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Deng Z, Choi SJ, Li G, Wang X. Advancing H 2O 2 electrosynthesis: enhancing electrochemical systems, unveiling emerging applications, and seizing opportunities. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:8137-8181. [PMID: 39021095 DOI: 10.1039/d4cs00412d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a highly desired chemical with a wide range of applications. Recent advancements in H2O2 synthesis center on the electrochemical reduction of oxygen, an environmentally friendly approach that facilitates on-site production. To successfully implement practical-scale, highly efficient electrosynthesis of H2O2, it is critical to meticulously explore both the design of catalytic materials and the engineering of other components of the electrochemical system, as they hold equal importance in this process. Development of promising electrocatalysts with outstanding selectivity and activity is a prerequisite for efficient H2O2 electrosynthesis, while well-configured electrolyzers determine the practical implementation of large-scale H2O2 production. In this review, we systematically summarize fundamental mechanisms and recent achievements in H2O2 electrosynthesis, including electrocatalyst design, electrode optimization, electrolyte engineering, reactor exploration, potential applications, and integrated systems, with an emphasis on active site identification and microenvironment regulation. This review also proposes new insights into the existing challenges and opportunities within this rapidly evolving field, together with perspectives on future development of H2O2 electrosynthesis and its industrial-scale applications.
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- Zhiping Deng
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.
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Honig HC, Mostoni S, Presman Y, Snitkoff-Sol RZ, Valagussa P, D'Arienzo M, Scotti R, Santoro C, Muhyuddin M, Elbaz L. Morphological and structural design through hard-templating of PGM-free electrocatalysts for AEMFC applications. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:11174-11186. [PMID: 38770663 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01779j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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This study delves into the critical role of customized materials design and synthesis methods in influencing the performance of electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs). It introduces a novel approach to obtain platinum-free (PGM-free) electrocatalysts based on the controlled integration of iron active sites onto the surface of silica nanoparticles (NPs) by using nitrogen-based surface ligands. These NPs are used as hard templates to form tailored nanostructured electrocatalysts with an improved iron dispersion into the carbon matrix. By utilizing a wide array of analytical techniques including infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy techniques, X-ray diffraction and surface area measurements, this work provides insight into the physical parameters that are critical for ORR electrocatalysis with PGM-free electrocatalysts. The new catalysts showed a hierarchical structure containing a large portion of graphitic zones which contribute to the catalyst stability. They also had a high electrochemically active site density reaching 1.47 × 1019 sites g-1 for SAFe_M_P1AP2 and 1.14 × 1019 sites g-1 for SEFe_M_P1AP2, explaining the difference in performance in fuel cell measurements. These findings underscore the potential impact of a controlled materials design for advancing green energy applications.
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- Hilah C Honig
- Chemistry Department, Bar-Ilan Center for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel.
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca U5, Via Roberto Cozzi 55, 20125, Milano, Italy.
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- Chemistry Department, Bar-Ilan Center for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel.
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- Chemistry Department, Bar-Ilan Center for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel.
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca U5, Via Roberto Cozzi 55, 20125, Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca U5, Via Roberto Cozzi 55, 20125, Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca U5, Via Roberto Cozzi 55, 20125, Milano, Italy.
- Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies-CNR, Via alla Cascata 56/C, 38123 Povo, TN, Italy
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca U5, Via Roberto Cozzi 55, 20125, Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca U5, Via Roberto Cozzi 55, 20125, Milano, Italy.
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- Chemistry Department, Bar-Ilan Center for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel.
