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Han J, Xu Q, Tian F, Sun H, Qi Y, Zhang G, Qin JS, Rao H. Graphite conjugated nickel phthalocyanine for efficient CO 2 electroreduction and Zn-CO 2 batteries. Chem Sci 2024:d4sc02682a. [PMID: 39246341 PMCID: PMC11378008 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc02682a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 08/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024] Open
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The linking chemistry between molecular catalysts and substrates is a crucial challenge for enhancing electrocatalytic performance. Herein, we elucidate the influence of various immobilization methods of amino-substituted Ni phthalocyanine catalysts on their electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR) activity. A graphite-conjugated Ni phthalocyanine, Ni(NH2)8Pc-GC, demonstrates remarkable electrocatalytic performance both in H-type and flow cells. In situ infrared spectroscopy and theoretical calculations reveal that the graphite conjugation, through strong electronic coupling, increases the electron density of the active site, reduces the adsorption energy barrier of *COOH, and enhances the catalytic performance. As the cathode catalyst, Ni(NH2)8Pc-GC also displays remarkable charge-discharge cycle stability of over 50 hours in a Zn-CO2 battery. These findings underscore the significance of immobilization methods and highlight the potential for further advancements in eCO2RR.
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- Jingwei Han
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, International Center of Future Science, Jilin University 2699 Qianjin Street Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, International Center of Future Science, Jilin University 2699 Qianjin Street Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, International Center of Future Science, Jilin University 2699 Qianjin Street Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, International Center of Future Science, Jilin University 2699 Qianjin Street Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, International Center of Future Science, Jilin University 2699 Qianjin Street Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University Siwangting Road 180 Yangzhou P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, International Center of Future Science, Jilin University 2699 Qianjin Street Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, International Center of Future Science, Jilin University 2699 Qianjin Street Changchun 130012 P. R. China
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Dean WS, Soucy TL, Rivera-Cruz KE, Filien LL, Terry BD, McCrory CCL. Mitigating Cobalt Phthalocyanine Aggregation in Electrocatalyst Films through Codeposition with an Axially Coordinating Polymer. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2402293. [PMID: 38923726 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) is a promising molecular catalyst for aqueous electroreduction of CO2, but its catalytic activity is limited by aggregation at high loadings. Codeposition of CoPc onto electrode surfaces with the coordinating polymer poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) mitigates aggregation in addition to providing other catalytic enhancements. Transmission and diffuse reflectance UV-vis measurements demonstrate that a combination of axial coordination and π-stacking effects from pyridyl moieties in P4VP serve to disperse cobalt phthalocyanine in deposition solutions and help prevent reaggregation in deposited films. Polymers lacking axial coordination, such as Nafion, are significantly less effective at cobalt phthalocyanine dispersion in both the deposition solution and in the deposited films. SEM images corroborate these findings through particle counts and morphological analysis. Electrochemical measurements show that CoPc codeposited with P4VPonto carbon electrode surfaces reduces CO2 with higher activity and selectivity compared to the catalyst codeposited with Nafion.
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- William S Dean
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA
- Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, USA
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Deng Y, Dwaraknath S, Ouyang WO, Matsumoto CJ, Ouchida S, Lu Y. Engineering an Oxygen-Binding Protein for Photocatalytic CO 2 Reductions in Water. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215719. [PMID: 36916067 PMCID: PMC10946749 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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While native CO2 -reducing enzymes display remarkable catalytic efficiency and product selectivity, few artificial biocatalysts have been engineered to allow understanding how the native enzymes work. To address this issue, we report cobalt porphyrin substituted myoglobin (CoMb) as a homogeneous catalyst for photo-driven CO2 to CO conversion in water. The activity and product selectivity were optimized by varying pH and concentrations of the enzyme and the photosensitizer. Up to 2000 TON(CO) was attained at low enzyme concentrations with low product selectivity (15 %), while a product selectivity of 74 % was reached by increasing the enzyme loading but with a compromised TON(CO). The efficiency of CO generation and overall TON(CO) were further improved by introducing positively charged residues (Lys or Arg) near the active stie of CoMb, which demonstrates the value of tuning the enzyme secondary coordination sphere to enhance the CO2 -reducing performance of a protein-based photocatalytic system.
