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Liu Y, Li M, Guo J, Jin G, Yin Y, Cui Y, Sun T. Na-Ru bimetallic functional sites promote photo-driven CO 2 directed conversion into CH 4. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 667:22-31. [PMID: 38615620 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.04.068] [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: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Recently, there has been a significant increase in interest in using photocatalysis for the energy conversion of polluting gases. In this research, sodium and ruthenium bimetallic functional sites co-modified bismuth tungstate (Ru/Na-Bi2WO6) nanoflower photocatalyst was synthesized via the hydrothermal method. The CO2 reduction products on the Bi2WO6 substrate were CO (1.66 μmol/g/h, 68 %) and CH4 (0.78 μmol/g/h, 32 %). After optimization, a significant change in the CO2 products of the Bi2WO6-based composite material was observed, with CO (0.61 μmol/g/h, 3.6 %) and CH4 (16.1 μmol/g/h, 96.4 %). Results showed that the dominance of CH4 as the main product in the Ru/Na-BWO system is attributed to the effective doping of Na, which generates impurity energy levels composed of oxygen vacancies, lowering the conduction band position of Bi2WO6, thereby suppressing CO generation, and enhancing CH4 selectivity by changing the CO2 activation pathway. The remarkable performance is ascribed to the synergized adsorption and activation of CO2 by the tandem Na+ sites and Ru0 sites. Specifically, the doped Na+ sites play a major role in promoting the adsorption CO2 molecules, while the Ru0 sites play a dominant role in facilitating the activation of the intermediates.
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- Yanduo Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China
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Li Y, Liu X, Xu J, Chen S. Ruthenium-Based Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: from Nanoparticles to Single Atoms. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2402846. [PMID: 39072957 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Benefiting from similar hydrogen bonding energy to Pt and much lower price compare with Pt, Ru based catalysts are promising candidates for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The catalytic activity of Ru nanoparticles can be enhanced through improving their dispersion by using different supports, and the strong metal supports interaction can further regulate their catalytic performance. In addition, single-atom catalysts (SACs) with almost 100% atomic utilization attract great attention and the coordinative atmosphere of single atoms can be adjusted by supports. Moreover, the syngenetic effects of nanoparticles and single atoms can further improve the catalytic performance of Ru based catalysts. In this review, the progress of Ru based HER electrocatalysts are summarized according to their existing forms, including nanoparticles (NPs), single atoms (SAs) and the combination of both NPs and SAs. The common supports such as carbon materials, metal oxides, metal phosphides and metal sulfides are classified to clarify the metal supports interaction and coordinative atmosphere of Ru active centers. Especially, the possible catalytic mechanisms and the reasons for the improved catalytic performance are discussed from both experimental results and theoretical calculations. Finally, some challenges and opportunities are prospected to facilitate the development of Ru based catalysts for HER.
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- Yanqiang Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450045, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin Campus, Panjin, 124221, China
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- School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Materials Research, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, China
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- School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Materials Research, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, China
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Qiao Y, Cao W, Qian SJ, Yao Z, Wang YG. Solvation enhanced long-range proton transfer in aqueous phase for glycolaldehyde hydrogenation over Ru/C catalyst. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:074705. [PMID: 38375907 DOI: 10.1063/5.0185491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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The catalytic hydrogenation of biomass-derived chemicals is essential in chemical industry due to the growing demand for sustainable and renewable energy sources. In this study, we present a comprehensive theoretical investigation regarding the hydrogenation of glycolaldehyde to ethylene glycol over a Ru/C catalyst by employing density functional theory and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. With inclusion of explicit solvation, we have demonstrated that the glycolaldehyde hydrogenation is significantly improved due to the fast proton transfer through the hydrogen bond network. The enhanced activity could be attributed to the participation of the solvent water as the hydrogen source and the highly positively charged state of a Ru cluster in an aqueous phase, which are critical for the activation of aldehyde groups and proton-assisted hydrogenation. Overall, our findings provide valuable insights into glycolaldehyde hydrogenation over Ru/C catalysts in the aqueous phase, highlighting the importance of solvation effects in the biomass conversion.
