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Asare-Bediako BB, Li M, Houston A, Vilmercati P, Mannella N, Labbé N, Abdoulmoumine N. Boosting Dimethyl Carbonate Production from CO 2 and Methanol using Ceria-Ionic Liquid Catalyst. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301805. [PMID: 38361160 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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As a crucial strategy towards a sustainable chemical industry, the direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) from renewable carbon dioxide (CO2) and methanol (MeOH) is studied using CeO2 nanoparticles modified with 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen carbonate ([BMIm][HCO3]) devoid of stoichiometric dehydrating agents. The synthesized CeO2@[BMIm][HCO3] catalyst having high thermal stability harnesses the unique physicochemical properties of CeO2 and the ionic liquid to exhibit a DMC yield of 10.4 % and a methanol conversion of 16.1 % at optimal conditions (pressure of CO2=5 MPa; temperature=130 °C). The catalytic behavior of CeO2@[BMIm][HCO3] studied with a detailed XRD, XPS, CO2 and NH3-TPD, Raman spectroscopy, TGA, FTIR, SEM and TEM suggests that the synergy between the two catalytic components originating from an increased surface oxygen vacancies boosts the overall catalytic performance. After several recycling tests, the catalyst demonstrated no significant reduction in DMC yield and methanol conversion. This platform is an attractive approach to synthesize thermally stable nanoparticle@ionic liquid that retains and merges the physical attributes of both materials for producing useful bulk chemicals from readily available chemical resources.
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- Center for Renewable Carbon, University of Tennessee, 2506 Jacob Drive, 37996, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, 2506 Jacob Drive, 37996, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, 1408 Circle Drive, 37996, Knoxville, TN, USA
- Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, 2641 Osprey Vista Way, 37920, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, 1408 Circle Drive, 37996, Knoxville, TN, USA
- Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, 2641 Osprey Vista Way, 37920, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Center for Renewable Carbon, University of Tennessee, 2506 Jacob Drive, 37996, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Center for Renewable Carbon, University of Tennessee, 2506 Jacob Drive, 37996, Knoxville, TN, USA
- Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee, 2506 E.J. Chapman Drive, 37996, Knoxville, TN, USA
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Wang H, Kang X, Han B. Rare-earth Element-based Electrocatalysts Designed for CO 2 Electro-reduction. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301539. [PMID: 38109070 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction presents a promising approach for synthesizing fuels and chemical feedstocks using renewable energy sources. Although significant advancements have been made in the design of catalysts for CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) in recent years, the linear scaling relationship of key intermediates, selectivity, stability, and economical efficiency are still required to be improved. Rare earth (RE) elements, recognized as pivotal components in various industrial applications, have been widely used in catalysis due to their unique properties such as redox characteristics, orbital structure, oxygen affinity, large ion radius, and electronic configuration. Furthermore, RE elements could effectively modulate the adsorption strength of intermediates and provide abundant metal active sites for CO2RR. Despite their potential, there is still a shortage of comprehensive and systematic analysis of RE elements employed in the design of electrocatalysts of CO2RR. Therefore, the current approaches for the design of RE element-based electrocatalysts and their applications in CO2RR are thoroughly summarized in this review. The review starts by outlining the characteristics of CO2RR and RE elements, followed by a summary of design strategies and synthetic methods for RE element-based electrocatalysts. Finally, an overview of current limitations in research and an outline of the prospects for future investigations are proposed.
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- Hengan Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Center for Carbon Neutral Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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Gao Y, Xiao D, Wang Z, Zheng Z, Wang P, Cheng H, Liu Y, Dai Y, Huang B. Revealing the Lattice Carbonate Mediated Mechanism in Cu 2(OH) 2CO 3 for Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO 2 to C 2H 4. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2308949. [PMID: 38311576 PMCID: PMC11005744 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202308949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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Understanding the CO2 transformation mechanism on materials is essential for the design of efficient electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction. In aconventional adsorbate evolution mechanism (AEM), the catalysts encounter multiple high-energy barrier steps, especially CO2 activation, limiting the activity and selectivity. Here, lattice carbonate from Cu2(OH)2CO3 is revealed to be a mediator between CO2 molecules and catalyst during CO2 electroreduction by a 13C isotope labeling method, which can bypass the high energy barrier of CO2 activation and strongly enhance the performance. With the lattice carbonate mediated mechanism (LCMM), the Cu2(OH)2CO3 electrode exhibited ten-fold faradaic efficiency and 15-fold current density for ethylene production than the Cu2O electrode with AEM at a low overpotential. Theoretical calculations and in situ Raman spectroscopy results show that symmetric vibration of carbonate is precisely enhanced on the catalyst surface with LCMM, leading to faster electron transfer, and lower energy barriers of CO2 activation and carbon-carbon coupling. This work provides a route to develop efficient electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction based on lattice-mediated mechanism.