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- Yunling Deng
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Texas at AustinAustinTX 78712USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUrbanaIL 61801USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUrbanaIL 61801USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUrbanaIL 61801USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUrbanaIL 61801USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Texas at AustinAustinTX 78712USA
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUrbanaIL 61801USA
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Recent Progress in Surface-Defect Engineering Strategies for Electrocatalysts toward Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: A Review. Catalysts 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13020393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Climate change, caused by greenhouse gas emissions, is one of the biggest threats to the world. As per the IEA report of 2021, global CO2 emissions amounted to around 31.5 Gt, which increased the atmospheric concentration of CO2 up to 412.5 ppm. Thus, there is an imperative demand for the development of new technologies to convert CO2 into value-added feedstock products such as alcohols, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, chemicals, and clean fuels. The intrinsic properties of the catalytic materials are the main factors influencing the efficiency of electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2-RR) reactions. Additionally, the electroreduction of CO2 is mainly affected by poor selectivity and large overpotential requirements. However, these issues can be overcome by modifying heterogeneous electrocatalysts to control their morphology, size, crystal facets, grain boundaries, and surface defects/vacancies. This article reviews the recent progress in electrochemical CO2 reduction reactions accomplished by surface-defective electrocatalysts and identifies significant research gaps for designing highly efficient electrocatalytic materials.
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Zhao J, Lyu H, Wang Z, Ma C, Jia S, Kong W, Shen B. Phthalocyanine and porphyrin catalysts for electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide: progress in regulation strategies and applications. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123404] [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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Zang Y, Wei P, Li H, Gao D, Wang G. Catalyst Design for Electrolytic CO2 Reduction Toward Low-Carbon Fuels and Chemicals. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-022-00140-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Grammatico D, Bagnall AJ, Riccardi L, Fontecave M, Su BL, Billon L. Heterogenised Molecular Catalysts for Sustainable Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202206399. [PMID: 35781916 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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There has been a rapid rise in interest regarding the advantages of support materials to protect and immobilise molecular catalysts for the carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2 RR) in order to overcome the weaknesses of many well-known catalysts in terms of their stability and selectivity. In this Review, the state of the art of different catalyst-support systems for the CO2 RR is discussed with the intention of leading towards standard benchmarking for comparison of such systems across the most relevant supports and immobilisation strategies, taking into account these multiple pertinent metrics, and also enabling clearer consideration of the necessary steps for further progress. The most promising support systems are described, along with a final note on the need for developing more advanced experimental and computational techniques to aid the rational design principles that are prerequisite to prospective industrial upscaling.