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Liu S, Wang A, Liu Y, Zhou W, Wen H, Zhang H, Sun K, Li S, Zhou J, Wang Y, Jiang J, Li B. Catalytically Active Carbon for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Energy Conversion: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2308040. [PMID: 38581142 PMCID: PMC11165562 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202308040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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The shortage and unevenness of fossil energy sources are affecting the development and progress of human civilization. The technology of efficiently converting material resources into energy for utilization and storage is attracting the attention of researchers. Environmentally friendly biomass materials are a treasure to drive the development of new-generation energy sources. Electrochemical theory is used to efficiently convert the chemical energy of chemical substances into electrical energy. In recent years, significant progress has been made in the development of green and economical electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Although many reviews have been reported around the application of biomass-derived catalytically active carbon (CAC) catalysts in ORR, these reviews have only selected a single/partial topic (including synthesis and preparation of catalysts from different sources, structural optimization, or performance enhancement methods based on CAC catalysts, and application of biomass-derived CACs) for discussion. There is no review that systematically addresses the latest progress in the synthesis, performance enhancement, and applications related to biomass-derived CAC-based oxygen reduction electrocatalysts synchronously. This review fills the gap by providing a timely and comprehensive review and summary from the following sections: the exposition of the basic catalytic principles of ORR, the summary of the chemical composition and structural properties of various types of biomass, the analysis of traditional and the latest popular biomass-derived CAC synthesis methods and optimization strategies, and the summary of the practical applications of biomass-derived CAC-based oxidative reduction electrocatalysts. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the latest advances to provide research directions and design ideas for the development of catalyst synthesis/optimization and contributes to the industrialization of biomass-derived CAC electrocatalysis and electric energy storage.
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- Shuling Liu
- College of ChemistryZhengzhou University100 Science RoadZhengzhou450001P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest ProductsCAFNational Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical UtilizationKey and Open Lab on Forest Chemical EngineeringSFA16 SuojinwucunNanjing210042P. R. China
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- College of ChemistryZhengzhou University100 Science RoadZhengzhou450001P. R. China
- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest ProductsCAFNational Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical UtilizationKey and Open Lab on Forest Chemical EngineeringSFA16 SuojinwucunNanjing210042P. R. China
- College of ScienceHenan Agricultural University95 Wenhua RoadZhengzhou450002P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest ProductsCAFNational Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical UtilizationKey and Open Lab on Forest Chemical EngineeringSFA16 SuojinwucunNanjing210042P. R. China
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- College of ChemistryZhengzhou University100 Science RoadZhengzhou450001P. R. China
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- College of ChemistryZhengzhou University100 Science RoadZhengzhou450001P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest ProductsCAFNational Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical UtilizationKey and Open Lab on Forest Chemical EngineeringSFA16 SuojinwucunNanjing210042P. R. China
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- College of ScienceHenan Agricultural University95 Wenhua RoadZhengzhou450002P. R. China
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- College of ScienceHenan Agricultural University95 Wenhua RoadZhengzhou450002P. R. China
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- Center for Carbon‐based Electronics and Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of NanodevicesSchool of ElectronicsPeking UniversityBeijing100871P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest ProductsCAFNational Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical UtilizationKey and Open Lab on Forest Chemical EngineeringSFA16 SuojinwucunNanjing210042P. R. China
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- College of ChemistryZhengzhou University100 Science RoadZhengzhou450001P. R. China
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Misra D, Di Liberto G, Pacchioni G. CO 2 electroreduction on single atom catalysts: the role of the DFT functional. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:10746-10756. [PMID: 38516878 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00175c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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One key process involving single atom catalysts (SACs) is the electroreduction of CO2 to fuels. The chemistry of SACs differs largely from that of extended catalytic surfaces, presenting an opportunity to improve the ability to activate very stable molecules, such as CO2. In this work, we performed a density functional theory (DFT) study of CO2 activation on a series of SACs, focusing on the role played by the adopted functional in activity predictions. The role of the exchange-correlation functional has been widely investigated in heterogenous catalysts, but it is less explored in SACs. We tested the widely used PBE and the PBE+U corrected functionals against the more robust hybrid PBE0 functional. The results show that PBE is reliable if one is interested in qualitative predictions, but it leads to some inaccuracies in other cases. A possible way to attenuate this effect is by adopting the PBE+U framework, as it gives results that are very similar to PBE0 at an acceptable computational cost. The results of this study further underline the importance of the computational framework adopted in predicting the activity of SACs. The work suggests that one needs to go beyond PBE for quantitative estimates, an important consideration when performing screening and high-throughput calculations.
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- Debolina Misra
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram, Chennai 600127, India
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università di Milano - Bicocca, via R. Cozzi 55, Milano 20125, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università di Milano - Bicocca, via R. Cozzi 55, Milano 20125, Italy.