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- Yugang Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal MaterialsShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal MaterialsShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal MaterialsShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal MaterialsShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal MaterialsShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal MaterialsShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal MaterialsShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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- School of PhysicsShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal MaterialsShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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Zanardo D, Forghieri G, Ghedini E, Menegazzo F, Giordana A, Cerrato G, Cattaruzza E, Di Michele A, Cruciani G, Signoretto M. Effect of the Synthetic Parameters over ZnO in the CO 2 Photoreduction. Molecules 2023; 28:4798. [PMID: 37375353 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28124798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Zinc oxide (ZnO) is an attractive semiconductor material for photocatalytic applications, owing to its opto-electronic properties. Its performances are, however, strongly affected by the surface and opto-electronic properties (i.e., surface composition, facets and defects), in turn related to the synthesis conditions. The knowledge on how these properties can be tuned and how they are reflected on the photocatalytic performances (activity and stability) is thus essential to achieve an active and stable material. In this work, we studied how the annealing temperature (400 °C vs. 600 °C) and the addition of a promoter (titanium dioxide, TiO2) can affect the physico-chemical properties of ZnO materials, in particular surface and opto-electronic ones, prepared through a wet-chemistry method. Then, we explored the application of ZnO as a photocatalyst in CO2 photoreduction, an appealing light-to-fuel conversion process, with the aim to understand how the above-mentioned properties can affect the photocatalytic activity and selectivity. We eventually assessed the capability of ZnO to act as both photocatalyst and CO2 adsorber, thus allowing the exploitation of diluted CO2 sources as a carbon source.
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- Danny Zanardo
- CATMAT Lab, Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice and INSTM-RU Ve, 30172 Venice, Italy
- Center for Sensors and Devices, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- CATMAT Lab, Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice and INSTM-RU Ve, 30172 Venice, Italy
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- CATMAT Lab, Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice and INSTM-RU Ve, 30172 Venice, Italy
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- CATMAT Lab, Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice and INSTM-RU Ve, 30172 Venice, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS Interdept, Centre and Consortium INSTM, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS Interdept, Centre and Consortium INSTM, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, 30172 Venice, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Earth Science, University of Ferrara, 44122 Ferrara, Italy
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- CATMAT Lab, Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice and INSTM-RU Ve, 30172 Venice, Italy
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Sotelo Martin LE, O’Shea NM, Mason JK, Castro RHR. Designed Y 3+ Surface Segregation Increases Stability of Nanocrystalline Zinc Aluminate. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2023; 127:4239-4250. [PMID: 36895659 PMCID: PMC9986873 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c07353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The thermal stability of zinc aluminate nanoparticles is critical for their use as catalyst supports. In this study, we experimentally show that doping with 0.5 mol % Y2O3 improves the stability of zinc aluminate nanoparticles. The dopant spontaneously segregates to the nanoparticle surfaces in a phenomenon correlated with excess energy reduction and the hindering of coarsening. Y3+ was selected based on atomistic simulations on a 4 nm zinc aluminate nanoparticle singularly doped with elements of different ionic radii: Sc3+, In3+, Y3+, and Nd3+. The segregation energies were generally proportional to ionic radii, with Y3+ showing the highest potential for surface segregation. Direct measurements of surface thermodynamics confirmed the decreasing trend in surface energy from 0.99 for undoped to 0.85 J/m2 for Y-doped nanoparticles. Diffusion coefficients calculated from coarsening curves for undoped and doped compositions at 850 °C were 4.8 × 10-12 cm2/s and 2.5 × 10-12 cm2/s, respectively, indicating the coarsening inhibition induced by Y3+ results from a combination of a reduced driving force (surface energy) and decreased atomic mobility.
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- Luis E. Sotelo Martin
- Department
of Materials Science & Engineering, University of California—Davis, Davis, California95616, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science & Engineering, University of California—Davis, Davis, California95616, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science & Engineering, University of California—Davis, Davis, California95616, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science & Engineering, University of California—Davis, Davis, California95616, United States
- Department
of Materials Science & Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania18015, United States
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Karawek A, Kittipoom K, Tansuthepverawongse L, Kitjanukit N, Neamsung W, Lertthanaphol N, Chanthara P, Ratchahat S, Phadungbut P, Kim-Lohsoontorn P, Srinives S. The Photocatalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Fuels Using Titanium Dioxide Nanosheets/Graphene Oxide Heterostructure as Photocatalyst. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:320. [PMID: 36678074 PMCID: PMC9860753 DOI: 10.3390/nano13020320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) photoreduction to high-value products is a technique for dealing with CO2 emissions. The method involves the molecular transformation of CO2 to hydrocarbon and alcohol-type chemicals, such as methane and methanol, relying on a photocatalyst, such as titanium dioxide (TiO2). In this research, TiO2 nanosheets (TNS) were synthesized using a hydrothermal technique in the presence of a hydrofluoric acid (HF) soft template. The nanosheets were further composited with graphene oxide and doped with copper oxide in the hydrothermal process to create the copper-TiO2 nanosheets/graphene oxide (CTNSG). The CTNSG exhibited outstanding photoactivity in converting CO2 gas to methane and acetone. The production rate for methane and acetone was 12.09 and 0.75 µmol h-1 gcat-1 at 100% relative humidity, providing a total carbon consumption of 71.70 µmol gcat-1. The photoactivity of CTNSG was attributed to the heterostructure interior of the two two-dimensional nanostructures, the copper-TiO2 nanosheets and graphene oxide. The nanosheets-graphene oxide interfaces served as the n-p heterojunctions in holding active radicals for subsequent reactions. The heterostructure also directed the charge transfer, which promoted electron-hole separation in the photocatalyst.