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- Domenico Grammatico
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry (CMI), University of Namur, 61 rue de Bruxelles, 5000, Namur, Belgium.,Bio-inspired Materials Group: Functionality & Self-assembly, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM UMR 5254, 64000, Pau, France.,Present address: Energy Conversion and Hydrogen Center for Energy, Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Giefinggasse 2, 1210, Vienna, Austria
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- Bio-inspired Materials Group: Functionality & Self-assembly, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM UMR 5254, 64000, Pau, France.,Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratories, Uppsala University, Box 523, 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden.,Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, 17 Rue des Martyrs, 38054, Grenoble Cedex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratories, Uppsala University, Box 523, 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden.,Molecular Materials and Nanosystems, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Processus Biologiques, UMR CNRS 8229, Collège de France-CNRS-Sorbonne Université, PSL Research University, 11 Place Marcelin Berthelot, 75005, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry (CMI), University of Namur, 61 rue de Bruxelles, 5000, Namur, Belgium.,State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- Bio-inspired Materials Group: Functionality & Self-assembly, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, IPREM UMR 5254, 64000, Pau, France
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Qiu C, Qian K, Yu J, Sun M, Cao S, Gao J, Yu R, Fang L, Yao Y, Lu X, Li T, Huang B, Yang S. MOF-Transformed In 2O 3-x@C Nanocorn Electrocatalyst for Efficient CO 2 Reduction to HCOOH. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:167. [PMID: 35976472 PMCID: PMC9385936 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00913-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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For electrochemical CO2 reduction to HCOOH, an ongoing challenge is to design energy efficient electrocatalysts that can deliver a high HCOOH current density (JHCOOH) at a low overpotential. Indium oxide is good HCOOH production catalyst but with low conductivity. In this work, we report a unique corn design of In2O3-x@C nanocatalyst, wherein In2O3-x nanocube as the fine grains dispersed uniformly on the carbon nanorod cob, resulting in the enhanced conductivity. Excellent performance is achieved with 84% Faradaic efficiency (FE) and 11 mA cm-2 JHCOOH at a low potential of - 0.4 V versus RHE. At the current density of 100 mA cm-2, the applied potential remained stable for more than 120 h with the FE above 90%. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the abundant oxygen vacancy in In2O3-x has exposed more In3+ sites with activated electroactivity, which facilitates the formation of HCOO* intermediate. Operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy also confirms In3+ as the active site and the key intermediate of HCOO* during the process of CO2 reduction to HCOOH.
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- Chen Qiu
- Guangdong Key Lab of Nano-Micro Material Research, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA
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- Guangdong Key Lab of Nano-Micro Material Research, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Key Lab of Nano-Micro Material Research, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Key Lab of Nano-Micro Material Research, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China
- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA.
- X-Ray Science Division and Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA.
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
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- Guangdong Key Lab of Nano-Micro Material Research, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China.
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518107, People's Republic of China.
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Grammatico D, Bagnall AJ, Riccardi L, Fontecave M, Su BL, Billlon L. Heterogenised molecular catalysts for sustainable electrochemical CO2 reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202206399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Domenico Grammatico
- University of Namur: Universite de Namur Chemistry-CMI 61 rue de Bruxelles 5000 Namur BELGIUM
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- Uppsala University: Uppsala Universitet Ångström Laboratories SWEDEN
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- Eindhoven University of Technology: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Institute for Complex Molecular Systems NETHERLANDS
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- University of Namur: Universite de Namur Chemistry 61 rue de Bruxelles 5000 Namur BELGIUM
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour: Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour Physical Chemistry FRANCE
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Sun Q, Jia C, Zhao Y, Zhao C. Single atom-based catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(21)64000-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Li S, Lu X, Zhao S, Ceccato M, Hu XM, Roldan A, Liu M, Daasbjerg K. p-Block Indium Single-Atom Catalyst with Low-Coordinated In–N Motif for Enhanced Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Simin Li
- Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center, Department of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, U.K
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center, Department of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center, Department of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Binhai Road 72, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, U.K
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- School of Physical and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center, Department of Chemistry and Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Lei K, Yu Xia B. Electrocatalytic CO
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Reduction: from Discrete Molecular Catalysts to Their Integrated Catalytic Materials. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200141. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Kai Lei
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education) Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education) Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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Abdinejad M, Tang K, Dao C, Saedy S, Burdyny T. Immobilization strategies for porphyrin-based molecular catalysts for the electroreduction of CO 2. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY. A 2022; 10:7626-7636. [PMID: 35444810 PMCID: PMC8981215 DOI: 10.1039/d2ta00876a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The ever-growing level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in our atmosphere, is at once a threat and an opportunity. The development of sustainable and cost-effective pathways to convert CO2 to value-added chemicals is central to reducing its atmospheric presence. Electrochemical CO2 reduction reactions (CO2RRs) driven by renewable electricity are among the most promising techniques to utilize this abundant resource; however, in order to reach a system viable for industrial implementation, continued improvements to the design of electrocatalysts is essential to improve the economic prospects of the technology. This review summarizes recent developments in heterogeneous porphyrin-based electrocatalysts for CO2 capture and conversion. We specifically discuss the various chemical modifications necessary for different immobilization strategies, and how these choices influence catalytic properties. Although a variety of molecular catalysts have been proposed for CO2RRs, the stability and tunability of porphyrin-based catalysts make their use particularly promising in this field. We discuss the current challenges facing CO2RRs using these catalysts and our own solutions that have been pursued to address these hurdles.
