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Xi Y, Xiang Y, Bao T, Li Z, Zhang C, Yuan L, Li J, Bi Y, Yu C, Liu C. Nanoarchitectonics of S-Scheme Heterojunction Photocatalysts: A Nanohouse Design Improves Photocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia Performance. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202409163. [PMID: 38924334 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202409163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Photocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NitRR) is a promising route for environment remediation and sustainable ammonia synthesis. To design efficient photocatalysts, the recently emerged nanoarchitectonics approach holds great promise. Here, we report a nanohouse-like S-scheme heterjunction photocatalyst with high photocatalytic NitRR performance. The nano-house has a floor of plate-like metal organic framework-based photocatalyst (NH2-MIL-125), on which another photocatalyst Co(OH)2 nanosheet is grown while ZIF-8 hollow cages are also constructed as the surrounding wall/roof. Experimental and simulation results indicate that the positively charged, highly porous and hydrophobic ZIF-8 wall can modulate the environment in the nanohouse by (i) NO3 - enrichment/NH4 + discharge and (ii) suppression of the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction. In combination with the enhanced electron-hole separation and strong redox capability in the NH2-MIL-125@Co(OH)2 S-scheme heterjunction confined in the nano-house, the designed photocatalyst delivers an ammonia yield of 2454.9 μmol g-1 h-1 and an apparent quantum yield of 8.02 % at 400 nm in pure water. Our work provides new insights into the design principles of advanced photocatalytic NitRR photocatalyst.
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- Yamin Xi
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular and Process Engineering, SKLPMPE, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular and Process Engineering, SKLPMPE, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
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Lee H, Kim KH, Rao RR, Park DG, Choi WH, Choi JH, Kim DW, Jung DH, Stephens IEL, Durrant JR, Kang JK. A hydrogen radical pathway for efficacious electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia over an Fe-polyoxometalate/Cu electrocatalyst. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024; 11:4115-4122. [PMID: 38884595 DOI: 10.1039/d4mh00418c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Electrochemical nitrate (NO3-) reduction to ammonia (NH3), which is a high value-added chemical or high-energy density carrier in many applications, could become a key process overcoming the disadvantages of the Haber-Bosch process; however, current electrocatalysts have severe drawbacks in terms of activity, selectivity, and stability. Here, we report the hydrogen radical (H*) pathway as a solution to overcome this challenge, as demonstrated by efficacious electrochemical NO3- reduction to NH3 over the Fe-polyoxometalate (Fe-POM)/Cu hybrid electrocatalyst. Fe-POM, composed of Preyssler anions ([NaP5W30O110]14-) and Fe cations, facilitates efficient H* generation via H2O + e- → H* + OH-, and H* transfer to the Cu sites of the Fe-POM/Cu catalyst enables selective NO3- reduction to NH3. Operando spectroelectrochemical spectra substantiate the occurrence of the H* pathway through direct observation of Fe redox related to H* generation and Cu redox related to NO3- binding. With the H* pathway, the Fe-POM/Cu electrodes exhibit high activity for NO3- reduction to NH3 with 1.44 mg cm-2 h-1 in a 500 ppm NO3-/1 M KOH solution at -0.2 V vs. RHE, which is about 36-fold higher than that of the pristine Cu electrocatalyst. Additionally, it attains high selectivity with a faradaic efficiency of up to 97.09% at -0.2 V vs. RHE while exhibiting high catalytic stability over cycles.
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- Heebin Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and NanoCentury Institute, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- Chemical Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and NanoCentury Institute, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Petrochemical Materials, Chonnam National University, 50 Daehak-ro, Yeosu-si 59631, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and NanoCentury Institute, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and NanoCentury Institute, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and NanoCentury Institute, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London W12 0BZ, UK.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and NanoCentury Institute, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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Garg A, Saha A, Dutta S, Pati SK, Eswaramoorthy M, Rao C. High Ammonia Yield Rate from Dilute Nitrate Solutions Using a Cu(100)-Rich Foil: A Step Closer to Large-Scale Production. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:36392-36400. [PMID: 38963227 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c05818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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The electrochemical reduction of nitrate (NO3-) ions to ammonia (NH3) provides an alternative method to eliminate harmful NO3- pollutants in water as well as to produce highly valuable NH3 chemicals. The NH3 yield rate however is still limited to the μmol h-1 cm-2 range when dealing with dilute NO3- concentrations found in waste streams. Copper (Cu) has attracted much attention because of its unique ability to effectively convert NO3- to NH3. We have reported a simple and scalable electrochemical method to produce a Cu foil having its surface covered with a porous Cu nanostructure enriched with (100) facets, which efficiently catalyzes NO3- to NH3. The Cu(100)-rich electrocatalyst showed a very high NH3 production rate of 1.1 mmol h-1 cm-2 in NO3- concentration as low as 14 mM NO3-, which is 4-5 times higher than the best-reported values. Increasing the NO3- concentration (140 mM) resulted in an NH3 production yield rate of 3.34 mmol h-1 cm-2. The durability test conducted for this catalyst foil in a flow cell system showed greater than 100 h stability with a Faradaic efficiency greater than 98%, demonstrating its potential to be used on an industrially relevant scale. Further, density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been performed to understand the better catalytic activity of Cu(100) compared to Cu(111) facets toward NO3-RR.
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- Abhishek Garg
- Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064, India
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- Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064, India
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- Theoretical Sciences Unit, School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore 560064, India
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- Theoretical Sciences Unit, School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore 560064, India
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- Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064, India
- International Centre for Materials Science, JNCASR, Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064, India
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- Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064, India
- International Centre for Materials Science, JNCASR, Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064, India
- New Chemistry Unit, Sheikh Saqr Laboratory, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064, India
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Xue T, Li J, Chen L, Li K, Hua Y, Yang Y, Dong F. Photocatalytic NO x removal and recovery: progress, challenges and future perspectives. Chem Sci 2024; 15:9026-9046. [PMID: 38903227 PMCID: PMC11186336 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01891e] [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: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024] Open
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The excessive production of nitrogen oxides (NO x ) from energy production, agricultural activities, transportation, and other human activities remains a pressing issue in atmospheric environment management. NO x serves both as a significant pollutant and a potential feedstock for energy carriers. Photocatalytic technology for NO x removal and recovery has received widespread attention and has experienced rapid development in recent years owing to its environmental friendliness, mild reaction conditions, and high efficiency. This review systematically summarizes the recent advances in photocatalytic removal, encompassing NO x oxidation removal (including single and synergistic removal and NO3 - decomposition), NO x reduction to N2, and the emergent NO x upcycling into green ammonia. Special focus is given to the molecular understanding of the interfacial nitrogen-associated reaction mechanisms and their regulation pathways. Finally, the status and the challenges of photocatalytic NO x removal and recovery are critically discussed and future outlooks are proposed for their potential practical application.
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- Ting Xue
- Research Center for Carbon-Neutral Environmental & Energy Technology, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 China
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- Research Center for Carbon-Neutral Environmental & Energy Technology, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 611756 China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 611756 China
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- Research Center for Carbon-Neutral Environmental & Energy Technology, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou 510006 China
- Synergy Innovation Institute of GDUT Shantou 515041 Guangdong China
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- Research Center for Carbon-Neutral Environmental & Energy Technology, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 China
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Meng SL, Li JH, Ye C, Yin YL, Zhang XL, Zhang C, Li XB, Tung CH, Wu LZ. Concurrent Ammonia Synthesis and Alcohol Oxidation Boosted by Glutathione-Capped Quantum Dots under Visible Light. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2311982. [PMID: 38499978 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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Mother nature accomplishes efficient ammonia synthesis via cascade N2 oxidation by lightning strikes followed with enzyme-catalyzed nitrogen oxyanion (NOx -, x = 2,3) reduction. The protein environment of enzymatic centers for NOx --to-NH4 + process greatly inspires the design of glutathione-capped (GSH) quantum dots (QDs) for ammonia synthesis under visible light (440 nm) in tandem with plasma-enabled N2 oxidation. Mechanistic studies reveal that GSH induces positive shift of surface charge to strengthen the interaction between NOx - and QDs. Upon visible light irradiation of QDs, the balanced and rapid hole and electron transfer furnish GS·radicals for 2e-/2H+ alcohol oxidation and H·for 8e-/10H+ NO3 --to-NH4 + reduction simultaneously. For the first time, mmol-scale ammonia synthesis is realized with apparent quantum yields of 5.45% ± 0.64%, and gram-scale synthesis of value-added acetophenone and NH4Cl proceeds with 1:4 stoichiometry and stability, demonstrating promising multielectron and multiproton ammonia synthesis efficiency and sustainability with nature-inspired artificial photocatalysts.
