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Vieira F, Marcasuzaa P, Curet L, Billon L, Viterisi A, Palomares E. Selectivity of a Copper Oxide CO 2 Reduction Electrocatalyst Shifted by a Bioinspired pH-Sensitive Polymer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:45038-45048. [PMID: 39162339 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c11927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
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A bioinspired polymeric membrane capable of shifting the selectivity of a copper oxide electrocatalyst in the CO2 reduction reaction is described. The membrane is deposited on top of copper oxide thin films from wet deposition techniques under controlled conditions of humidity and self-assembles into an arranged network of micrometer-sized pores throughout the polymer cross-section. The membrane was composed of a block copolymer with a precisely controlled ratio of poly-4-vinylpyridine and poly(methyl methacrylate) blocks (PMMA-b-P4VP). The intrinsic hydrophobicity, together with the porous nature of the membrane's surface, induces a Cassie-Baxter wetting transition above neutral pH, resulting in water repulsion from the catalyst surface. As a consequence, the catalyst's surface is shielded from surrounding water molecules under CO2 electroreduction reaction conditions, and CO2 molecules are preferentially located in the vicinity of the catalytically active area. The CO2 reduction reaction is therefore kinetically favored over the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).
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- Fábio Vieira
- Universite de Pau et Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM UMR 5254, Technopole Hélioparc, 2 Avenue du Président Pierre Angot, 64053 PAU CEDEX 09, France
- Bio-inspired Materials Group: Functionalities & Self-Assembly, E2S UPPA, IPREM, Hélioparc, 2 Avenue du Président Pierre Angot, 64053 PAU CEDEX 09, France
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avenida Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Universite de Pau et Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM UMR 5254, Technopole Hélioparc, 2 Avenue du Président Pierre Angot, 64053 PAU CEDEX 09, France
- Bio-inspired Materials Group: Functionalities & Self-Assembly, E2S UPPA, IPREM, Hélioparc, 2 Avenue du Président Pierre Angot, 64053 PAU CEDEX 09, France
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- Universite de Pau et Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM UMR 5254, Technopole Hélioparc, 2 Avenue du Président Pierre Angot, 64053 PAU CEDEX 09, France
- Bio-inspired Materials Group: Functionalities & Self-Assembly, E2S UPPA, IPREM, Hélioparc, 2 Avenue du Président Pierre Angot, 64053 PAU CEDEX 09, France
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- Universite de Pau et Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM UMR 5254, Technopole Hélioparc, 2 Avenue du Président Pierre Angot, 64053 PAU CEDEX 09, France
- Bio-inspired Materials Group: Functionalities & Self-Assembly, E2S UPPA, IPREM, Hélioparc, 2 Avenue du Président Pierre Angot, 64053 PAU CEDEX 09, France
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- Universite de Pau et Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM UMR 5254, Technopole Hélioparc, 2 Avenue du Président Pierre Angot, 64053 PAU CEDEX 09, France
- Bio-inspired Materials Group: Functionalities & Self-Assembly, E2S UPPA, IPREM, Hélioparc, 2 Avenue du Président Pierre Angot, 64053 PAU CEDEX 09, France
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- Universite de Pau et Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM UMR 5254, Technopole Hélioparc, 2 Avenue du Président Pierre Angot, 64053 PAU CEDEX 09, France
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avenida Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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Wang LH, Azam M, Yan XH, Tai XS. Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Hirschfeld Surface Analysis of a New Cu(II) Complex and Its Role in Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. Molecules 2024; 29:1957. [PMID: 38731448 PMCID: PMC11085493 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29091957] [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: 03/14/2024] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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A new Cu(II) complex, [CuL1L2(CH3COO)2(H2O)]·H2O, was synthesized by the reaction of Cu(CH3COO)2·H2O, 6-phenylpyridine-2-carboxylic acid (HL1), and 4-[5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl]pyridine (L2) in ethanol-water (v:v = 1:1) solution. The Cu(II) complex was characterized using elemental analysis, IR, UV-vis, TG-DTA, and single-crystal X-ray analysis. The fluorescence properties of the copper complex were also evaluated. The structural analysis results show that the Cu(II) complex crystallizes in the triclinic system with space group P-1. The Cu(II) ion in the complex is five-coordinated with one O atom (O2) and one N atom (N1) from one 6-phenylpyridine-2-carboxylate ligand (L1), one N atom (N2) from 4-[5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl]pyridine ligand (L2), one O atom (O4) from acetate, and one O atom (O5) from a coordinated water molecule, and it adopts a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry. Cu(II) complex molecules form a two-dimensional layer structure through intramolecular and intermolecular O-H…O hydrogen bonding. The two-dimensional layer structures further form a three-dimensional network structure by π-π stacking interactions of aromatic rings. The analysis of the Hirschfeld surface of the Cu(II) complex shows that the H…H contacts made the most significant contribution (46.6%) to the Hirschfeld surface, followed by O…H/H…O, N…H/H…N and C…H/H…C contacts with contributions of 14.2%, 13.8%, and 10.2%, respectively. In addition, the photocatalytic CO2 reduction using Cu(II) complex as a catalyst is investigated under UV-vis light irradiation. The findings reveal that the main product is CO, with a yield of 10.34 μmol/g and a selectivity of 89.4% after three hours.