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- Maryam Abdinejad
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ Delft The Netherlands
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough 1265 Military Trail Toronto ON M1C 1A4 Canada
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough 1265 Military Trail Toronto ON M1C 1A4 Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ Delft The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ Delft The Netherlands
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Soucy TL, Dean WS, Zhou J, Rivera Cruz KE, McCrory CCL. Considering the Influence of Polymer-Catalyst Interactions on the Chemical Microenvironment of Electrocatalysts for the CO 2 Reduction Reaction. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:252-261. [PMID: 35044745 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is an attractive method for capturing intermittent renewable energy sources in chemical bonds, and converting waste CO2 into value-added products with a goal of carbon neutrality. Our group has focused on developing polymer-encapsulated molecular catalysts, specifically cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc), as active and selective electrocatalysts for the CO2RR. When CoPc is adsorbed onto a carbon electrode and encapsulated in poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP), its activity and reaction selectivity over the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are enhanced by three synergistic effects: a primary axial coordination effect, a secondary reaction intermediate stabilization effect, and an outer-coordination proton transport effect. We have studied multiple aspects of this system using electrochemical, spectroscopic, and computational tools. Specifically, we have used X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements to confirm that the pyridyl residues from the polymer are axially coordinated to the CoPc metal center, and we have shown that increasing the σ-donor ability of nitrogen-containing axial ligands results in increased activity for the CO2RR. Using proton inventory studies, we showed that proton delivery in the CoPc-P4VP system is controlled via a proton relay through the polymer matrix. Additionally, we studied the effect of catalyst, polymer, and graphite powder loading on CO2RR activity and determined best practices for incorporating carbon supports into catalyst-polymer composite films.In this Account, we describe these studies in detail, organizing our discussion by three types of microenvironmental interactions that affect the catalyst performance: ligand effects of the primary and secondary sphere, substrate transport of protons and CO2, and charge transport from the electrode surface to the catalyst sites. Our work demonstrates that careful electroanalytical study and interpretation can be valuable in developing a robust and comprehensive understanding of catalyst performance. In addition to our work with polymer encapsulated CoPc, we provide examples of similar surface-adsorbed molecular and solid-state systems that benefit from interactions between active catalytic sites and a polymer system. We also compare the activity results from our systems to other results in the CoPc literature, and other examples of molecular CO2RR catalysts on modified electrode surfaces. Finally, we speculate how the insights gained from studying CoPc could guide the field in designing other polymer-electrocatalyst systems. As CO2RR technologies become commercially viable and expand into the space of flow cells and gas-diffusion electrodes, we propose that overall device efficiency may benefit from understanding and promoting synergistic polymer-encapsulation effects in the microenvironment of these catalyst systems.
