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Wu X, Du J, Gao Y, Wang H, Zhang C, Zhang R, He H, Lu GM, Wu Z. Progress and challenges in nitrous oxide decomposition and valorization. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:8379-8423. [PMID: 39007174 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00919j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) decomposition is increasingly acknowledged as a viable strategy for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ozone depletion, aligning significantly with the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs) and carbon neutrality objectives. To enhance efficiency in treatment and explore potential valorization, recent developments have introduced novel N2O reduction catalysts and pathways. Despite these advancements, a comprehensive and comparative review is absent. In this review, we undertake a thorough evaluation of N2O treatment technologies from a holistic perspective. First, we summarize and update the recent progress in thermal decomposition, direct catalytic decomposition (deN2O), and selective catalytic reduction of N2O. The scope extends to the catalytic activity of emerging catalysts, including nanostructured materials and single-atom catalysts. Furthermore, we present a detailed account of the mechanisms and applications of room-temperature techniques characterized by low energy consumption and sustainable merits, including photocatalytic and electrocatalytic N2O reduction. This article also underscores the extensive and effective utilization of N2O resources in chemical synthesis scenarios, providing potential avenues for future resource reuse. This review provides an accessible theoretical foundation and a panoramic vision for practical N2O emission controls.
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- Xuanhao Wu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, China Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Boiler & Furnace Flue Gas Pollution Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, China Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Boiler & Furnace Flue Gas Pollution Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, China Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Boiler & Furnace Flue Gas Pollution Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, China Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Boiler & Furnace Flue Gas Pollution Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, China Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Boiler & Furnace Flue Gas Pollution Control, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Kim MJ, Joo Park S, Duk Kim K, Kim W, Chan Nam S, Seok Go K, Goo Jeon S. Fabrication of carbon nanotube with high purity and crystallinity by methane decomposition over ceria-supported catalysts. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ho PH, Świrk K, de Luna GS, Jabłońska M, Ospitali F, Di Renzo F, Delahay G, Fornasari G, Vaccari A, Palkovits R, Benito P. Facile coating of Co3O4 on open-cell metallic foam for N2O catalytic decomposition. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.09.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Kim DH, Youn JR, Seo JC, Kim SB, Kim MJ, Lee K. One-pot synthesis of NiCo/MgAl2O4 catalyst for high coke-resistance in steam methane reforming: Optimization of Ni/Co ratio. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2022.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The effect of CNTs on V-Ce/TiO2 for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-022-1182-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Nitrous Oxide Adsorption and Decomposition on Zeolites and Zeolite-like Materials. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27020398. [PMID: 35056711 PMCID: PMC8779554 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27020398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Decomposition of N2O on modified zeolites, crystalline titanosilicalites, and related amorphous systems is studied by the catalytic and spectroscopic methods. Zinc-containing HZSM-5 zeolites and titanosilicalites with moderate Ti/Si ratios are shown to exhibit a better catalytic performance in N2O decomposition as compared with conventionally used Cu/HZSM-5 zeolites and amorphous Cu-containing catalysts. Dehydroxylation of the HZSM-5 zeolite by calcination at 1120 K results in an enhancement of the N2O conversion. The mechanism of the reaction and the role of coordinatively unsaturated cations and Lewis acid sites in N2O decomposition are discussed on the basis of the spectroscopic data.
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Isapour G, Wang A, Han J, Feng Y, Grönbeck H, Creaser D, Olsson L, Skoglundh M, Härelind H. In situ DRIFT studies on N 2O formation over Cu-functionalized zeolites during ammonia-SCR. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00247g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The influence of the zeolite framework structure on the formation of N2O during ammonia-SCR of NOx was studied for three different copper-functionalized zeolite samples, namely Cu-SSZ-13 (CHA), Cu-ZSM-5 (MFI), and Cu-BEA (BEA).