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- Ying Qiao
- Department of Chemistry and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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Jiang N, Li J, Wang B, Zhang Y, Gao W, Jiang B. Heterogeneous Co-Ni phosphide with active sites for water dissociation and efficient hydrogen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:2048-2054. [PMID: 38179865 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03447j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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The construction of highly active and stable transition phosphide-based materials is widely regarded as an alternative approach to the use of Pt-based catalysts in the field of electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Herein, self-supported heterostructure Co-Ni phosphides (denoted as CoxNi1-x-P) were synthesized with different metal ratios by a low temperature electrodeposition strategy. Impressively, the optimized heterogeneous Co0.5Ni0.5-P nanocomposites displayed outstanding hydrogen evolution performance, with low overpotentials of 67 mV and 181 mV to deliver current densities of 10 mA cm-2 and 100 mA cm-2 in alkaline electrolyte. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed the optimized electronic structure of Co0.5Ni0.5-P, which led to an improvement in the conductivity. Density functional theory calculations demonstrated that the Co0.5Ni0.5-P heterostructure could provide a more optimal water-dissociation-related Volmer process for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), in which water molecules could be easily activated on Co0.5Ni0.5-P with a low energy barrier. Moreover, the downshift of the d-band center confirmed the optimized H adsorption, further accelerating the HER kinetics.
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- Nan Jiang
- Innovation Institute for Sustainable Maritime Architecture Research and Technology, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, China.
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- School of Environmental and municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, China
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- Innovation Institute for Sustainable Maritime Architecture Research and Technology, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, China.
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- School of Environmental and municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, China
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- Innovation Institute for Sustainable Maritime Architecture Research and Technology, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, China.
- Faculty of Environmental Engineering, University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu 808-0135, Japan
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- Innovation Institute for Sustainable Maritime Architecture Research and Technology, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, China.
- School of Environmental and municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, China
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Sun T, Wang X, Duan Z, Zhang Q, Zhao Y, Xu GR, Wang W, Wang L. In Situ Preparation of Polyamine-Derived Ru Cluster@N-Doped Porous Carbon Nanoplates for Hydrogen Evolution over Wide pH Ranges. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:17012-17021. [PMID: 37791743 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Efficient and low-cost electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are required for producing hydrogen energy through water splitting. Carbon materials as HER catalyst supports are explored widely since the strong metal-support interactions are generally believed to be active and stable toward HER. Herein, we report N-doped porous carbon materials as novel substrates to stabilize the cluster metal sites through the Ru(III) polyamine complexes, which play an important role not only in efficient electron transfer but also in the increasing utilization of metallic active sites. Meanwhile, due to the strong metal-support interactions driven by Ru(III) polyamine complexes, the obtained Ru cluster with a mass loading of 3% on N-doped porous carbon nanoplates (Ru cluster@NCs) exhibits robust stability for HER at a constant voltage, proving to be a promising candidate catalyst for HER. Density functional theory calculations further indicate that the Gibbs free energy (ΔG) of adsorbed H* of Ru cluster@NCs is much closer to zero compared to Ru@(10%)NCs and Pt/C(20%), thus Ru cluster@NCs facilitate the HER process.
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- Tiantian Sun
- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry of Life Science, Taishan Scholar Advantage and Characteristic Discipline Team of Eco Chemical Process and Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry of Life Science, Taishan Scholar Advantage and Characteristic Discipline Team of Eco Chemical Process and Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry of Life Science, Taishan Scholar Advantage and Characteristic Discipline Team of Eco Chemical Process and Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry of Life Science, Taishan Scholar Advantage and Characteristic Discipline Team of Eco Chemical Process and Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry of Life Science, Taishan Scholar Advantage and Characteristic Discipline Team of Eco Chemical Process and Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry of Life Science, Taishan Scholar Advantage and Characteristic Discipline Team of Eco Chemical Process and Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry of Life Science, Taishan Scholar Advantage and Characteristic Discipline Team of Eco Chemical Process and Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry of Life Science, Taishan Scholar Advantage and Characteristic Discipline Team of Eco Chemical Process and Technology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China
- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China
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Jiang N, Li J, Jiang B, Gao W, Tan M, Xu D. Vanadium-induced synthesis of amorphous V-Co-P nanoparticles for an enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2023. [PMID: 37334505 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01311a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) plays a vital role for the production of pure hydrogen with zero carbon release. Developing high efficiency non-noble metal electrocatalysts could reduce its cost. Here, vanadium doped cobalt phosphide grown on carbon cloth (CC) was synthesized by the low temperature electrodeposition-phosphorization method. The influence of V dopants on the structural, morphological, and electrocatalytic performance of Vx-Co1-x-P composites was also investigated in-depth. Impressively, the optimized amorphous V0.1-Co0.9-P nano-electrocatalyst exhibits outstanding catalytic activity with a low overpotential of 50 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and a small Tafel value of 48.5 mV dec-1 in alkaline media. The results showed that V dopants in the composite change its crystal structure from the crystalline phase to the amorphous phase, resulting in the introduction of V-O sites, which regulate the electron density of the active sites and the exposure of surface active sites and thus promote the electrocatalytic HER process. This work provides a novel idea for the fabrication of high-efficiency metal phosphide based electrocatalysts.
