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Song D, Zhang S, Zhou M, Wang M, Zhu R, Ning H, Wu M. Advances in the Stability of Catalysts for Electroreduction of CO 2 to Formic Acid. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301719. [PMID: 38411399 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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The electroreduction of CO2 to high-value products is a promising approach for achieving carbon neutrality. Among these products, formic acid stands out as having the most potential for industrialization due to its optimal economic value in terms of consumption and output. In recent years, the Faraday efficiency of formic acid from CO2 electroreduction has reached 90~100 %. However, this high selectivity cannot be maintained for extended periods under high currents to meet industrial requirements. This paper reviews excellent work from the perspective of catalyst stability, summarizing and discussing the performance of typical catalysts. Strategies for preparing stable and highly active catalysts are also briefly described. This review may offer a useful data reference and valuable guidance for the future design of long-stability catalysts.
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- Dewen Song
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, College of New Energy, Institute of New Energy, China University of Petroleum, East China, Qingdao, 266580
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, College of New Energy, Institute of New Energy, China University of Petroleum, East China, Qingdao, 266580
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, College of New Energy, Institute of New Energy, China University of Petroleum, East China, Qingdao, 266580
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, College of New Energy, Institute of New Energy, China University of Petroleum, East China, Qingdao, 266580
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, College of New Energy, Institute of New Energy, China University of Petroleum, East China, Qingdao, 266580
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, College of New Energy, Institute of New Energy, China University of Petroleum, East China, Qingdao, 266580
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, College of New Energy, Institute of New Energy, China University of Petroleum, East China, Qingdao, 266580
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Kao BH, Zeng YF, Lee YC, Pao CW, Chen JL, Chuang YC, Sheu HS, Tsai FT, Liaw WF. Unveiled the Structure-Selectivity Relationship for Carbon Dioxide Reduction Triggered by Bi-Doped Cu-Based Nanocatalysts. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307910. [PMID: 38072788 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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To investigate synergistic effect between geometric and electronic structures on directing CO2RR selectivity, water phase synthetic protocol and surface architecture engineering strategy are developed to construct monodispersed Bi-doped Cu-based nanocatalysts. The strongly correlated catalytic directionality and Bi3+ dopant can be rationalized by the regulation of [*COOH]/[*CO] adsorption capacities through the appropriate doping of Bi3+ electronic modulator, resulting in volcano relationship between FECO/TOFCO and surface EVBM values. Spectroscopic study reveals that the dual-site binding mode ([Cu─μ─C(═O)O─Bi3+]) enabled by Cu1Bi3+ 2 motif in single-phase Cu150Bi1 nanocatalyst drives CO2-to-CO conversion. In contrast, the study of dynamic Bi speciation and phase transformation in dual-phase Cu50Bi1 nanocatalyst unveils that the Bi0-Bi0 contribution emerges at the expense of BOC phase, suggesting metallic Bi0 phase acting as [H]˙ formation center switches CO2RR selectivity toward CO2-to-HCOO- conversion via [*OCHO] and [*OCHOK] intermediates. This work provides significant insight into how geometric architecture cooperates with electronic effect and catalytic motif/phase to guide the selectivity of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction through the distinct surface-bound intermediates and presents molecular-level understanding of catalytic mechanism for CO/HCOO- formation.
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- Bing-Hsien Kao
- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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Kim C, Govindarajan N, Hemenway S, Park J, Zoraster A, Kong CJ, Prabhakar RR, Varley JB, Jung HT, Hahn C, Ager JW. Importance of Site Diversity and Connectivity in Electrochemical CO Reduction on Cu. ACS Catal 2024; 14:3128-3138. [PMID: 38449526 PMCID: PMC10913037 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c05904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction on Cu is a promising approach to produce value-added chemicals using renewable feedstocks, yet various Cu preparations have led to differences in activity and selectivity toward single and multicarbon products. Here, we find, surprisingly, that the effective catalytic activity toward ethylene improves when there is a larger fraction of less active sites acting as reservoirs of *CO on the surface of Cu nanoparticle electrocatalysts. In an adaptation of chemical transient kinetics to electrocatalysis, we measure the dynamic response of a gas diffusion electrode (GDE) cell when the feed gas is abruptly switched between Ar (inert) and CO. When switching from Ar to CO, CO reduction (COR) begins promptly, but when switching from CO to Ar, COR can be maintained for several seconds (delay time) despite the absence of the CO reactant in the gas phase. A three-site microkinetic model captures the observed dynamic behavior and shows that Cu catalysts exhibiting delay times have a less active *CO reservoir that exhibits fast diffusion to active sites. The observed delay times and the estimated *CO reservoir sizes are affected by catalyst preparation, applied potential, and microenvironment (electrolyte cation identity, electrolyte pH, and CO partial pressure). Notably, we estimate that the *CO reservoir surface coverage can be as high as 88 ± 7% on oxide-derived Cu (OD-Cu) at high overpotentials (-1.52 V vs SHE) and this increases in reservoir coverage coincide with increased turnover frequencies to ethylene. We also estimate that *CO can travel substantial distances (up to 10s of nm) prior to desorption or reaction. It appears that active C-C coupling sites by themselves do not control selectivity to C2+ products in electrochemical COR; the supply of CO to those sites is also a crucial factor. More generally, the overall activity of Cu electrocatalysts cannot be approximated from linear combinations of individual site activities. Future designs must consider the diversity of the catalyst network and account for intersite transportation pathways.