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- Shu-Lin Meng
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Shiraishi Y, Akiyama S, Hiramatsu W, Adachi K, Ichikawa S, Hirai T. Sunlight-Driven Nitrate-to-Ammonia Reduction with Water by Iron Oxyhydroxide Photocatalysts. JACS AU 2024; 4:1863-1874. [PMID: 38818053 PMCID: PMC11134386 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.4c00054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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The photocatalytic reduction of harmful nitrates (NO3-) in strongly acidic wastewater to ammonia (NH3) under sunlight is crucial for the recycling of limited nitrogen resources. This study reports that a naturally occurring Cl--containing iron oxyhydroxide (akaganeite) powder with surface oxygen vacancies (β-FeOOH(Cl)-OVs) facilitates this transformation. Ultraviolet light irradiation of the catalyst suspended in a Cl--containing solution promoted quantitative NO3--to-NH3 reduction with water under ambient conditions. The photogenerated conduction band electrons promoted the reduction of NO3--to-NH3 over the OVs. The valence band holes promoted self-oxidation of Cl- as the direct electron donor and eliminated Cl- was compensated from the solution. Photodecomposition of the generated hypochlorous acid (HClO) produced O2, facilitating catalytic reduction of NO3--to-NH3 with water as the electron donor in the entire system. Simulated sunlight irradiation of the catalyst in a strongly acidic nitric acid (HNO3) solution (pH ∼ 1) containing Cl- stably generated NH3 with a solar-to-chemical conversion efficiency of ∼0.025%. This strategy paves the way for sustainable NH3 production from wastewater.
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- Yasuhiro Shiraishi
- Research Center
for Solar Energy Chemistry and Division of Chemical Engineering, Graduate
School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-8531, Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science
Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives
(ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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- Research Center
for Solar Energy Chemistry and Division of Chemical Engineering, Graduate
School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Research Center
for Solar Energy Chemistry and Division of Chemical Engineering, Graduate
School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Research Center
for Solar Energy Chemistry and Division of Chemical Engineering, Graduate
School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Research Center for Ultra-High
Voltage Electron Microscopy, Osaka University, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- Research Center
for Solar Energy Chemistry and Division of Chemical Engineering, Graduate
School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-8531, Japan
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Bao T, Xi Y, Zhang C, Du P, Xiang Y, Li J, Yuan L, Yu C, Liu C. Highly efficient nitrogen fixation over S-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts with enhanced active hydrogen supply. Natl Sci Rev 2024; 11:nwae093. [PMID: 38577667 PMCID: PMC10989659 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwae093] [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: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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Photocatalytic N2 fixation is a promising strategy for ammonia (NH3) synthesis; however, it suffers from relatively low ammonia yield due to the difficulty in the design of photocatalysts with both high charge transfer efficiency and desirable N2 adsorption/activation capability. Herein, an S-scheme CoSx/ZnS heterojunction with dual active sites is designed as an efficient N2 fixation photocatalyst. The CoSx/ZnS heterojunction exhibits a unique pocket-like nanostructure with small ZnS nanocrystals adhered on a single-hole CoSx hollow dodecahedron. Within the heterojunction, the electronic interaction between ZnS and CoSx creates electron-deficient Zn sites with enhanced N2 chemisorption and electron-sufficient Co sites with active hydrogen supply for N2 hydrogenation, cooperatively reducing the energy barrier for N2 activation. In combination with the promoted photogenerated electron-hole separation of the S-scheme heterojunction and facilitated mass transfer by the pocket-like nanostructure, an excellent N2 fixation performance with a high NH3 yield of 1175.37 μmol g-1 h-1 is achieved. This study provides new insights into the design of heterojunction photocatalysts for N2 fixation.
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- Tong Bao
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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Chen R, Xu B, Cheng H, Fang Q, Ma M, Qian L, Wan S, Xu S, Li Y, Zhang L, Xiang S. Enhanced interfacial effect via acid theory with boosted photocatalytic performance of nitenpyram removal. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 356:141948. [PMID: 38604521 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Surface reaction is a prominent aspect that affects the efficiency of photocatalysis. In this work, acid theory was employed to facilitate the reaction dynamics and enhance the interfacial effect between photocatalysts and target molecules. The photocatalytic removal efficiency of NTP was 66 % for bare CdS in 50 min with apparent rate constants of 0.023 compare to 96 % with apparent rate constants of 0.065 for 5% Ce-CdS. The introduced Ce atom as bifunctional active site reduces the energy barrier of O2 adsorption, strengthens the interfacial effect and accelerates the electrons transfer, which could facilitate surface reaction process and boost the photocatalytic performance.
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- Ran Chen
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Detection and Pollution Prevention, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, Huangshan University, Huangshan, 245041, PR, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Detection and Pollution Prevention, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, Huangshan University, Huangshan, 245041, PR, China
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- School of Information Engineering, Huangshan University, Huangshan, 245041, China; State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, PR, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Detection and Pollution Prevention, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, Huangshan University, Huangshan, 245041, PR, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Detection and Pollution Prevention, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, Huangshan University, Huangshan, 245041, PR, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Detection and Pollution Prevention, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, Huangshan University, Huangshan, 245041, PR, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Detection and Pollution Prevention, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, Huangshan University, Huangshan, 245041, PR, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Detection and Pollution Prevention, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, Huangshan University, Huangshan, 245041, PR, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Detection and Pollution Prevention, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, Huangshan University, Huangshan, 245041, PR, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, PR, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Shock Wave and Detonation Physics, Institute of Fluid Physics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621999, PR, China.
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Kim Y, Ko J, Shim M, Park J, Shin HH, Kim ZH, Jung Y, Byon HR. Identifying the active sites and intermediates on copper surfaces for electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia. Chem Sci 2024; 15:2578-2585. [PMID: 38362436 PMCID: PMC10866343 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05793c] [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: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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Copper (Cu) is a widely used catalyst for the nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR), but its susceptibility to surface oxidation and complex electrochemical conditions hinders the identification of active sites. Here, we employed electropolished metallic Cu with a predominant (100) surface and compared it to native oxide-covered Cu. The electropolished Cu surface rapidly oxidized after exposure to either air or electrolyte solutions. However, this oxide was reduced below 0.1 V vs. RHE, thus returning to the metallic Cu before NO3RR. It was distinguished from the native oxide on Cu, which remained during NO3RR. Fast NO3- and NO reduction on the metallic Cu delivered 91.5 ± 3.7% faradaic efficiency for NH3 at -0.4 V vs. RHE. In contrast, the native oxide on Cu formed undesired products and low NH3 yield. Operando shell-isolated nanoparticle-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SHINERS) analysis revealed the adsorbed NO3-, NO2, and NO species on the electropolished Cu as the intermediates of NH3. Low overpotential NO3- and NO adsorptions and favorable NO reduction are key to increased NH3 productivity over Cu samples, which was consistent with the DFT calculation on Cu(100).
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- Yohan Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) 291, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34141 Republic of Korea
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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 Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) 291, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34141 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) 291, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34141 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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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 Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) 291, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34141 Republic of Korea
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Sohn EJ, Jun BM, Nam SN, Park CM, Jang M, Son A, Yoon Y. Photocatalytic boron nitride-based nanomaterials for the removal of selected organic and inorganic contaminants in aqueous solution: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 349:140800. [PMID: 38040264 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Boron nitride (BN) coupled with various conventional and advanced photocatalysts has been demonstrated to exhibit extraordinary activity for photocatalytic degradation because of its unique properties, including a high surface area, constant wide-bandgap semiconducting property, high thermal-oxidation resistance, good hydrogen-adsorption performance, and high chemical/mechanical stability. However, only limited reviews have discussed the application of BN or BN-based nanomaterials as innovative photocatalysts, and it does not cover the recent results and the developments on the application of BN-based nanomaterials for water purification. Herein, we present a complete review of the present findings on the photocatalytic degradation of different contaminants by various BN-based nanomaterials. This review includes the following: (i) the degradation behavior of different BN-based photocatalysts for various contaminants, such as selected dye compounds, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, pesticides, and inorganics; (ii) the stability/reusability of BN-based photocatalysts; and (iii) brief discussion for research areas/future studies on BN-based photocatalysts.