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- Apisit Karawek
- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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Devi P, Verma R, Singh JP. Advancement in electrochemical, photocatalytic, and photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction: Recent progress in the role of oxygen vacancies in catalyst design. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.102211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sharma A, Hosseini-Bandegharaei A, Kumar N, Kumar S, Kumari K. Insight into ZnO/carbon hybrid materials for photocatalytic reduction of CO2: An in-depth review. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.102205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Investigation of In Promotion on Cu/ZrO2 Catalysts and Application in CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol. Catal Letters 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-022-04191-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Bai J, Song Z, Liu L, Zhu X, Gao F, Chaudhari RV. Enhanced transformation of CO 2 over microporous Ce-doped Zr metal-organic frameworks. RSC Adv 2022; 12:26307-26318. [PMID: 36275093 PMCID: PMC9477070 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra02680e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOF) have been studied extensively for the adsorption and catalytic conversion of CO2. However, previous studies mainly focused on the adsorption capabilities of partially or totally Ce substituted UiO-66, there are few studies focusing on transformation of the structure and catalytic activity of these materials. In this work, a series of Zr/Ce-based MOFs with UiO-66 architecture catalysts were prepared for the conversion of CO2 into value-added dimethyl carbonate (DMC). Owing to the different addition order of the two metals, significantly varied shapes and sizes were observed. Accordingly, the catalytic activity is greatly varied by adding a second metal. The different catalytic activities may arise from the different acid-base properties after Ce doping as well as the morphology and shape changes. Besides, the formation of terminal methoxy (t-OCH3) was found to be the rate limiting step. Finally, the reaction mechanism of CO2 transformation in the presence of a dehydrating agent was proposed.
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- Juan Bai
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University Qinhuangdao 066004 China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University Qinhuangdao 066004 China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University Qinhuangdao 066004 China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University Qinhuangdao 066004 China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University Qinhuangdao 066004 China
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- Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas 1530 W15th Street Lawrence Kansas 66045 USA
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Zhang Q, Yang C, Guan A, Kan M, Zheng G. Photocatalytic CO 2 conversion: from C1 products to multi-carbon oxygenates. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:10268-10285. [PMID: 35801565 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr02588d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Photocatalytic CO2 conversion into high-value chemicals has been emerging as an attractive research direction in achieving carbon resource sustainability. The chemical products can be categorized into C1 and multi-carbon (C2+) products. In this review, we describe the recent research progress in photocatalytic CO2 conversion systems from C1 products to multi-carbon oxygenates, and analyze the reasons related to their catalytic mechanisms, as the production of multi-carbon oxygenates is generally more difficult than that of C1 products. Then we discuss several examples in promoting the photoconversion of CO2 to value-added multi-carbon products in the aspects of photocatalyst design, mass transfer control, determination of active sites, and intermediate regulation. Finally, we summarize perspectives on the challenges and propose potential directions in this fast-developing field, such as the prospect of CO2 transformation to long-chain hydrocarbons like salicylic acid or even plastics.
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- Quan Zhang
- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
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Aggarwal M, Shetti NP, Basu S, Aminabhavi TM. Two-dimensional ultrathin metal-based nanosheets for photocatalytic CO 2 conversion to solar fuels. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 313:114916. [PMID: 35367674 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Artificially simulated photosynthesis has created substantial curiosity as the majority of efforts in this arena have been aimed to upsurge solar fuel efficiencies for commercialization. The layered inorganic 2D nanosheets offer considerably higher tunability of their chemical surface, physicochemical properties and catalytic activity. Despites the intrinsic advantages of such metal-based materials viz., metal oxides, transition metal dichalcogenides, metal oxyhalides, metal organic frameworks, layered double hydroxide, MXene's, boron nitride, black phosphorous and perovskites, studies on such systems are limited for applications in photocatalytic CO2 reduction. The role of metal-based layers for CO2 conversion and new strategies such as surface modifications, defect generation and heterojunctions to optimize their functionalities are discussed in this review. Research prospects and technical challenges for future developments of layered 2D metal-based nanomaterials are critically discussed.
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- Maansi Aggarwal
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, 147004, India
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- School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, 580031, Karnataka, India.