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- Chansol Kim
- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro,
Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
- Clean
Energy Research Center, Korea Institute
of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, South Korea
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- Materials
Science Division, Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Materials
Science Division, Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro,
Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Materials
Science Division, Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Materials
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Cao L, Huang J, Wu X, Ma B, Xu Q, Zhong Y, Wu Y, Sun M, Yu L. Active-site stabilized Bi metal-organic framework-based catalyst for highly active and selective electroreduction of CO 2 to formate over a wide potential window. NANOSCALE 2023. [PMID: 37991432 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr04962k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Bismuth-based materials have been validated to be a kind of effective electrocatalyst for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (ECR) to formate (HCOO-). However, the established studies still encounter the problems of low current density, low selectivity, narrow potential window, and poor catalyst stability. Herein, a bismuth-terephthalate framework (Bi-BDC MOF) material was successfully synthesized. The optimized Bi-BDC-120 °C exhibited excellent activity, selectivity, and durability for formate production. At an operating potential of -1.1 V vs. RHE in 0.1 mol L-1 KHCO3 electrolyte, the ECR catalyzed by Bi-BDC-120 °C achieved a Faraday efficiency (FE) of 97.2% towards formate generation, and the total current density reached about 30 mA cm-2. The operating potential window with FEformate values > 95% ranged in -0.9 to -1.5 V vs. RHE. The density-functional theory (DFT) calculation demonstrated that the (001) crystalline planes of Bi-BDC are preferable for the adsorption of CO2 and the conversion of *OCHO intermediates, thus ultimately promoting the electrocatalytic production of formate. Although the MOF structure of Bi-BDC-120 °C was insufficiently stabilized, the FEformate could be maintained at around 90% after 36 h of ECR operation. The long-term durability for formate production was attributed to the fact that the in situ reconstructed Bi2O2CO3 could retain the Bi-O active sites in the structure. These results offer an opportunity to design CO2 reduction electrocatalysts with high activity and selectivity for potential applications.
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- Leliang Cao
- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Modern Fine Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006 Guangzhou, P. R.China.
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Modern Fine Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006 Guangzhou, P. R.China.
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Modern Fine Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006 Guangzhou, P. R.China.
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Modern Fine Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006 Guangzhou, P. R.China.
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Modern Fine Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006 Guangzhou, P. R.China.
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Modern Fine Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006 Guangzhou, P. R.China.
- Jieyang Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Rongjiang Laboratory), Jieyang 515200, P. R.China
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Modern Fine Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006 Guangzhou, P. R.China.
- Jieyang Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Rongjiang Laboratory), Jieyang 515200, P. R.China
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Modern Fine Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006 Guangzhou, P. R.China.
- Jieyang Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Rongjiang Laboratory), Jieyang 515200, P. R.China
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Chemistry Technology of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Modern Fine Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006 Guangzhou, P. R.China.
- Jieyang Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Rongjiang Laboratory), Jieyang 515200, P. R.China
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Sun Y, Liu X, Zhu M, Zhang Z, Chen Z, Wang S, Ji Z, Yang H, Wang X. Non-noble metal single atom-based catalysts for electrochemical reduction of CO2: Synthesis approaches and performance evaluation. DECARBON 2023:100018. [DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.decarb.2023.100018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Su DJ, Xiang SQ, Gao ST, Jiang Y, Liu X, Zhang W, Zhao LB, Tian ZQ. Kinetic Understanding of Catalytic Selectivity and Product Distribution of Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction. JACS AU 2023; 3:905-918. [PMID: 37006754 PMCID: PMC10052237 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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CO2 can be electrochemically reduced to different products depending on the nature of catalysts. In this work, we report comprehensive kinetic studies on catalytic selectivity and product distribution of the CO2 reduction reaction on various metal surfaces. The influences on reaction kinetics can be clearly analyzed from the variation of reaction driving force (binding energy difference) and reaction resistance (reorganization energy). Moreover, the CO2RR product distributions are further affected by external factors such as electrode potential and solution pH. A potential-mediated mechanism is found to determine the competing two-electron reduction products of CO2 that shifts from thermodynamics-controlled product formic acid at less negative electrode potentials to kinetic-controlled product CO at more negative electrode potentials. Based on detailed kinetic simulations, a three-parameter descriptor is applied to identify the catalytic selectivity of CO, formate, hydrocarbons/alcohols, as well as side product H2. The present kinetic study not only well explains the catalytic selectivity and product distribution of experimental results but also provides a fast way for catalyst screening.
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- Dai-Jian Su
- Department
of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing
Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Chongqing
Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- State
Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center
of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Xiamen
University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Recent Progress in Surface-Defect Engineering Strategies for Electrocatalysts toward Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: A Review. Catalysts 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13020393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Climate change, caused by greenhouse gas emissions, is one of the biggest threats to the world. As per the IEA report of 2021, global CO2 emissions amounted to around 31.5 Gt, which increased the atmospheric concentration of CO2 up to 412.5 ppm. Thus, there is an imperative demand for the development of new technologies to convert CO2 into value-added feedstock products such as alcohols, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, chemicals, and clean fuels. The intrinsic properties of the catalytic materials are the main factors influencing the efficiency of electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2-RR) reactions. Additionally, the electroreduction of CO2 is mainly affected by poor selectivity and large overpotential requirements. However, these issues can be overcome by modifying heterogeneous electrocatalysts to control their morphology, size, crystal facets, grain boundaries, and surface defects/vacancies. This article reviews the recent progress in electrochemical CO2 reduction reactions accomplished by surface-defective electrocatalysts and identifies significant research gaps for designing highly efficient electrocatalytic materials.