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- Li-Hua Wang
- College of Biology and Oceanography, Weifang University, Weifang 261061, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Weifang University, Weifang 261061, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Weifang University, Weifang 261061, China
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Ganesh I. EPDM rubber-based membranes for electrochemical water splitting and carbon dioxide reduction reactions. J Solid State Electrochem 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-023-05479-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Ciocarlan RG, Blommaerts N, Lenaerts S, Cool P, Verbruggen SW. Recent Trends in Plasmon-Assisted Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202201647. [PMID: 36626298 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202201647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Direct photocatalytic reduction of CO2 has become an highly active field of research. It is thus of utmost importance to maintain an overview of the various materials used to sustain this process, find common trends, and, in this way, eventually improve the current conversions and selectivities. In particular, CO2 photoreduction using plasmonic photocatalysts under solar light has gained tremendous attention, and a wide variety of materials has been developed to reduce CO2 towards more practical gases or liquid fuels (CH4 , CO, CH3 OH/CH3 CH2 OH) in this manner. This Review therefore aims at providing insights in current developments of photocatalysts consisting of only plasmonic nanoparticles and semiconductor materials. By classifying recent studies based on product selectivity, this Review aims to unravel common trends that can provide effective information on ways to improve the photoreduction yield or possible means to shift the selectivity towards desired products, thus generating new ideas for the way forward.
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- Radu-George Ciocarlan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium
- Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium
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Di T, Cao T, Liu H, Wang S, Zhang J. Cu-doped SnS 2 nanosheets with superior visible-light photocatalytic CO 2 reduction performance. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:5196-5202. [PMID: 36723093 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp04993g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Photocatalytic CO2 reduction utilizing solar energy is a clean, environment-friendly strategy converting CO2 into hydrocarbon fuels to solve the energy crisis and climate issues. Herein, we report the synthesis of Cu-doped SnS2 nanosheets via a simple hydrothermal method. The prepared Cu-doped SnS2 composite displays superior photocatalytic CO2 reduction activity. The optimized CH3OH yield of the composite is two times higher than that of pure SnS2. The enhanced photocatalytic performance is attributed to effective charge separation resulting from the thinner nanosheets and delocalization of electrons from SnS2 to Cu, high visible light utilization efficiency, enlarged SBET, negative shift of the flat-band potential and reduced charge transfer resistance with the introduction of Cu atoms. This work suggests the potential application of Cu-doped SnS2 in photocatalytic CO2 reduction.
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- Tingmin Di
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, P. R. China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, P. R. China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, P. R. China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology of Hubei Province, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, P. R. China.
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Zhao HP, Zhu ML, Shi HY, Zhou QQ, Chen R, Lin SW, Tong MH, Ji MH, Jiang X, Liao CX, Chen YX, Lu CZ. Cerium-Doped Iron Oxide Nanorod Arrays for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Molecules 2022; 27:9050. [PMID: 36558179 PMCID: PMC9780861 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27249050] [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: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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In this work, a simple one-step hydrothermal method was employed to prepare the Ce-doped Fe2O3 ordered nanorod arrays (CFT). The Ce doping successfully narrowed the band gap of Fe2O3, which improved the visible light absorption performance. In addition, with the help of Ce doping, the recombination of electron/hole pairs was significantly inhibited. The external voltage will make the performance of the Ce-doped sample better. Therefore, the Ce-doped Fe2O3 has reached superior photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance with a high photocurrent density of 1.47 mA/cm2 at 1.6 V vs. RHE (Reversible Hydrogen Electrode), which is 7.3 times higher than that of pristine Fe2O3 nanorod arrays (FT). The Hydrogen (H2) production from PEC water splitting of Fe2O3 was highly improved by Ce doping to achieve an evolution rate of 21 μmol/cm2/h.
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- Hai-Peng Zhao
- School of Rare Earth, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
- School of Rare Earths, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
- College of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- School of Rare Earth, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
- College of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Photoelectric Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare-Earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
- School of Rare Earths, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- College of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, China
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Děkanovský L, Plutnar J, Šturala J, Brus J, Kosina J, Azadmanjiri J, Sedmidubský D, Sofer Z, Khezri B. Multifunctional Photoelectroactive Platform for CO2 Reduction toward C2+ Products─Programmable Selectivity with a Bioinspired Polymer Coating. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Lukáš Děkanovský
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovskeho nam. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Central Laboratories, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Brito JFD, Bessegato GG, Perini JAL, Torquato LDDM, Zanoni MVB. Advances in photoelectroreduction of CO2 to hydrocarbons fuels: Contributions of functional materials. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Tian L, Xin Q, Zhao C, Xie G, Akram MZ, Wang W, Ma R, Jia X, Guo B, Gong JR. Nanoarray Structures for Artificial Photosynthesis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2006530. [PMID: 33896110 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202006530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Conversion and storage of solar energy into fuels and chemicals by artificial photosynthesis has been considered as one of the promising methods to address the global energy crisis. However, it is still far from the practical applications on a large scale. Nanoarray structures that combine the advantages of nanosize and array alignment have demonstrated great potential to improve solar energy conversion efficiency, stability, and selectivity. This article provides a comprehensive review on the utilization of nanoarray structures in artificial photosynthesis of renewable fuels and high value-added chemicals. First, basic principles of solar energy conversion and superiorities of using nanoarray structures in this field are described. Recent research progress on nanoarray structures in both abiotic and abiotic-biotic hybrid systems is then outlined, highlighting contributions to light absorption, charge transport and transfer, and catalytic reactions (including kinetics and selectivity). Finally, conclusions and outlooks on future research directions of nanoarray structures for artificial photosynthesis are presented.