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Mirshokraee SA, Muhyuddin M, Orsilli J, Berretti E, Lavacchi A, Lo Vecchio C, Baglio V, Viscardi R, Zaffora A, Di Franco F, Santamaria M, Olivi L, Pollastri S, Santoro C. Mono-, bi- and tri-metallic Fe-based platinum group metal-free electrocatalysts derived from phthalocyanine for oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline media. NANOSCALE 2024. [PMID: 38488880 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00575a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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In this manuscript, a comprehensive study is presented on Fe-based electrocatalysts with mono, bi, and tri-metallic compositions, emphasizing the influence of processing-structure correlations on the electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in the alkaline medium. These electrocatalysts were synthesized through the mixing of transition metal phthalocyanines (TM-Pc) with conductive carbon support, followed by controlled thermal treatment at specific temperatures (600 °C and 900 °C). An extensive analysis was conducted, employing various techniques, including X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and X-ray Diffraction (XRD), providing valuable insights into the structural characteristics of the synthesized nanoparticles. Importantly, an increase in the Fe-Pc weight percentage from 10% to 30% enhanced the ORR activity, although not proportionally. Furthermore, a comparative analysis between mono, bi, and tri-metallic samples subjected to different functionalization temperatures highlighted the superior electrocatalytic activity of electrocatalysts functionalized at 600 °C, particularly Fe 600 and Fe-Ni-Cu 600. These electrocatalysts featured Eon values of 0.96 V vs. RHE and E1/2 values of 0.9 V vs. RHE, with the added benefit of reduced anionic peroxide production. The potential of these Fe-based electrocatalysts to enhance ORR efficiency is underscored by this research, contributing to the development of more effective and sustainable electrocatalysts for energy conversion technologies.
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- Seyed Ariana Mirshokraee
- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, U5, Via Roberto Cozzi, 55, 20125, Milan, MI, Italy.
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, U5, Via Roberto Cozzi, 55, 20125, Milan, MI, Italy.
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, U5, Via Roberto Cozzi, 55, 20125, Milan, MI, Italy.
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- Istituto di Chimica Dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM), Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Madonna Del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica Dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM), Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Madonna Del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Istituto di Tecnologie Avanzate per l'Energia "Nicola Giordano" (ITAE), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Salita S. Lucia sopra Contesse 5, Messina, 98126, Italy
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- Istituto di Tecnologie Avanzate per l'Energia "Nicola Giordano" (ITAE), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Salita S. Lucia sopra Contesse 5, Messina, 98126, Italy
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- Casaccia Research Center, ENEA, Santa Maria di Galeria, 00123, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, Area Science Park, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, Area Science Park, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
- Department of Physics, Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, U5, Via Roberto Cozzi, 55, 20125, Milan, MI, Italy.
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Zhang D, Wang Z, Liu F, Yi P, Peng L, Chen Y, Wei L, Li H. Unraveling the pH-Dependent Oxygen Reduction Performance on Single-Atom Catalysts: From Single- to Dual-Sabatier Optima. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:3210-3219. [PMID: 38214275 PMCID: PMC10859957 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as a potential substitute for the costly platinum-group catalysts in oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, several critical aspects of M-N-C SACs in ORR remain poorly understood, including their pH-dependent activity, selectivity for 2- or 4-electron transfer pathways, and the identification of the rate-determining steps. Herein, by analyzing >100 M-N-C structures and >2000 sets of energetics, we unveil a pH-dependent evolution in ORR activity volcanos─from a single peak in alkaline media to a double peak in acids. We found that this pH-dependent behavior in M-N-C catalysts fundamentally stems from their moderate dipole moments and polarizability for O* and HOO* adsorbates, as well as unique scaling relations among ORR adsorbates. To validate our theoretical discovery, we synthesized a series of molecular M-N-C catalysts, each characterized by well-defined atomic coordination environments. Impressively, the experiments matched our theoretical predictions on kinetic current, Tafel slope, and turnover frequency in both acidic and alkaline environments. These new insights also refine the famous Sabatier principle by emphasizing the need to avoid an "acid trap" while designing M-N-C catalysts for ORR or any other pH-dependent electrochemical applications.