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, 147004, India
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- School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, 580031, Karnataka, India.
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Jiang F, Jiang F, Wang S, Xu Y, Liu B, Liu X. Catalytic Activity for CO2 Hydrogenation is Linearly Dependent on Generated Oxygen Vacancies over CeO2‐Supported Pd Catalysts. ChemCatChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202200422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Feng Jiang
- Jiangnan University Department of Chemical Engineering No. 1800 Lihu Avenue 214122 Wuxi CHINA
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- Jiangnan University Department of Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Jiangnan University Department of Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Jiangnan University Department of Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Jiangnan University Department of Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Jiangnan University School of Chemical and Material Engineering No. 1800 Lihu Avenue 214122 Wuxi CHINA
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Zhang L, Li Z, Zhang X, Xu C, Zhang Y. Elaborated Reaction Pathway of Photothermal Catalytic CO
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Conversion with H
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O on Gallium Oxide‐Decorated and ‐Defective Surfaces. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104490. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Li Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization Department of Energy Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization Department of Energy Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization Department of Energy Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta T6G 1H9 Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization Department of Energy Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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Sun W, Zheng L, Wang Y, Jia W, Guo W, Liu Z, Ding X, Wu L, Fang T. Direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from CO2 and methanol in dual supercritical phases over YxFe1−xO catalysts. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.101912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Debnath B, Singh S, Hossain SM, Krishnamurthy S, Polshettiwar V, Ogale S. Visible Light-Driven Highly Selective CO 2 Reduction to CH 4 Using Potassium-Doped g-C 3N 5. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:3139-3148. [PMID: 35234471 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Establishment of an efficient and robust artificial photocatalytic system to convert solar energy into chemical fuels through CO2 conversion is a cherished goal in the fields of clean energy and environmental protection. In this work, we have explored an emergent low-Z nitrogen-rich carbon nitride material g-C3N5 (analogue of g-C3N4) for CO2 conversion under visible light illumination. A significant enhancement of the CH4 production rate was detected for g-C3N5 in comparison to that of g-C3N4. Notably, g-C3N5 also showed a very impressive selectivity of 100% toward CH4 as compared to 21% for g-C3N4. The photocatalytic CO2 conversion was performed without using sacrificial reagents. We found that 1% K doping in g-C3N5 enhanced its performance even further without compromising the selectivity. Moreover, 1% K-doped g-C3N5 also exhibited better photostability than undoped g-C3N5. We have also employed density functional theory calculation-based analyses to understand and elucidate the possible reasons for the better photocatalytic performance of K-doped g-C3N5.
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- Bharati Debnath
- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India
- Research Institute for Sustainable Energy (RISE), TCG Centres for Research and Education in Science and Technology (TCG-CREST), Kolkata 700091, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai 400005, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai 400005, India
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India
- Research Institute for Sustainable Energy (RISE), TCG Centres for Research and Education in Science and Technology (TCG-CREST), Kolkata 700091, India
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Lei X, Yin X, Meng S, Li, Wang H, Xi H, Yang J, Xu X, Yang Z, Lei Z. Fabrication of Type II heterojunction in ZnIn2S4@ZnO photocatalyst for efficient oxidative coupling of Benzylamine under visible light. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lertthanaphol N, Prawiset N, Soontornapaluk P, Kitjanukit N, Neamsung W, Pienutsa N, Chusri K, Sornsuchat T, Chanthara P, Phadungbut P, Seeharaj P, Kim-Lohsoontorn P, Srinives S. Soft template-assisted copper-doped sodium dititanate nanosheet/graphene oxide heterostructure for photoreduction of carbon dioxide to liquid fuels. RSC Adv 2022; 12:24362-24373. [PMID: 36128529 PMCID: PMC9415028 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04283e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Photoreduction of CO2 to a high-value product is an interesting approach that not only captures CO2 but also converts it into other products that can be sold or used in industry. The mechanism for the CO2 conversion relies strongly on photo-generated electrons that further couple with CO2 and form active radicals for the reaction. In this research, we synthesized a heterostructure of copper-doped sodium dititanate nanosheets and graphene oxide (CTGN) following a one-step hydrothermal process with assistance from a sodium hydroxide soft template. The role of the template here is to facilitate the formation of the nanosheets, creating the nanosheet–graphene 2D–2D heterostructure. The heterostructure yields excellent charge mobility and a low charge recombination rate, while the nanosheet–graphene interfaces house active radicals and stabilize intermediates. The CTGN exhibits an outstanding photoactivity in the photoreduction of CO2, producing liquid fuels, including acetone, methanol, ethanol and i-propanol. The copper-doped sodium dititanate nanosheets/graphene oxide heterostructure (CTGN) was synthesized following a one-step hydrothermal process, exhibiting an outstanding photoactivity in converting CO2 to acetone, methanol, ethanol and i-propanol.![]()
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- Napat Lertthanaphol
- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakorn Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakorn Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakorn Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakorn Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakorn Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakorn Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakorn Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakorn Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakorn Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakorn Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- Advanced Materials Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, 10520, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakorn Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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Sahoo A, Hazra Chowdhury A, Islam SM, Bala T. Successful CO2 reduction under visible light photocatalysis using porous NiO nanoparticles, an atypical metal oxide. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj00324d] [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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An efficient wet chemical one-pot synthesis strategy for the preparation of NiO nanoparticles has been reported. The nano-structured NiO has surface bound hexamine and it has emerged as a proficient...