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Wissink T, van de Poll RC, Figueiredo MC, Hensen EJ. Stability of In2O3 nanoparticles in PTFE-containing gas diffusion electrodes for CO2 electroreduction to formate. J CO2 UTIL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.102331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Yang S, Liu Z, An H, Arnouts S, de Ruiter J, Rollier F, Bals S, Altantzis T, Figueiredo MC, Filot IA, Hensen EJ, Weckhuysen BM, van der Stam W. Near-Unity Electrochemical CO 2 to CO Conversion over Sn-Doped Copper Oxide Nanoparticles. ACS Catal 2022; 12:15146-15156. [PMID: 36570083 PMCID: PMC9764354 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bimetallic electrocatalysts have emerged as a viable strategy to tune the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR) for the selective production of valuable base chemicals and fuels. However, obtaining high product selectivity and catalyst stability remain challenging, which hinders the practical application of eCO2RR. In this work, it was found that a small doping concentration of tin (Sn) in copper oxide (CuO) has profound influence on the catalytic performance, boosting the Faradaic efficiency (FE) up to 98% for carbon monoxide (CO) at -0.75 V versus RHE, with prolonged stable performance (FE > 90%) for up to 15 h. Through a combination of ex situ and in situ characterization techniques, the in situ activation and reaction mechanism of the electrocatalyst at work was elucidated. In situ Raman spectroscopy measurements revealed that the binding energy of the crucial adsorbed *CO intermediate was lowered through Sn doping, thereby favoring gaseous CO desorption. This observation was confirmed by density functional theory, which further indicated that hydrogen adsorption and subsequent hydrogen evolution were hampered on the Sn-doped electrocatalysts, resulting in boosted CO formation. It was found that the pristine electrocatalysts consisted of CuO nanoparticles decorated with SnO2 domains, as characterized by ex situ high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements. These pristine nanoparticles were subsequently in situ converted into a catalytically active bimetallic Sn-doped Cu phase. Our work sheds light on the intimate relationship between the bimetallic structure and catalytic behavior, resulting in stable and selective oxide-derived Sn-doped Cu electrocatalysts.
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- Shuang Yang
- Inorganic
Chemistry and Catalysis, Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry
and Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, Utrecht 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic
Chemistry and Catalysis, Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry
and Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, Utrecht 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Electron
Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT), University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2020, Belgium,Applied
Electrochemistry and Catalysis (ELCAT), University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Inorganic
Chemistry and Catalysis, Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry
and Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, Utrecht 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Electron
Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT), University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2020, Belgium
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- Applied
Electrochemistry and Catalysis (ELCAT), University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic
Chemistry and Catalysis, Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry
and Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, Utrecht 3584 CG, The Netherlands,
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- Inorganic
Chemistry and Catalysis, Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry
and Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, Utrecht 3584 CG, The Netherlands,
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Zhang Y, Li F, Dong J, Jia K, Sun T, Xu L. Recent advances in designing efficient electrocatalysts for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction to formic acid/formate. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.117018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Fundamental aspects in CO2 electroreduction reaction and solutions from in situ vibrational spectroscopies. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(22)64095-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Hongrutai N, Watmanee S, Pinthong P, Panpranot J. Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide on the oxide-containing electrocatalysts. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.102194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Yang S, An H, Anastasiadou D, Xu W, Wu L, Wang H, de Ruiter J, Arnouts S, Figueiredo MC, Bals S, Altantzis T, van der Stam W, Weckhuysen BM. Waste-Derived Copper-Lead Electrocatalysts for CO 2 Reduction. ChemCatChem 2022; 14:e202200754. [PMID: 36588984 PMCID: PMC9796115 DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202200754] [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: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
It remains a real challenge to control the selectivity of the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction (eCO2R) reaction to valuable chemicals and fuels. Most of the electrocatalysts are made of non-renewable metal resources, which hampers their large-scale implementation. Here, we report the preparation of bimetallic copper-lead (CuPb) electrocatalysts from industrial metallurgical waste. The metal ions were extracted from the metallurgical waste through simple chemical treatment with ammonium chloride, and CuxPby electrocatalysts with tunable compositions were fabricated through electrodeposition at varying cathodic potentials. X-ray spectroscopy techniques showed that the pristine electrocatalysts consist of Cu0, Cu1+ and Pb2+ domains, and no evidence for alloy formation was found. We found a volcano-shape relationship between eCO2R selectivity toward two electron products, such as CO, and the elemental ratio of Cu and Pb. A maximum Faradaic efficiency towards CO was found for Cu9.00Pb1.00, which was four times higher than that of pure Cu, under the same electrocatalytic conditions. In situ Raman spectroscopy revealed that the optimal amount of Pb effectively improved the reducibility of the pristine Cu1+ and Pb2+ domains to metallic Cu and Pb, which boosted the selectivity towards CO by synergistic effects. This work provides a framework of thinking to design and tune the selectivity of bimetallic electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction through valorization of metallurgical waste.