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- Liangqiu Tian
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of CAS, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of CAS, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of CAS, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of CAS, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of CAS, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of CAS, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of CAS, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Shen X, Wang W, Wang Q, Liu J, Huang F, Sun C, Yang C, Chen D. Mechanism of iron complexes catalyzed in the N-formylation of amines with CO 2 and H 2: the superior performance of N-H ligand methylated complexes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:16675-16689. [PMID: 34337631 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp00608h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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CO2 hydrogenation into value-added chemicals not only offer an economically beneficial outlet but also help reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. Herein, the density functional theory (DFT) studies have been carried out on CO2 hydrogenation reaction for formamide production catalyzed by two different N-H ligand types of PNP iron catalysts. The results suggest that the whole mechanistic pathway has three parts: (i) precatalyst activation, (ii) hydrogenation of CO2 to generate formic acid (HCOOH), and (iii) amine thermal condensation to formamide with HCOOH. The lower turnover number (TON) of a bifunctional catalyst system in hydrogenating CO2 may attribute to the facile side-reaction between CO2 and bifunctional catalyst, which inhibits the generation of active species. Regarding the bifunctional catalyst system addressed in this work, we proposed a ligand participated mechanism due to the low pKa of the ligand N-H functional in the associated stage in the catalytic cycle. Remarkably, catalysts without the N-H ligand exhibit the significant transfer hydrogenation through the metal centered mechanism. Due to the excellent catalytic nature of the N-H ligand methylated catalyst, the N-H bond was not necessary for stabilizing the intermediate. Therefore, we confirmed that N-H ligand methylated catalysts allow for an efficient CO2 hydrogenation reaction compared to the bifunctional catalysts. Furthermore, the influence of Lewis acid and strong base on catalytic N-formylation were considered. Both significantly impact the catalytic performance. Moreover, the catalytic activity of PNMeP-based Mn, Fe and Ru complexes for CO2 hydrogenation to formamides was explored as well. The energetic span of Fe and Mn catalysts are much closer to the precious metal Ru, which indicates that such non-precious metal catalysts have potentially valuable applications.
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- Xinyu Shen
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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Mandal SC, Pathak B. Identifying the preferential pathways of CO 2 capture and hydrogenation to methanol over an Mn(I)-PNP catalyst: a computational study. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:9598-9609. [PMID: 34160489 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01208h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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CO2 hydrogenation to CH3OH is a crucial conversion for several purposes. Density functional theory (DFT) studies have been performed to explore the mechanistic pathways of newly reported CO2 capture and hydrogenation to methanol. The present study describes the multistep transformation of CO2 to methanol. In this case we have introduced 2-amino-1-propanol to capture CO2 and hydrogenation of the CO2 captured product (oxazolidinone) in the presence of an active Mn(i)-PNP based catalyst. All the plausible pathways for oxazolidinone hydrogenation to methanol have been explored in detail. Here, hydride and proton transfer steps are very important for oxazolidinone hydrogenation, whereas heterolytic H2 cleavage is the most important step for the regeneration of the catalyst. Our detailed study shows that C-N bond hydrogenation followed by C-O and C[double bond, length as m-dash]O bond hydrogenations or C-O bond hydrogenation followed by C-N and C[double bond, length as m-dash]O bond hydrogenations are the most favourable pathways for oxazolidinone hydrogenation to methanol with a total reaction free energy barrier of 36.9 kcal mol-1 for both the pathways in the presence of a Mn(i)-PNP catalyst.
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- Shyama Charan Mandal
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore 453552, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore 453552, India.
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Tinoco MVDL, Costa MB, Mascaro LH, Brito JFD. Photoelectrodeposition of Pt nanoparticles on Sb2Se3 photocathodes for enhanced water splitting. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Supramolecular polymetallated pyridylporphyrins have been specially designed for exploring the binding and synergism between the macrocyclic system and the peripheral metal complexes. Their chemistry has been reviewed, focusing on the outstanding behavior in solution or as thin organized films generated with several nanomaterials, for application as molecular devices and in energy conversion processes.