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- Taylor L. Soucy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
- Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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Nakagaki S, Machado GS, Stival JF, Henrique dos Santos E, Silva GM, Wypych F. Natural and synthetic layered hydroxide salts (LHS): Recent advances and application perspectives emphasizing catalysis. PROG SOLID STATE CH 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progsolidstchem.2021.100335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Al‐Tamreh SA, Ibrahim MH, El‐Naas MH, Vaes J, Pant D, Benamor A, Amhamed A. Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide into Formate: A Comprehensive Review. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Shaima A. Al‐Tamreh
- Gas Processing Center College of Engineering Qatar University Doha, Ad Dawhah 2713 Qatar
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- Gas Processing Center College of Engineering Qatar University Doha, Ad Dawhah 2713 Qatar
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- Gas Processing Center College of Engineering Qatar University Doha, Ad Dawhah 2713 Qatar
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- Separation & Conversion Technology Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) Boeretang 200 2400 Mol Belgium
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- Separation & Conversion Technology Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) Boeretang 200 2400 Mol Belgium
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- Gas Processing Center College of Engineering Qatar University Doha, Ad Dawhah 2713 Qatar
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- Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute Hamad Bin Khalifa University Education City Doha Qatar
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Liang F, Zhang J, Hu Z, Ma C, Ni W, Zhang Y, Zhang S. Intrinsic Defect-Rich Graphene Coupled Cobalt Phthalocyanine for Robust Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:25523-25532. [PMID: 34009943 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c04344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Carbon-based matrix is known to exert a profound influence on the stability and activity of a supported molecular catalyst for electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR), while regulating the interfacial π-π interaction by designing functional species on the carbon matrix has seldom been explored. Herein, promoted π electron transfer between a graphene substrate and cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) is achieved by introducing abundant intrinsic defects into graphene (DrGO), which not only generates more electrochemically active Co sites and leads to a positive shift of the Co2+/Co+ reduction potential but also enhances the CO2 chemical adsorption. Consequently, as compared to the defect-free counterpart rGO-CoPc, DrGO-CoPc could yield CO with a Faradaic efficiency (FECO) higher than 85% in a wide potential range from -0.53 to -0.88 V, and the largest FECO and partial CO current density (JCO) achieve 90.2% and 73.9 mA cm-2, respectively. More importantly, both FECO and JCO can be dramatically improved when conducting eCO2RR in an ionic liquid-based electrolyte, for which FECO is higher than 90.0% in a wide potential range of 600 mV, with the peak JCO of up to 113.6 mA cm-2 in an H-type cell. The excellent eCO2RR performance of DrGO-CoPc rates itself as one of the best immobilized molecular catalysts.
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- Fengxia Liang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410004, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410004, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410004, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410004, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410004, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410004, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410004, China
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Alcala-Torano R, Halloran N, Gwerder N, Sommer DJ, Ghirlanda G. Light-Driven CO 2 Reduction by Co-Cytochrome b 562. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:609654. [PMID: 33937320 PMCID: PMC8082397 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.609654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The current trend in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations is causing increasing concerns for its environmental impacts, and spurring the developments of sustainable methods to reduce CO2 to usable molecules. We report the light-driven CO2 reduction in water in mild conditions by artificial protein catalysts based on cytochrome b 562 and incorporating cobalt protoporphyrin IX as cofactor. Incorporation into the protein scaffolds enhances the intrinsic reactivity of the cobalt porphyrin toward proton reduction and CO generation. Mutations around the binding site modulate the activity of the enzyme, pointing to the possibility of further improving catalytic activity through rational design or directed evolution.
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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Masel RI, Liu Z, Yang H, Kaczur JJ, Carrillo D, Ren S, Salvatore D, Berlinguette CP. An industrial perspective on catalysts for low-temperature CO 2 electrolysis. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 16:118-128. [PMID: 33432206 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-020-00823-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Electrochemical conversion of CO2 to useful products at temperatures below 100 °C is nearing the commercial scale. Pilot units for CO2 conversion to CO are already being tested. Units to convert CO2 to formic acid are projected to reach pilot scale in the next year. Further, several investigators are starting to observe industrially relevant rates of the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to ethanol and ethylene, with the hydrogen needed coming from water. In each case, Faradaic efficiencies of 80% or more and current densities above 200 mA cm-2 can be reproducibly achieved. Here we describe the key advances in nanocatalysts that lead to the impressive performance, indicate where additional work is needed and provide benchmarks that others can use to compare their results.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Birdja YY, Vaes J. Towards a Critical Evaluation of Electrocatalyst Stability for CO