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Song S, Wei J, He X, Yan G, Jiao M, Zeng W, Dai F, Shi M. Oxygen vacancies generated by Sn-doped ZrO 2 promoting the synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from methanol and CO 2. RSC Adv 2021; 11:35361-35374. [PMID: 35493165 PMCID: PMC9043009 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07060f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Oxygen vacancy sites on a catalyst surface have been extensively studied and been proved to promote the adsorption and activation of carbon dioxide. We use Sn-doped ZrO2 to prepare a Zr/Sn catalyst rich in oxygen vacancies (OVs) by co-precipitation. The yield of dimethyl carbonate is 5 times that of ZrO2. Compared with the original ZrO2, Zr/Sn exhibits a higher specific surface area, number of acid–base sites and a lower band gap, which improves the conductivity of electrons and creates more surface. The number of reaction sites greatly enhances the adsorption and activation capacity of CO2 molecules on the catalyst surface. In situ infrared spectroscopy shows that CO2 adsorbs on oxygen vacancies to form monomethyl carbonate, and participates in the reaction as an intermediate species. This work provides new clues for the preparation of ZrO2-based catalysts rich in oxygen vacancies to directly catalyze the synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from methanol and CO2. Oxygen vacancy sites on a catalyst surface have been extensively studied and been proved to promote the adsorption and activation of carbon dioxide.![]()
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- Shixian Song
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Rare and Precious Metal Compounds, Xiangnan University Chenzhou 423000 Hunan China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Rare and Precious Metal Compounds, Xiangnan University Chenzhou 423000 Hunan China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Rare and Precious Metal Compounds, Xiangnan University Chenzhou 423000 Hunan China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Rare and Precious Metal Compounds, Xiangnan University Chenzhou 423000 Hunan China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Rare and Precious Metal Compounds, Xiangnan University Chenzhou 423000 Hunan China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Rare and Precious Metal Compounds, Xiangnan University Chenzhou 423000 Hunan China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Rare and Precious Metal Compounds, Xiangnan University Chenzhou 423000 Hunan China .,Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Xi'an 710021 China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Rare and Precious Metal Compounds, Xiangnan University Chenzhou 423000 Hunan China
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Niu H, Cao L, Yang X, Liu K, Liu L, Wang J. In situ growth of the
ZIF
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stabilized using metal oxide nanoparticles and its photocatalytic activity. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Hong‐yan Niu
- Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Xinjiang University Urumqi China
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- Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Xinjiang University Urumqi China
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- Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Xinjiang University Urumqi China
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- Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Xinjiang University Urumqi China
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- Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Xinjiang University Urumqi China
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- Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Xinjiang University Urumqi China
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Verma P, Le Brocq JJ, Raja R. Rational Design and Application of Covalent Organic Frameworks for Solar Fuel Production. Molecules 2021; 26:4181. [PMID: 34299457 PMCID: PMC8304392 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26144181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Harnessing solar energy and converting it into renewable fuels by chemical processes, such as water splitting and carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction, is a highly promising yet challenging strategy to mitigate the effects arising from the global energy crisis and serious environmental concerns. In recent years, covalent organic framework (COF)-based materials have gained substantial research interest because of their diversified architecture, tunable composition, large surface area, and high thermal and chemical stability. Their tunable band structure and significant light absorption with higher charge separation efficiency of photoinduced carriers make them suitable candidates for photocatalytic applications in hydrogen (H2) generation, CO2 conversion, and various organic transformation reactions. In this article, we describe the recent progress in the topology design and synthesis method of COF-based nanomaterials by elucidating the structure-property correlations for photocatalytic hydrogen generation and CO2 reduction applications. The effect of using various kinds of 2D and 3D COFs and strategies to control the morphology and enhance the photocatalytic activity is also summarized. Finally, the key challenges and perspectives in the field are highlighted for the future development of highly efficient COF-based photocatalysts.