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Batrice RJ, Gordon JC. Powering the next industrial revolution: transitioning from nonrenewable energy to solar fuels via CO 2 reduction. RSC Adv 2020; 11:87-113. [PMID: 35423038 PMCID: PMC8691073 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07790a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Solar energy has been used for decades for the direct production of electricity in various industries and devices; however, harnessing and storing this energy in the form of chemical bonds has emerged as a promising alternative to fossil fuel combustion. The common feedstocks for producing such solar fuels are carbon dioxide and water, yet only the photoconversion of carbon dioxide presents the opportunity to generate liquid fuels capable of integrating into our existing infrastructure, while simultaneously removing atmospheric greenhouse gas pollution. This review presents recent advances in photochemical solar fuel production technology. Although efforts in this field have created an incredible number of methods to convert carbon dioxide into gaseous and liquid fuels, these can generally be classified under one of four categories based on how incident sunlight is utilised: solar concentration for thermoconversion (Category 1), transformation toward electroconversion (Category 2), natural photosynthesis for bioconversion (Category 3), and artificial photosynthesis for direct photoconversion (Category 4). Select examples of developments within each of these categories is presented, showing the state-of-the-art in the use of carbon dioxide as a suitable feedstock for solar fuel production. Solar energy has been used for decades for the direct production of electricity in various industries and devices. However, harnessing and storing this energy in the form of chemical bonds has emerged as a promising alternative to fossil fuels.![]()
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- Rami J Batrice
- Chemistry Division, Inorganic, Isotope, and Actinide Chemistry, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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- Chemistry Division, Inorganic, Isotope, and Actinide Chemistry, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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Azam M, Kumar U, Olowoyo JO, Al-Resayes SI, Trzesowska-Kruszynska A, Kruszynski R, Islam MS, Khan MR, Adil SF, Siddiqui MR, Al-Harthi FA, Alinzi AK, Wabaidur SM, Siddiqui MR, Shaik MR, Jain SL, Farkhondehfal MA, Hernàndez S. Dinuclear uranium(VI) salen coordination compound: an efficient visible-light-active catalyst for selective reduction of CO 2 to methanol. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:17243-17251. [PMID: 33200158 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02620d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new dinuclear uranyl salen coordination compound, [(UO2)2(L)2]·2MeCN [L = 6,6'-((1E,1'E)-((2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diyl)bis(azaneylylidene))-bis(methaneylylidene))bis(2-methoxyphenol)], was synthesized using a multifunctional salen ligand to harvest visible light for the selective photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to MeOH. The assembling of the two U centers into one coordination moiety via a chelating-bridging doubly deprotonated tetradentate ligand allowed the formation of U centers with distorted pentagonal bipyramid geometry. Such construction of compounds leads to excellent activity for the photocatalytic reduction of CO2, permitting a production rate of 1.29 mmol g-1 h-1 of MeOH with an apparent quantum yield of 18%. Triethanolamine (TEOA) was used as a sacrificial electron donor to carry out the photocatalytic reduction of CO2. The selective methanol formation was purely a photocatalytic phenomenon and confirmed using isotopically labeled 13CO2 and product analysis by 13C-NMR spectroscopy. The spectroscopic studies also confirmed the interaction of CO2 with the molecule of the title complex. The results of these efforts made it possible to understand the reaction mechanism using ESI-mass spectrometry.
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- Mohammad Azam
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Prasad D, Patil KN, Chaudhari NK, Kim H, Nagaraja BM, Jadhav AH. Paving way for sustainable earth-abundant metal based catalysts for chemical fixation of CO2 into epoxides for cyclic carbonate formation. CATALYSIS REVIEWS-SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/01614940.2020.1812212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Divya Prasad
- Centre for Nano and Material Science (CNMS), Jain University, Jain Global Campus, 562112, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Centre for Nano and Material Science (CNMS), Jain University, Jain Global Campus, 562112, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 382007, India
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology, Smart Living Innovation Technology Center, Myongji University, 17058, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Centre for Nano and Material Science (CNMS), Jain University, Jain Global Campus, 562112, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Centre for Nano and Material Science (CNMS), Jain University, Jain Global Campus, 562112, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Saheli S, Rezvani AR, Yavari Z, Dusek M, Kucerakova M. New Pd/Co-Ni electrocatalysts for formic acid electrooxidation and their fabrication from inorganic precursor [Co 0.14Ni 1.86(dipic) 2(phen) 2(H 2O) 2]·4H 2O. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:15864-15873. [PMID: 33156307 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt03113e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Novel Pd/Co-Ni oxide composites were developed as electrocatalysts for formic acid electro-oxidation as a process that can be utilised in fuel cells and electrochemical sensors. For achieving this goal, the new complex [Co0.14Ni1.86(dipic)2(phen)2(H2O)2]·4H2O (1) was synthesised and used as an inorganic precursor for producing a Co-Ni mixed metal promoter. In the following, palladium nanoparticles were anchored on Co-Ni mixed metal oxides via a reaction of chemical reduction with four different loadings. The electrocatalytic activity of the electrocatalysts was investigated for HCOOH electro-oxidation by electrochemical studies. Compared with single component electrocatalysts, the new electrocatalysts exhibited higher current, improved absorption/desorption of hydrogen, and a higher loading for metal oxides.
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- Sania Saheli
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, P. O. Box 98135-674, Zahedan, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, P. O. Box 98135-674, Zahedan, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, P. O. Box 98135-674, Zahedan, Iran.
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 18221 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 18221 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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Qi F, Li H, Yang Z, Zhao J, Hu Y, Liu H. Efficient reduction of CO
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- Fengjiao Qi
- School of Energy Science and Engineering Central South University Changsha China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering Central South University Changsha China
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- Department of Civil Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering Central South University Changsha China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering Central South University Changsha China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment Central South University Changsha China
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Giuliano A, Freda C, Catizzone E. Techno-Economic Assessment of Bio-Syngas Production for Methanol Synthesis: A Focus on the Water-Gas Shift and Carbon Capture Sections. Bioengineering (Basel) 2020; 7:bioengineering7030070. [PMID: 32635528 PMCID: PMC7552743 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering7030070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The biomass-to-methanol process may play an important role in introducing renewables in the industry chain for chemical and fuel production. Gasification is a thermochemical process to produce syngas from biomass, but additional steps are requested to obtain a syngas composition suitable for methanol synthesis. The aim of this work is to perform a computer-aided process simulation to produce methanol starting from a syngas produced by oxygen-steam biomass gasification, whose details are reported in the literature. Syngas from biomass gasification was compressed to 80 bar, which may be considered an optimal pressure for methanol synthesis. The simulation was mainly focused on the water-gas shift/carbon capture sections requested to obtain a syngas with a (H2 - CO2)/(CO + CO2) molar ratio of about 2, which is optimal for methanol synthesis. Both capital and operating costs were calculated as a function of the CO conversion in the water-gas shift (WGS) step and CO2 absorption level in the carbon capture (CC) unit (by Selexol® process). The obtained results show the optimal CO conversion is 40% with CO2 capture from the syngas equal to 95%. The effect of the WGS conversion level on methanol production cost was also assessed. For the optimal case, a methanol production cost equal to 0.540 €/kg was calculated.