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- Di Zhang
- Advanced
Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
- State
Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- School
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- State
Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- School
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Advanced
Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Samala NR, Friedman A, Elbaz L, Grinberg I. Identification of a Durability Descriptor for Molecular Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:481-489. [PMID: 38190330 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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The development of durable platinum-group-metal-free oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts is a key research direction for enabling the wide use of fuel cells. Here, we use a combination of experimental measurements and density functional theory calculations to study the activity and durability of seven iron-based metallophthalocyanine (MPc) ORR catalysts that differ only in the identity of the substituent groups on the MPcs. While the MPcs show similar ORR activity, their durabilities as measured by the current decay half-life differ greatly. We find that the energy difference between the hydrogenated intermediate structure and the final demetalated structure (ΔEdemetalation) of the MPcs is linearly related to the degradation reaction barrier energy. Comparison to the degradation data for the previously studied metallocorrole systems suggested that ΔEdemetalation also serves as a descriptor for the corrole systems and that the high availability of protons at the active site due to the COOH group of the o-corrole decreases the durability.
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
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Murphy E, Liu Y, Matanovic I, Rüscher M, Huang Y, Ly A, Guo S, Zang W, Yan X, Martini A, Timoshenko J, Cuenya BR, Zenyuk IV, Pan X, Spoerke ED, Atanassov P. Elucidating electrochemical nitrate and nitrite reduction over atomically-dispersed transition metal sites. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4554. [PMID: 37507382 PMCID: PMC10382506 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40174-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Electrocatalytic reduction of waste nitrates (NO3-) enables the synthesis of ammonia (NH3) in a carbon neutral and decentralized manner. Atomically dispersed metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) catalysts demonstrate a high catalytic activity and uniquely favor mono-nitrogen products. However, the reaction fundamentals remain largely underexplored. Herein, we report a set of 14; 3d-, 4d-, 5d- and f-block M-N-C catalysts. The selectivity and activity of NO3- reduction to NH3 in neutral media, with a specific focus on deciphering the role of the NO2- intermediate in the reaction cascade, reveals strong correlations (R=0.9) between the NO2- reduction activity and NO3- reduction selectivity for NH3. Moreover, theoretical computations reveal the associative/dissociative adsorption pathways for NO2- evolution, over the normal M-N4 sites and their oxo-form (O-M-N4) for oxyphilic metals. This work provides a platform for designing multi-element NO3RR cascades with single-atom sites or their hybridization with extended catalytic surfaces.
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- Eamonn Murphy
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 4-6 Faradayweg, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 4-6 Faradayweg, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 4-6 Faradayweg, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 4-6 Faradayweg, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, 87185, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
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Li B, Li Q, Wang X. Iron/iron carbide coupled with S, N co-doped porous carbon as effective oxygen reduction reaction catalyst for microbial fuel cells. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 228:115808. [PMID: 37011794 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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As a novel energy device, microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have attracted much attention for their dual functions of electricity generation and sewage treatment. However, the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetic on the cathode have hindered the practical application of MFCs. In this work, metallic organic framework derived carbon framework co-doped by Fe, S, N tri-elements was used as alternative electrocatalyst to the conventional Pt/C cathode catalyst in pH-universal electrolytes. The amount of thiosemicarbazide from 0.3 to 3 g determined the surface chemical property, and therefore the ORR activity of FeSNC catalysts. The sulfur/nitrogen doping and Fe/Fe3C embedded in carbon shell was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The synergy of iron salt and thiosemicarbazide contributed to the improvement of nitrogen and sulfur doping. Sulfur atoms were successfully doped into the carbon matrix and formed a certain amount of thiophene- and oxidized-sulfur. The optimal FeSNC-3 catalyst synthesized with 1.5 g of thiosemicarbazide exhibited the highest ORR activity with a positive half wave potential of 0.866 V in alkaline and 0.691 V (vs. Reversible Hydrogen Electrode) in neutral electrolyte, which both outperformed the commercial Pt/C catalyst. However, as the amount of thiosemicarbazide surpassed 1.5 g, the catalytic performance of FeSNC-4 was lowered, and this could be assigned to the decreased defects and low specific surface area. The excellent ORR performance in neutral medium urged FeSNC-3 as good cathode catalyst in single chambered MFC (SCMFC). It showed the highest maximum power density of 2126 ± 100 mW m-2, excellent output stability of 8.14% decline in 550 h, chemical oxygen demand removal of 90.7 ± 1.6% and coulombic efficiency of 12.5 ± 1.1%, all superior to those of benchmark SCMFC-Pt/C (1637 ± 35 mW m-2, 15.4%, 88.9 ± 0.9%, and 10.2 ± 1.1%). These outstanding results were associated to the large specific surface area and synergistic interaction of multiple active sites, like Fe/Fe3C, Fe-N4, pyridinic N, graphite N and thiophene-S.