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Electroreduction. ChemElectroChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202001227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Yuvraj Y. Birdja
- Separation and Conversion Technology Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) Boeretang 200 Mol 2400 Belgium
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- Separation and Conversion Technology Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) Boeretang 200 Mol 2400 Belgium
- Centre for Advanced Process Technology for Urban Resource Recovery (CAPTURE) 9000 Ghent Belgium
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Towards molecular understanding of local chemical environment effects in electro- and photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Nat Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-020-00512-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction on heterogeneous cobalt phthalocyanine catalysts with different carbon supports. Chem Phys Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Hou SZ, Zhang XD, Yuan WW, Li YX, Gu ZY. Indium-Based Metal–Organic Framework for High-Performance Electroreduction of CO2 to Formate. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:11298-11304. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Shu-Zhen Hou
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Yang C, Li S, Zhang Z, Wang H, Liu H, Jiao F, Guo Z, Zhang X, Hu W. Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nanomaterials for Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2001847. [PMID: 32510861 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202001847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECR) to value-added chemicals and fuels is regarded as an effective strategy to mitigate climate change caused by CO2 from excess consumption of fossil fuels. To achieve CO2 conversion with high faradaic efficiency, low overpotential, and excellent product selectivity, rational design and synthesis of efficient electrocatalysts is of significant importance, which dominates the development of ECR field. Individual organic molecules or inorganic catalysts have encountered a bottleneck in performance improvement owing to their intrinsic shortcomings. Very recently, organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials as electrocatalysts have exhibited high performance and interesting reaction processes for ECR due to the integration of the advantages of both heterogeneous and homogeneous catalytic processes, attracting widespread interest. In this work, the recent advances in designing various organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials at the atomic and molecular level for ECR are systematically summarized. Particularly, the reaction mechanism and structure-performance relationship of organic-inorganic hybrid nanomaterials toward ECR are discussed in detail. Finally, the challenges and opportunities toward controlled synthesis of advanced electrocatalysts are proposed for paving the development of the ECR field.
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- Chenhuai Yang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Equipment for Biological Diagnosis and Therapy in Universities of Shandong, Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China
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Fundamentals of Gas Diffusion Electrodes and Electrolysers for Carbon Dioxide Utilisation: Challenges and Opportunities. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10060713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Electrocatalysis plays a prominent role in the development of carbon dioxide utilisation technologies. Many new and improved CO2 conversion catalysts have been developed in recent years, progressively achieving better performance. However, within this flourishing field, a disconnect in catalyst performance evaluation has emerged as the Achilles heel of CO2 electrolysis. Too often, catalysts are assessed in electrochemical settings that are far removed from industrially relevant operational conditions, where CO2 mass transport limitations should be minimised. To overcome this issue, gas diffusion electrodes and gas-fed electrolysers need to be developed and applied, presenting new challenges and opportunities to the CO2 electrolysis community. In this review, we introduce the reader to the fundamentals of gas diffusion electrodes and gas-fed electrolysers, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages. We discuss in detail the design of gas diffusion electrodes and their operation within gas-fed electrolysers in both flow-through and flow-by configurations. Then, we correlate the structure and composition of gas diffusion electrodes to the operational performance of electrolysers, indicating options and prospects for improvement. Overall, this study will equip the reader with the fundamental understanding required to enhance and optimise CO2 catalysis beyond the laboratory scale.
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Rashid N, Bhat MA, Goutam UK, Ingole PP. Electrochemical reduction of CO 2 to ethylene on Cu/Cu x O-GO composites in aqueous solution. RSC Adv 2020; 10:17572-17581. [PMID: 35515601 PMCID: PMC9053623 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra02754e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Here, we present fabrication of Graphene oxide (GO) supported Cu/Cu x O nano-electrodeposits which can efficiently and selectively electroreduce CO2 into ethylene with a faradaic efficiency (F.E) of 34% and a conversion rate of 194 mmol g-1 h-1 at -0.985 V vs. RHE. The effect of catalyst morphology, working electrode fabricational techniques, the extent of metal-GO interaction and the oxide content in Cu/Cu x O, was studied in detail so as to develop a protocol for the fabrication of an active, stable and selective catalyst for efficient electro-production of ethylene from CO2. Moreover, a detailed comparative study about the effect of the GO support, and the nature of the cathodic collection substrate used for the electro-deposition is presented.