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- Erica Jungmin Sohn
- Water Supply and Sewerage Department, DOHWA Engineering Co., LTD, 438, Samseong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06178, Republic of Korea
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- Radwaste Management Center, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), 111 Daedeok-daero 989 Beon-gil, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34057, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 447-1 Wolgye-dong Nowon-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 300 Main Street, SC, 29208, USA.
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Nie J, Li Y, Gao D, Fang Y, Lin J, Tang C, Guo Z. Carbon doped hexagonal boron nitride as an efficient metal-free catalyst for NO capture and reduction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:2539-2547. [PMID: 38170810 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04718k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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The electrochemical NO reduction reaction (NORR) towards NH3 is considered a promising strategy to cope with both NO removal and NH3 production. Currently, the research on NORR electrocatalysts mainly focuses on metal-based catalysts, while metal-free catalysts are quite scarce. In this work, we have systematically investigated the properties of pristine and C/O doped h-BN for efficient NO capture and reduction. Our results reveal that the basal plane of pristine h-BN is inert to the adsorption of NO, while doping C or O can significantly enhance the NO capture abilities of h-BN. Then, we highlight that C-doped h-BN exhibits excellent NORR catalytic performance with a relatively low limiting potential of -0.28 V. Further analysis shows that the suitable adsorption strength of NO on the C-doped h-BN surface is the prime reason for its excellent NO reduction activity, which is shown to be due to appropriate electronic interactions between the active site and NO. Last but not least, the catalytic selectivity of h-BN towards the NORR is confirmed by inhibiting the competing hydrogen evolution reaction. Our findings not only provide deeper insight into the essential effect of element doping on the catalytic activities of h-BN, but also propose general design principles for high-performance metal-free NORR electrocatalysts.
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- Jiali Nie
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Boron Nitride Micro and Nano Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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Yin H, Dong F, Su H, Zhuang Z, Wang Y, Wang D, Peng Y, Li J. Unraveling the Activity Trends and Design Principles of Single-Atom Catalysts for Nitrate Electrocatalytic Reduction. ACS NANO 2023; 17:25614-25624. [PMID: 38064206 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c10058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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Electrocatalytic nitrate (NO3-) reduction represents one of the most promising approaches to mitigate NO3- pollution and yield NH3, but it is still challenged by the atomic economy and selectivity issues of substantial active sites. Here, we describe a comprehensive investigation on a series of single-atom catalysts (SACs) using nitrogen-doped carbon as substrate (metal/NC). The essence of activity is related to the extent of the electron transfer capacity (SAs → NO3-). Among these examined SACs, the Cu/NC presents good performance toward NH3 synthesis, i.e., a maximum NH3 Faradaic efficiency of 100% with a high NH3 yield rate of up to 32,300 μg h-1 mgcat.-1. X-ray absorption fine structure spectra and density functional theory calculations provide evidence that the electronic structure of Cu-N4 coordination prohibits the formation of N2, N2O, and H2 and facilitates the orbital hybridization between the 2p orbitals of NO3- and 3d orbitals of Cu single-atom sites. Our study is believed to provide fundamental guidance for the future design of highly efficient electrocatalysts in NO3- reduction to NH3.
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- Haibo Yin
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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Chen R, Shen S, Wang K, Wang J, Yang W, Li X, Li J, Dong F. Promoting the efficiency and selectivity of NO 3--to-NH 3 reduction on Cu-O-Ti active sites via preferential glycol oxidation with holes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2312550120. [PMID: 38079556 PMCID: PMC10742378 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2312550120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The combined reductive and oxidative reaction is the essence of a solar-driven photoredox system. Unfortunately, most of these efforts focus on the specific half-reactions, and the key roles of complete photoredox reactions have been overlooked. Taking the nitrate reduction reaction (NO3-RR) as a typical multiple-electrons involved process, the selective reduction of the NO3- into ammonia (NH3) synthesis with high efficiency is still a grand challenge. Herein, a rational oxidative half-reaction is tailored to achieve the selective conversion of NO3- to NH3 on Cu-O-Ti active sites. Through the coupled NO3-RR with glycol oxidation reaction system, a superior NH3 photosynthesis rate of 16.04 ± 0.40 mmol gcat-1 h-1 with NO3- conversion ratio of 100% and almost 100% of NH3 selectivity is reached on Cu-O-Ti bimetallic oxide cluster-anchored TiO2 nanosheets (CuOx@TNS) catalyst. A combination of comprehensive in situ characterizations and theoretical calculations reveals the molecular mechanism of the synergistic interaction between NO3-RR and glycol oxidation pair on CuOx@TNS. The introduction of glycol accelerates the h+ consumption for the formation of alkoxy (•R) radicals to avoid the production of •OH radicals. The construction of Cu-O-Ti sites facilitates the preferential oxidation of glycol with h+ and enhances the production of e- to participate in NO3-RR. The efficiency and selectivity of NO3--to-NH3 synthesis are thus highly promoted on Cu-O-Ti active sites with the accelerated glycol oxidative half-reaction. This work upgrades the conventional half photocatalysis into a complete photoredox system, demonstrating the tremendous potential for the precise regulation of reaction pathway and product selectivity.
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- Ruimin Chen
- Research Center for Carbon-Neutral Environmental & Energy Technology, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu611731, China
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- Research Center for Carbon-Neutral Environmental & Energy Technology, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu611731, China
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- Beijing Key Lab of Microstructure and Properties of Advanced Materials, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing100124, China
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- Research Center for Carbon-Neutral Environmental & Energy Technology, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu611731, China
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- Research Center for Carbon-Neutral Environmental & Energy Technology, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu611731, China
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- Research Center for Carbon-Neutral Environmental & Energy Technology, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu611731, China
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- Research Center for Carbon-Neutral Environmental & Energy Technology, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu611731, China
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- Research Center for Carbon-Neutral Environmental & Energy Technology, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu611731, China
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Wang W, Chen J, Tse ECM. Synergy between Cu and Co in a Layered Double Hydroxide Enables Close to 100% Nitrate-to-Ammonia Selectivity. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:26678-26687. [PMID: 38051561 PMCID: PMC10723069 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Nitrate electroreduction (NO3RR) holds promise as an energy-efficient strategy for the removal of toxic nitrate to restore the natural nitrogen cycle and mitigate the adverse impacts caused by overfertilization from suboptimal agricultural practices. However, existing catalysts suffer from limited electrocatalytic activity, poor selectivity, inadequate durability, and low scalability. To address this quadrilemma, in this study, we developed a cost-effective layered double hydroxide (LDH) electrocatalyst with a lamellar structure that presents trimetallic CuCoAl active sites on the nanomaterial surface. This codoping design enabled electrochemical upcycling of nitrate into ammonia exclusively and efficiently with an onset potential at 0 V vs RHE, where the electrocatalytic process is less energy intensive and has a lower carbon footprint than conventional practices. The synergistic interaction among Cu, Co, and Al further afforded a 99.5% Faradic efficiency (FE) and a yield rate of 0.22 mol h-1 g-1 for nitrate-to-ammonia electroreduction, surpassing the performance of state-of-the-art nonprecious metal NO3RR electrocatalysts over an extended operation period. To gain insights into the origin of the catalytic performance observed on LDH, control materials were employed to elucidate the roles of Cu and Co. Cu was found to improve the NO3RR onset potential despite displaying limited FE for ammonia synthesis, while Co was discovered to suppress the formation of nitrite byproduct though requiring large overpotential. Simulated wastewater containing phosphate and sulfate, which are typically present in industrial effluents, was used to further investigate the effect of electrolytes on NO3RR. Intriguingly, the use of phosphate buffer resulted in a superior yield rate and FE for ammonia production while simultaneously inhibiting nitrite byproduct formation compared with the sulfate case. These experimental findings were supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations, which explored the adsorption strength of nitrate adducts adjacent to coadsorbed electrolytes on the LDH surface. Additionally, the relative free energies of NO3RR species were also computed to examine the proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) mechanism on CuCoAl LDH, shedding light on the potential-dependent step (PDS) and the exclusive selectivity for nitrate-to-ammonia conversion. The CuCoAl LDH developed here offers scalability by eliminating the need for precious metals, rendering this earth-abundant catalyst particularly appealing for sustainable nitrate electrovalorization technology.
