full-spectrum illumination, with a CH4 selectivity exceeding 99.6 %. The catalyst demonstrates good stability as it shows no decay after two reaction cycles. The Mott-Schottky heterojunction catalysts display excellent efficiency in separating photo-generated electron-hole pairs and elevate the catalysts' temperature, thus accelerating the reaction rate. The in-situ experiments revealed that light-induced electron transfer effectively facilitates H2 dissociation and enhances surface defects, thereby promoting CO2 adsorption. This study introduces a novel approach for developing photo-thermal catalysts for CO2 reduction, aiming to enhance solar energy utilization and facilitate interface electron transfer.
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- Zhourong Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology (MMST), Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology (MMST), Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology (MMST), Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology (MMST), Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology (MMST), Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology (MMST), Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of 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 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 Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology (MMST), Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China; School of Sciences, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China.
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Yuan Z, Sun X, Wang H, Zhao X, Jiang Z. Applications of Ni-Based Catalysts in Photothermal CO 2 Hydrogenation Reaction. Molecules 2024; 29:3882. [PMID: 39202961 PMCID: PMC11357118 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29163882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2024] [Revised: 08/13/2024] [Accepted: 08/15/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024] Open
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Heterogeneous CO2 hydrogenation catalytic reactions, as the strategies for CO2 emission reduction and green carbon resource recycling, play important roles in alleviating global warming and energy shortages. Among these strategies, photothermal CO2 hydrogenation technology has become one of the hot catalytic technologies by virtue of the synergistic advantages of thermal catalysis and photocatalysis. And it has attracted more and more researchers' attentions. Various kinds of effective photothermal catalysts have been gradually discovered, and nickel-based catalysts have been widely studied for their advantages of low cost, high catalytic activity, abundant reserves and thermal stability. In this review, the applications of nickel-based catalysts in photothermal CO2 hydrogenation are summarized. Finally, through a good understanding of the above applications, future modification strategies and design directions of nickel-based catalysts for improving their photothermal CO2 hydrogenation activities are proposed.
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- Zhimin Yuan
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Weifang University, Weifang 261061, China
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- Food and Drug Department, Weifang Vocational College, Weifang 261061, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Weifang University, Weifang 261061, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Weifang University, Weifang 261061, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Weifang University, Weifang 261061, China
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Yu J, Muhetaer A, Li Q, Xu D. Solar Energy-Driven Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction: Photothermal Effect, Photoelectric Activation and Selectivity Regulation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2402952. [PMID: 38924254 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Excessive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are one of the main causes of the greenhouse effect. Thermal catalytic reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction, which is a pre reaction for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, is considered an effective way to convert CO2 and synthesize high value-added chemicals in industry. However, traditional thermal catalysis requires a large amount of fossil fuels to drive reactions, which cannot achieve the true goal of carbon neutrality. Photothermal catalysis, as a novel conversion pathway, can achieve efficient CO2 conversion while significantly improving solar energy utilization. This review provides a detailed introduction of CO2 and H2 adsorption/activation and reaction pathways in thermal catalysis, as well as the catalytic mechanisms of thermal and chemical effects in photothermal catalytic RWGS to supply readers valuable insights on the mechanism of photothermal catalytic RWGS reaction and provide a reference for better catalyst design.
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- Jianbo Yu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstableand Stable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstableand Stable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstableand Stable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstableand Stable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Li Y, Meng F, Wu Q, Yuan D, Wang H, Liu B, Wang J, San X, Gu L, Meng Q. A Ni-O-Ag photothermal catalyst enables 103-m 2 artificial photosynthesis with >17% solar-to-chemical energy conversion efficiency. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadn5098. [PMID: 38758784 PMCID: PMC11100559 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn5098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
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The scalable artificial photosynthesis composed of photovoltaic electrolysis and photothermal catalysis is limited by inefficient photothermal CO2 hydrogenation under weak sunlight irradiation. Herein, NiO nanosheets supported with Ag single atoms [two-dimensional (2D) Ni1Ag0.02O1] are synthesized for photothermal CO2 hydrogenation to achieve 1065 mmol g-1 hour-1 of CO production rate under 1-sun irradiation. This performance is attributed to the coupling effect of Ag-O-Ni sites to enhance the hydrogenation of CO2 and weaken the CO adsorption, resulting in 1434 mmol g-1 hour-1 of CO yield at 300°C. Furthermore, we integrate the 2D Ni1Ag0.02O1-supported photothermal reverse water-gas shift reaction with commercial photovoltaic electrolytic water splitting to construct a 103-m2 scale artificial photosynthesis system (CO2 + H2O → CO + H2 + O2), which achieves more than 22 m3/day of green syngas with an adjustable H2/CO ratio (0.4-3) and a photochemical energy conversion efficiency of >17%. This research charts a promising course for designing practical, natural sunlight-driven artificial photosynthesis systems.
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- Yaguang Li
- Research Center for Solar Driven Carbon Neutrality, Engineering Research Center of Zero-carbon Energy Buildings and Measurement Techniques, Ministry of Education, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Research Center for Solar Driven Carbon Neutrality, Engineering Research Center of Zero-carbon Energy Buildings and Measurement Techniques, Ministry of Education, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Research Center for Solar Driven Carbon Neutrality, Engineering Research Center of Zero-carbon Energy Buildings and Measurement Techniques, Ministry of Education, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
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- Research Center for Solar Driven Carbon Neutrality, Engineering Research Center of Zero-carbon Energy Buildings and Measurement Techniques, Ministry of Education, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Research Center for Solar Driven Carbon Neutrality, Engineering Research Center of Zero-carbon Energy Buildings and Measurement Techniques, Ministry of Education, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Research Center for Solar Driven Carbon Neutrality, Engineering Research Center of Zero-carbon Energy Buildings and Measurement Techniques, Ministry of Education, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Research Center for Solar Driven Carbon Neutrality, Engineering Research Center of Zero-carbon Energy Buildings and Measurement Techniques, Ministry of Education, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Karatayeva U, Al Siyabi SA, Brahma Narzary B, Baker BC, Faul CFJ. Conjugated Microporous Polymers for Catalytic CO 2 Conversion. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2308228. [PMID: 38326090 PMCID: PMC11005716 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202308228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere are recognized as a threat to atmospheric stability and life. Although this greenhouse gas is being produced on a large scale, there are solutions to reduction and indeed utilization of the gas. Many of these solutions involve costly or unstable technologies, such as air-sensitive metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for CO2 capture or "non-green" systems such as amine scrubbing. Conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) represent a simpler, cheaper, and greener solution to CO2 capture and utilization. They are often easy to synthesize at scale (a one pot reaction in many cases), chemically and thermally stable (especially in comparison with their MOF and covalent organic framework (COF) counterparts, owing to their amorphous nature), and, as a result, cheap to manufacture. Furthermore, their large surface areas, tunable porous frameworks and chemical structures mean they are reported as highly efficient CO2 capture motifs. In addition, they provide a dual pathway to utilize captured CO2 via chemical conversion or electrochemical reduction into industrially valuable products. Recent studies show that all these attractive properties can be realized in metal-free CMPs, presenting a truly green option. The promising results in these two fields of CMP applications are reviewed and explored here.