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- Shuang Yang
- Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht University3584 CGUtrecht (TheNetherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht University3584 CGUtrecht (TheNetherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and CatalysisDepartment of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of Technology5600 MBEindhoven (TheNetherlands
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- National Synchrotron Radiation LaboratoryCAS Center for Excellence in NanoscienceUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei230029P. R. China
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- Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht University3584 CGUtrecht (TheNetherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht University3584 CGUtrecht (TheNetherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht University3584 CGUtrecht (TheNetherlands
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- Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT)University of Antwerp2020AntwerpBelgium
- Applied Electrochemistry and Catalysis (ELCAT)University of AntwerpAntwerpen2610 WilrijkBelgium
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and CatalysisDepartment of Chemical Engineering and ChemistryEindhoven University of Technology5600 MBEindhoven (TheNetherlands
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- Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT)University of Antwerp2020AntwerpBelgium
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- Applied Electrochemistry and Catalysis (ELCAT)University of AntwerpAntwerpen2610 WilrijkBelgium
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- Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht University3584 CGUtrecht (TheNetherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and CatalysisDebye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht University3584 CGUtrecht (TheNetherlands
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Zhao J, Zhang P, Li L, Yuan T, Gao H, Zhang G, Wang T, Zhao ZJ, Gong J. SrO-layer insertion in Ruddlesden-Popper Sn-based perovskite enables efficient CO 2 electroreduction towards formate. Chem Sci 2022; 13:8829-8833. [PMID: 35975148 PMCID: PMC9350668 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03066g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Tin (Sn)-based oxides have been proved to be promising catalysts for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to formate (HCOO-). However, their performance is limited by their reductive transformation into metallic derivatives during the cathodic reaction. This paper describes the catalytic chemistry of a Sr2SnO4 electrocatalyst with a Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) perovskite structure for the CO2RR. The Sr2SnO4 electrocatalyst exhibits a faradaic efficiency of 83.7% for HCOO- at -1.08 V vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode with stability for over 24 h. The insertion of the SrO-layer in the RP structure of Sr2SnO4 leads to a change in the filling status of the anti-bonding orbitals of the Sn active sites, which optimizes the binding energy of *OCHO and results in high selectivity for HCOO-. At the same time, the interlayer interaction between interfacial octahedral layers and the SrO-layers makes the crystalline structure stable during the CO2RR. This study would provide fundamental guidelines for the exploration of perovskite-based electrocatalysts to achieve consistently high selectivity in the CO2RR.
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- Jing Zhao
- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin 300072 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin 300072 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin 300072 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin 300072 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin 300072 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin 300072 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin 300072 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin 300072 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Chemical Science & Engineering (Tianjin) Tianjin 300072 China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations Tianjin 300192 China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University Binhai New City Fuzhou 350207 China
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Cohen KY, Evans R, Dulovic S, Bocarsly AB. Using Light and Electrons to Bend Carbon Dioxide: Developing and Understanding Catalysts for CO 2 Conversion to Fuels and Feedstocks. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:944-954. [PMID: 35290017 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Our global society generates an unwieldy amount of CO2 per unit time. Therefore, the capture of this greenhouse gas must involve a diverse set of strategies. One solution to this problem is the conversion of CO2 into a more useful chemical species. Again, a multiplicity of syntheses and products will be necessary. No matter how elegant the chemistry is, commercial markets often have little use for a small set of compounds made in tremendous yield. Following this reasoning, the Bocarsly Research Group seeks to develop new electrochemical and photochemical processes that may be of utility in the conversion of CO2 to organic compounds. We focus on investigating proton-coupled charge transfer mechanisms that produce both C1 and carbon-carbon bonded products (C2+).In early work, we considered the reduction of CO2 to formate at electrocatalytic indium and tin electrodes. These studies demonstrated the key role of surface oxides in catalyzing the reduction of CO2. This work generated efficient systems for the formation of formate and paved the way to studies using non-copper, intermetallic electrocatalysts for the generation of C2+ species. Most notable is the efficient formation of oxalate at an oxidized Cr3Ga electrode. Oxalate has recently been suggested as a potential nonfossil, alternate organic feedstock.Separately, we have focused on the electrocatalytic effects of pyridine on the reduction of CO2 in aqueous electrolyte. These studies demonstrated that electrodes that normally yield a low hydrogen overpotential (Pd and Pt) show suppressed H2 evolution and strongly enhanced activity for CO2 reduction in the presence of pyridinium. Methanol was observed to form in high Faradaic yield at low overpotential using this system. The 6-electron, 6-proton reduction of CO2 in the presence of pyridinium was intriguing, and significant effort was placed on understanding the mechanism of this reaction both on metal electrodes and on semiconducting photocathodes. P-GaP electrodes were found to provide exceptional behavior for the formation of methanol using only light as the energy source.The pyridinium studies highlighted the role of protons in the overall reduction of CO2, stimulating our interest in the chemistry of MnBr(bpy)(CO)3 and related compounds. This complex was reported to electrochemically reduce CO2 to CO. We saw these reports as an opportunity to study the detailed nature of the proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) mechanism associated with CO2 reduction. Our investigation of this system revealed the role of hydrogen-bonding in CO2 reduction and pointed the way for the construction of a photochemical process for CO generation using a [(bpy)(CO)3Mn(CN)Mn(bpy)(CO)3]+ photocatalyst.Based on our studies to date, it appears likely that heterogeneous systems can be assembled to convert CO2 into products that are "beyond C2 products." This may open up new practical chemistry in the area of fossil-based replacements for both synthesis and fuels. Systems with pragmatic efficiencies are close to reality. Electrochemical reactors using heterogeneous electrocatalysts show the stability and product selectivity needed to generate industrial opportunities. Continued growth of mechanistic understanding is expected to facilitate the chemical design of cogent systems for the taming of CO2.