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- Wanying Wang
- Department
of Chemistry, HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on
New Materials University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 00000 China
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- Department
of Chemistry, HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on
New Materials University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 00000 China
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- Department
of Chemistry, HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on
New Materials University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 00000 China
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Mahmood A, Perveen F, Akram T, Chen S, Irfan A, Chen H. Advancing nitrate reduction to ammonia: insights into mechanism, activity control, and catalyst design over Pt nanoparticle-based ZrO 2. RSC Adv 2023; 13:34497-34509. [PMID: 38024971 PMCID: PMC10667968 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra06449b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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The reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) to NH3, or N2 represents a crucial step in mitigating atmospheric NO3 and NO2 emissions, a significant contributor to air pollution. Among these reduction products, ammonia (NH3) holds particular significance due to its utility in nitrogen-based fertilizers and its versatile applications in various industrial processes. Platinum-based catalysts have exhibited promise in enhancing the rate and selectivity of these reduction reactions. In this study, we employ density functional theory (DFT) calculations to explore the catalytic potential of Pt nanoparticle (PtNP)-supported ZrO2 for the conversion of NO3 to NH3. The most favorable pathway for the NO3 reduction to NH3 follows a sequence, that is, NO3 → NO2 → NO → ONH → ONH2/HNOH → NH2/NH → NH2 → NH3, culminating in the production of valuable ammonia. The introduction of low-state Fe and Co dopants into the ZrO2 support reduces energy barriers for the most challenging rate-determining hydrogenation step in NOx reduction to NH3, demonstrating significant improvements in catalytic activity. The incorporation of dopants into the ZrO2 support results in a depletion of electron density within the Pt cocatalyst resulting in enhanced hydrogen transfer efficiency during the hydrogenation process. This study aims to provide insights into the catalytic activity of platinum-based ZrO2 catalysts and will help design new high-performance catalysts for the reduction of atmospheric pollutants and for energy applications.
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- Ayyaz Mahmood
- School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology Chengdu 610054 China
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology Dongguan 523808 China
- School of Art and Design, Guangzhou Panyu Polytechnic Guangzhou 511483 China
- Dongguan Institute of Science and Technology Innovation, Dongguan University of Technology Dongguan 523808 China
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- School of Interdisciplinary Engineering & Sciences (SINES), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Sector H-12 Islamabad 44000 Pakistan
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology Dongguan 523808 China
- School of Art and Design, Guangzhou Panyu Polytechnic Guangzhou 511483 China
- Dongguan Institute of Science and Technology Innovation, Dongguan University of Technology Dongguan 523808 China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University P.O. Box 9004 Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
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- School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology Chengdu 610054 China
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Xu M, Wu F, Zhang Y, Yao Y, Zhu G, Li X, Chen L, Jia G, Wu X, Huang Y, Gao P, Ye W. Kinetically matched C-N coupling toward efficient urea electrosynthesis enabled on copper single-atom alloy. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6994. [PMID: 37914723 PMCID: PMC10620222 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42794-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Chemical C-N coupling from CO2 and NO3-, driven by renewable electricity, toward urea synthesis is an appealing alternative for Bosch-Meiser urea production. However, the unmatched kinetics in CO2 and NO3- reduction reactions and the complexity of C- and N-species involved in the co-reduction render the challenge of C-N coupling, leading to the low urea yield rate and Faradaic efficiency. Here, we report a single-atom copper-alloyed Pd catalyst (Pd4Cu1) that can achieve highly efficient C-N coupling toward urea electrosynthesis. The reduction kinetics of CO2 and NO3- is regulated and matched by steering Cu doping level and Pd4Cu1/FeNi(OH)2 interface. Charge-polarized Pdδ--Cuδ+ dual-sites stabilize the key *CO and *NH2 intermediates to promote C-N coupling. The synthesized Pd4Cu1-FeNi(OH)2 composite catalyst achieves a urea yield rate of 436.9 mmol gcat.-1 h-1 and Faradaic efficiency of 66.4%, as well as a long cycling stability of 1000 h. In-situ spectroscopic results and theoretical calculation reveal that atomically dispersed Cu in Pd lattice promotes the deep reduction of NO3- to *NH2, and the Pd-Cu dual-sites lower the energy barrier of the pivotal C-N coupling between *NH2 and *CO.
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- Mengqiu Xu
- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, 310014, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150001, Harbin, Heilongjiang, P. R. China.
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Xu J, Zhang S, Liu H, Liu S, Yuan Y, Meng Y, Wang M, Shen C, Peng Q, Chen J, Wang X, Song L, Li K, Chen W. Breaking Local Charge Symmetry of Iron Single Atoms for Efficient Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202308044. [PMID: 37483078 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202308044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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The electrochemical conversion of nitrate pollutants into value-added ammonia is a feasible way to achieve artificial nitrogen cycle. However, the development of electrocatalytic nitrate-to-ammonia reduction reaction (NO3 - RR) has been hampered by high overpotential and low Faradaic efficiency. Here we develop an iron single-atom catalyst coordinated with nitrogen and phosphorus on hollow carbon polyhedron (denoted as Fe-N/P-C) as a NO3 - RR electrocatalyst. Owing to the tuning effect of phosphorus atoms on breaking local charge symmetry of the single-Fe-atom catalyst, it facilitates the adsorption of nitrate ions and enrichment of some key reaction intermediates during the NO3 - RR process. The Fe-N/P-C catalyst exhibits 90.3 % ammonia Faradaic efficiency with a yield rate of 17980 μg h-1 mgcat -1 , greatly outperforming the reported Fe-based catalysts. Furthermore, operando SR-FTIR spectroscopy measurements reveal the reaction pathway based on key intermediates observed under different applied potentials and reaction durations. Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that the optimized free energy of NO3 - RR intermediates is ascribed to the asymmetric atomic interface configuration, which achieves the optimal electron density distribution. This work demonstrates the critical role of atomic-level precision modulation by heteroatom doping for the NO3 - RR, providing an effective strategy for improving the catalytic performance of single atom catalysts in different electrochemical reactions.
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- Jingwen Xu
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Center for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 230031, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, 230029, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, 230029, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Sensors, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Smart Agricultural Technology and Equipment, School of Information and Computer, Anhui Agricultural University, 230036, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Zhou B, Zhan G, Yao Y, Zhang W, Zhao S, Quan F, Fang C, Shi Y, Huang Y, Jia F, Zhang L. Renewable energy driven electroreduction nitrate to ammonia and in-situ ammonia recovery via a flow-through coupled device. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 242:120256. [PMID: 37354842 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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Green ammonia production from wastewater via electrochemical nitrate reduction contributes substantially to the realization of carbon neutrality. Nonetheless, the current electrochemical technology is largely limited by the lack of suitable device for efficient and continuous electroreduction nitrate into ammonia and in-situ ammonia recovery. Here, we report a flow-through coupled device composed of a compact electrocatalytic cell for efficient nitrate reduction and a unit to separate the produced ammonia without any pH adjustment and additional energy-input from the circulating nitrate-containing wastewater. Using an efficient and selective Cl-modified Cu foam electrode, nearly 100% NO3- electroreduction efficiency and over 82.5% NH3 Faradaic efficiency was realized for a wide range of nitrate-containing wastewater from 50 to 200 mg NO3--N L-1. Moreover, this flow-through coupled device can continuingly operate at a large current of 800 mA over 100 h with a sustained NH3 yield rate of 420 μg h-1 cm-2 for nitrate-containing wastewater treatment (50 mg NO3--N L-1). When driven by solar energy, the flow-through coupled device can also exhibit exceptional real wastewater treatment performance, delivering great potential for practical application. This work paves a new avenue for clean energy production and environmental sustainability as well as carbon neutrality.