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- Ghodsieh Isapour
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Applied Chemistry Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Division of Chemical Physics, Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Division of Chemical Physics, Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Applied Chemistry Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Applied Chemistry Competence Centre for Catalysis, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Selective catalytic reductive removal of NO x with decreased interference from SO 2 and H 2O by use of Sm-modified Sm xCo 0.05-xCe 0.05Ti 0.9O y catalysts. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 611:9-21. [PMID: 34929440 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This work presents a novel and highly efficient NH3-SCR catalyst, Sm-modified CoCeTiOx, synthesized by a simple one-step sol-gel method. The optimum Sm0.03Co0.02Ce0.05Ti0.9Ox catalyst with a high BET surface area shows more than 90% NO conversion and nearly 100 % N2 selectivity at 180-440 °C. We investigated the relationship between Sm content and surface reactivity using NH3-TPD, H2-TPR, XPS, and in-situ DRIFTS. It demonstrated that the Sm-doping could precisely regulate the acidity and redox ability of the SmaCo0.05-aCe0.05Ti0.9Ox catalyst. Sm helped develop paths for fast electron transport, in which a charge transfer bridge was built between the Ce and Co, largely favoring the redox cycle. The nature of the acid sites, NOx adsorption, and the reactivity of surface adsorption species was characterized via in-situ DRIFTS. Moreover, the addition of Sm weakened the adsorption capacity of SO2 on the catalyst surface. We found that the electron transfer between SO2 and the activity sites was hindered on the modified catalyst.
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Portarapillo M, Russo D, Landi G, Luciani G, Di Benedetto A. K-doped CeO 2-ZrO 2 for CO 2 thermochemical catalytic splitting. RSC Adv 2021; 11:39420-39427. [PMID: 35492484 PMCID: PMC9044484 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08315e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Green syngas production is a sustainable energy-development goal. Thermochemical H2O/CO2 splitting is a very promising sustainable technology allowing the production of H2 and CO with only oxygen as the by-product. CeO2-ZrO2 systems are well known thermochemical splitting catalysts, since they combine stability at high temperature with rapid kinetics and redox cyclability. However, redox performances of these materials must be improved to allow their use in large scale plants. K-doped systems show good redox properties and repeatable performances. In this work, we studied the effect of potassium content on the performances of ceria-zirconia for CO2 splitting. A kinetic model was developed to get insight into the nature of the catalytic sites. Fitting results confirmed the hypothesis about the existence of two types of redox sites in the investigated catalytic systems and their role at different K contents. Moreover, the model was used to predict the influence of key parameters, such as the process conditions.
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- Maria Portarapillo
- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II Naples 80125 Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II Naples 80125 Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie per l'Energia e la Mobilità Sostenibili STEMS-CNR Naples 80125 Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II Naples 80125 Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II Naples 80125 Italy
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Hu X, Wang Y, Wu R, Zhao Y. N-doped Co3O4 catalyst with a high efficiency for the catalytic decomposition of N2O. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Cañón J, Teplyakov AV. XPS characterization of cobalt impregnated SiO
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3. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.6935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Jhonn Cañón
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Nacional de Colombia Bogotá Colombia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Delaware Newark Delaware USA
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Different variants for abatement of N2O emission from nitric acid plants with the use of catalysts developed at Łukasiewicz-INS were analyzed. Activity tests on a pilot scale confirmed the high activity of the studied catalysts. A two-stage catalytic abatement of N2O emission in nitric acid plants was proposed: by high-temperature decomposition in the nitrous gases stream (HT-deN2O) and low-temperature decomposition in the tail gas stream (LT-deN2O). The selection of the optimal variant for abatement of N2O emission depends on the individual characteristics of the nitric acid plant: ammonia oxidation parameters, construction of ammonia oxidation reactor and temperature of the tail gas upstream of the expansion turbine. It was shown that the combination of both deN2O technologies, taking into account their technological constraints (dimensions of the catalyst bed), allows for a greater abatement of N2O emission, than the use of only one technology. This solution may be economically advantageous regarding the high prices of CO2 emission allowances.