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- Kailyn Y. Cohen
- Frick Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Frick Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Frick Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Frick Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Xu D, Xu Y, Wang H, Qiu X. Highly efficient and stable indium single-atom catalysts for electrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 to formate. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:3007-3010. [PMID: 35147618 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc07079g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Indium single-atom catalysts display a large total current density (38.94 to 81.08 mA cm-2) over an extensive potential window (-0.91 to -1.41 V vs. RHE) for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to formate with high selectivity (85.2% faradaic efficiency at -1.31 V).
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- Dafu Xu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China.
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Oßkopp M, Löwe A, Lobo CM, Baranyai S, Khoza T, Auinger M, Klemm E. Producing formic acid at low pH values by electrochemical CO2 reduction. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Soto ÁM, Lake JR, Varanasi KK. Transient Effects Caused by Gas Depletion during Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:1020-1033. [PMID: 35014259 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The novel use of carbon dioxide (CO2) electroreduction to generate carbon-based products which do not contribute to the greenhouse effect has promoted the vision of carbon dioxide as a renewable feedstock for future clean fuel production. Depending on the material choice for the electrocatalysis, a certain variety of products is expected from the carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR). However, as the CO2 concentration in areas close to the working electrode (relative to the diffusive boundary layer) decreases as it is being consumed and transformed into other products, the generation of H2 is favored to the detriment of CO2 electroreduction. Therefore, the extent to which H2 is produced can be used as a metric to evaluate the efficiency of CO2RR. This article proposes a model that accounts for the modes in which aqueous gas depletion evolves over time and affects the long-term CO2 electroreduction and the corresponding pH evolution near the electrode's surface. For the latter, two main contributions are distinguished: gas depletion due to CO2 consumption and ion generation in areas close to the electrocatalyst surface. pH is then suggested as an accurate and indirect means to measure CO2 concentration in a liquid electrolyte. We conclude that CO2 depletion causes a strong decay in the electrochemical reaction efficiency. In the end, we discuss several methods which may delay the onset of the adverse effects caused by gas depletion, such as the utilization of pulsed electroreduction, cycling the applied current to electrodes on and off periodically.
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- Álvaro Moreno Soto
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Fundamentals on kinetics of electrochemical reduction of CO2 at a bismuth electrode. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Xu P, Agarwal S, Lefferts L. Formic acid generating in-situ H2 and CO2 for nitrite reduction in aqueous phase. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy01448j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The aim of this work is to explore and to understand the effect of pH, concentrations and presence of oxygen traces on reduction nitrite in drinking water with Pd/γ-Al2O3, using...
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McKenzie ECR, Hosseini S, Petro AGC, Rudman KK, Gerroll BHR, Mubarak MS, Baker LA, Little RD. Versatile Tools for Understanding Electrosynthetic Mechanisms. Chem Rev 2021; 122:3292-3335. [PMID: 34919393 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Electrosynthesis is a popular, green alternative to traditional organic methods. Understanding the mechanisms is not trivial yet is necessary to optimize reaction processes. To this end, a multitude of analytical tools is available to identify and quantitate reaction products and intermediates. The first portion of this review serves as a guide that underscores electrosynthesis fundamentals, including instrumentation, electrode selection, impacts of electrolyte and solvent, cell configuration, and methods of electrosynthesis. Next, the broad base of analytical techniques that aid in mechanism elucidation are covered in detail. These methods are divided into electrochemical, spectroscopic, chromatographic, microscopic, and computational. Technique selection is dependent on predicted reaction pathways and electrogenerated intermediates. Often, a combination of techniques must be utilized to ensure accuracy of the proposed model. To conclude, future prospects that aim to enhance the field are discussed.
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- Eric C R McKenzie
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Building 232, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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Zhu ZH, Zhao BH, Hou SL, Jiang XL, Liang ZL, Zhang B, Zhao B. A Facile Strategy for Constructing a Carbon-Particle-Modified Metal-Organic Framework for Enhancing the Efficiency of CO 2 Electroreduction into Formate. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:23394-23402. [PMID: 34406687 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 by metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has been widely investigated, but insufficient conductivity limits application. Herein, a porous 3D In-MOF {(Me2 NH2 )[In(BCP)]⋅2 DMF}n (V11) with good stability was constructed with two types of channels (1.6 and 1.2 nm diameter). V11 exhibits moderate catalytic activity in CO2 electroreduction with 76.0 % of Faradaic efficiency for formate (FEHCOO- ). Methylene blue molecules of suitable size and pyrolysis temperature were introduced and transformed into carbon particles (CPs) after calcination. The performance of the obtained CPs@V11 is significantly improved both in FEHCOO- (from 76.0 % to 90.1 %) and current density (2.2 times). Control experiments show that introduced CPs serve as accelerant to promote the charges and mass transfer in framework, and benefit to sufficiently expose active sites. This strategy can also work on other In-MOFs, demonstrating the universality of this method for electroreduction of CO2 .