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Photoelectrochemical reduction of CO2: Stabilization and enhancement of activity of copper(I) oxide semiconductor by over-coating with tungsten carbide and carbide-derived carbons. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Päpcke A, Friedrich A, Lochbrunner S. Revealing the initial steps in homogeneous photocatalysis by time-resolved spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2020; 32:153001. [PMID: 31801126 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab5ed1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Photocatalysis attracts currently intense research since it can provide efficient routes for generating solar fuels and allows to apply sunlight for an environmentally friendly synthesis of valuable chemical compounds. Accordingly, in future photocatalysis may contribute significantly to a sustainable economy. However, up to now photocatalysis has made it only into some niche applications. The reasons are manifold including too low yields, insufficient stability, and scarce availability of the precious metals and rare earths used in most cases. The design of better systems is the goal of many research activities. They call for a detailed knowledge of the individual steps and the microscopic mechanisms. Time-resolved spectroscopy is a powerful tool to improve our understanding of the individual steps of a photocatalytic process and of the efficiencies and losses associated with them. This allows to address specific weaknesses of the components of a photocatalytic system and to pursue a rational design of the corresponding compounds. In this review an overview is given about what insights can be gained by time-resolved spectroscopy referring mostly to our own results while it has to be stressed that many other groups are also highly successfully working in this area. We restrict ourselves to homogeneous systems which are often easier to analyze and focus on the primary steps occurring after optical excitation. This includes intramolecular relaxation and intersystem crossing in the photosensitizer as well as the first electron transfer step resulting from the interaction of the sensitizer with other components of the system. Ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy turns out to be particularly helpful in analyzing new photosensitizers based on abundant metals, i.e. copper and iron. These sensitizers can suffer from short lifetimes of the metal-to-ligand charge transfer states which are typically involved in the intermolecular charge transfer processes. The latter are investigated on the pico- to microsecond timescale by quenching experiments making use of a streak camera and by pump-probe spectroscopy applying a YAG-laser system for excitation. The experiments with the streak camera allow to discriminate between oxidative and reductive pathways and to determine the corresponding bimolecular quenching rates which are compared to their diffusion limit to obtain a measure for the quenching efficiency. By applying transient absorption spectroscopy, it is furthermore possible to observe appearing charge transfer products and to determine their concentrations. In this way the efficiency of the electron transfer itself can be deduced and the relevance of lossy quenching events can be estimated.
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- Ayla Päpcke
- Institute for Physics and Department of Life, Light and Matter, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany
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Lu W, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Xu P. Reduction of Gas CO2 to CO with High Selectivity by Ag Nanocube-Based Membrane Cathodes in a Photoelectrochemical System. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b06052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Weiwei Lu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan 471003, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan 471003, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan 471003, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan 471003, China
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Kalamaras E, Wang H, Mercedes Maroto‐Valer M, Andresen JM, Xuan J. Theoretical Efficiency Limits of Photoelectrochemical CO
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- Evangelos Kalamaras
- Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS)Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh EH14 4AS United Kingdom
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringImperial College London London SW7 2AZ United Kingdom
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- Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS)Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh EH14 4AS United Kingdom
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- Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS)Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh EH14 4AS United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringLoughborough University Loughborough LE11 3TU United Kingdom
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Galan-Mascaros JR. Photoelectrochemical solar fuels from carbon dioxide, water and sunlight. Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy02606a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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It is science, not magic. Solar fuels can be obtained from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.
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- Jose Ramon Galan-Mascaros
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ)
- The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST)
- Tarragona
- Spain
- ICREA
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Ulmer U, Dingle T, Duchesne PN, Morris RH, Tavasoli A, Wood T, Ozin GA. Fundamentals and applications of photocatalytic CO 2 methanation. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3169. [PMID: 31320620 PMCID: PMC6639413 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10996-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The extraction and combustion of fossil natural gas, consisting primarily of methane, generates vast amounts of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. However, as a result of recent research efforts, “solar methane” can now be produced through the photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide and water to methane and oxygen. This approach could play an integral role in realizing a sustainable energy economy by closing the carbon cycle and enabling the efficient storage and transportation of intermittent solar energy within the chemical bonds of methane molecules. In this article, we explore the latest research and development activities involving the light-assisted conversion of carbon dioxide to methane. While natural gas and fossil fuels power human activities, increasing concerns over fuel reserves and environmental impacts require finding alternative, renewable resources. Here, authors review the fundamental science and progress on solar-powered conversion of carbon dioxide to methane.
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- Ulrich Ulmer
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada.,Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 184 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada.,Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 184 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 Saint George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada.