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- Bing Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental & Applied Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China.
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Zhang Z, Wang T, Song Chen J, Dong K, Sun S, Luo Y, Guo H, Sun X, Li T. Cr 3C 2 nanoparticles decorated carbon nanofibers for efficient nitrate reduction to ammonia at ambient conditions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 648:693-700. [PMID: 37321088 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.05.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Electrochemical nitrate (NO3-) reduction is a promising approach to relieve nitrate pollution and produce value-added ammonia (NH3), but efficient and durable catalysts are required due to the large bond dissociation energy of nitrate and low selectivity. Herein, we propose chromium carbide (Cr3C2) nanoparticles loaded carbon nanofibers (Cr3C2@CNFs) as electrocatalysts to convert nitrate to ammonia. In phosphate buffer saline containing 0.1 mol L-1 NaNO3, such catalyst achieves a large NH3 yield of 25.64 mg h-1 mg-1cat. and a high faradaic efficiency of 90.08% at -1.1 V vs the reversible hydrogen electrode, which also shows excellent electrochemical durability and structural stability. Theoretical calculations reveal the adsorption energy for nitrate at Cr3C2 surfaces reaches -1.92 eV and the potential determining step (*NO→*N) for Cr3C2 hits a low energy increase of 0.38 eV.
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- Zhihao Zhang
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China; Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China; College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China.
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Luo W, Wu S, Jiang Y, Xu P, Zou J, Qian J, Zhou X, Ge Y, Nie H, Yang Z. Efficient Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia Based on DNA-Templated Copper Nanoclusters. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:18928-18939. [PMID: 37014152 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c00511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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In alkaline solutions, the electrocatalytic conversion of nitrates to ammonia (NH3) (NO3RR) is hindered by the sluggish hydrogenation step due to the lack of protons on the electrode surface, making it a grand challenge to synthesize NH3 at a high rate and selectivity. Herein, single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (ssDNA)-templated copper nanoclusters (CuNCs) were synthesized for the electrocatalytic production of NH3. Because ssDNA was involved in the optimization of the interfacial water distribution and H-bond network connectivity, the water-electrolysis-induced proton generation was enhanced on the electrode surface, which facilitated the NO3RR kinetics. The activation energy (Ea) and in situ spectroscopy studies adequately demonstrated that the NO3RR was exothermic until NH3 desorption, indicating that, in alkaline media, the NO3RR catalyzed by ssDNA-templated CuNCs followed the same reaction path as the NO3RR in acidic media. Electrocatalytic tests further verified the efficiency of ssDNA-templated CuNCs, which achieved a high NH3 yield rate of 2.62 mg h-1 cm-2 and a Faraday efficiency of 96.8% at -0.6 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode. The results of this study lay the foundation for engineering catalyst surface ligands for the electrocatalytic NO3RR.
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- Wenjie Luo
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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Min X, Liu B. Microenvironment Engineering to Promote Selective Ammonia Electrosynthesis from Nitrate over a PdCu Hollow Catalyst. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2300794. [PMID: 37010036 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The electrosynthesis of recyclable ammonia (NH3 ) from nitrate under ambient conditions is of great importance but still full of challenges for practical application. Herein, an efficient catalyst design strategy is developed that can engineer the surface microenvironment of a PdCu hollow (PdCu-H) catalyst to confine the intermediates and thus promote selective NH3 electrosynthesis from nitrate. The hollow nanoparticles are synthesized by in situ reduction and nucleation of PdCu nanocrystals along a self-assembled micelle of a well-designed surfactant. The PdCu-H catalyst shows a structure-dependent selectivity toward the NH3 product during the nitrate reduction reaction (NO3 - RR) electrocatalysis, enabling a high NH3 Faradaic efficiency of 87.3% and a remarkable NH3 yield rate of 0.551 mmol h-1 mg-1 at -0.30 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrode). Moreover, this PdCu-H catalyst delivers high electrochemical performance in the rechargeable zinc-NO3 - battery. These results provide a promising design strategy to tune catalytic selectivity for efficient electrosynthesis of renewable NH3 and feedstocks.
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- Xiaowen Min
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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Zheng X, Yan Y, Li X, Liu Y, Yao Y. Theoretical insights into dissociative-associative mechanism for enhanced electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 446:130679. [PMID: 36580786 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The development of electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) is a "two birds-one stone" method, which can not only remove NO3- pollutant, but also produce valuable ammonia (NH3). However, a mechanistic understanding of the nitrate reduction process remains very limited. Herein, we highlighted a dissociative-associative mechanism for the NO3RR, in which the N-O bond of nitrate is initially broken to form *O and *NO2 intermediate adsorbed on two active sites (dissociation process) and then subsequently hydrogenated and reduced to ammonia (association process). By taking a series of diatomic site catalysts (CuTM/g-CN and CuTM/N6C, TM= Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) as models, we systematically investigate the dissociative-associative mechanism for the NO3RR and compared with the Cu-based single-atom catalysts which follows the traditional directly associative mechanism. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show that dissociative-associative mechanism is energetically favorable on seven catalysts (CuTi/g-CN, CuV/g-CN, CuMn/g-CN, CuCo/g-CN, CuV/N6C, CuCr/N6C and CuFe/N6C) with the significantly reduced limiting potential of - 0.14 V to - 0.47 V. Specifically, an efficiently screening strategy was proposed to determine the dissociative-associative or directly associative mechanism for NO3RR. This work can provide useful guideline for the rational design and development of NO3RR electrocatalysts.
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- Xiaonan Zheng
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, PR China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, PR China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, PR China.
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, PR China.
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Taseska T, Yu W, Wilsey MK, Cox CP, Meng Z, Ngarnim SS, Müller AM. Analysis of the Scale of Global Human Needs and Opportunities for Sustainable Catalytic Technologies. Top Catal 2023; 66:338-374. [PMID: 37025115 PMCID: PMC10007685 DOI: 10.1007/s11244-023-01799-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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AbstractWe analyzed the enormous scale of global human needs, their carbon footprint, and how they are connected to energy availability. We established that most challenges related to resource security and sustainability can be solved by providing distributed, affordable, and clean energy. Catalyzed chemical transformations powered by renewable electricity are emerging successor technologies that have the potential to replace fossil fuels without sacrificing the wellbeing of humans. We highlighted the technical, economic, and societal advantages and drawbacks of short- to medium-term decarbonization solutions to gauge their practicability, economic feasibility, and likelihood for widespread acceptance on a global scale. We detailed catalysis solutions that enhance sustainability, along with strategies for catalyst and process development, frontiers, challenges, and limitations, and emphasized the need for planetary stewardship. Electrocatalytic processes enable the production of solar fuels and commodity chemicals that address universal issues of the water, energy and food security nexus, clothing, the building sector, heating and cooling, transportation, information and communication technology, chemicals, consumer goods and services, and healthcare, toward providing global resource security and sustainability and enhancing environmental and social justice.
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- Teona Taseska
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, 14627 Rochester, NY USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, 14627 Rochester, NY USA
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- Materials Science Program, University of Rochester, 14627 Rochester, NY USA
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- Materials Science Program, University of Rochester, 14627 Rochester, NY USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 14627 Rochester, NY USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, 14627 Rochester, NY USA
- Materials Science Program, University of Rochester, 14627 Rochester, NY USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 14627 Rochester, NY USA
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Yang X, Mukherjee S, O'Carroll T, Hou Y, Singh MR, Gauthier JA, Wu G. Achievements, Challenges, and Perspectives on Nitrogen Electrochemistry for Carbon-Neutral Energy Technologies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215938. [PMID: 36507657 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Unrestrained anthropogenic activities have severely disrupted the global natural nitrogen cycle, causing numerous energy and environmental issues. Electrocatalytic nitrogen transformation is a feasible and promising strategy for achieving a sustainable nitrogen economy. Synergistically combining multiple nitrogen reactions can realize efficient renewable energy storage and conversion, restore the global nitrogen balance, and remediate environmental crises. Here, we provide a unique aspect to discuss the intriguing nitrogen electrochemistry by linking three essential nitrogen-containing compounds (i.e., N2 , NH3 , and NO3 - ) and integrating four essential electrochemical reactions, i.e., the nitrogen reduction reaction (N2 RR), nitrogen oxidation reaction (N2 OR), nitrate reduction reaction (NO3 RR), and ammonia oxidation reaction (NH3 OR). This minireview also summarizes the acquired knowledge of rational catalyst design and underlying reaction mechanisms for these interlinked nitrogen reactions. We further underscore the associated clean energy technologies and a sustainable nitrogen-based economy.
