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Peng Y, Chen S, Hu Z, Yin M, Pei L, Wei Q, Xie Z. Guanine-derived carbon nanosheet encapsulated Ni nanoparticles for efficient CO 2 electroreduction. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:9724-9731. [PMID: 38814145 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00495g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Developing novel electrocatalysts for achieving high selectivity and faradaic efficiency in the carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) poses a major challenge. In this study, a catalyst featuring a nitrogen-doped carbon shell-coated Ni nanoparticle structure is designed for efficient carbon dioxide (CO2) electroreduction to carbon monoxide (CO). The optimal Ni@NC-1000 catalyst exhibits remarkable CO faradaic efficiency (FECO) values exceeding 90% across a broad potential range of -0.55 to -0.9 V (vs. RHE), and attains the maximum FECO of 95.6% at -0.75 V (vs. RHE) in 0.5 M NaHCO3. This catalyst exhibits sustained carbon dioxide electroreduction activity with negligible decay after continuous electrolysis for 20 h. More encouragingly, a substantial current density of 200.3 mA cm-2 is achieved in a flow cell at -0.9 V (vs. RHE), reaching an industrial-level current density. In situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and theoretical calculations demonstrate that its excellent catalytic performance is attributed to highly active pyrrolic nitrogen sites, promoting CO2 activation and significantly reducing the energy barrier for generating *COOH. To a considerable extent, this work presents an effective strategy for developing high-efficiency catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction across a wide potential window.
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- Ying Peng
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon-Based Functional Materials (Fujian Province University), Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350016, Fujian, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon-Based Functional Materials (Fujian Province University), Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350016, Fujian, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon-Based Functional Materials (Fujian Province University), Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350016, Fujian, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon-Based Functional Materials (Fujian Province University), Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350016, Fujian, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon-Based Functional Materials (Fujian Province University), Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350016, Fujian, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon-Based Functional Materials (Fujian Province University), Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350016, Fujian, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon-Based Functional Materials (Fujian Province University), Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350016, Fujian, China.
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Zhang S, Chen J, Wei B, Zhou H, Hua K, Liu X, Wang H, Sun Y. Efficient Alkene Hydroformylation by Co-C Symmetry-Breaking Sites. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:6037-6044. [PMID: 38377954 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c13092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Alkene hydroformylation is one of the largest industrial reactions on an industrial scale; however, the development of nonnoble heterogeneous catalysts is usually limited by their low activities and stabilities. Herein, we constructed a 1% Co2C/SiO2 catalyst featuring Co-Cvacancy-Co-C symmetry-breaking sites, which generated a polar surface exhibiting a moderate charge density gradient at the localized Co atoms. Comparatively, this catalyst exhibited notable enhancements in the adsorption and activation of the reactants, as well as in the polarity between intermediates. Significantly, the spatial distance between the adsorption sites of intermediates was reduced, thereby effectively decreasing the energy barrier of reaction processes. As the density of the symmetry-breaking sites increased, the turnover number for propene hydroformylation soared to 18 363, exceeding the activity of heterogeneous Co-based catalysts reported thus far by 1 or 2 orders of magnitude, and the catalyst exhibited high stability during the reaction. This study provides a methodology for constructing atomically active sites, which holds great potential for the design and development of highly efficient catalysts.
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- Shunan Zhang
- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, PR China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201203, PR China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, PR China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201203, PR China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, PR China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201203, PR China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, PR China
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Wang T, Zhang Z, Jiang S, Yan W, Li S, Zhuang J, Xie H, Li G, Jiang L. Spectroscopic characterization of carbon monoxide activation by neutral chromium carbides. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:5962-5968. [PMID: 38293768 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00011k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Spectroscopic characterization of carbon monoxide activation by neutral metal carbides is of essential importance for understanding the structure-reactivity relationships of catalytic sites, but has been proven to be very challenging owing to the difficulty in size selection. Here, we report a size-specific infrared-vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopic study of the reactions between carbon monoxide with neutral chromium carbides. Quantum chemical calculations were carried out to identify the low-lying structures and to interpret the experimental features. The results reveal that the most stable structure of CrC3(CO)2 consists of a CCO ketenylidene unit and that of CrC4(CO)2 has a semi-bridging CO with a very low CO stretching vibrational frequency at 1821 cm-1. The electron structure analyses show that this semi-bridging CO is highly activated through the delocalized Cr-C-C three-center two-electron (3c-2e) interaction between the antibonding orbitals of CO and the metal carbide skeleton. The formation of these metal carbide carbonyls is found to be both thermodynamically exothermic and kinetically facile in the gas phase. The present findings have important implications for the mechanical understanding of the catalytic processes with isolated metal atoms/clusters dispersed on supports.