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Wan X, Li Y, Chen Y, Ma J, Liu YA, Zhao ED, Gu Y, Zhao Y, Cui Y, Li R, Liu D, Long R, Liew KM, Xiong Y. A nonmetallic plasmonic catalyst for photothermal CO 2 flow conversion with high activity, selectivity and durability. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1273. [PMID: 38341405 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45516-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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The meticulous design of active sites and light absorbers holds the key to the development of high-performance photothermal catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation. Here, we report a nonmetallic plasmonic catalyst of Mo2N/MoO2-x nanosheets by integrating a localized surface plasmon resonance effect with two distinct types of active sites for CO2 hydrogenation. Leveraging the synergism of dual active sites, H2 and CO2 molecules can be simultaneously adsorbed and activated on N atom and O vacancy, respectively. Meanwhile, the plasmonic effect of this noble-metal-free catalyst signifies its promising ability to convert photon energy into localized heat. Consequently, Mo2N/MoO2-x nanosheets exhibit remarkable photothermal catalytic performance in reverse water-gas shift reaction. Under continuous full-spectrum light irradiation (3 W·cm-2) for a duration of 168 h, the nanosheets achieve a CO yield rate of 355 mmol·gcat-1·h-1 in a flow reactor with a selectivity exceeding 99%. This work offers valuable insights into the precise design of noble-metal-free active sites and the development of plasmonic catalysts for reducing carbon footprints.
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- Xueying Wan
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
- Sustainable Energy and Environmental Materials Innovation Center, Nano Science and Technology Institute, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Vacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
- Sustainable Energy and Environmental Materials Innovation Center, Nano Science and Technology Institute, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
- Sustainable Energy and Environmental Materials Innovation Center, Nano Science and Technology Institute, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
- Sustainable Energy and Environmental Materials Innovation Center, Nano Science and Technology Institute, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
- Sustainable Energy and Environmental Materials Innovation Center, Nano Science and Technology Institute, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
- Sustainable Energy and Environmental Materials Innovation Center, Nano Science and Technology Institute, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
- Sustainable Energy and Environmental Materials Innovation Center, Nano Science and Technology Institute, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Vacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China.
- Sustainable Energy and Environmental Materials Innovation Center, Nano Science and Technology Institute, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
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- Sustainable Energy and Environmental Materials Innovation Center, Nano Science and Technology Institute, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215123, China
- Centre for Nature-Inspired Engineering, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China.
- Sustainable Energy and Environmental Materials Innovation Center, Nano Science and Technology Institute, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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Yuan Z, Zhu X, Jiang Z. Recent Advances of Constructing Metal/Semiconductor Catalysts Designing for Photocatalytic CO 2 Hydrogenation. Molecules 2023; 28:5693. [PMID: 37570663 PMCID: PMC10419965 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28155693] [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: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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With the development of the world economy and the rapid advancement of global industrialization, the demand for energy continues to grow. The significant consumption of fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, has led to excessive carbon dioxide emissions, causing global ecological problems. CO2 hydrogenation technology can convert CO2 into high-value chemicals and is considered one of the potential ways to solve the problem of CO2 emissions. Metal/semiconductor catalysts have shown good activity in carbon dioxide hydrogenation reactions and have attracted widespread attention. Therefore, we summarize the recent research on metal/semiconductor catalysts for photocatalytic CO2 hydrogenation from the design of catalysts to the structure of active sites and mechanistic investigations, and the internal mechanism of the enhanced activity is elaborated to give guidance for the design of highly active catalysts. Finally, based on a good understanding of the above issues, this review looks forward to the development of future CO2 hydrogenation catalysts.
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- Zhimin Yuan
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Weifang University, Weifang 261061, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Weifang University, Weifang 261061, China
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Li Y, Bai X, Yuan D, Yu C, San X, Guo Y, Zhang L, Ye J. Cu-based high-entropy two-dimensional oxide as stable and active photothermal catalyst. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3171. [PMID: 37264007 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38889-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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Cu-based nanocatalysts are the cornerstone of various industrial catalytic processes. Synergistically strengthening the catalytic stability and activity of Cu-based nanocatalysts is an ongoing challenge. Herein, the high-entropy principle is applied to modify the structure of Cu-based nanocatalysts, and a PVP templated method is invented for generally synthesizing six-eleven dissimilar elements as high-entropy two-dimensional (2D) materials. Taking 2D Cu2Zn1Al0.5Ce5Zr0.5Ox as an example, the high-entropy structure not only enhances the sintering resistance from 400 °C to 800 °C but also improves its CO2 hydrogenation activity to a pure CO production rate of 417.2 mmol g-1 h-1 at 500 °C, 4 times higher than that of reported advanced catalysts. When 2D Cu2Zn1Al0.5Ce5Zr0.5Ox are applied to the photothermal CO2 hydrogenation, it exhibits a record photochemical energy conversion efficiency of 36.2%, with a CO generation rate of 248.5 mmol g-1 h-1 and 571 L of CO yield under ambient sunlight irradiation. The high-entropy 2D materials provide a new route to simultaneously achieve catalytic stability and activity, greatly expanding the application boundaries of photothermal catalysis.
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- Yaguang Li
- Research Center for Solar Driven Carbon Neutrality, Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Key Laboratory Intelligent Equipment and New Energy Utilization of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China.
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- Research Center for Solar Driven Carbon Neutrality, Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Key Laboratory Intelligent Equipment and New Energy Utilization of Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China
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- Research Center for Solar Driven Carbon Neutrality, Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Research Center for Solar Driven Carbon Neutrality, Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Clean Nano Energy Center, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China.
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- Research Center for Solar Driven Carbon Neutrality, Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.
- Graduate School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0814, Japan.
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Fresno F, Iglesias-Juez A, Coronado JM. Photothermal Catalytic CO 2 Conversion: Beyond Catalysis and Photocatalysis. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2023; 381:21. [PMID: 37253819 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-023-00430-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In recent years, the combination of both thermal and photochemical contributions has provided interesting opportunities for solar upgrading of catalytic processes. Photothermal catalysis works at the interface between purely photochemical processes, which involve the direct conversion of photon energy into chemical energy, and classical thermal catalysis, in which the catalyst is activated by temperature. Thus, photothermal catalysis acts in two different ways on the energy path of the reaction. This combined catalysis, of which the fundamental principles will be reviewed here, is particularly promising for the activation of small reactive molecules at moderate temperatures compared to thermal catalysis and with higher reaction rates than those attained in photocatalysis, and it has gained a great deal of attention in the last years. Among the different applications of photothermal catalysis, CO2 conversion is probably the most studied, although reaction mechanisms and photonic-thermal synergy pathways are still quite unclear and, from the reaction route point of view, it can be said that photothermal-catalytic CO2 reduction processes are still in their infancy. This article intends to provide an overview of the principles underpinning photothermal catalysis and its application to the conversion of CO2 into useful molecules, with application essentially as fuels but also as chemical building blocks. The most relevant specific cases published to date will be also reviewed from the viewpoint of selectivity towards the most frequent target products.