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- Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology Indore 452013 India
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Ye K, Zhou Z, Shao J, Lin L, Gao D, Ta N, Si R, Wang G, Bao X. In Situ Reconstruction of a Hierarchical Sn-Cu/SnO x Core/Shell Catalyst for High-Performance CO 2 Electroreduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:4814-4821. [PMID: 31944516 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201916538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) to give C1 (formate and CO) products is one of the most techno-economically achievable strategies for alleviating CO2 emissions. Now, it is demonstrated that the SnOx shell in Sn2.7 Cu catalyst with a hierarchical Sn-Cu core can be reconstructed in situ under cathodic potentials of CO2 RR. The resulting Sn2.7 Cu catalyst achieves a high current density of 406.7±14.4 mA cm-2 with C1 Faradaic efficiency of 98.0±0.9 % at -0.70 V vs. RHE, and remains stable at 243.1±19.2 mA cm-2 with a C1 Faradaic efficiency of 99.0±0.5 % for 40 h at -0.55 V vs. RHE. DFT calculations indicate that the reconstructed Sn/SnOx interface facilitates formic acid production by optimizing binding of the reaction intermediate HCOO* while promotes Faradaic efficiency of C1 products by suppressing the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction, resulting in high Faradaic efficiency, current density, and stability of CO2 RR at low overpotentials.
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- Ke Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China.,Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Nantong Street 145, Harbin, 150001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China.,Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Nantong Street 145, Harbin, 150001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang Laboratory, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China
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Ye K, Zhou Z, Shao J, Lin L, Gao D, Ta N, Si R, Wang G, Bao X. In Situ Reconstruction of a Hierarchical Sn‐Cu/SnO
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Core/Shell Catalyst for High‐Performance CO
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Electroreduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201916538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ke Ye
- State Key Laboratory of CatalysisDalian National Laboratory for Clean EnergyDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences Zhongshan Road 457 Dalian 116023 China
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of EducationCollege of Materials Science and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Engineering University Nantong Street 145 Harbin 150001 China
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- State Key Laboratory of CatalysisDalian National Laboratory for Clean EnergyDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences Zhongshan Road 457 Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100039 China
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- State Key Laboratory of CatalysisDalian National Laboratory for Clean EnergyDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences Zhongshan Road 457 Dalian 116023 China
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of EducationCollege of Materials Science and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Engineering University Nantong Street 145 Harbin 150001 China
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- State Key Laboratory of CatalysisDalian National Laboratory for Clean EnergyDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences Zhongshan Road 457 Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100039 China
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- State Key Laboratory of CatalysisDalian National Laboratory for Clean EnergyDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences Zhongshan Road 457 Dalian 116023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of CatalysisDalian National Laboratory for Clean EnergyDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences Zhongshan Road 457 Dalian 116023 China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation FacilityZhangjiang Laboratory Shanghai 201204 China
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- State Key Laboratory of CatalysisDalian National Laboratory for Clean EnergyDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences Zhongshan Road 457 Dalian 116023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of CatalysisDalian National Laboratory for Clean EnergyDalian Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences Zhongshan Road 457 Dalian 116023 China
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High efficiency and selectivity from synergy: Bi nanoparticles embedded in nitrogen doped porous carbon for electrochemical reduction of CO2 to formate. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.135563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Wagner A, Ly KH, Heidary N, Szabó I, Földes T, Assaf KI, Barrow SJ, Sokołowski K, Al-Hada M, Kornienko N, Kuehnel MF, Rosta E, Zebger I, Nau WM, Scherman OA, Reisner E. Host-Guest Chemistry Meets Electrocatalysis: Cucurbit[6]uril on a Au Surface as a Hybrid System in CO 2 Reduction. ACS Catal 2020; 10:751-761. [PMID: 31929948 PMCID: PMC6945685 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b04221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The rational control of forming and stabilizing reaction
intermediates
to guide specific reaction pathways remains to be a major challenge
in electrocatalysis. In this work, we report a surface active-site
engineering approach for modulating electrocatalytic CO2 reduction using the macrocycle cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6]). A pristine
gold surface functionalized with CB[6] nanocavities was studied as
a hybrid organic–inorganic model system that utilizes host–guest
chemistry to influence the heterogeneous electrocatalytic reaction.