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Chadderdon DJ, Wu L, McGraw ZA, Panthani M, Li W. Heterostructured Bismuth Vanadate/Cobalt Phosphate Photoelectrodes Promote TEMPO‐Mediated Oxidation of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural. ChemElectroChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201900482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- David J. Chadderdon
- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Iowa State University Ames IA 50011 USA
- US Department of Energy Ames Laboratory Ames IA 50011 USA
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Di T, Xu Q, Ho W, Tang H, Xiang Q, Yu J. Review on Metal Sulphide‐based Z‐scheme Photocatalysts. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201802024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 314] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Tingmin Di
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and ProcessingWuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and ProcessingWuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
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- Department of Science and Environmental Studies and State Key Laboratory in Marine PollutionThe Education University of Hong Kong Tai Po, N. T. Hong Kong P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringJiangsu University Zhenjiang 212013 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated DevicesUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and ProcessingWuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
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Liu K, Zhang X, Zhang C, Ren G, Zheng Z, Lv Z, Fan C. Enhanced photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO over BiOBr assisted by phenolic resin-based activated carbon spheres. RSC Adv 2019; 9:14391-14399. [PMID: 35519351 PMCID: PMC9064128 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra01329f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 using solar energy to decrease CO2 emission is a promising clean renewable fuel production technology. Recently, Bi-based semiconductors with excellent photocatalytic activity and carbon-based carriers with large specific surface areas and strong CO2 adsorption capacity have attracted extensive attention. In this study, activated carbon spheres (ACSs) were obtained via carbonization and steam activation of phenolic resin-based carbon spheres at 850 °C synthesized by suspension polymerization. Then, the BiOBr/ACSs sample was successfully prepared via a simple impregnation method. The as-prepared samples were characterized by XRD, SEM, EDX, DRS, PL, EIS, XPS, BET, CO2 adsorption isotherm and CO2-TPD. The BiOBr and BiOBr/ACSs samples exhibited high CO selectivity for photocatalytic CO2 reduction, and BiOBr/ACSs achieved a rather higher photocatalytic activity (23.74 μmol g−1 h−1) than BiOBr (2.39 μmol g−1 h−1) under simulated sunlight irradiation. Moreover, the analysis of the obtained results indicates that in this photocatalyst system, due to their higher micropore surface area and larger micropore volume, ACSs provide enough physical adsorption sites for CO2 adsorption, and the intrinsic structure of ACSs can offer effective electron transfer ability for a fast and efficient separation of photo-induced electron–hole pairs. Finally, a possible enhanced photocatalytic mechanism of BiOBr/ACSs was investigated and proposed. Our findings should provide new and important research ideas for the construction of highly efficient photocatalyst systems for the reduction of CO2 to solar fuels and chemicals. Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 using solar energy to decrease CO2 emission is a promising clean renewable fuel production technology.![]()
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- Kangli Liu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Taiyuan University of Technology
- Taiyuan 030024
- PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Taiyuan University of Technology
- Taiyuan 030024
- PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Taiyuan University of Technology
- Taiyuan 030024
- PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Taiyuan University of Technology
- Taiyuan 030024
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion
- Institute of Coal Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Taiyuan University of Technology
- Taiyuan 030024
- PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Taiyuan University of Technology
- Taiyuan 030024
- PR China
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Chen K, Wu CD. Designed fabrication of biomimetic metal–organic frameworks for catalytic applications. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Mandal SC, Rawat KS, Nandi S, Pathak B. Theoretical insights into CO2 hydrogenation to methanol by a Mn–PNP complex. Catal Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy00114j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Unravelling the role of an amide intermediate in co-catalyst-based sequential CO2 hydrogenation reaction to methanol.
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore 453552
- India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore 453552
- India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore 453552
- India
- Discipline of Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science
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New insights about coke deposition in methanol-to-DME reaction over MOR-, MFI- and FER-type zeolites. J IND ENG CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2018.07.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Qian J, Chen Z, Chen F, Wang Y, Wu Z, Zhang W, Wu Z, Li P. Exploration of CeO2–CuO Quantum Dots in Situ Grown on Graphene under Hypha Assistance for Highly Efficient Solar-Driven Hydrogen Production. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:14532-14541. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Junchao Qian
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou 215009, China
- Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, West No. 30 Xiao Hong Shan, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, 1 Kerui Road, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren’ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Material Science and State Key Laboratory, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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Liu Z, Yu H, Dong B, Yu X, Feng L. Electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction efficiently boosted by thermal-driving core-shell structure formation in nanostructured FeNi/S, N-doped carbon hybrid catalyst. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:16911-16918. [PMID: 30178814 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr05587d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Water electrolysis has not yet been implemented on a large scale due to the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, we for the first time discover an interesting core-shell structure formation driven by the Kirkendall effect in a nanostructured FeNi alloy incorporating S, N-doped carbon (FeNi/SN-C) and this structural transformation can greatly boost the alloy's catalytic ability for OER. Thermal annealing of FeNi/SN-C in air induces the formation of an Fe-rich Fe-Ni oxide shell over the Fe-Ni alloy core due to the different metal diffusion rates and oxygen coupling abilities. As a powder catalyst, an overpotential as low as 230 mV can drive 10 mA cm-2, about 30 mV less than the original catalyst; it outperforms most nonprecious metal catalysts and noble commercial IrO2 catalysts. The catalytic performances are probably derived from the oxidized Fe-rich oxidation shell in contact with the conductive FeNi/SN-C host, which chemically stabilizes and further activates the active sites formed during the reaction. It is also concluded that exposure of the metal oxide shell contributes more to the activity than the large surface area contributed by the porous carbon matrix. This work puts forward a novel and efficient strategy to optimize Fe-Ni-based catalysts for OER by in situ structure and morphology tuning.
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- Zong Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China.