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- Tiantong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
- Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China
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Yin Q, Wang H, Zhao J, Li C, Mao Y. A DFT study towards dynamic structures of iron and iron carbide and their effects on the activity of the Fischer-Tropsch process. RSC Adv 2023; 13:34262-34272. [PMID: 38020027 PMCID: PMC10663884 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra06467k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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The Fe-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) catalyst shows a rich phase chemistry under pre-treatment and FTS conditions. The exact structural composition of the active site, whether iron or iron carbide (FeCx), is still controversial. Aiming to obtain an insight into the active sites and their role in affecting FTS activity, the swarm intelligence algorithm is implemented to search for the most stable Fe(100), Fe(110), Fe(210) surfaces with different carbon ratios. Then, ab initio atomistic thermodynamics and Wulffman construction were employed to evaluate the stability of these surfaces at different chemical potentials of carbon. Their FTS reactivity and selectivity were later assessed by semi-quantitative micro-kinetic equations. The results show that stability, reactivity, and selectivity of the iron are all affected by the carbonization process when the carbon ratio increases. Formation of the carbide, a rather natural process under experimental conditions, would moderately increase the turnover frequency (TOF), but both iron and iron carbide are active to the reaction.
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- Qiang Yin
- Department of Forestry Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry & Technology Changsha China
- Hunan Engineering Research Centre of Full Life-cycle Energy-efficient Buildings and Environmental Health, Central South University of Forestry and Technology Changsha Hunan China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Central South University of Forestry & Technology Changsha China
- Hunan Engineering Research Centre of Full Life-cycle Energy-efficient Buildings and Environmental Health, Central South University of Forestry and Technology Changsha Hunan China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Central South University of Forestry & Technology Changsha China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Central South University of Forestry & Technology Changsha China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland Auckland 1010 New Zealand
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Hostaš J, Pérez-Becerra KO, Calaminici P, Barrios-Herrera L, Lourenço MP, Tchagang A, Salahub DR, Köster AM. How important is the amount of exact exchange for spin-state energy ordering in DFT? Case study of molybdenum carbide cluster, Mo4C2. J Chem Phys 2023; 159:184301. [PMID: 37947508 DOI: 10.1063/5.0169409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Since the form of the exact functional in density functional theory is unknown, we must rely on density functional approximations (DFAs). In the past, very promising results have been reported by combining semi-local DFAs with exact, i.e. Hartree-Fock, exchange. However, the spin-state energy ordering and the predictions of global minima structures are particularly sensitive to the choice of the hybrid functional and to the amount of exact exchange. This has been already qualitatively described for single conformations, reactions, and a limited number of conformations. Here, we have analyzed the mixing of exact exchange in exchange functionals for a set of several hundred isomers of the transition metal carbide, Mo4C2. The analysis of the calculated energies and charges using PBE0-type functional with varying amounts of exact exchange yields the following insights: (1) The sensitivity of spin-energy splitting is strongly correlated with the amount of exact exchange mixing. (2) Spin contamination is exacerbated when correlation is omitted from the exchange-correlation functional. (3) There is not one ideal value for the exact exchange mixing which can be used to parametrize or choose among the functionals. Calculated energies and electronic structures are influenced by exact exchange at a different magnitude within a given distribution; therefore, to extend the application range of hybrid functionals to the full periodic table the spin-energy splitting energies should be investigated.
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- Jiří Hostaš
- Department of Chemistry, CMS - Centre for Molecular Simulation, IQST - Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, Quantum Alberta, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Departamento de Química, Cinvestav, Avenida Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, A.P. 14-740, CDMX C.P. 07360, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química, Cinvestav, Avenida Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, A.P. 14-740, CDMX C.P. 07360, Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry, CMS - Centre for Molecular Simulation, IQST - Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, Quantum Alberta, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Departamento de Química e Física - Centro de Ciências Exatas, Naturais e da Saúde - CCENS - Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 29500-000 Alegre, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Digital Technologies Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada, 1200 Montréal Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, CMS - Centre for Molecular Simulation, IQST - Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, Quantum Alberta, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Departamento de Química, Cinvestav, Avenida Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, A.P. 14-740, CDMX C.P. 07360, Mexico
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Hua Z, Yang Y, Liu J. Direct hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to value-added aromatics. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Revisiting the Syngas Conversion to Olefins over Fe-Mn Bimetallic Catalysts: Insights from the Proximity Effects. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Influence of carbon deposits on Fe-carbide for the Fischer-Tropsch reaction. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.11.002] [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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Cao M, Huang H, Zheng Y, Zhang Q, Wang S, Ge R, Wang J, Zhao Y, Ma X. Enhanced effect of the mesoporous carbon on iron carbide catalyst for hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethanol. ChemCatChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202200500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Meng Cao
- Tianjin University School of Chemical Engineering and Technology CHINA
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- Tianjin University School of Chemical Engineering and Technology CHINA
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- Tianjin University School of Chemical Engineering and Technology CHINA
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- Tianjin University School of Chemical Engineering and Technology CHINA
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- Tianjin University School of Chemical Engineering and Technology CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics CHINA
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- Tianjin University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Weijin Road 92, Nankai District 300072 Tianjin CHINA
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- Tianjin University School of Chemical Engineering and Technology CHINA
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Zhang P, Yan J, Han F, Qiao X, Guan Q, Li W. Controllable assembly of Fe 3O 4–Fe 3C@MC by in situ doping of Mn for CO 2 selective hydrogenation to light olefins. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00173j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mn in situ doped Fe3C anchored in mesoporous carbon was prepared and employed for converting CO2 to light olefins successfully. The in situ doped Mn modified the ratio of FeOx/FeCx and surface electron density, which optimized the C/H on active sites.