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- Fernando Fresno
- Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (ICP), CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (ICP), CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (ICP), CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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Mao X, Guo R, Chen Q, Zhu H, Li H, Yan Z, Guo Z, Wu T. Recent Advances in Graphitic Carbon Nitride Based Electro-Catalysts for CO 2 Reduction Reactions. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28083292. [PMID: 37110526 PMCID: PMC10146859 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083292] [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: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction is an effective means of combating the greenhouse effect caused by massive carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon nitride in the graphitic phase (g-C3N4) has excellent chemical stability and unique structural properties that allow it to be widely used in energy and materials fields. However, due to its relatively low electrical conductivity, to date, little effort has been made to summarize the application of g-C3N4 in the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2. This review focuses on the synthesis and functionalization of g-C3N4 and the recent advances of its application as a catalyst and a catalyst support in the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2. The modification of g-C3N4-based catalysts for enhanced CO2 reduction is critically reviewed. In addition, opportunities for future research on g-C3N4-based catalysts for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction are discussed.
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- Xinyi Mao
- College of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, China
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
- Municipal Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Technologies of Ningbo, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
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- College of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
- Municipal Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Technologies of Ningbo, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
- Municipal Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Technologies of Ningbo, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
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- College of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, China
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
- Municipal Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Technologies of Ningbo, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
- Municipal Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Technologies of Ningbo, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
- Municipal Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Technologies of Ningbo, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
- Key Laboratory of Carbonaceous Wastes Processing and Process Intensification of Zhejiang Province, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, China
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Guo X, Zhang Y, Peng Y. Polyethylenimine-grafted graphene oxide: a versatile photothermal nanocomposite for catalysis and carbon dioxide capture-and-release under simulated and natural sunlight. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-023-03055-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Niche Applications of MXene Materials in Photothermal Catalysis. CHEMISTRY 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/chemistry5010036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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MXene materials have found emerging applications as catalysts for chemical reactions due to their intriguing physical and chemical applications. In particular, their broad light response and strong photothermal conversion capabilities are likely to render MXenes promising candidates for photothermal catalysis, which is drawing increasing attention in both academic research and industrial applications. MXenes are likely to satisfy all three criteria of a desirable photothermal catalyst: strong light absorption, effective heat management, and versatile surface reactivity. However, their specific functionalities are largely dependent on their structure and composition, which makes understandings of the structure–function relationship of crucial significance. In this review, we mainly focus on the recent progress of MXene–based photothermal catalysts, emphasizing the functionalities and potential applications of MXene materials in fields of photothermal catalysis, and provide insights on design principles of highly efficient MXene–based photothermal catalysts from the atomic scale. This review provides a relatively thorough understanding of MXene–based materials for photothermal catalysis, as well as an in–depth investigation of emerging high-prospect applications in photothermal catalysis.
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Wang Z, Yang Z, Kadirova ZC, Guo M, Fang R, He J, Yan Y, Ran J. Photothermal functional material and structure for photothermal catalytic CO2 reduction: Recent advance, application and prospect. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214794] [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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Volders J, Elen K, Raes A, Ninakanti R, Kelchtermans AS, Sastre F, Hardy A, Cool P, Verbruggen SW, Buskens P, Van Bael MK. Sunlight-Powered Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction Catalysed by Plasmonic Au/TiO 2 Nanocatalysts: Effects of Au Particle Size on the Activity and Selectivity. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4153. [PMID: 36500776 PMCID: PMC9738324 DOI: 10.3390/nano12234153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This study reports the low temperature and low pressure conversion (up to 160 °C, p = 3.5 bar) of CO2 and H2 to CO using plasmonic Au/TiO2 nanocatalysts and mildly concentrated artificial sunlight as the sole energy source (up to 13.9 kW·m-2 = 13.9 suns). To distinguish between photothermal and non-thermal contributors, we investigated the impact of the Au nanoparticle size and light intensity on the activity and selectivity of the catalyst. A comparative study between P25 TiO2-supported Au nanocatalysts of a size of 6 nm and 16 nm displayed a 15 times higher activity for the smaller particles, which can only partially be attributed to the higher Au surface area. Other factors that may play a role are e.g., the electronic contact between Au and TiO2 and the ratio between plasmonic absorption and scattering. Both catalysts displayed ≥84% selectivity for CO (side product is CH4). Furthermore, we demonstrated that the catalytic activity of Au/TiO2 increases exponentially with increasing light intensity, which indicated the presence of a photothermal contributor. In dark, however, both Au/TiO2 catalysts solely produced CH4 at the same catalyst bed temperature (160 °C). We propose that the difference in selectivity is caused by the promotion of CO desorption through charge transfer of plasmon generated charges (as a non-thermal contributor).
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- Jordi Volders
- Design and Synthesis of Inorganic Materials (DESINe), Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Imec Vzw, Imomec Associated Laboratory, Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thor Park 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- Design and Synthesis of Inorganic Materials (DESINe), Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Imec Vzw, Imomec Associated Laboratory, Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thor Park 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- Sustainable Energy, Air & Water Technology (DuEL), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Sustainable Energy, Air & Water Technology (DuEL), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Design and Synthesis of Inorganic Materials (DESINe), Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Imec Vzw, Imomec Associated Laboratory, Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thor Park 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), High Tech Campus 25, 5656 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Design and Synthesis of Inorganic Materials (DESINe), Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Imec Vzw, Imomec Associated Laboratory, Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thor Park 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Adsorption and Catalysis, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Sustainable Energy, Air & Water Technology (DuEL), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Design and Synthesis of Inorganic Materials (DESINe), Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), High Tech Campus 25, 5656 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Design and Synthesis of Inorganic Materials (DESINe), Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Imec Vzw, Imomec Associated Laboratory, Wetenschapspark 1, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thor Park 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium
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Direct Conversion of CO2 into Hydrocarbon Solar Fuels by a Synergistic Photothermal Catalysis. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12060612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Photothermal coupling catalysis technology has been widely studied in recent years and may be a promising method for CO2 reduction. Photothermal coupling catalysis can improve chemical reaction rates and realize the controllability of reaction pathways and products, even in a relatively moderate reaction condition. It has inestimable value in the current energy and global environmental crisis. This review describes the application of photothermal catalysis in CO2 reduction from different aspects. Firstly, the definition and advantages of photothermal catalysis are briefly described. Then, different photothermal catalytic reductions of CO2 products and catalysts are introduced. Finally, several strategies to improve the activity of photothermal catalytic reduction of CO2 are described and we present our views on the future development and challenges of photothermal coupling. Ultimately, the purpose of this review is to bring more researchers’ attention to this promising technology and promote this technology in solar fuels and chemicals production, to realize the value of the technology and provide a better path for its development.
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Fang S, Hu YH. Thermo-photo catalysis: a whole greater than the sum of its parts. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:3609-3647. [PMID: 35419581 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00782c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Thermo-photo catalysis, which is the catalysis with the participation of both thermal and photo energies, not only reduces the large energy consumption of thermal catalysis but also addresses the low efficiency of photocatalysis. As a whole greater than the sum of its parts, thermo-photo catalysis has been proven as an effective and promising technology to drive chemical reactions. In this review, we first clarify the definition (beyond photo-thermal catalysis and plasmonic catalysis), classification, and principles of thermo-photo catalysis and then reveal its superiority over individual thermal catalysis and photocatalysis. After elucidating the design principles and strategies toward highly efficient thermo-photo catalytic systems, an ample discussion on the synergetic effects of thermal and photo energies is provided from two perspectives, namely, the promotion of photocatalysis by thermal energy and the promotion of thermal catalysis by photo energy. Subsequently, state-of-the-art techniques applied to explore thermo-photo catalytic mechanisms are reviewed, followed by a summary on the broad applications of thermo-photo catalysis and its energy management toward industrialization. In the end, current challenges and potential research directions related to thermo-photo catalysis are outlined.