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- Nan Jiang
- Innovation Institute for Sustainable Maritime Architecture Research and Technology, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, PR China.
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- Innovation Institute for Sustainable Maritime Architecture Research and Technology, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, PR China.
- School of Environmental and municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, PR China
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- Innovation Institute for Sustainable Maritime Architecture Research and Technology, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, PR China.
- Shandong Lvsen Wood-plastic Composite Co., Ltd., Linyi 276000, China
- Provincial Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Chemical Technology, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China
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- Innovation Institute for Sustainable Maritime Architecture Research and Technology, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, PR China.
- Faculty of Environmental Engineering, the University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu 808-0135, Japan
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- Innovation Institute for Sustainable Maritime Architecture Research and Technology, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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Wang S, Li Z, Shen T, Wang D. N-Doped Carbon Shells Encapsulated Ru-Ni Nanoalloys for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202202128. [PMID: 36715007 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202202128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is of great significance for the large-scale green H2 production. Currently, pressing challenges in the fabrication of cost-effective HER electrocatalysts are related to their sluggish water dissociation kinetics. Herein, a facile strategy to accelerate the desorption of HER intermediates and water dissociation is proposed. RuNi nanoalloy confined within N-doped carbon shells (Ru7 Ni3 @NC/C) with optimized Ru/Ni ratio and the dicyandiamide dosage was prepared. It displays an overpotential (η10 ) of 16 mV, Tafel slope of 29.9 mV dec-1 , and long-term stability over 10 000 cycles. The decent HER performance on Ru7 Ni3 @NC/C stems from the core-shell structure that is favoring the exposure of dispersed active sites, and the synergistic effect to promote water capture and dissociation. This work provides insight into the relationship between the HER performance and the electrochemical behavior of the intermediate adsorbed state, and paves an avenue toward rational design efficient electrocatalysts for HER.
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- Shuang Wang
- Key laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Key laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Key laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Key laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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Guo L, Zhang X, Gan L, Pan L, Shi C, Huang Z, Zhang X, Zou J. Advances in Selective Electrochemical Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to Produce High-Value Chemicals. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2205540. [PMID: 36480314 PMCID: PMC9896064 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The conversion of biomass is a favorable alternative to the fossil energy route to solve the energy crisis and environmental pollution. As one of the most versatile platform compounds, 5-hydroxymethylfural (HMF) can be transformed to various value-added chemicals via electrolysis combining with renewable energy. Here, the recent advances in electrochemical oxidation of HMF, from reaction mechanism to reactor design are reviewed. First, the reaction mechanism and pathway are summarized systematically. Second, the parameters easy to be ignored are emphasized and discussed. Then, the electrocatalysts are reviewed comprehensively for different products and the reactors are introduced. Finally, future efforts on exploring reaction mechanism, electrocatalysts, and reactor are prospected. This review provides a deeper understanding of mechanism for electrochemical oxidation of HMF, the design of electrocatalyst and reactor, which is expected to promote the economical and efficient electrochemical conversion of biomass for industrial applications.