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- Priyanka Verma
- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK;
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, University Road, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK;
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Wang HN, Zou YH, Sun HX, Chen Y, Li SL, Lan YQ. Recent progress and perspectives in heterogeneous photocatalytic CO2 reduction through a solid–gas mode. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Alharthi MN, Ismail I, Bellucci S, Khdary NH, Abdel Salam M. Biosynthesis Microwave-Assisted of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles with Ziziphus jujuba Leaves Extract: Characterization and Photocatalytic Application. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:1682. [PMID: 34206802 PMCID: PMC8307762 DOI: 10.3390/nano11071682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The present work is intended to biosynthesize zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) via facile and modern route using aqueous Ziziphus jujuba leaves extract assisted by microwave and explore their photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange anionic dye and methylene blue cationic dye under solar irradiation. The biosynthesized microwave assisted ZnO NPs were characterized and the results showed that ZnO NPs contain hexagonal wurtzite and characterized with a well-defined spherical-like shape with an outstanding band gap (2.70 eV), average particle size of 25 nm and specific surface area of 11.4 m2/g. The photocatalytic degradation of the MO and MB dyes by biosynthesized ZnO NPs under solar irradiation was studied and the results revealed the selective nature of the ZnO NPs for the adsorption and further photocatalytic degradation of the MO dye compared to the MB dye. In addition, the photocatalytic degradation of MO and MB dyes by the ZnO NPs under solar radiation was fitted by the first-order kinetics. Moreover, the photodegradation mechanism proposed that superoxide ions and hydroxyl radicals are the main reactive species.
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- Maymounah N. Alharthi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80200, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; (M.N.A.); (I.I.)
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80200, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; (M.N.A.); (I.I.)
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- National Laboratories of Frascati, National Institute of Nuclear Physics, I-00044 Frascati, Italy;
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- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, P.O. Box 6086, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80200, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; (M.N.A.); (I.I.)
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Hashimoto N, Mori K, Asahara K, Shibata S, Jida H, Kuwahara Y, Yamashita H. How the Morphology of NiO x-Decorated CeO 2 Nanostructures Affects Catalytic Properties in CO 2 Methanation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:5376-5384. [PMID: 33881888 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Effects of morphology and exposed crystal planes of NiOx-decorated CeO2 (NiCeO2) nanostructured catalysts on activity during CO2 methanation were examined, using nanorod (NR), nanocube (NC), and nanooctahedron (NO) structures. The NiCeO2 nanorods (NiCeO2-NR) showed superior activity to NiCeO2-NC and NiCeO2-NO along with excellent selectivity for CH4. This material also demonstrated exceptional durability, with no significant loss of catalytic activity or structural change after use. Comprehensive physicochemical characterization as well as density functional theory calculations determined that the high performance of the NiCeO2-NR was closely related to the large quantity of surface oxygen vacancies and the high degree of reversibility associated with the Ce4+ ↔ Ce3+ redox cycle of the support. These effects originate from the enhanced reactivity of oxygen atoms on the (110) surfaces of the oxide compared with the (100) and (111) surfaces. This information is expected to assist in the rational design of practical catalysts for the activation of CO2 molecules and other important transformations.
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- Naoki Hashimoto
- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8520, Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8520, Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- JST, PRESTO, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8520, Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Peng T, Wang K, He S, Chen X, Dai W, Fu X. Photo-driven selective CO 2 reduction by H 2O into ethanol over Pd/Mn–TiO 2: suitable synergistic effect between Pd and Mn sites. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy02047h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The Mn–Pd interaction of Pd/Mn–TiO2 is a promising catalyst to enhance C2H5OH selectivity since Pd with a strong ability to capture and transport electrons and Mn with multifarious activation of the reactant (CO2 and H2O).
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- Ting Peng
- Research Institute of Photocatalysis
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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- Research Institute of Photocatalysis
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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- Research Institute of Photocatalysis
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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- Research Institute of Photocatalysis
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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- Research Institute of Photocatalysis
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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- Research Institute of Photocatalysis
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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Li Y, Wen M, Wang Y, Tian G, Wang C, Zhao J. Plasmonic Hot Electrons from Oxygen Vacancies for Infrared Light‐Driven Catalytic CO
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Reduction on Bi
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x. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202010156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Yingxuan Li
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Xi'an 710021 China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Xi'an 710021 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Xi'an 710021 China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Xi'an 710021 China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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Li Y, Wen M, Wang Y, Tian G, Wang C, Zhao J. Plasmonic Hot Electrons from Oxygen Vacancies for Infrared Light‐Driven Catalytic CO
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x. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:910-916. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Yingxuan Li
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Xi'an 710021 China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Xi'an 710021 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Xi'an 710021 China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering Shaanxi University of Science and Technology Xi'an 710021 China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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Jiang F, Wang S, Liu B, Liu J, Wang L, Xiao Y, Xu Y, Liu X. Insights into the Influence of CeO2 Crystal Facet on CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol over Pd/CeO2 Catalysts. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Feng Jiang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Roy S. Tale of Two Layered Semiconductor Catalysts toward Artificial Photosynthesis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:37811-37833. [PMID: 32805975 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c11245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The ever-increasing reliance on nonrenewable fossil fuels due to massive urbanization and industrialization created problems such as depletion of the primary feedstock and raised the atmospheric CO2 levels causing global warming. A smart and promising approach is artificial photosynthesis that photocatalytically valorizes CO2 into high-value chemicals. The inexpensive layered semiconductors like g-C3N4 and rGO or GO have the potential to make the process practically feasible for real applications. The suitable band positions with respect to the reduction potentials coupled with the typical surface properties of these layered semiconductors play a beneficial role in photoreduction of CO2. Additionally, the creation of heterojunction interfaces to achieve the Z-scheme by anchoring g-C3N4 and rGO with another semiconductor with proper band alignment and dispersing plasmonic nano metals to obtain Schottky barriers on the layered surfaces also help retarding the electron-hole recombination and boost up the catalytic efficacy. Extensive exploration happened in recent years toward artificial photosynthesis over these materials, which needs a critical compendium. Surprisingly, in spite of the recent explosion of studies on photocatalytic reduction of CO2 over metal-free semiconductors, there is not a single review on comparing the mechanistic aspects of photoreduction of CO2 over the layered semiconductors g-C3N4 and rGO. This review stands out as a unique documentation, where the mechanism of photocatalytic reduction of CO2 over this set of materials is critically examined in the context of band and surface modifications. An overall conclusion and outlook at the end indicates the need to develop prototypes for artificial photosynthesis with these well-studied semiconducting layered materials to yield solar fuels.