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- Siyuan Fang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295, USA.
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Xia M, Mao C, Gu A, Tountas AA, Qiu C, Wood TE, Li YF, Ulmer U, Xu Y, Viasus CJ, Ye J, Qian C, Ozin G. Solar Urea: Towards a Sustainable Fertilizer Industry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202110158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Meikun Xia
- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry College of Chemistry Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Pasadena CA 91125 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Toronto 184 College Street Toronto Ontario M5S 3E4 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Pasadena CA 91125 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Toronto 80 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S3H6 Canada
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Hong J, Xu C, Deng B, Gao Y, Zhu X, Zhang X, Zhang Y. Photothermal Chemistry Based on Solar Energy: From Synergistic Effects to Practical Applications. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2103926. [PMID: 34825527 PMCID: PMC8787404 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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With the development of society, energy shortage and environmental problems have become more and more outstanding. Solar energy is a clean and sustainable energy resource, potentially driving energy conversion and environmental remediation reactions. Thus, solar-driven chemistry is an attractive way to solve the two problems. Photothermal chemistry (PTC) is developed to achieve full-spectral utilization of the solar radiation and drive chemical reactions more efficiently under relatively mild conditions. In this review, the mechanisms of PTC are summarized from the aspects of thermal and non-thermal effects, and then the interaction and synergy between these two effects are sorted out. In this paper, distinguishing and quantifying these two effects is discussed to understand PTC processes better and to design PTC catalysts more methodically. However, PTC is still a little far away from practical. Herein, several key points, which must be considered when pushing ahead with the engineering application of PTC, are proposed, along with some workable suggestions on the practical application. This review provides a unique perspective on PTC, focusing on the synergistic effects and pointing out a possible direction for practical application.
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- Jianan Hong
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy UtilizationZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310027China
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- Department of Chemical and Materials EngineeringUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonAlbertaT6G 1H9Canada
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringHokkaido UniversitySapporo060‐0814Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy UtilizationZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310027China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy UtilizationZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310027China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy UtilizationZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310027China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy UtilizationZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310027China
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Kang X, Yuan D, Yi Z, Yu C, Yuan X, Liang B, San X, Gao L, Wang S, Li Y. Bismuth single atom supported CeO 2 nanosheets for oxidation resistant photothermal reverse water gas shift reaction. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00771a] [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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Bi single atoms supported on CeO2 nanosheets combined with a Ti2O3 based photothermal device showed oxidation resistance and outperforming weak solar driven RWGS with a CO production rate of 31.00 mmol g−1 h−1 under 3 sun units of irradiation.
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- Xiaoxiao Kang
- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, P. R. China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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Mateo D, Maity P, Shterk G, Mohammed OF, Gascon J. Tunable Selectivity in CO 2 Photo-Thermal Reduction by Perovskite-Supported Pd Nanoparticles. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:5525-5533. [PMID: 34674385 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202101950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Photo-thermal catalysis has recently emerged as a promising alternative to overcome the limitations of traditional photocatalysis. Despite its potential, most of the photo-thermal systems still lack adequate selectivity patterns and appropriate analysis of the underlying reaction pathways, thus hampering a wide implementation. Herein, a novel photocatalyst based on Pd nanoparticles (NPs) supported on barium titanate (BTO) was prepared for the selective photo-thermal reduction of CO2 and displayed catalytic rates of up to 8.2 molCO gPd -1 h-1 . The photocatalyst allowed for a tailored selectivity towards CO or CH4 as a function of the metal loading or the light intensity. Mechanistic studies indicated that both thermal and non-thermal contributions of light played a role in the overall reaction pathway, each of them being dominant upon changing reaction conditions.
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- Diego Mateo
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Advanced Catalytic Materials, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Advanced Catalytic Materials, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Advanced Catalytic Materials, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Xia M, Mao C, Gu A, Tountas AA, Qiu C, Wood TE, Li YF, Ulmer U, Xu Y, Viasus CJ, Ye J, Qian C, Ozin G. Solar Urea: Towards a Sustainable Fertilizer Industry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202110158. [PMID: 34734453 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Urea, an agricultural fertilizer, nourishes humanity. The century-old Bosch-Meiser process provides the world's urea. It is multi-step, consumes enormous amounts of non-renewable energy, and has a large CO2 footprint. Thus, developing an eco-friendly synthesis for urea is a priority. Herein we report a single-step Pd/LTA-3A catalyzed synthesis of urea from CO2 and NH3 under ambient conditions powered solely by solar energy. Pd nanoparticles serve the dual function of catalyzing the dissociation of NH3 and providing the photothermal driving force for urea formation, while the absorption capacity of LTA-3A removes by-product H2 O to shift the equilibrium towards urea production. The solar urea conversion rate from NH3 and CO2 is 87 μmol g-1 h-1 . This advance represents a first step towards the use of solar energy in urea production. It provides insights into green fertilizer production, and inspires the vision of sustainable, modular plants for distributed production of urea on farms.
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- Meikun Xia
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada.,Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 184 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3H6, Canada
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Highlights and challenges in the selective reduction of carbon dioxide to methanol. Nat Rev Chem 2021; 5:564-579. [PMID: 37117584 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-021-00289-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the iconic greenhouse gas and the major factor driving present global climate change, incentivizing its capture and recycling into valuable products and fuels. The 6H+/6e- reduction of CO2 affords CH3OH, a key compound that is a fuel and a platform molecule. In this Review, we compare different routes for CO2 reduction to CH3OH, namely, heterogeneous and homogeneous catalytic hydrogenation, as well as enzymatic catalysis, photocatalysis and electrocatalysis. We describe the leading catalysts and the conditions under which they operate, and then consider their advantages and drawbacks in terms of selectivity, productivity, stability, operating conditions, cost and technical readiness. At present, heterogeneous hydrogenation catalysis and electrocatalysis have the greatest promise for large-scale CO2 reduction to CH3OH. The availability and price of sustainable electricity appear to be essential prerequisites for efficient CH3OH synthesis.
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Su K, Liu H, Gao Z, Fornasiero P, Wang F. Nb 2O 5-Based Photocatalysts. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:2003156. [PMID: 33898172 PMCID: PMC8061393 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202003156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Photocatalysis is one potential solution to the energy and environmental crisis and greatly relies on the development of the catalysts. Niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5), a typically nontoxic metal oxide, is eco-friendly and exhibits strong oxidation ability, and has attracted considerable attention from researchers. Furthermore, unique Lewis acid sites (LASs) and Brønsted acid sites (BASs) are observed on Nb2O5 prepared by different methods. Herein, the recent advances in the synthesis and application of Nb2O5-based photocatalysts, including the pure Nb2O5, doped Nb2O5, metal species supported on Nb2O5, and other composited Nb2O5 catalysts, are summarized. An overview is provided for the role of size and crystalline phase, unsaturated Nb sites and oxygen vacancies, LASs and BASs, dopants and surface metal species, and heterojunction structure on the Nb2O5-based catalysts in photocatalysis. Finally, the challenges are also presented, which are possibly overcome by integrating the synthetic methodology, developing novel photoelectric characterization techniques, and a profound understanding of the local structure of Nb2O5.
