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Loh JYY, Wang A, Mohan A, Tountas AA, Gouda AM, Tavasoli A, Ozin GA. Leave No Photon Behind: Artificial Intelligence in Multiscale Physics of Photocatalyst and Photoreactor Design. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2306604. [PMID: 38477404 PMCID: PMC11095204 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202306604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
Abstract
Although solar fuels photocatalysis offers the promise of converting carbon dioxide directly with sunlight as commercially scalable solutions have remained elusive over the past few decades, despite significant advancements in photocatalysis band-gap engineering and atomic site activity. The primary challenge lies not in the discovery of new catalyst materials, which are abundant, but in overcoming the bottlenecks related to material-photoreactor synergy. These factors include achieving photogeneration and charge-carrier recombination at reactive sites, utilizing high mass transfer efficiency supports, maximizing solar collection, and achieving uniform light distribution within a reactor. Addressing this multi-dimensional problem necessitates harnessing machine learning techniques to analyze real-world data from photoreactors and material properties. In this perspective, the challenges are outlined associated with each bottleneck factor, review relevant data analysis studies, and assess the requirements for developing a comprehensive solution that can unlock the full potential of solar fuels photocatalysis technology. Physics-informed machine learning (or Physics Neural Networks) may be the key to advancing this important area from disparate data towards optimal reactor solutions.
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- Joel Yi Yang Loh
- Solar Fuels Group, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
- The Department of Electrical and Electronic EngineeringThe Photon Science InstituteAlan Turing Building, Oxford RdManchesterM13 9PYUK
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
- The Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry200 College St, TorontoOntarioM5S 3E5Canada
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
- The Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry200 College St, TorontoOntarioM5S 3E5Canada
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
- The Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of British Columbia6250 Applied Science Ln #2054VancouverBCV6T 1Z4Canada
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
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Gentile G, Morant-Giner M, Cardo L, Melchionna M, Fornasiero P, Prato M, Filippini G. DoE-Assisted Development of a 2H-MoS 2 -Catalyzed Approach for the Production of Indole Derivatives. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202300831. [PMID: 37486452 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
Abstract
2H-MoS2 is an appealing semiconductor because of its Earth-abundant nature, cheapness, and low toxicity. This material has shown promising catalytic activity for various energy-related processes, but its use in catalysis for C-C bond forming reactions towards useful organic compounds is still largely unexplored. The lack of examples in organic synthesis is mainly due to the intrinsic difficulties of using bulk 2H-MoS2 (e. g., low surface area), which implies the reliance on high catalytic loadings for obtaining acceptable yields. This makes the optimization process more expensive and tedious. Here, we report the development of a 2H-MoS2 -mediated synthesis of valuable bis(indolyl)methane derivatives, using indoles and benzaldehydes as starting materials. Exploiting the Design of Experiments (DoE) method, we identified the critical parameters affecting the catalytic performance of commercial 2H-MoS2 powder and optimized the reaction conditions. Lastly, we demonstrated that the catalytic system has versatility and good tolerance towards functional group variations of the reagents.
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- Giuseppe Gentile
- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, via Licio Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, via Licio Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universitat de València, C/Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980, Paterna, Spain
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- Centre for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC BiomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramón 194, 20014, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, via Licio Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, via Licio Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy
- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici - Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche (ICCOM-CNR), via Licio Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, via Licio Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy
- Centre for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC BiomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramón 194, 20014, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Basque Foundation for Science Ikerbasque, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48013, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, via Licio Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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Editorial overview: Data-centric catalysis and reaction engineering. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2022.100875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ishioka S, Fujiwara A, Nakanowatari S, Takahashi L, Taniike T, Takahashi K. Designing Catalyst Descriptors for Machine Learning in Oxidative Coupling of Methane. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Sora Ishioka
- Department of Chemistry, Hokkaido University, North 10, West 8, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Hokkaido University, North 10, West 8, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Hokkaido University, North 10, West 8, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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Pahija E, Panaritis C, Gusarov S, Shadbahr J, Bensebaa F, Patience G, Boffito DC. Experimental and Computational Synergistic Design of Cu and Fe Catalysts for the Reverse Water–Gas Shift: A Review. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Ergys Pahija
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, National Research Council of Canada, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2M9, Canada
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- Energy, Mining and Environment Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Energy, Mining and Environment Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada
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