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Isupova LA, Ivanova YA. Removal of Nitrous Oxide in Nitric Acid Production. KINETICS AND CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s0023158419060041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Kim MJ, Kim HJ, Lee SJ, Ryu IS, Yoon HC, Lee KB, Jeon SG. Promotion of N2O decomposition by Zr4+-doped CeO2 used as support of Rh catalyst. CATAL COMMUN 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2019.105764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Ceria Nanoparticles’ Morphological Effects on the N2O Decomposition Performance of Co3O4/CeO2 Mixed Oxides. Catalysts 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/catal9030233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Ceria-based oxides have been widely explored recently in the direct decomposition of N2O (deN2O) due to their unique redox/surface properties and lower cost as compared to noble metal-based catalysts. Cobalt oxide dispersed on ceria is among the most active mixed oxides with its efficiency strongly affected by counterpart features, such as particle size and morphology. In this work, the morphological effect of ceria nanostructures (nanorods (ΝR), nanocubes (NC), nanopolyhedra (NP)) on the solid-state properties and the deN2O performance of the Co3O4/CeO2 binary system is investigated. Several characterization methods involving N2 adsorption at −196 °C, X-ray diffraction (XRD), temperature programmed reduction (TPR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (ΤΕΜ) were carried out to disclose structure–property relationships. The results revealed the importance of support morphology on the physicochemical properties and the N2O conversion performance of bare ceria samples, following the order nanorods (NR) > nanopolyhedra (NP) > nanocubes (NC). More importantly, Co3O4 impregnation to different carriers towards the formation of Co3O4/CeO2 mixed oxides greatly enhanced the deN2O performance as compared to bare ceria samples, without, however, affecting the conversion sequence, implying the pivotal role of ceria support. The Co3O4/CeO2 sample with the rod-like morphology exhibited the best deN2O performance (100% N2O conversion at 500 °C) due to its abundance in Co2+ active sites and Ce3+ species in conjunction to its improved reducibility, oxygen kinetics and surface area.
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Jabłońska M, Arán MA, Beale AM, Góra-Marek K, Delahay G, Petitto C, Pacultová K, Palkovits R. Catalytic decomposition of N2O over Cu–Al–Ox mixed metal oxides. RSC Adv 2019; 9:3979-3986. [PMID: 35518082 PMCID: PMC9060433 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra10509j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Cu–Al–Ox mixed metal oxides with intended molar ratios of Cu/Al = 85/15, 78/22, 75/25, 60/30, were prepared by thermal decomposition of precursors at 600 °C and tested for the decomposition of nitrous oxide (deN2O). Techniques such as XRD, ICP-MS, N2 physisorption, O2-TPD, H2-TPR, in situ FT-IR and XAFS were used to characterize the obtained materials. Physico-chemical characterization revealed the formation of mixed metal oxides characterized by different specific surface area and thus, different surface oxygen default sites. The O2-TPD results gained for Cu–Al–Ox mixed metal oxides conform closely to the catalytic reaction data. In situ FT-IR studies allowed detecting the form of Cu+⋯N2 complexes due to the adsorption of nitrogen, i.e. the product in the reaction between N2O and copper lattice oxygen. On the other hand, mostly nitrate species and NO were detected but those species were attributed to the residue from catalyst synthesis. Cu–Al–Ox mixed metal oxides with intended molar ratios of Cu/Al = 85/15, 78/22, 75/25, 60/30, were prepared by thermal decomposition of precursors at 600 °C and tested for the decomposition of nitrous oxide (deN2O).![]()
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Affiliation(s)
- Magdalena Jabłońska
- Chair of Heterogeneous Catalysis and Chemical Technology
- RWTH Aachen University
- 52074 Aachen
- Germany
- Center for Automotive Catalytic Systems Aachen – ACA
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- Department of Chemistry
- University College London
- London
- UK
- UK Catalysis Hub
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Jagiellonian University in Kraków
- 30-387 Kraków
- Poland
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt de Montpellier
- 34296 Montpellier Cedex 5
- France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt de Montpellier
- 34296 Montpellier Cedex 5
- France
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- Chair of Heterogeneous Catalysis and Chemical Technology
- RWTH Aachen University
- 52074 Aachen
- Germany
- Center for Automotive Catalytic Systems Aachen – ACA
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