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- Kaiyi Su
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis (SKLC)Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL)Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP)Chinese Academy of SciencesDalian116023China
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis (SKLC)Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL)Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP)Chinese Academy of SciencesDalian116023China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis (SKLC)Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL)Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP)Chinese Academy of SciencesDalian116023China
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical SciencesINSTM ‐ Trieste and ICCOM ‐ CNR TriesteUniversity of TriesteVia L. Giorgieri 1Trieste34127Italy
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis (SKLC)Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL)Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP)Chinese Academy of SciencesDalian116023China
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Luo S, Ren X, Lin H, Song H, Ye J. Plasmonic photothermal catalysis for solar-to-fuel conversion: current status and prospects. Chem Sci 2021; 12:5701-5719. [PMID: 34168800 PMCID: PMC8179669 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc00064k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Solar-to-fuel conversion through photocatalytic processes is regarded as promising technology with the potential to reduce reliance on dwindling reserves of fossil fuels and to support the sustainable development of our society. However, conventional semiconductor-based photocatalytic systems suffer from unsatisfactory reaction efficiencies due to limited light harvesting abilities. Recent pioneering work from several groups, including ours, has demonstrated that visible and infrared light can be utilized by plasmonic catalysts not only to induce local heating but also to generate energetic hot carriers for initiating surface catalytic reactions and/or modulating the reaction pathways, resulting in synergistically promoted solar-to-fuel conversion efficiencies. In this perspective, we focus primarily on plasmon-mediated catalysis for thermodynamically uphill reactions converting CO2 and/or H2O into value-added products. We first introduce two types of mechanism and their applications by which reactions on plasmonic nanostructures can be initiated: either by photo-induced hot carriers (plasmonic photocatalysis) or by light-excited phonons (photothermal catalysis). Then, we emphasize examples where the hot carriers and phonon modes act in concert to contribute to the reaction (plasmonic photothermal catalysis), with special attention given to the design concepts and reaction mechanisms of the catalysts. We discuss challenges and future opportunities relating to plasmonic photothermal processes, aiming to promote an understanding of underlying mechanisms and provide guidelines for the rational design and construction of plasmonic catalysts for highly efficient solar-to-fuel conversion.
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- Shunqin Luo
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University Sapporo 060-0814 Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University Sapporo 060-0814 Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing 210016 P. R. China
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University Sapporo 060-0814 Japan
- TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 P. R. China
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Liu H, Shi L, Zhang Q, Qi P, Zhao Y, Meng Q, Feng X, Wang H, Ye J. Photothermal catalysts for hydrogenation reactions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:1279-1294. [PMID: 33521801 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc07144g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hydrogenation reactions are an important process in today's chemical industry. Typically, hydrogenation reactions involve the removal of an unsaturated bond in olefins or other polyenes via thermal catalysis using hydrogen. As hydrogenation reactions are often carried out at temperatures up to several hundred degrees, they require significant energy input which typically comes from burning fossil fuels. In order to conserve fossil fuels and reduce CO2 emissions, researchers are now developing photothermal catalysts for hydrogenation reactions, which harness concentrated sunlight to achieve the required reaction temperatures or introduce sunlight into thermal-driven reaction systems to reduce the reaction temperatures. Photothermal catalysts thus need to be able to efficiently absorb sunlight, whilst also being able to drive the desired hydrogenation reaction with high activity and selectivity. In this review, we summarize recent research aimed at the development of photothermal catalysts for CO2/CO hydrogenation and alkene/alkyne/aromatic hydrogenation. Particular emphasis is placed on uncovering the reaction mechanisms at the molecular level, which in turn guides the rational design of photothermal catalysts with better performance.
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- Huimin Liu
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou 121001, China.
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Mateo D, Cerrillo JL, Durini S, Gascon J. Fundamentals and applications of photo-thermal catalysis. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:2173-2210. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00357c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Photo-thermal catalysis has recently emerged as an alternative route to drive chemical reactions using light as an energy source.
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- Diego Mateo
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
- Advanced Catalytic Materials
- Thuwal 23955-6900
- Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
- Advanced Catalytic Materials
- Thuwal 23955-6900
- Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
- Advanced Catalytic Materials
- Thuwal 23955-6900
- Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
- Advanced Catalytic Materials
- Thuwal 23955-6900
- Saudi Arabia
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Zheng YL, Liu HC, Zhang YW. Engineering Heterostructured Nanocatalysts for CO 2 Transformation Reactions: Advances and Perspectives. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:6090-6123. [PMID: 32662587 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202001290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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As a conceivable route to achieving anthropological carbon looping, carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technologies employ waste CO2 as an accessible C1 building block to generate upgraded chemicals or fuels, thereby simultaneously remedying environmental issues and energy crises. However, efficient CO2 conversion is disfavored by both its thermodynamics and its kinetics. Heterostructured materials with well-controlled interfaces have great potential for enhanced catalytic performance in various CO2 transformation reactions, owing to the synergistic effects among components, numerous interfacial and/or surface active sites, increased CO2 adsorption capacity, promoted charge transfer efficiency, and unique physicochemical properties. This Review highlights the state of the art in typical heterostructures, such as core-shell, yolk-shell, Janus, hierarchical (branched and hollow), and 2D/2D layered structures, applied for CO2 conversion with various energy inputs (radiation, electricity, heat). Fabrication methods of different heterostructures and structure-composition-performance relationships are also discussed concisely. Finally, a brief summary and prospective research directions are provided. The motivation of this Review is to offer instructive information on the applicability of inorganic heterostructures for CO2 transformation reactions, and it is hoped that further enlightening studies in this field could emerge in the future.
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- Ya-Li Zheng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P.R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Stable and Unstable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P.R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P.R. China
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Yan T, Li N, Wang L, Ran W, Duchesne PN, Wan L, Nguyen NT, Wang L, Xia M, Ozin GA. Bismuth atom tailoring of indium oxide surface frustrated Lewis pairs boosts heterogeneous CO 2 photocatalytic hydrogenation. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6095. [PMID: 33257718 PMCID: PMC7705729 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19997-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The surface frustrated Lewis pairs (SFLPs) on defect-laden metal oxides provide catalytic sites to activate H2 and CO2 molecules and enable efficient gas-phase CO2 photocatalysis. Lattice engineering of metal oxides provides a useful strategy to tailor the reactivity of SFLPs. Herein, a one-step solvothermal synthesis is developed that enables isomorphic replacement of Lewis acidic site In3+ ions in In2O3 by single-site Bi3+ ions, thereby enhancing the propensity to activate CO2 molecules. The so-formed BixIn2-xO3 materials prove to be three orders of magnitude more photoactive for the reverse water gas shift reaction than In2O3 itself, while also exhibiting notable photoactivity towards methanol production. The increased solar absorption efficiency and efficient charge-separation and transfer of BixIn2-xO3 also contribute to the improved photocatalytic performance. These traits exemplify the opportunities that exist for atom-scale engineering in heterogeneous CO2 photocatalysis, another step towards the vision of the solar CO2 refinery. Surface frustrated Lewis pairs (SFLPs) provide a unique class of active sites that enable efficient gas-phase CO2 photocatalysis. How to tailor the reactivity of the SFLPs represents a major challenge, which the authors address here by single-site Bi3+ ion substitution of the SFLPs.