The combination of surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy
and electrocatalytic experiments in conjunction with theoretical calculations
supports capture and reduction of CO2 inside the hydrophobic
cavity of CB[6] on the gold surface in aqueous KHCO3 at
negative potentials. SEIRA spectroscopic experiments show that the
decoration of gold with the supramolecular host CB[6] leads to an
increased local CO2 concentration close to the metal interface.
Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction on a CB[6]-coated gold electrode
indicates differences in the specific interactions between CO2 reduction intermediates within and outside the CB[6] molecular
cavity, illustrated by a decrease in current density from CO generation,
but almost invariant H2 production compared to unfunctionalized
gold. The presented methodology and mechanistic insight can guide
future design of molecularly engineered catalytic environments through
interfacial host–guest chemistry.
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- Department of Chemistry, King’s College London, 7 Trinity Street, SE1 1DB London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, King’s College London, 7 Trinity Street, SE1 1DB London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jacobs University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, King’s College London, 7 Trinity Street, SE1 1DB London, United Kingdom
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- Max Volmer Laboratorium für Biophysikalische Chemie, Sekr. PC14, Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jacobs University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany
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Franco F, Rettenmaier C, Jeon HS, Roldan Cuenya B. Transition metal-based catalysts for the electrochemical CO2 reduction: from atoms and molecules to nanostructured materials. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:6884-6946. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00835d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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An overview of the main strategies for the rational design of transition metal-based catalysts for the electrochemical conversion of CO2, ranging from molecular systems to single-atom and nanostructured catalysts.
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- Federico Franco
- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Department of Interface Science
- Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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Liu Y, Leung KY, Michaud SE, Soucy TL, McCrory CCL. Controlled Substrate Transport to Electrocatalyst Active Sites for Enhanced Selectivity in the Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction. COMMENT INORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/02603594.2019.1628025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Yingshuo Liu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Modulating the mechanism of electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction by cobalt phthalocyanine through polymer coordination and encapsulation. Nat Commun 2019; 10:1683. [PMID: 30976003 PMCID: PMC6459859 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09626-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The selective and efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 to single products is crucial for solar fuels development. Encapsulating molecular catalysts such as cobalt phthalocyanine within coordination polymers such as poly-4-vinylpyridine leads to dramatically increased activity and selectivity for CO2 reduction. In this study, we use a combination of kinetic isotope effect and proton inventory studies to explain the observed increase in activity and selectivity upon polymer encapsulation. We provide evidence that axial-coordination from the pyridyl moieties in poly-4-vinylpyridine to the cobalt phthalocyanine complex changes the rate-determining step in the CO2 reduction mechanism accounting for the increased activity in the catalyst-polymer composite. Moreover, we show that proton delivery to cobalt centers within the polymer is controlled by a proton relay mechanism that inhibits competitive hydrogen evolution. These mechanistic findings provide design strategies for selective CO2 reduction electrocatalysts and serve as a model for understanding the catalytic mechanism of related heterogeneous systems. Understanding the mechanism behind CO2 reduction catalysis is crucial in the development of high efficiency and activity catalysts. Here, authors employ kinetic isotope effects and proton inventory studies to assess catalyst mechanism and proton delivery in molecular CO2 electroreduction materials.
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Kaminsky CJ, Wright J, Surendranath Y. Graphite-Conjugation Enhances Porphyrin Electrocatalysis. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b00404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Corey J. Kaminsky
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Illinois Institute of Technology, 3300 South Federal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Mou K, Chen Z, Yao S, Liu L. Enhanced electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formate with in-situ grown indium-based catalysts in an aqueous electrolyte. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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