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Wang Y, Liu Z, Liu H, Suen NT, Yu X, Feng L. Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Efficiently Catalyzed by Ru 2 P Nanoparticles. CHEMSUSCHEM 2018; 11:2724-2729. [PMID: 29888872 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201801103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Developing alternatives to Pt catalysts is a prerequisite to cost-effectively produce hydrogen. Herein, we demonstrate Ru2 P nanoparticles (without any doping and modifications) as a highly efficient Pt-like catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in different pH electrolytes. On transferring the hexagonal close-packed crystal structure of Ru to the orthorhombic structure of Ru2 P, a greatly improved catalytic activity and stability toward HER is found owing to Ru-P coordination. The electronic state change originates from the P-Ru bonding structures, which accounts for the HER activity improvement compared with Ru nanoparticles. Specifically, Ru2 P nanoparticles can drive 10 mA cm-2 at a very low overpotential of 55 mV, only 8 mV more than Pt/C in an acidic solution; and an extremely low overpotential of approximately 50 mV is needed in alkaline solution, about 20 mV less than the Pt/C catalyst. The Volmer-Tafel mechanism is indicated on Ru2 P nanoparticles with the typical Tafel slope of 30 mV dec-1 of Pt metal indicating a Pt-like catalytic ability. Ru2 P is more active in the Ru-P family as H atoms prefer to adsorb on Ru atoms rather than on the P element according to theoretical calculations. Considering the low price of Ru (20 % of Pt), anti-corrosion ability in the electrolyte, and the safe and reliable fabrication approach, the powder Ru2 P nanoparticles make an excellent HER catalyst with great promise for large-scale water electrolysis applications.
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- Yuan Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China
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Kumar A, Kumar P, M.S. A, Singh DP, Behera B, Jain SL. A bridged ruthenium dimer (Ru–Ru) for photoreduction of CO2 under visible light irradiation. J IND ENG CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2017.12.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Development of photoanodes for photoelectrocatalytic solar cells based on copper-based nanoparticles on titania thin films of vertically aligned nanotubes. Catal Today 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2017.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Szaniawska E, Rutkowska IA, Frik M, Wadas A, Seta E, Krogul-Sobczak A, Rajeshwar K, Kulesza PJ. Reduction of carbon dioxide at copper(I) oxide photocathode activated and stabilized by over-coating with oligoaniline. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.01.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Photoelectrocatalytic performance of nanostructured p-n junction NtTiO2/NsCuO electrode in the selective conversion of CO2 to methanol at low bias potentials. J CO2 UTIL 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2017.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Santos-Carballal D, Roldan A, Dzade NY, de Leeuw NH. Reactivity of CO 2 on the surfaces of magnetite (Fe 3O 4), greigite (Fe 3S 4) and mackinawite (FeS). PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2018; 376:20170065. [PMID: 29175834 PMCID: PMC5719222 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2017.0065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The growing environmental, industrial and commercial interests in understanding the processes of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and conversion have led us to simulate, by means of density functional theory calculations, the application of different iron oxide and sulfide minerals to capture, activate and catalytically dissociate this molecule. We have chosen the {001} and {111} surfaces of the spinel-structured magnetite (Fe3O4) and its isostructural sulfide counterpart greigite (Fe3S4), which are both materials with the Fe cations in the 2+/3+ mixed valence state, as well as mackinawite (tetragonal FeS), in which all iron ions are in the ferrous oxidation state. This selection of iron-bearing compounds provides us with understanding of the effect of the composition, stoichiometry, structure and oxidation state on the catalytic activation of CO2 The largest adsorption energies are released for the interaction with the Fe3O4 surfaces, which also corresponds to the biggest conformational changes of the CO2 molecule. Our results suggest that the Fe3S4 surfaces are unable to activate the CO2 molecule, while a major charge transfer takes place on FeS{111}, effectively activating the CO2 molecule. The thermodynamic and kinetic profiles for the catalytic dissociation of CO2 into CO and O show that this process is feasible only on the FeS{111} surface. The findings reported here show that these minerals show promise for future CO2 capture and conversion technologies, ensuring a sustainable future for society.This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Providing sustainable catalytic solutions for a rapidly changing world'.
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- David Santos-Carballal
- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK
- Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Puga AV. On the nature of active phases and sites in CO and CO2 hydrogenation catalysts. Catal Sci Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cy01216d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Advanced characterisation techniques are shedding new light on the identification of active COx hydrogenation phases and sites.
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- Alberto V. Puga
- Instituto de Tecnología Química
- Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
- 46022 Valencia
- Spain
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Murugesan P, Narayanan S, Manickam M. Experimental studies on photocatalytic reduction of CO 2 using AgBr decorated g-C 3 N 4 composite in TEA mediated system. J CO2 UTIL 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2017.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Jiao Y, Zheng Y, Chen P, Jaroniec M, Qiao SZ. Molecular Scaffolding Strategy with Synergistic Active Centers To Facilitate Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Hydrocarbon/Alcohol. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:18093-18100. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b10817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 354] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Yan Jiao
- School
of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School
of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School
of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230000, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
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- School
of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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Lanzafame P, Abate S, Ampelli C, Genovese C, Passalacqua R, Centi G, Perathoner S. Beyond Solar Fuels: Renewable Energy-Driven Chemistry. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:4409-4419. [PMID: 29121439 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201701507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The future feasibility of decarbonized industrial chemical production based on the substitution of fossil feedstocks (FFs) with renewable energy (RE) sources is discussed. Indeed, the use of FFs as an energy source has the greatest impact on the greenhouse gas emissions of chemical production. This future scenario is indicated as "solar-driven" or "RE-driven" chemistry. Its possible implementation requires to go beyond the concept of solar fuels, in particular to address two key aspects: i) the use of RE-driven processes for the production of base raw materials, such as olefins, methanol, and ammonia, and ii) the development of novel RE-driven routes that simultaneously realize process and energy intensification, particularly in the direction of a significant reduction of the number of the process steps.