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- Tingjiang Yan
- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, 273165, Qufu, Shandong, People's Republic of China. .,Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada.
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- Qufu Normal University Library, Qufu Normal University, 273165, Qufu, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, 273165, Qufu, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, 273165, Qufu, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada.
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High-performance light-driven heterogeneous CO 2 catalysis with near-unity selectivity on metal phosphides. Nat Commun 2020; 11:5149. [PMID: 33051460 PMCID: PMC7555895 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18943-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Akin to single-site homogeneous catalysis, a long sought-after goal is to achieve reaction site precision in heterogeneous catalysis for chemical control over patterns of activity, selectivity and stability. Herein, we report on metal phosphides as a class of material capable of realizing these attributes and unlock their potential in solar-driven CO2 hydrogenation. Selected as an archetype, Ni12P5 affords a structure based upon highly dispersed nickel nanoclusters integrated into a phosphorus lattice that harvest light intensely across the entire solar spectral range. Motivated by its panchromatic absorption and unique linearly bonded nickel-carbonyl-dominated reaction route, Ni12P5 is found to be a photothermal catalyst for the reverse water gas shift reaction, offering a CO production rate of 960 ± 12 mmol gcat−1 h−1, near 100% selectivity and long-term stability. Successful extension of this idea to Co2P analogs implies that metal phosphide materials are poised as a universal platform for high-rate and highly selective photothermal CO2 catalysis. There exists an urgent need to develop new materials to convert CO2 to useful products. Here, authors demonstrate metal phosphide nanoparticles to enable light-driven CO2 hydrogenation with high activities and near-unity selectivity.
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Chen X, Li Q, Zhang M, Li J, Cai S, Chen J, Jia H. MOF-Templated Preparation of Highly Dispersed Co/Al 2O 3 Composite as the Photothermal Catalyst with High Solar-to-Fuel Efficiency for CO 2 Methanation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:39304-39317. [PMID: 32805882 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c11576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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CH4 production from CO2 hydrogenation provides a clean approach to convert greenhouse gas CO2 into chemical energy, but high energy consumption in this reaction still restrains its further application. Herein, we use a light-driven CO2 methanation process instead of traditional thermocatalysis by an electrical heating mode, with the aim of greatly decreasing the energy consumption. Under UV-vis-IR light irradiation, the photothermal CO2 methanation over highly dispersed Co nanoparticles supported on Al2O3 (Co/Al2O3) achieves impressive CH4 production rates (as high as 6036 μmol g-1 h-1), good CH4 selectivity (97.7%), and catalytic durability. The high light-harvesting property of the catalyst across the entire solar spectrum coupled with its strong adsorption capacity toward H2, CO2, CO, and abundant active sites are proposed to be responsible for the better photothermocatalytic performance of Co/Al2O3. Furthermore, a novel light-promotion effect is also revealed in CO2 methanation, where UV-vis light irradiation induces oxygen vacancies and improves the proclivity toward adsorption of H2, CO2, and CO, finally resulting in a significant enhancement of the photothermocatalytic activity for CH4 production. By concentrating the low-intensity light (120 mW/cm2) via a Fresnel lens, a photothermal CO2 conversion efficiency of more than 50% with a good CH4 selectivity (76%) is achieved on the optimal catalyst under a dynamic reaction system, which indicates the bright prospect of photothermal CO2 methanation.
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- Xi Chen
- CAS Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, and Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, and Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, and Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, and Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, and Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, and Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Zhou C, Shi R, Waterhouse GI, Zhang T. Recent advances in niobium-based semiconductors for solar hydrogen production. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Song C, Liu X, Xu M, Masi D, Wang Y, Deng Y, Zhang M, Qin X, Feng K, Yan J, Leng J, Wang Z, Xu Y, Yan B, Jin S, Xu D, Yin Z, Xiao D, Ma D. Photothermal Conversion of CO2 with Tunable Selectivity Using Fe-Based Catalysts: From Oxide to Carbide. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Chuqiao Song
- Department Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
- Syncat@Beijing, Synfuels China Company Ltd, Beijing 101407, P. R. China
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- Department Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Center for Integrative Materials Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Center for Integrative Materials Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Department Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Department Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Department Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, P. R. China
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- Department Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Department Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, P. R. China
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- Department Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, 29 13th Avenue, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, P. R. China
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- Center for Integrative Materials Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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He J, Janáky C. Recent Advances in Solar-Driven Carbon Dioxide Conversion: Expectations versus Reality. ACS ENERGY LETTERS 2020; 5:1996-2014. [PMID: 32566753 PMCID: PMC7296618 DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Solar-driven carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion to fuels and high-value chemicals can contribute to the better utilization of renewable energy sources. Photosynthetic (PS), photocatalytic (PC), photoelectrochemical (PEC), and photovoltaic plus electrochemical (PV+EC) approaches are intensively studied strategies. We aimed to compare the performance of these approaches using unified metrics and to highlight representative studies with outstanding performance in a given aspect. Most importantly, a statistical analysis was carried out to compare the differences in activity, selectivity, and durability of the various approaches, and the underlying causes are discussed in detail. Several interesting trends were found: (i) Only the minority of the studies present comprehensive metrics. (ii) The CO2 reduction products and their relative amount vary across the different approaches. (iii) Only the PV+EC approach is likely to lead to industrial technologies in the midterm future. Last, a brief perspective on new directions is given to stimulate discussion and future research activity.
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Feng K, Wang S, Zhang D, Wang L, Yu Y, Feng K, Li Z, Zhu Z, Li C, Cai M, Wu Z, Kong N, Yan B, Zhong J, Zhang X, Ozin GA, He L. Cobalt Plasmonic Superstructures Enable Almost 100% Broadband Photon Efficient CO 2 Photocatalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2000014. [PMID: 32390222 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202000014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The efficiency of heterogeneous photocatalysis for converting solar to chemical energy is low on a per photon basis mainly because of the difficulty of capturing and utilizing light across the entire solar spectral wavelength range. This challenge is addressed herein with a plasmonic superstructure, fashioned as an array of nanoscale needles comprising cobalt nanocrystals assembled within a sheath of porous silica grown on a fluorine tin oxide substrate. This plasmonic superstructure can strongly absorb sunlight through different mechanisms including enhanced plasmonic excitation by the hybridization of Co nanoparticles in close proximity, as well as inter- and intra-band transitions. With nearly 100% sunlight harvesting ability, it drives the photothermal hydrogenation of carbon dioxide with a 20-fold rate increase from the silica-supported cobalt catalyst. The present work bridges the gap between strong light-absorbing plasmonic superstructures with photothermal CO2 catalysis toward the complete utilization of the solar energy.