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- Sounak Roy
- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad 500078, India
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Jiao X, Zheng K, Hu Z, Sun Y, Xie Y. Broad-Spectral-Response Photocatalysts for CO 2 Reduction. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2020; 6:653-660. [PMID: 32490183 PMCID: PMC7256938 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The poor conversion efficiency of carbon dioxide photoreduction has hindered the practical application at present, and one of the prime reasons for this obstacle is the inefficient solar energy utilization of photocatalysts. Generally speaking, it is contradictory for a photocatalyst to concurrently possess the broad-spectral response and appropriate band-edge positions for coinstantaneous carbon dioxide reduction and water oxidation. In this Outlook, we summarize a series of strategies for realizing visible-light and IR-light-driven carbon dioxide photoreduction under the guarantee of suitable band-edge positions. In detail, we overview the absorbance of visible light enabled by narrow band gaps in photocatalysts, the extended photoabsorption from UV into the visible light range induced by defect levels and dopant energy levels in photocatalysts, and a more negative conduction band and positive valence band acquired by Z-scheme heterojunctions in photocatalysts. Then, we highlight the expansive photoresponse of IR light caused by intermediate bands in semiconductor photocatalysts and partially occupied bands in conductor photocatalysts. Finally, we end this Outlook concerning more design strategies and application fields of broad-spectral-response photocatalysts.
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- Xingchen Jiao
- Hefei
National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Centre
for Excellence in Nanoscience, University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei
National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Centre
for Excellence in Nanoscience, University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei
National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Centre
for Excellence in Nanoscience, University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei
National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Centre
for Excellence in Nanoscience, University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Institute
of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National
Science Center, Hefei 230031, China
- E-mail:
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- Hefei
National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Centre
for Excellence in Nanoscience, University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Institute
of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National
Science Center, Hefei 230031, China
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Ahmad I, Shoaib Akhtar M, Ahmed E, Ahmad M, Keller V, Qamar Khan W, Khalid N. Rare earth co-doped ZnO photocatalysts: Solution combustion synthesis and environmental applications. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.116328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Liu W, Zhou J, Yao J. Shuttle-like CeO 2/g-C 3N 4 composite combined with persulfate for the enhanced photocatalytic degradation of norfloxacin under visible light. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 190:110062. [PMID: 31838233 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.110062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2019] [Revised: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this work, the shuttle-like CeO2 modified g-C3N4 composite was synthesized and was combined with persulfate (PS) for the efficient photocatalytic degradation of norfloxacin (NOR) under visible light. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and photoluminescence (PL) emission spectra were used to characterize the structural and optical properties of the as-prepared catalysts. Active species trapping experiments demonstrated that additional sulfate radicals (·SO4-) formed upon the addition of PS which could cooperate with superoxide radicals (O2-), holes (h+) and hydroxyl radicals (OH) to decompose NOR. Singlet oxygen (1O2) was also formed during the reaction and acted as an important active species. The degradation products of NOR were also identified and analyzed by using LC-MS technology, and the possible degradation mechanism and pathways were proposed and discussed. This work indicated that the shuttle-like CeO2 modified g-C3N4 coupled with PS displayed promising applications in the field of pharmaceutical wastewater purification.
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- Wei Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China; School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China; School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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Torres JA, Nogueira AE, da Silva GT, Lopes OF, Wang Y, He T, Ribeiro C. Enhancing TiO2 activity for CO2 photoreduction through MgO decoration. J CO2 UTIL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2019.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Wan Z, Hu M, Hu B, Yan T, Wang K, Wang X. Vacancy induced photocatalytic activity of La doped In(OH)3 for CO2 reduction with water vapor. Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy00029a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A possible mechanism to explain the impact of La doping on electron transfer process in wide band gap semiconductor In(OH)3.