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- Zi-Hao Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material Chemistry, (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- School of Science, Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material Chemistry, (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material Chemistry, (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material Chemistry, (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- School of Science, Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material Chemistry, (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Zhu Z, Zhao B, Hou S, Jiang X, Liang Z, Zhang B, Zhao B. A Facile Strategy for Constructing a Carbon‐Particle‐Modified Metal–Organic Framework for Enhancing the Efficiency of CO
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- Zi‐Hao Zhu
- Department of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- School of Science, Institute of Molecular Plus Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Department of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- School of Science, Institute of Molecular Plus Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Department of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Cao X, Tan D, Wulan B, Hui KS, Hui KN, Zhang J. In Situ Characterization for Boosting Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction. SMALL METHODS 2021; 5:e2100700. [PMID: 34927933 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide into organic fuels and feedstocks is a fascinating method to implement the sustainable carbon cycle. Thus, a rational design of advanced electrocatalysts and a deep understanding of reaction mechanisms are crucial for the complex reactions of carbon dioxide reduction with multiple electron transfer. In situ and operando techniques with real-time monitoring are important to obtain deep insight into the electrocatalytic reaction to reveal the dynamic evolution of electrocatalysts' structure and composition under experimental conditions. In this paper, the reaction pathways for the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) in the generation of various products (e.g., C1 and C2 ) via the proposed mechanisms are introduced. Moreover, recent advances in the development and applications of in situ and operando characterization techniques, from the basic working principles and in situ cell structure to detailed applications are discussed. Suggestions and future directions of in situ/operando analysis are also addressed.
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- Xueying Cao
- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, Faculty of Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, 999078, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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Whittingham AW, Lau J, Smith RD. Mechanistic insights into the spontaneous reaction between CO2 and La2–xSrxCuO4. CAN J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2021-0059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Layered perovskites such as La2–xSrxCuO4 are active electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction, but they suffer from structural instability under catalytic conditions. This structural instability is found to arise from the reaction of CO2 with surface sites. Variable scan rate voltammetry shows the growth of a Cu-based redox couple when potentials cathodic of 0.6 V vs. RHE are applied in the presence of CO2. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy identifies a redox active surface state at this voltage, whose concentration is increased by electrochemical reduction in the presence of CO2. In situ spectroelectrochemical FTIR identifies surface bound carbonates as being involved in the formation of these surface sites. The orthorhombic lattice for La2CuO4 is found to uniquely enable binding bidentate binding of carbonate ions to the surface through reaction with CO2. The incorporation of Sr(II) induces a transition to a tetragonal lattice, for which only monodentate carbonate ions are observed. It is proposed that the binding of carbonate ions in a bidentate fashion generates sufficient strain at the surface to result in amorphization at the surface, yielding the observed Cu(II)/Cu(I) redox couple.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
- Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada N2L 3G1
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Pan B, Yuan G, Zhao X, Han N, Huang Y, Feng K, Cheng C, Zhong J, Zhang L, Wang Y, Li Y. Highly Dispersed Indium Oxide Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon Nanorods Enabling Efficient Electrochemical CO
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Reduction. SMALL SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202100029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Binbin Pan
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation Suzhou Research Institute of LICP Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP) Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
- Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering Macau University of Science and Technology Taipa 999078 Macau SAR China
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Electrochemical reduction of SnO2 to Sn from the Bottom: In-Situ formation of SnO2/Sn heterostructure for highly efficient electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formate. J Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Granda-Marulanda LP, McCrum IT, Koper MTM. A simple method to calculate solution-phase free energies of charged species in computational electrocatalysis. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:204001. [PMID: 33761487 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abf19d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Determining the adsorption potential of adsorbed ions in the field of computational electrocatalysis is of great interest to study their interaction with the electrode material and the solvent, and to map out surface phase diagrams and reaction pathways. Calculating the adsorption potentials of ions with density functional theory and comparing across various ions requires an accurate reference energy of the ion in solution and electrons at the same electrochemical scale. Here we highlight a previously used method for determining the reference free energy of solution phase ions using a simple electrochemical thermodynamic cycle, which allows this free energy to be calculated from that of a neutral gas-phase or solid species and an experimentally measured equilibrium potential, avoiding the need to model solvent around the solution phase ion in the electronic structure calculations. While this method is not new, we describe its use and utility in detail and show that this same method can be used to find the free energy of any ion from any reaction, as long as the half-cell equilibrium potential is known, even for reactions that do not transfer the same number of protons and electrons. To illustrate its usability, we compare the adsorption potentials obtained with DFT of I*, Br*, Cl*, and SO4*on Pt(111) and Au(111) and OH*and Ag*on Pt(111) with those measured experimentally and find that this simple and computationally affordable method reproduces the experimental trends.
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Ave., Potsdam, NY 13699, United States of America
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Gopalram Keerthiga
- Chemical Engineering Department SRM Institute of Science and Technology Kancheepuram 602302 India
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- Chemical Engineering Department Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India
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Xie L, Liang J, Priest C, Wang T, Ding D, Wu G, Li Q. Engineering the atomic arrangement of bimetallic catalysts for electrochemical CO 2 reduction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:1839-1854. [PMID: 33527108 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc07589b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) to form highly valued chemicals is a sustainable solution to address the environmental issues caused by excessive CO2 emissions. Generally, it is challenging to achieve high efficiency and selectivity simultaneously in the CO2RR due to multi-proton/electron transfer processes and complex reaction intermediates. Among the studied formulations, bimetallic catalysts have attracted significant attention with promising activity, selectivity, and stability. Engineering the atomic arrangement of bimetallic nanocatalysts is a promising strategy for the rational design of structures (intermetallic, core/shell, and phase-separated structures) to improve catalytic performance. This review summarizes the recent advances, challenges, and opportunities in developing bimetallic catalysts for the CO2RR. In particular, we firstly introduce the possible reaction pathways on bimetallic catalysts concerning the geometric and electronic properties of intermetallic, core/shell, and phase-separated structures at the atomic level. Then, we critically examine recent advances in crystalline structure engineering for bimetallic catalysts, aiming to establish the correlations between structures and catalytic properties. Finally, we provide a perspective on future research directions, emphasizing current challenges and opportunities.