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- Pengze Zhang
- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, No. 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, No. 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, No. 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, No. 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, No. 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, No. 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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Lei T, Liu X, Pathak AD, Shetty S, Liu Q, Wen X. Insights into Coke Formation and Removal under Operating Conditions with a Quantum Nanoreactor Approach. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:9413-9421. [PMID: 34553945 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The in situ formation and removal of coke is a critical problem in heterogeneous catalysis, but its mechanism is not well understood. This work investigates the mechanism of carbon deposition and hydrogenation on an Fe cluster under high-temperature conditions with the density functional tight-binding (DFTB) based nanoreactor molecular dynamics (NMD) method. Our study shows that successive formation of carbon chains, rings, and fused rings occurred during the carbon deposition on Fe clusters. Hydrogenation of activated carbon happens through direct C-H coupling, while the hydrogenation of graphitic carbon involves hydrogenation of the edge carbon, ring-opening reaction, and dealkylation reaction. The main function of the Fe catalyst is to provide the active sites for H2 dissociation and dissociated H spillover, while its activity toward C-C bond breaking is limited. These results highlight the role of the DFTB-NMD method as an effective tool to investigate reaction mechanisms under operating conditions in heterogeneous catalysis.
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- Tingyu Lei
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd., Mahadeva Kodigehalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 562149, India
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- Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd., Mahadeva Kodigehalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 562149, India
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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 Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Co., Ltd., Beijing, 101400, China
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Wei J, Yao R, Han Y, Ge Q, Sun J. Towards the development of the emerging process of CO 2 heterogenous hydrogenation into high-value unsaturated heavy hydrocarbons. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:10764-10805. [PMID: 34605829 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00260k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The emerging process of CO2 hydrogenation through heterogenous catalysis into important bulk chemicals provides an alternative strategy for sustainable and low-cost production of valuable chemicals, and brings an important chance for mitigating CO2 emissions. Direct synthesis of the family of unsaturated heavy hydrocarbons such as α-olefins and aromatics via CO2 hydrogenation is more attractive and challenging than the production of short-chain products to modern society, suffering from the difficult control between C-O activation and C-C coupling towards long-chain hydrocarbons. In the past several years, rapid progress has been achieved in the development of efficient catalysts for the process and understanding of their catalytic mechanisms. In this review, we provide a comprehensive, authoritative and critical overview of the substantial progress in the synthesis of α-olefins and aromatics from CO2 hydrogenation via direct and indirect routes. The rational fabrication and design of catalysts, proximity effects of multi-active sites, stability and deactivation of catalysts, reaction mechanisms and reactor design are systematically discussed. Finally, current challenges and potential applications in the development of advanced catalysts, as well as opportunities of next-generation CO2 hydrogenation techniques for carbon neutrality in future are proposed.
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- Jian Wei
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
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Wang Y, Bao Z, Shi M, Liang Z, Cao R, Zheng H. The Role of Surface Curvature in Electrocatalysts. Chemistry 2021; 28:e202102915. [PMID: 34591340 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Excessive consumption of fossil fuels has caused unavoidable environmental problems. The development of renewable and clean alternatives is essential for the sustainable and green development of human society. Electrocatalysts are most important parts in these energy-related devices. Recently, scientists found that the surface curvature of electrocatalysts could play an important role for the improvement of catalytic performance and the optimization of intrinsic catalytic activity during electrocatalytic process. The role of surface curvature in electrocatalysts is still under investigating. In this minireview, we summarized the latest progress of electrocatalysts with different surface curvatures and their applications in energy-related applications. This review mainly involves the strategies for preparation of electrocatalysts with different surface curvatures, three typical electrocatalysts with different surface curvatures (curled surface, onion-like structure, and spiral structure), and the potential mechanisms that surface curvature in electrocatalysts affects activities.
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- Yanzhi Wang
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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