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- Ziyao Wan
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science and Technology
- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Jianghan University
- Wuhan
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science and Technology
- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science and Technology
- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science and Technology
- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science and Technology
- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- China
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Progress on Catalyst Development for Direct Synthesis of Dimethyl Carbonate from CO2 and Methanol. CHEMISTRY AFRICA 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s42250-019-00082-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Li P, Zhu S, Hu H, Guo L, He T. Influence of defects in porous ZnO nanoplates on CO2 photoreduction. Catal Today 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2018.11.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Practical implementation of CO2 photoreduction technologies requires low-cost, highly efficient, and robust photocatalysts. High surface area photocatalysts are notable in that they offer abundant active sites and enhanced light harvesting. Here we summarize the progress in CO2 photoreduction with respect to synthesis and application of hierarchical nanostructured photocatalysts.
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Li X, Yu J, Jaroniec M, Chen X. Cocatalysts for Selective Photoreduction of CO2 into Solar Fuels. Chem Rev 2019; 119:3962-4179. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1094] [Impact Index Per Article: 218.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Xin Li
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Key Laboratory of Energy Plants Resource and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Material Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri—Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, United States
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Rakibuddin M, Kim H. Reduced graphene oxide supported C 3N 4 nanoflakes and quantum dots as metal-free catalysts for visible light assisted CO 2 reduction. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 10:448-458. [PMID: 30873315 PMCID: PMC6404395 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.10.44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The visible light photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to fuel is crucial for the sustainable development of energy resources. In our present work, we report the synthesis of novel reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-supported C3N4 nanoflake (NF) and quantum dot (QD) hybrid materials (GCN) for visible light induced reduction of CO2. The C3N4 NFs and QDs are prepared by acid treatment of C3N4 nanosheets followed by ultrasonication and hydrothermal heating at 130-190 °C for 5-20 h. It is observed that hydrothermal exposure of acid-treated graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets at low temperature generated larger NFs, whereas QDs are formed at higher temperatures. The formation of GCN hybrid materials was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and UV-vis spectroscopy. High-resolution TEM images clearly show that C3N4 QDs (average diameter of 2-3 nm) and NFs (≈20-45 nm) are distributed on the rGO surface within the GCN hybrid material. Among the as-prepared GCN hybrid materials, GCN-5 QDs exhibit excellent CO2 reductive activity for the generation of formaldehyde, HCHO (10.3 mmol h-1 g-1). Therefore, utilization of metal-free carbon-based GCN hybrid materials could be very promising for CO2 photoreduction because of their excellent activity and environmental sustainability.
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- Md Rakibuddin
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
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Thompson WA, Olivo A, Zanardo D, Cruciani G, Menegazzo F, Signoretto M, Maroto-Valer MM. Systematic study of TiO2/ZnO mixed metal oxides for CO2 photoreduction. RSC Adv 2019; 9:21660-21666. [PMID: 35518894 PMCID: PMC9066424 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03435h] [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: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A novel example using a systematic design of experiments mixture design for developing mixed metal oxide photocatalysts for CO2 photoreduction.
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- Warren A. Thompson
- Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS)
- School of Engineering & Physical Sciences
- HeriotWatt University
- Edinburgh
- UK
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- CatMat Lab
- Dept. of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems
- Ca' Foscari University Venice
- Consortium INSTM
- RU of Venice
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- Department of Physics and Earth Sciences
- University of Ferrara
- Ferrara
- Italy
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- CatMat Lab
- Dept. of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems
- Ca' Foscari University Venice
- Consortium INSTM
- RU of Venice
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- CatMat Lab
- Dept. of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems
- Ca' Foscari University Venice
- Consortium INSTM
- RU of Venice
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- Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS)
- School of Engineering & Physical Sciences
- HeriotWatt University
- Edinburgh
- UK
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Liu B, Li C, Zhang G, Yao X, Chuang SSC, Li Z. Oxygen Vacancy Promoting Dimethyl Carbonate Synthesis from CO2 and Methanol over Zr-Doped CeO2 Nanorods. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b00415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Bin Liu
- Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology, Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology, Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology, Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, China
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, 170 University Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, 170 University Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44325, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology, Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, China
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Han B, Wang J, Yan C, Dong Y, Xu Y, Nie R, Jing H. The photoelectrocatalytic CO2 reduction on TiO2@ZnO heterojunction by tuning the conduction band potential. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.07.216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Guo J, Wang K, Wang X. Photocatalytic reduction of CO2with H2O vapor under visible light over Ce doped ZnFe2O4. Catal Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cy01869j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The schematic mechanism of CO2photoreduction with H2O vapour over Ce doped ZnFe2O4.
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- Jiajia Guo
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science and Technology
- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
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- Chemical Engineering Research Center
- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science and Technology
- College of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072
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