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- Xiaoxuan Yang
- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China.,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, 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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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China.,Institute of Zhejiang University - Quzhou, Quzhou, Zhejiang, 324000, China.,Donghai Laboratory, Zhoushan, 316021, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, 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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Wide-pH-range adaptable ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate on Cu-Pd interfaces. Sci China Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1411-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Xia J, Du H, Dong S, Luo Y, Liu Q, Chen JS, Guo H, Li T. Heterogenous Cu@ZrO 2 nanofibers enable efficient electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia under ambient conditions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:13811-13814. [PMID: 36444816 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05331d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In this study, we construct a Cu@ZrO2 heterogenous structure as a new catalyst that achieves a large NH3 yield of 15.4 mg h-1 mg-1cat. and a high faradaic efficiency of 67.6% at -0.7 V vs. RHE in 0.1 M PBS with 0.1 M NaNO3, and it also shows excellent electrochemical durability and structural stability. Theoretical calculations reveal an extremely low adsorption energy of -1.54 eV at Cu surfaces and Cu can significantly reduce the applied overpotential and correspondingly promote the catalytic activity.
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- Jiaojiao Xia
- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, China.,School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China.
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China.
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A comprehensive study of the reduction of nitrate on natural FeTiO3: Photocatalysis and DFT calculations. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Johansen CM, Boyd EA, Peters JC. Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of N 2 to NH 3 via a photoredox catalysis strategy. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eade3510. [PMID: 36288295 PMCID: PMC9604530 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade3510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Inspired by momentum in applications of reductive photoredox catalysis to organic synthesis, photodriven transfer hydrogenations toward deep (>2 e-) reductions of small molecules are attractive compared to using harsh chemical reagents. Noteworthy in this context is the nitrogen reduction reaction (N2RR), where a synthetic photocatalyst system had yet to be developed. Noting that a reduced Hantzsch ester (HEH2) and related organic structures can behave as 2 e-/2 H+ photoreductants, we show here that, when partnered with a suitable catalyst (Mo) under blue light irradiation, HEH2 facilitates delivery of successive H2 equivalents for the 6 e-/6 H+ catalytic reduction of N2 to NH3; this catalysis is enhanced by addition of a photoredox catalyst (Ir). Reductions of additional substrates (nitrate and acetylene) are also described.
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Issa Hamoud H, Wolski L, Pankin I, Bañares MA, Daturi M, El-Roz M. In situ and Operando Spectroscopies in Photocatalysis: Powerful Techniques for a Better Understanding of the Performance and the Reaction Mechanism. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2022; 380:37. [PMID: 35951125 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-022-00387-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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In photocatalysis, a set of elemental steps are involved together at different timescales to govern the overall efficiency of the process. These steps are divided as follow: (1) photon absorption and excitation (in femtoseconds), (2) charge separation (femto- to picoseconds), (3) charge carrier diffusion/transport (nano- to microseconds), and (4 and 5) reactant activation/conversion and mass transfer (micro- to milliseconds). The identification and quantification of these steps, using the appropriate tool/technique, can provide the guidelines to emphasize the most influential key parameter that improve the overall efficiency and to develop the "photocatalyst by design" concept. In this review, the identification/quantification of reactant activation/conversion and mass transfer (steps 4 and 5) is discussed in details using the in situ/operando techniques, especially the infrared (IR), Raman, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The use of these techniques in photocatalysis was highlighted by the most recent and conclusive case studies which allow a better characterization of the active site and reveal the reaction pathways in order to establish a structure-performance relationship. In each case study, the reaction conditions and the reactor design for photocatalysis (pressure, temperature, concentration, etc.) were thoroughly discussed. In the last part, some examples in the use of time-resolved techniques (time-resolved FTIR, photoluminescence, and transient absorption) are also presented as an author's guideline to study the elemental steps in photocatalysis at shorter timescale (ps, ns, and µs).
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- Houeida Issa Hamoud
- Laboratoire Catalyse et Spectrochimie, Normandie Université, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS, 14050, Caen, France
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614, Poznań, Poland
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- Smart Materials, Research Institute, Southern Federal University, Sladkova Street 174/28, 344090, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- Catalytic Spectroscopy Laboratory, Instituto de Catalisis, ICP-CSIC, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratoire Catalyse et Spectrochimie, Normandie Université, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS, 14050, Caen, France
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- Laboratoire Catalyse et Spectrochimie, Normandie Université, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS, 14050, Caen, France.
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Xie ZL, Wang D, Gong XQ. Theoretical Insights into Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia over Pt/TiO 2: Reaction Mechanism, Activity Regulation, and Catalyst Design. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Zheng-Li Xie
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Centre for Computational Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Centre for Computational Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Centre for Computational Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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Reduction of nitrate to ammonia using photocatalytically accumulated electrons on titanium(IV) oxide in a time-separated redox reaction. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Wu J, Yu YX. A theoretical descriptor for screening efficient NO reduction electrocatalysts from transition-metal atoms on N-doped BP monolayer. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 623:432-444. [PMID: 35597013 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An electrochemical nitric oxide (NO) reduction reaction (NORR) is proposed as an attractive method for simultaneous realization of NO removal and ammonia (NH3) synthesis. Here, the potentials of 29 transition-metal atoms anchored on the nitrogen-doped BP monolayer (MN3/BP) as efficient NORR catalysts are systematically examined using first-principles calculations. Combining the adsorption Gibbs free energies of the N and OH species, a simple descriptor is constructed and a volcano plot of the NORR limiting potentials on the single atom catalysts (SACs) is established. Consequently, the MoN3/BP and IrN3/BP SACs are picked out as promising NORR electrocatalysts for NH3 synthesis with the limiting potentials of -0.10 V and -0.06 V, respectively. Their corresponding rate constants are significantly larger than or close to that of the excellent Pt(111) surface. The electronic analysis shows that the Mo-4d or Ir-5d orbitals can be well hybridized with the NO-2p orbitals, sufficiently activating the adsorbed NO species. Particularly, the MoN3/BP and IrN3/BP SACs possess high thermal stabilities and can be easily synthesized by using MoCl3 and IrCl3 as precursors, respectively. This work not only offers a simple descriptor to efficiently design NORR electrocatalysts but also provides a comprehensive atomic understanding on the mechanism of NO-to-NH3 conversion.
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- Jie Wu
- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China.
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Mn-vacancy birnessite for photo-assisted elimination of formaldehyde at ambient condition. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 618:229-240. [PMID: 35339959 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.03.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Visible light-assisted catalysis has recently attracted considerable attention because it is efficient, cost effective, and does not cause indoor air pollution. Several birnessite-type MnO2 catalysts with different numbers of manganese vacancies (MVs) were synthesized in this study and used for photo-assisted catalytic oxidation of HCHO. Under visible light irradiation, MVs act as trapping centers to accelerate electrons transport and produce abundant reactive radicals to boost the activation of molecular oxygen, thereby improving the catalytic HCHO oxidation. The birnessite with the highest number of MVs exhibits remarkable oxidation activity with 80 ppm of HCHO (42% HCHO conversion was attained at ambient temperature) and a corresponding gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 60 L/(g·h) in a dynamic experiment. Moreover, it mineralizes 80 ppm of HCHO within 160 min in a static experiment, whereas it only takes 90 min under the same conditions with the visible light irradiation. The activity factor of birnessite with the highest MV content under visible light irradiation is 2.2 times that observed under dark conditions. Overall, this study elucidates the photothermal catalytic oxidation of HCHO, and concludes that the birnessite comprising MVs is a promising material for air purification applications.