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- Kai Feng
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University-Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University-Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University-Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University-Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University-Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University-Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University-Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University-Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University-Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University-Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University-Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University-Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University-Western University Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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Wang L, Dong Y, Yan T, Hu Z, Jelle AA, Meira DM, Duchesne PN, Loh JYY, Qiu C, Storey EE, Xu Y, Sun W, Ghoussoub M, Kherani NP, Helmy AS, Ozin GA. Black indium oxide a photothermal CO 2 hydrogenation catalyst. Nat Commun 2020; 11:2432. [PMID: 32415078 PMCID: PMC7229034 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16336-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Nanostructured forms of stoichiometric In2O3 are proving to be efficacious catalysts for the gas-phase hydrogenation of CO2. These conversions can be facilitated using either heat or light; however, until now, the limited optical absorption intensity evidenced by the pale-yellow color of In2O3 has prevented the use of both together. To take advantage of the heat and light content of solar energy, it would be advantageous to make indium oxide black. Herein, we present a synthetic route to tune the color of In2O3 to pitch black by controlling its degree of non-stoichiometry. Black indium oxide comprises amorphous non-stoichiometric domains of In2O3-x on a core of crystalline stoichiometric In2O3, and has 100% selectivity towards the hydrogenation of CO2 to CO with a turnover frequency of 2.44 s-1.
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- Lu Wang
- School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518172, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. .,Solar Fuels Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada.
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, 273165, Qufu, Shandong, China
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- Center for Joint Quantum Studies and Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- CLS@APS, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA.,Canadian Light Source Inc., 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2V3, Canada
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 184 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 184 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada.
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Tang S, Xing X, Yu W, Sun J, Xuan Y, Wang L, Xu Y, Hong H, Jin H. Synergizing Photo-Thermal H 2 and Photovoltaics into a Concentrated Sunlight Use. iScience 2020; 23:101012. [PMID: 32278287 PMCID: PMC7152679 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Solar hydrogen and electricity are promising high energy-density renewable sources. Although photochemistry or photovoltaics are attractive routes, special challenge arises in sunlight conversion efficiency. To improve efficiency, various semiconductor materials have been proposed with selective sunlight absorption. Here, we reported a hybrid system synergizing photo-thermochemical hydrogen and photovoltaics, harvesting full-spectrum sunlight in a cascade manner. A simple suspension of Au-TiO2 in water/methanol serves as a spectrum selector, absorbing ultraviolet-visible and infrared energy for rapid photo-thermochemical hydrogen production. The transmitted visible and near-infrared energy fits the photovoltaic bandgap and retains the high efficiency of a commercial photovoltaic cell under different solar concentration values. The experimental design achieved an overall efficiency of 4.2% under 12 suns solar concentration. Furthermore, the results demonstrated a reduced energy loss in full-spectrum energy conversion into hydrogen and electricity. Such simple integration of photo-thermochemical hydrogen and photovoltaics would create a pathway toward cascading use of sunlight energy. An integration of both photothermal H2 and PV was proposed at full solar spectrum Absorbed UV-vis and IR generate H2 faster than reported full-spectrum catalysis Transmitted Vis and near-IR bands retain the high efficiency of commercial PV cells A novel device was designed with experimental overall efficiency of 4.2% at 12 suns
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- Sanli Tang
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Solar Fuels Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto M5S 3H6, Canada
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Environmental and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto M5S 3H6, Canada
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Ning S, Xu H, Qi Y, Song L, Zhang Q, Ouyang S, Ye J. Microstructure Induced Thermodynamic and Kinetic Modulation to Enhance CO2 Photothermal Reduction: A Case of Atomic-Scale Dispersed Co–N Species Anchored Co@C Hybrid. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b04963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Shangbo Ning
- TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, No. 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China
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- TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, No. 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, No. 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, No. 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, No. 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, No. 152, Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, No. 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0047, Japan
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Wang ZJ, Song H, Liu H, Ye J. Coupling of Solar Energy and Thermal Energy for Carbon Dioxide Reduction: Status and Prospects. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:8016-8035. [PMID: 31309678 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Enormous efforts have been devoted to the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) by utilizing various driving forces, such as heat, electricity, and radiation. However, the efficient reduction of CO2 is still challenging because of sluggish kinetics. Recent pioneering studies from several groups, including us, have demonstrated that the coupling of solar energy and thermal energy offers a novel and promising strategy to promote the activity and/or manipulate selectivity in CO2 reduction. Herein, we clarify the definition and principles of coupling solar energy and thermal energy, and comprehensively review the status and prospects of CO2 reduction by coupling solar energy and thermal energy. Catalyst design, reactor configuration, photo-mediated activity/selectivity, and mechanism studies in photo-thermo CO2 reduction will be emphasized. The aim of this Review is to promote understanding towards CO2 activation and provide guidelines for the design of new catalysts for the efficient reduction of CO2 .
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- Zhou-Jun Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Environmental Catalysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.,International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.,Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0814, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.,TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.,School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.,Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0814, Japan.,TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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Wang Z, Song H, Liu H, Ye J. Kopplung von Solarenergie und Wärmeenergie zur Kohlendioxidreduktion: Aktueller Stand und Perspektiven. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201907443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Zhou‐jun Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource EngineeringBeijing Key Laboratory of Energy Environmental CatalysisBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA)National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA)National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringHokkaido University Sapporo 060-0814 Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA)National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
- TJU-NIMS International Collaboration LaboratorySchool of Material Science and EngineeringTianjin University Tianjin 300072 P. R. China
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringThe University of Sydney Sydney NSW 2006 Australien
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA)National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 1-1 Namiki Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringHokkaido University Sapporo 060-0814 Japan
- TJU-NIMS International Collaboration LaboratorySchool of Material Science and EngineeringTianjin University Tianjin 300072 P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin 300072 P. R. China
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Gao W, Liang S, Wang R, Jiang Q, Zhang Y, Zheng Q, Xie B, Toe CY, Zhu X, Wang J, Huang L, Gao Y, Wang Z, Jo C, Wang Q, Wang L, Liu Y, Louis B, Scott J, Roger AC, Amal R, He H, Park SE. Industrial carbon dioxide capture and utilization: state of the art and future challenges. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:8584-8686. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00025f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 68.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This review covers the sustainable development of advanced improvements in CO2 capture and utilization.
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Chen G, Waterhouse GIN, Shi R, Zhao J, Li Z, Wu L, Tung C, Zhang T. From Solar Energy to Fuels: Recent Advances in Light‐Driven C
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- Guangbo Chen
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic MaterialsTechnical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden and Department of Chemistry and Food ChemistryTechnische Universität Dresden 01062 Dresden Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic MaterialsTechnical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic MaterialsTechnical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic MaterialsTechnical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic MaterialsTechnical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic MaterialsTechnical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic MaterialsTechnical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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Integrating photocatalytic reduction of CO2 with selective oxidation of tetrahydroisoquinoline over InP–In2O3 Z-scheme p-n junction. Sci China Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-019-9620-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Dai X, Sun Y. Reduction of carbon dioxide on photoexcited nanoparticles of VIII group metals. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:16723-16732. [PMID: 31478541 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr05971g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide on nanoparticles of group VIII transition metals represents an emerging research area in recent years because of their promise in transforming carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into value-added chemicals and fuels with the energy input of light. This mini review summarizes the fundamentals of the reduction of carbon dioxide and addresses how the photoexcitation of the metal nanoparticles can influence the reactions. The important roles of non-thermal hot electrons and photothermal effect in the photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide are highlighted, and the recent research reported in the literature are overviewed. There are still challenges in characterizing the photocatalytic reactions to distinguish the contributions of non-thermal and photothermal effects.
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- Xinyan Dai
- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA.