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- Paola Lanzafame
- Dept. MIFT (Industrial Chemistry), Univ. Messina, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166, Messina, Italy
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- Dept. ChiBioFarAm (Industrial Chemistry), Univ. Messina, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166, Messina, Italy
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- Dept. ChiBioFarAm (Industrial Chemistry), Univ. Messina, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166, Messina, Italy
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- Dept. ChiBioFarAm (Industrial Chemistry), Univ. Messina, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166, Messina, Italy
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- Dept. ChiBioFarAm (Industrial Chemistry), Univ. Messina, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166, Messina, Italy
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- Dept. MIFT (Industrial Chemistry), Univ. Messina, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166, Messina, Italy
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- Dept. ChiBioFarAm (Industrial Chemistry), Univ. Messina, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166, Messina, Italy
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Schnidrig S, Bachmann C, Müller P, Weder N, Spingler B, Joliat-Wick E, Mosberger M, Windisch J, Alberto R, Probst B. Structure-Activity and Stability Relationships for Cobalt Polypyridyl-Based Hydrogen-Evolving Catalysts in Water. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:4570-4580. [PMID: 29052339 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201701511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A series of eight new and three known cobalt polypyridyl-based hydrogen-evolving catalysts (HECs) with distinct electronic and structural differences are benchmarked in photocatalytic runs in water. Methylene-bridged bis-bipyridyl is the preferred scaffold, both in terms of stability and rate. For a cobalt complex of the tetradentate methanol-bridged bispyridyl-bipyridyl complex [CoII Br(tpy)]Br, a detailed mechanistic picture is obtained by combining electrochemistry, spectroscopy, and photocatalysis. In the acidic branch, a proton-coupled electron transfer, assigned to formation of CoIII -H, is found upon reduction of CoII , in line with a pKa (CoIII -H) of approximately 7.25. Subsequent reduction (-0.94 V vs. NHE) and protonation close the catalytic cycle. Methoxy substitution on the bipyridyl scaffold results in the expected cathodic shift of the reduction, but fails to change the pKa (CoIII -H). An analysis of the outcome of the benchmarking in view of this postulated mechanism is given along with an outlook for design criteria for new generations of catalysts.
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- Stephan Schnidrig
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Switzerland
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Kim JE, Kim EJ, Chen H, Wu CH, Adams MW, Zhang YHP. Advanced water splitting for green hydrogen gas production through complete oxidation of starch by in vitro metabolic engineering. Metab Eng 2017; 44:246-252. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2017.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Dimitrakis DA, Syrigou M, Lorentzou S, Kostoglou M, Konstandopoulos AG. On kinetic modelling for solar redox thermochemical H 2O and CO 2 splitting over NiFe 2O 4 for H 2, CO and syngas production. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:26776-26786. [PMID: 28948985 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp04002d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This study aims at developing a kinetic model that can adequately describe solar thermochemical water and carbon dioxide splitting with nickel ferrite powder as the active redox material. The kinetic parameters of water splitting of a previous study are revised to include transition times and new kinetic parameters for carbon dioxide splitting are developed. The computational results show a satisfactory agreement with experimental data and continuous multicycle operation under varying operating conditions is simulated. Different test cases are explored in order to improve the product yield. At first a parametric analysis is conducted, investigating the appropriate duration of the oxidation and the thermal reduction step that maximizes the hydrogen yield. Subsequently, a non-isothermal oxidation step is simulated and proven as an interesting option for increasing the hydrogen production. The kinetic model is adapted to simulate the production yields in structured solar reactor components, i.e. extruded monolithic structures, as well.
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- Dimitrios A Dimitrakis
- Aerosol & Particle Technology Laboratory (APTL), Center for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), 6th km Harilaou-Thermi Rd., 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Lu W, Jia B, Cui B, Zhang Y, Yao K, Zhao Y, Wang J. Efficient Photoelectrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Formic Acid: A Functionalized Ionic Liquid as an Absorbent and Electrolyte. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:11851-11854. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201703977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Weiwei Lu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang Henan 471003 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang Henan 471003 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang Henan 471003 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang Henan 471003 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang Henan 471003 China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Henan Normal University; Xinxiang Henan 453007 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang Henan 471003 China
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Henan Normal University; Xinxiang Henan 453007 China
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Lu W, Jia B, Cui B, Zhang Y, Yao K, Zhao Y, Wang J. Efficient Photoelectrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Formic Acid: A Functionalized Ionic Liquid as an Absorbent and Electrolyte. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201703977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Weiwei Lu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang Henan 471003 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang Henan 471003 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang Henan 471003 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang Henan 471003 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang Henan 471003 China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Henan Normal University; Xinxiang Henan 453007 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics; Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang Henan 471003 China
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Henan Normal University; Xinxiang Henan 453007 China
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Guo Q, Zhang Q, Wang H, Liu Z, Zhao Z. Unraveling the role of surface property in the photoreduction performance of CO 2 and H 2 O catalyzed by the modified ZnO. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2017.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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