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Xu H, Ma Y, Chen J, Zhang WX, Yang J. Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate - a step towards a sustainable nitrogen cycle. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:2710-2758. [PMID: 35274646 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00857a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 78.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Nitrate enrichment, which is mainly caused by the over-utilization of fertilisers and industrial sewage discharge, is a major global engineering challenge because of its negative influence on the environment and human health. To solve this serious problem, many technologies, such as the activated sludge method, reverse osmosis, ion exchange, adsorption, and electrodialysis, have been developed to reduce the nitrate levels in water bodies. However, the applications of these traditional techniques are limited by several drawbacks, such as a long sludge retention time, slow kinetics, and undesirable by-products. From an environmental perspective, the most promising nitrate reduction technology is enabled to convert nitrate into benign N2, and features low cost, high efficiency, and environmental friendliness. Recently, electrocatalytic nitrate reduction has been proven by satisfactory research achievements to be one of the most promising methods among these technologies. This review provides a comprehensive account of nitrate reduction using electrocatalysis methods. The fundamentals of electrocatalytic nitrate reduction, including the reaction mechanisms, reactor design principles, product detection methods, and performance evaluation methods, have been systematically summarised. A detailed introduction to electrocatalytic nitrate reduction on transition metals, especially noble metals and alloys, Cu-based electrocatalysts, and Fe-based electrocatalysts is provided, as they are essential for the accurate reporting of experimental results. The current challenges and potential opportunities in this field, including the innovation of material design systems, value-added product yields, and challenges for products beyond N2 and large-scale sewage treatment, are highlighted.
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- Hui Xu
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
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Li J, Chen R, Wang J, Zhou Y, Yang G, Dong F. Subnanometric alkaline-earth oxide clusters for sustainable nitrate to ammonia photosynthesis. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1098. [PMID: 35232982 PMCID: PMC8888631 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28740-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The limitation of inert N2 molecules with their high dissociation energy has ignited research interests in probing other nitrogen-containing species for ammonia synthesis. Nitrate ions, as an alternative feedstock with high solubility and proton affinity, can be facilely dissociated for sustainable ammonia production. Here we report a nitrate to ammonia photosynthesis route (NO3-RR) catalyzed by subnanometric alkaline-earth oxide clusters. The catalyst exhibits a high ammonia photosynthesis rate of 11.97 mol gmetal-1 h-1 (89.79 mmol gcat-1 h-1) with nearly 100% selectivity. A total ammonia yield of 0.78 mmol within 72 h is achieved, which exhibits a significant advantage in the area of photocatalytic NO3-RR. The investigation of the molecular-level reaction mechanism reveals that the unique active interface between the subnanometric clusters and TiO2 substrate is beneficial for the nitrate activation and dissociation, contributing to efficient and selective nitrate reduction for ammonia production with low energy input. The practical application of NO3-RR route in simulated wastewater is developed, which demonstrates great potential for its industrial application. These findings are of general knowledge for the functional development of clusters-based catalysts and could open up a path in the exploitation of advanced ammonia synthesis routes with low energy consumption and carbon emission.
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- Jieyuan Li
- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, 313000, China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
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- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- XJTU-Oxford Joint International Research Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 7010049, China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China.
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, 313000, China.
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Shen M, Shi Y, Wang Z, Wu T, Hu L, Wu L. Enhanced photocatalytic benzyl alcohol oxidation over Bi 4Ti 3O 12 ultrathin nanosheets. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 608:2529-2538. [PMID: 34794808 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.10.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Ultrathin Bi4Ti3O12 nanosheets (NS) with the thickness about 3.9 nm were successfully synthesized by a hydrothermal method and were used as a photocatalyst for the oxidation of benzyl alcohol (BA) to benzaldehyde (BAD). The photocatalytic performance of NS is about 8 times higher than that of bulk Bi4Ti3O12. In-situ FTIR of pyridine adsorption and NH3-TPD reveal that NS has more surface Lewis acid sites (Ti4+) for the adsorption and activation of BA. The photogenerated electrons (e-) and holes (h+) of NS can be fully used to produce the superoxide radicals and carbon-centered radicals, respectively. The monolayer nanosheet structure of NS not only greatly promotes the separation of photogenerated carriers, but also achieves the efficient activation of BA molecules via the CO⋯Ti coordination. This work successfully reveals the surface/interface interactions between the surface active sites of a photocatalyst and the reactive molecules via using ultrathin nanosheet as a molecular platform.
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- Mingchuang Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, PR China.
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Zheng R, Li C, Huang K, Guan Y, Wang W, Wang L, Bian J, Meng X. In-situ synthesis of N-doped TiO2 onto Ti3C2 MXene with enhanced photocatalytic activity in selective reduction of nitrate to N2. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qi01614h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Photocatalysis exhibited promises in the reduction of nitrates into harmless dinitrogen. Herein, the synthesis of N-doped TiO2/Ti3C2 at low calcination temperature using NH4Cl and Ti3C2 was reported for the first...
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Wang J, Zhang S, Wang C, Li K, Zha Y, Liu M, Zhang H, Shi T. Ambient ammonia production via electrocatalytic nitrate reduction catalyzed by a flower-like CuCo 2O 4 electrocatalyst. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qi01656c] [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 flower-shaped CuCo2O4 spinel catalyst was used for electrochemical nitrate reduction in an electrolyte. Theoretical calculation shows that NO3− can be adsorbed on CuCo2O4 to form the *NOH intermediate, so as to obtain a good yield rate and FE.
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- Jinlu Wang
- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
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- Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research & Design Institute Co. Ltd, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China
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Feng C, Wu P, Li Q, Liu J, Wang D, Liu B, Wang T, Hu H, Xue G. Amorphization and defect engineering in constructing ternary composite Ag/PW 10V 2/am-TiO 2−x for enhanced photocatalytic nitrogen fixation. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj05917c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ag/PW10V2/am-TiO2−x was designed by decorating OVs-enriched am-TiO2−x with Ag NPs and PW10V2. The formed Z-scheme heterojunction, Ag–am-TiO2−x interface and plentiful surface OVs account for its high photocatalytic efficiency in nitrogen fixation.
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- Caiting Feng
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710127, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an, 710065, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Reaction Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yan’an University, Yan’an, 716000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an, 710127, P. R. China
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Wang J, Cai C, Wang Y, Yang X, Wu D, Zhu Y, Li M, Gu M, Shao M. Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrate to Ammonia on Low-Cost Ultrathin CoOx Nanosheets. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c03918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Jing Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology; Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology; Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology; Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology; Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology; Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology; Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
- Energy Institute, and Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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Fabrication of PVDF/CdS/Bi2S3/Bi2MoO6 and Bacillus/PVA hybrid membrane for efficient removal of nitrite. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Oseghe EO, Idris AO, Feleni U, Mamba BB, Msagati TAM. A review on water treatment technologies for the management of oxoanions: prospects and challenges. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:61979-61997. [PMID: 34561799 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16302-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Oxoanions are a class of contaminants that are easily released into the aquatic systems either through natural or anthropogenic activities. Depending on their oxidation states, they are highly mobile, resulting in the contamination of underground water. Above the permissible level in groundwater, they pose as threats to mammals when the contaminated water is consumed. Some of the health challenges caused are cancer, neurological, cardiac, gastrointestinal, and skin disorders. Several treatment technologies have been adopted over the years for the management of these oxoanions present in the aquatic systems. However interesting these treatment technologies might be, they also have their limitations such as cost-effectiveness, the complexity of the process, and generation of secondary pollutants. This work focused on some of the water treatment technologies applied for the removal of oxoanions. Some of the advantages and disadvantages of these treatment technologies are also highlighted. Amongst all the treatment technologies, adsorption is the most applied method for the removal of oxoanions. However, photocatalysis has a higher prospect since it is non-selective and secondary pollutants are not generated after the treatment process. Also, photocatalysis can simultaneously reduce and oxidise oxoanions as well as organic pollutants respectively.
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- Ekemena Oghenovoh Oseghe
- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida Campus, Johannesburg, 1709, South Africa.