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Chen G, Waterhouse GIN, Shi R, Zhao J, Li Z, Wu L, Tung C, Zhang T. Von Sonnenlicht zu Brennstoffen: aktuelle Fortschritte der C
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- Guangbo Chen
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic MaterialsTechnical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Peking 100190 V.R. China
- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden und Fakultät Chemie und LebensmittelchemieTechnische Universität Dresden 01062 Dresden Deutschland
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic MaterialsTechnical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Peking 100190 V.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic MaterialsTechnical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Peking 100190 V.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic MaterialsTechnical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Peking 100190 V.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic MaterialsTechnical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Peking 100190 V.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic MaterialsTechnical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Peking 100190 V.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic MaterialsTechnical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Peking 100190 V.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Peking 100049 V.R. China
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Yan T, Wang L, Liang Y, Makaremi M, Wood TE, Dai Y, Huang B, Jelle AA, Dong Y, Ozin GA. Polymorph selection towards photocatalytic gaseous CO 2 hydrogenation. Nat Commun 2019; 10:2521. [PMID: 31175311 PMCID: PMC6555785 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10524-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Titanium dioxide is the only known material that can enable gas-phase CO2 photocatalysis in its anatase and rutile polymorphic forms. Materials engineering of polymorphism provides a useful strategy for optimizing the performance metrics of a photocatalyst. In this paper, it is shown that the less well known rhombohedral polymorph of indium sesquioxide, like its well-documented cubic polymorph, is a CO2 hydrogenation photocatalyst for the production of CH3OH and CO. Significantly, the rhombohedral polymorph exhibits higher activity, superior stability and improved selectivity towards CH3OH over CO. These gains in catalyst performance originate in the enhanced acidity and basicity of surface frustrated Lewis pairs in the rhombohedral form. Polymorphs, compounds with identical chemical stoichiometries yet different atomic configurations, expand the range of potential chemical properties and new applications. Here, authors show rhombohedral indium oxides to be highly active and selective for photocatalytic CO2 hydrogenation.
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- Tingjiang Yan
- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, 273165, P. R. China. .,Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada.
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- Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, P. R. China
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- Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, P. R. China.
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, P. R. China
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- Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada.
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Tountas AA, Peng X, Tavasoli AV, Duchesne PN, Dingle TL, Dong Y, Hurtado L, Mohan A, Sun W, Ulmer U, Wang L, Wood TE, Maravelias CT, Sain MM, Ozin GA. Towards Solar Methanol: Past, Present, and Future. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2019; 6:1801903. [PMID: 31016111 PMCID: PMC6468977 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201801903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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This work aims to provide an overview of producing value-added products affordably and sustainably from greenhouse gases (GHGs). Methanol (MeOH) is one such product, and is one of the most widely used chemicals, employed as a feedstock for ≈30% of industrial chemicals. The starting materials are analogous to those feeding natural processes: water, CO2, and light. Innovative technologies from this effort have global significance, as they allow GHG recycling, while providing society with a renewable carbon feedstock. Light, in the form of solar energy, assists the production process in some capacity. Various solar strategies of continually increasing technology readiness levels are compared to the commercial MeOH process, which uses a syngas feed derived from natural gas. These strategies include several key technologies, including solar-thermochemical, photochemical, and photovoltaic-electrochemical. Other solar-assisted technologies that are not yet commercial-ready are also discussed. The commercial-ready technologies are compared using a technoeconomic analysis, and the scalability of solar reactors is also discussed in the context of light-incorporating catalyst architectures and designs. Finally, how MeOH compares against other prospective products is briefly discussed, as well as the viability of the most promising solar MeOH strategy in an international context.
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- Athanasios A. Tountas
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied ChemistryUniversity of Toronto200 College StreetTorontoONM5S 3E5Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison1415 Engineering DriveMadisonWI53706USA
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Toronto184 College StTorontoONM5S 3E4Canada
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Toronto184 College StTorontoONM5S 3E4Canada
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison1415 Engineering DriveMadisonWI53706USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied ChemistryUniversity of Toronto200 College StreetTorontoONM5S 3E5Canada
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial EngineeringUniversity of Toronto5 King's College RoadTorontoONM5S 3G8Canada
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
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Li X, Yu J, Jaroniec M, Chen X. Cocatalysts for Selective Photoreduction of CO2 into Solar Fuels. Chem Rev 2019; 119:3962-4179. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1094] [Impact Index Per Article: 218.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Xin Li
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Key Laboratory of Energy Plants Resource and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Material Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri—Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, United States
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Li YF, Soheilnia N, Greiner M, Ulmer U, Wood T, Jelle AA, Dong Y, Yin Wong AP, Jia J, Ozin GA. Pd@H yWO 3- x Nanowires Efficiently Catalyze the CO 2 Heterogeneous Reduction Reaction with a Pronounced Light Effect. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:5610-5615. [PMID: 29856203 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b04982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The design of photocatalysts able to reduce CO2 to value-added chemicals and fuels could enable a closed carbon circular economy. A common theme running through the design of photocatalysts for CO2 reduction is the utilization of semiconductor materials with high-energy conduction bands able to generate highly reducing electrons. Far less explored in this respect are low-energy conduction band materials such as WO3. Specifically, we focus attention on the use of Pd nanocrystal decorated WO3 nanowires as a heretofore-unexplored photocatalyst for the hydrogenation of CO2. Powder X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, ultraviolet-visible-near infrared, and in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analytical techniques elucidate the hydrogen tungsten bronze, H yWO3- x, as the catalytically active species formed via the H2 spillover effect by Pd. The existence in H yWO3- x of Brønsted acid hydroxyls OH, W(V) sites, and oxygen vacancies (VO) facilitate CO2 capture and reduction reactions. Under solar irradiation, CO2 reduction attains CO production rates as high as 3.0 mmol gcat-1 hr-1 with a selectivity exceeding 99%. A combination of reaction kinetic studies and in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy measurements provide a valuable insight into thermochemical compared to photochemical surface reaction pathways, considered responsible for the hydrogenation of CO2 by Pd@H yWO3- x.
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- Young Feng Li
- Department of Chemistry , University of Toronto , 80 St. George Street , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3H6 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Toronto , 80 St. George Street , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3H6 , Canada
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesselschaft , Faradayweg 4-6 , 14195 Berlin , Germany
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Toronto , 80 St. George Street , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3H6 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Toronto , 80 St. George Street , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3H6 , Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Toronto , 184 College Street , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3E4 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Toronto , 80 St. George Street , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3H6 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Toronto , 80 St. George Street , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3H6 , Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Toronto , 184 College Street , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3E4 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Toronto , 80 St. George Street , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3H6 , Canada
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Bai Y, Zhao J, Feng S, Liang X, Wang C. Light-driven thermocatalytic CO2 reduction over surface-passivated β-Mo2C nanowires: enhanced catalytic stability by light. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:4651-4654. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc01479a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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As compared to the thermocatalysis without light irradiation, the catalytic stability of P-Mo2C in the light-driven thermocatalysis is significantly improved.
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- Yujie Bai
- School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Shaanxi University of Science & Technology
- Xian
- China
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- School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Shaanxi University of Science & Technology
- Xian
- China
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- School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Shaanxi University of Science & Technology
- Xian
- China
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- School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Shaanxi University of Science & Technology
- Xian
- China
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- School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Shaanxi University of Science & Technology
- Xian
- China
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