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- Lei Guo
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Tianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical TransformationsTianjin300192China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Tianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical TransformationsTianjin300192China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Tianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical TransformationsTianjin300192China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Tianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical TransformationsTianjin300192China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Tianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical TransformationsTianjin300192China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Tianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical TransformationsTianjin300192China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Tianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical TransformationsTianjin300192China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Tianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical TransformationsTianjin300192China
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Liu Y, Zhang W, Zheng W. Quantum Dots Compete at the Acme of MXene Family for the Optimal Catalysis. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:158. [PMID: 35916985 PMCID: PMC9346050 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00908-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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It is well known that two-dimensional (2D) MXene-derived quantum dots (MQDs) inherit the excellent physicochemical properties of the parental MXenes, as a Chinese proverb says, "Indigo blue is extracted from the indigo plant, but is bluer than the plant it comes from." Therefore, 0D QDs harvest larger surface-to-volume ratio, outstanding optical properties, and vigorous quantum confinement effect. Currently, MQDs trigger enormous research enthusiasm as an emerging star of functional materials applied to physics, chemistry, biology, energy conversion, and storage. Since the surface properties of small-sized MQDs include the type of surface functional groups, the functionalized surface directly determines their performance. As the Nobel Laureate Wolfgang Pauli says, "God made the bulk, but the surface was invented by the devil," and it is just on the basis of the abundant surface functional groups, there is lots of space to be thereof excavated from MQDs. We are witnessing such excellence and even more promising to be expected. Nowadays, MQDs have been widely applied to catalysis, whereas the related reviews are rarely reported. Herein, we provide a state-of-the-art overview of MQDs in catalysis over the past five years, ranging from the origin and development of MQDs, synthetic routes of MQDs, and functionalized MQDs to advanced characterization techniques. To explore the diversity of catalytic application and perspectives of MQDs, our review will stimulate more efforts toward the synthesis of optimal MQDs and thereof designing high-performance MQDs-based catalysts.
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- Yuhua Liu
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, and Electron Microscopy Center, and International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, and Electron Microscopy Center, and International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, and Electron Microscopy Center, and International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China.
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Liu F, Tang Y, Zhao J, Bai Y, Chen J, Tian L, Shah SSA, Bao SJ. Carbon dots-induced carbon-coated Ni and Mo2N nanosheets for efficient hydrogen production. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ma J, Wang J, Liu J, Li X, Sun Y, Li R. Electron-rich ruthenium encapsulated in nitrogen-doped carbon for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction over the whole pH. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 620:242-252. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.03.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Liu Z, Wang L, Wang B, Chen Y, Tian F, Xue Y, Li Y, Zhu W, Yang W. Preparation, characterization and cell labelling of strong pH-controlled bicolor fluorescence carbonized polymer dots. RSC Adv 2022; 12:1258-1264. [PMID: 35425208 PMCID: PMC8978924 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08092j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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As a class of important carbon nanomaterial, carbonized polymer dots (CPDs), also called carbon dots (CDs), have aroused wide interest owing to their unique water solubility, fluorescence properties, and rich surface functional groups. However, the directional tuning of the fluorescence properties of CPDs remains incomplete because of the influence of many factors like diameter, solvent and surface groups. Particularly, most carbonized polymer dots are synthesized in a neutral pH environment. Herein, by modulating the pH (strongly acidic or alkaline) of dextrin water solution, bicolor fluorescence emission (blue and yellow) CPDs were prepared by a hydrothermal reaction. Through systematic characterization, it was found that the different fluorescence properties are regulated by the diameters and surface groups of the carbon cores. Simultaneously, the pH value affected the nucleation process. Based on the excellent fluorescence properties, cell fluorescence imaging and cytotoxicity were tested. The bicolor fluorescence CPDs obtained by tuning the pH provide an important theoretical basis for the design of broadband CPDs. Multicolor fluorescence N-doped CPDs from dextrin water solution in strong acidic and alkaline environments were synthesized and characterized, which revealed that pH value plays a vital role in the process of CPD growth.![]()
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- Zengchen Liu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 Gansu P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Eningeering, Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, International Joint Research Laboratory for Biomedical Nanomaterials of Henan, Zhoukou Normal University Zhoukou 466001 P. R. China
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