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida Campus, Johannesburg, 1709, South Africa
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida Campus, Johannesburg, 1709, South Africa
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida Campus, Johannesburg, 1709, South Africa
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida Campus, Johannesburg, 1709, South Africa
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Zhu P, Sun X, Wang Y, Zhang J, Gu X, Zheng Z. Multifunctional oxygen vacancies in WO3– for catalytic alkylation of C–H by alcohols under red-light. J Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Li X, Zhang M, Feng J, Bai C, Ren Y. Electrostatic self-assembly to form unique LiNbO 3/ZnS core-shell structure for photocatalytic nitrate reduction enhancement. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 607:1323-1332. [PMID: 34583037 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Photocatalytic NO3- reduction in water has been regarded as a promising route due to its high efficiency and green feature. Several limiting factors, such as lack of catalytic sites, insufficient light collection, and spatial charge separation capacity photocatalytic denitrification, still need to be overcome for the practical applications. Herein, an innovative LiNbO3/ZnS heterojunction with a unilateral opening core-shell structure was constructed. ZnS was tightly anchored on the surface of LiNbO3 by modified electrostatic self-assembly method. High nitrate removal rate (98.84%) and N2 selectivity (98.92%) were achieved with a molar ratio of LiNbO3 and ZnS of 1:5 (1:5L-ZS) using formic acid as a hole scavenge. The LiNbO3/ZnS degradation kinetics of NO3- was corresponding to the first-order kinetics equation. The nitrate removal rate and N2 selectivity remained stable after three cycles in such photocatalytic NO3- reduction. The outstanding photocatalyst performance can be ascribed to the improved surface active sites, the well-matched band structure, and the unique core-shell structure. It provides an effective strategy for controllable fabrication of core-shell photocatalyst with strong light-harvesting ability and charge separation efficiency to enhance the removal rate of nitrate in water.
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- Xiao Li
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China.
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Mou T, Long J, Frauenheim T, Xiao J. Advances in Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis Beyond the Use of Nitrogen Gas as a Source. Chempluschem 2021; 86:1211-1224. [PMID: 34448548 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202100356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Electrocatalytic reduction of dinitrogen has emerged as a new strategy for ammonia synthesis. Despite being environmentally benign and energy-saving, it suffers from low conversion efficiency and short yield of ammonia because of the challenges of activating the inert N≡N bond at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. As a result of this, researchers proposed to reduce the nitrogenous species, one category of air and water pollutants, into valuable ammonia. Although remaining largely underexplored, this alternative approach shows promising efficiency for ammonia synthesis, while achieving high catalytic activity and selectivity remains challenging. In this Minireview, we summarize recent electrocatalytic performances of denitrification with selective formation to ammonia in terms of proposed active sites and reaction mechanisms. Additionally, we discuss the common issues in the state-of-the-art experimental tests and highlight the breakthroughs via computational screening of electrode materials. The aim of this is to steer the future research directions in the field, which is aiming for an optimal catalytic system with higher activity and selectivity for electrocatalytic denitrification.
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- Tong Mou
- Shenzhen JL Computational Science and Applied Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518109, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen JL Computational Science and Applied Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518109, P. R. China
- Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, Am Fallturm 1, 28359, Bremen, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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Lee J, Liu X, Kumar A, Hwang Y, Lee E, Yu J, Kim YD, Lee H. Phase-selective active sites on ordered/disordered titanium dioxide enable exceptional photocatalytic ammonia synthesis. Chem Sci 2021; 12:9619-9629. [PMID: 34349934 PMCID: PMC8293799 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc03223b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Photocatalytic N2 fixation to NH3 via defect creation on TiO2 to activate ultra-stable N[triple bond, length as m-dash]N has drawn enormous scientific attention, but poor selectivity and low yield rate are the major bottlenecks. Additionally, whether N2 preferentially adsorbs on phase-selective defect sites on TiO2 in correlation with appropriate band alignment has yet to be explored. Herein, theoretical predictions reveal that the defect sites on disordered anatase (Ad) preferentially exhibit higher N2 adsorption ability with a reduced energy barrier for a potential-determining-step (*N2 to NNH*) than the disordered rutile (Rd) phase of TiO2. Motivated by theoretical simulations, we synthesize a phase-selective disordered-anatase/ordered-rutile TiO2 photocatalyst (Na-Ad/Ro) by sodium-amine treatment of P25-TiO2 under ambient conditions, which exhibits an efficient NH3 formation rate of 432 μmol g-1 h-1, which is superior to that of any other defect-rich disordered TiO2 under solar illumination with a high apparent quantum efficiency of 13.6% at 340 nm. The multi-synergistic effects including selective N2 chemisorption on the defect sites of Na-Ad with enhanced visible-light absorption, suitable band alignment, and rapid interfacial charge separation with Ro enable substantially enhanced N2 fixation.
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- Jinsun Lee
- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS) 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-gu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-gu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
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- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS) 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-gu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-gu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
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- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS) 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-gu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-gu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
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- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS) 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-gu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-gu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University 2066 Seoburo, Jangangu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
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- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS) 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-gu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-gu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-gu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
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- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS) 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-gu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-gu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
- Department of Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-gu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
- Creative Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University 2066 Seoburo, Jangan-gu Suwon 16419 Republic of Korea
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Gao Z, Lai Y, Tao Y, Xiao L, Zhang L, Luo F. Constructing Well-Defined and Robust Th-MOF-Supported Single-Site Copper for Production and Storage of Ammonia from Electroreduction of Nitrate. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2021; 7:1066-1072. [PMID: 34235267 PMCID: PMC8228586 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.1c00370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A combined technique of production and storage of ammonia (NH3) from electroreduction of nitrate (NO3 -) through one material is highly desirable but remains a huge challenge. Herein, we proposed a proof-of-concept strategy for combined NH3 production and storage from electroreduction of NO3 - through elaborately designing a single-site CuII-bipyridine-based thorium metal-organic framework (Cu@Th-BPYDC). Noticeably, the single CuII site, anchored by a solid-liquid postsynthetic metalation within Th-BPYDC, shows a novel square coordination structure, as determined by the single-crystal X-ray diffraction. This strongly implies its enormous potential as an open metal site and consequently enables excellent performance in electroreduction of NO3 - for NH3 production, giving 92.5% Faradaic efficiency and 225.3 μmol h-1 cm-2 yield. Impressively, we can further use Cu@Th-BPYDC material to effectively capture the previously produced NH3 from electroreduction of NO3 -, affording an uptake up to 20.55 mmol g-1 at 298 K at 1 bar. The results in this work will outline a new direction toward the combined technique for advanced electrocatalysis such as gas production plus storage/or separation.
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- Zhi Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear
Resources and Environment, School of Biology, Chemistry and Material
Science, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear
Resources and Environment, School of Biology, Chemistry and Material
Science, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear
Resources and Environment, School of Biology, Chemistry and Material
Science, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear
Resources and Environment, School of Biology, Chemistry and Material
Science, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear
Resources and Environment, School of Biology, Chemistry and Material
Science, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear
Resources and Environment, School of Biology, Chemistry and Material
Science, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China
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Mansingh S, Das KK, Sultana S, Parida K. Recent advances in wireless photofixation of dinitrogen to ammonia under the ambient condition: A review. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C: PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2021.100402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Wu J, Li JH, Yu YX. Theoretical Exploration of Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction Reaction Activities on Transition-Metal-Doped h-BP. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:3968-3975. [PMID: 33872506 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Electrocatalytic conversion of nitrate (NO3-) into ammonia can not only eliminate harmful pollutant but also provide a green method for a low-temperature ammonia synthesis. The electrochemical NO3- reduction reactions (NO3RRs) of a series of transition-metal-doped hexagonal boron phosphide (h-BP) monolayers were comprehensively evaluated using density functional theory. The V-doped h-BP monolayer was found to stand near the top of the volcano plot with the limiting potential of -0.22 V versus a reversible hydrogen electrode, exhibiting the lowest overpotential among the investigated systems in this work. Besides, the competing hydrogen evolution reaction is significantly suppressed due to the weak adsorption of the H atom. Importantly, the structure of the V-doped h-BP monolayer can be retained very well until 900 K, illustrating the initial indication of high thermal stability and great promise for synthesis. This study not only offers an eligible NO3RR electrocatalyst but also provides an atomic understanding of the behind mechanisms of the NO3RR process.
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- Jie Wu
- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
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