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- Linfeng Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die and Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die and Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. and Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die and Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die and Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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Li Y, Hui D, Sun Y, Wang Y, Wu Z, Wang C, Zhao J. Boosting thermo-photocatalytic CO 2 conversion activity by using photosynthesis-inspired electron-proton-transfer mediators. Nat Commun 2021; 12:123. [PMID: 33402672 PMCID: PMC7785748 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20444-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Natural photosynthesis proceeded by sequential water splitting and CO2 reduction reactions is an efficient strategy for CO2 conversion. Here, mimicking photosynthesis to boost CO2-to-CO conversion is achieved by using plasmonic Bi as an electron-proton-transfer mediator. Electroreduction of H2O with a Bi electrode simultaneously produces O2 and hydrogen-stored Bi (Bi-Hx). The obtained Bi-Hx is subsequently used to generate electron-proton pairs under light irradiation to reduce CO2 to CO; meanwhile, Bi-Hx recovers to Bi, completing the catalytic cycle. This two-step strategy avoids O2 separation and enables a CO production efficiency of 283.8 μmol g-1 h-1 without sacrificial reagents and cocatalysts, which is 9 times that on pristine Bi in H2 gas. Theoretical/experimental studies confirm that such excellent activity is attributed to the formed Bi-Hx intermediate that improves charge separation and reduces reaction barriers in CO2 reduction.
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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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- 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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- 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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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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Tian Y, Li D, Wu J, Liu J, Li C, Liu G, Chen D, Feng Y. Electroreduction of CO2 to formate with excellent selectivity and stability on nano-dendrite Bi film electrode. J CO2 UTIL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhao XH, Chen QS, Zhuo DH, Lu J, Xu ZN, Wang CM, Tang JX, Sun SG, Guo GC. Oxygen vacancies enriched Bi based catalysts for enhancing electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to formate. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Scanning electrochemical microscopy screening of CO 2 electroreduction activities and product selectivities of catalyst arrays. Commun Chem 2020; 3:155. [PMID: 36703433 PMCID: PMC9814292 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-020-00399-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The electroreduction of CO2 is one of the most investigated reactions and involves testing a large number and variety of catalysts. The majority of experimental electrocatalysis studies use conventional one-sample-at-a-time methods without providing spatially resolved catalytic activity information. Herein, we present the application of scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) for simultaneous screening of different catalysts forming an array. We demonstrate the potential of this method for electrocatalytic assessment of an array consisting of three Sn/SnOx catalysts for CO2 reduction to formate (CO2RF). Simultaneous SECM scans with fast scan (1 V s-1) cyclic voltammetry detection of products (HCOO-, CO and H2) at the Pt ultramicroelectrode tip were performed. We were able to consistently distinguish the electrocatalytic activities of the three compositionally and morphologically different Sn/SnOx catalysts. Further development of this technique for larger catalyst arrays and matrices coupled with machine learning based algorithms could greatly accelerate the CO2 electroreduction catalyst discovery.
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Li J, Zhu M, Han Y. Recent Advances in Electrochemical CO
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- Jiayu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering School of Chemical Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering School of Chemical Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering School of Chemical Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 P.R. China
- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Functional Material Manufacturing of Ministry of Education Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P.R. China
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Yuan LP, Jiang WJ, Liu XL, He YH, He C, Tang T, Zhang J, Hu JS. Molecularly Engineered Strong Metal Oxide–Support Interaction Enables Highly Efficient and Stable CO2 Electroreduction. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Lu-Pan Yuan
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Hu Q, Xu M, Hu S, Tremblay PL, Zhang T. Selective electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to formate by a trimetallic Sn-Co/Cu foam electrode. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Birhanu MK, Tsai MC, Chen CT, Kahsay AW, Zeleke TS, Ibrahim KB, Huang CJ, Liao YF, Su WN, Hwang BJ. Electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide on gold–copper bimetallic nanoparticles: Effects of surface composition on selectivity. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Gunathunge CM, Li J, Li X, Waegele MM. Surface-Adsorbed CO as an Infrared Probe of Electrocatalytic Interfaces. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Charuni M. Gunathunge
- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, United States
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Yang W, Zhao Y, Chen S, Ren W, Chen X, Jia C, Su Z, Wang Y, Zhao C. Defective Indium/Indium Oxide Heterostructures for Highly Selective Carbon Dioxide Electrocatalysis. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:12437-12444. [PMID: 32819090 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction to fuels and chemicals is a promising approach for CO2 utilization. Developing highly active, selective, and cost-effective electrocatalysts is the key to the large-scale application of this technology. Here, we report that defective indium/indium oxide heterostructures selectively catalyze CO2 electroreduction into C1 products in a broad potential range from -0.7 to -1.2 V vs RHE in aqueous media with the faradaic efficiency approaching 100%. This electrocatalyst enables an efficient CO2-to-formate conversion with excellent selectivity (up to 93%), activity (up to 50.8 mA cm-2), and durability (>25 h). The collaboration between metallic In and In oxide of the heterostructures attributes to the boosted electrochemical CO2 reduction: Metallic In mainly facilitates formate production, while In oxide suppresses the competing hydrogen evolution reaction. This study highlights the integration of different functional components/defects into heterostructures as an effective strategy for enhancing CO2 electrocatalysis.
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- Wanfeng Yang
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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Abidi N, Lim KRG, Seh ZW, Steinmann SN. Atomistic modeling of electrocatalysis: Are we there yet? WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Nawras Abidi
- Univ Lyon, Ens de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5182 Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, F69342, Lyon France
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore
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- Univ Lyon, Ens de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5182 Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, F69342, Lyon France
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Cheng H, Liu S, Zhang J, Zhou T, Zhang N, Zheng XS, Chu W, Hu Z, Wu C, Xie Y. Surface Nitrogen-Injection Engineering for High Formation Rate of CO 2 Reduction to Formate. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:6097-6103. [PMID: 32628023 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c02144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In this study, we highlight that surface nitrogen-injection engineering brings a high formation rate for CO2 reduction to formate, which is high level among the reported electrocatalysts. Surface nitrogen-injection engineering can increase the amounts of active sites and optimize the electronic structure simultaneously. Taking an example of SnS2 precursors, the final-obtained surface N-enriched Sn(S) nanosheets (denoted as N-Sn(S) nanosheets) exhibit a 5-fold of current density and 2.45-fold of Faradaic efficiency than pristine SnS2 derived Sn(S) nanosheets (denoted as Sn(S) nanosheets). On account of high activity and selectivity, the formation rate of formate is 14 times than that of pristine samples and reaches up to 1358 μmol h-1 cm-2. Moreover, this strategy is proven to be general to other metal sulfides, such as CuS and In2S3. We anticipate that surface nitrogen-injection engineering offers new avenues to rational design of advanced electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction reaction.
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- Han Cheng
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), and CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), and CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), and CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, P.R. China
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), and CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), and CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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Nguyen TN, Salehi M, Le QV, Seifitokaldani A, Dinh CT. Fundamentals of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on Single-Metal-Atom Catalysts. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Tu N. Nguyen
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
- Helen Scientific Research and Technological Development Co., Ltd, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C5, Canada
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, 3610 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C5, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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Chatterjee S, Peterson JM, Casella AJ, Levitskaia TG, Bryan SA. Mechanisms of Plutonium Redox Reactions in Nitric Acid Solutions. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:6826-6838. [PMID: 32368911 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Plutonium (Pu) exhibits a complex redox behavior in aqueous solutions. This is due to the ability of the element to adapt a wide range of oxidation states typically from +3 to +6 and the tendency for dynamic interconversion between the oxidation states that primarily depend upon acid concentration and presence of coordinating ligands. This work interrogates the Pu redox behavior in aqueous nitric acid via a combination of voltammetry and in situ vis-NIR spectroelectrochemistry under controlled potentials to map the interconversion between the various Pu oxidation states. The NIR-spectroelectrochemistry studies used to complement the visible spectroscopy bring a new and more complete perspective into the plutonium redox transformations. This allows elucidation of the mechanisms of the involved redox reactions facilitating an in-depth understanding of the relative stability of the Pu oxidation states as a function of redox potentials and nitric acid concentrations. It is observed that oxidation of Pu(III) results in generation of Pu(IV) and Pu(VI) (the latter as PuO22+), bypassing the Pu(V) oxidation state. Further, with increasing acid concentrations, the formation of the Pu(VI) species progressively decreases so that the dynamic equilibrium between the Pu(III) and Pu(IV) oxidation states dominates. These findings have significant implications for developing separation processes for used nuclear fuel reprocessing and treatment.
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- Sayandev Chatterjee
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to value-added chemicals and fuels is a promising approach to store renewable energy while closing the anthropogenic carbon cycle. Despite significant advances in developing new electrocatalysts, this system still lacks enough energy conversion efficiency to become a viable technology for industrial applications. To develop an active and selective electrocatalyst and engineer the reaction environment to achieve high energy conversion efficiency, we need to improve our knowledge of the reaction mechanism and material structure under reaction conditions. In situ spectroscopies are among the most powerful tools which enable measurements of the system under real conditions. These methods provide information about reaction intermediates and possible reaction pathways, electrocatalyst structure and active sites, as well as the effect of the reaction environment on products distribution. This review aims to highlight the utilization of in situ spectroscopic methods that enhance our understanding of the CO2 reduction reaction. Infrared, Raman, X-ray absorption, X-ray photoelectron, and mass spectroscopies are discussed here. The critical challenges associated with current state-of-the-art systems are identified and insights on emerging prospects are discussed.
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Metal-support interaction enhanced electrochemical reduction of CO2 to formate between graphene and Bi nanoparticles. J CO2 UTIL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2020.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Qin X, Li H, Xie S, Li K, Jiang T, Ma XY, Jiang K, Zhang Q, Terasaki O, Wu Z, Cai WB. Mechanistic Analysis-Guided Pd-Based Catalysts for Efficient Hydrogen Production from Formic Acid Dehydrogenation. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Xianxian Qin
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, 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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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Centre for High-resolution Electron Microscopy (CℏEM), School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Centre for High-resolution Electron Microscopy (CℏEM), School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, 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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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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