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- Baitao Li
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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Tian Y, Deng D, Xu L, Li M, Chen H, Wu Z, Zhang S. Strategies for Sustainable Production of Hydrogen Peroxide via Oxygen Reduction Reaction: From Catalyst Design to Device Setup. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:122. [PMID: 37160560 PMCID: PMC10169199 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01067-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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An environmentally benign, sustainable, and cost-effective supply of H2O2 as a rapidly expanding consumption raw material is highly desired for chemical industries, medical treatment, and household disinfection. The electrocatalytic production route via electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) offers a sustainable avenue for the on-site production of H2O2 from O2 and H2O. The most crucial and innovative part of such technology lies in the availability of suitable electrocatalysts that promote two-electron (2e-) ORR. In recent years, tremendous progress has been achieved in designing efficient, robust, and cost-effective catalyst materials, including noble metals and their alloys, metal-free carbon-based materials, single-atom catalysts, and molecular catalysts. Meanwhile, innovative cell designs have significantly advanced electrochemical applications at the industrial level. This review summarizes fundamental basics and recent advances in H2O2 production via 2e--ORR, including catalyst design, mechanistic explorations, theoretical computations, experimental evaluations, and electrochemical cell designs. Perspectives on addressing remaining challenges are also presented with an emphasis on the large-scale synthesis of H2O2 via the electrochemical route.
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- Yuhui Tian
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222, Australia.
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Testa D, Zuccante G, Muhyuddin M, Landone R, Scommegna A, Lorenzi R, Acciarri M, Petri E, Soavi F, Poggini L, Capozzoli L, Lavacchi A, Lamanna N, Franzetti A, Zoia L, Santoro C. Giving New Life to Waste Cigarette Butts: Transformation into Platinum Group Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acid, Neutral and Alkaline Environment. Catalysts 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13030635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Following the core theme of a circular economy, a novel strategy to upcycle cigarette butt waste into platinum group metal (PGM)-free metal nitrogen carbon (M-N-C) electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is presented. The experimental route was composed of (i) the transformation of the powdered cigarette butts into carbonaceous char via pyrolysis at 450 °C, 600 °C, 750 °C and 900 °C, (ii) the porosity activation with KOH and (iii) the functionalization of the activated chars with iron (II) phthalocyanine (FePc). The electrochemical outcomes obtained by the rotating disk electrode (RRDE) technique revealed that the sample pyrolyzed at 450 °C (i.e., cig_450) outperformed the other counterparts with its highest onset (Eon) and half-wave potentials (E1/2) and demonstrated nearly tetra-electronic ORR in acidic, neutral and alkaline electrolytes, all resulting from the optimal surface chemistry and textural properties.
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Liu X, Li J, Zitolo A, Gao M, Jiang J, Geng X, Xie Q, Wu D, Zheng H, Cai X, Lu J, Jaouen F, Li R. Doped Graphene To Mimic the Bacterial NADH Oxidase for One-Step NAD + Supplementation in Mammals. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:3108-3120. [PMID: 36700857 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a critical regulator of metabolic networks, and declining levels of its oxidized form, NAD+, are closely associated with numerous diseases. While supplementing cells with precursors needed for NAD+ synthesis has shown poor efficacy in combatting NAD+ decline, an alternative strategy is the development of synthetic materials that catalyze the oxidation of NADH into NAD+, thereby taking over the natural role of the NADH oxidase (NOX) present in bacteria. Herein, we discovered that metal-nitrogen-doped graphene (MNGR) materials can catalyze the oxidation of NADH into NAD+. Among MNGR materials with different transition metals, Fe-, Co-, and Cu-NGR displayed strong catalytic activity combined with >80% conversion of NADH into NAD+, similar specificity to NOX for abstracting hydrogen from the pyridine ring of nicotinamide, and higher selectivity than 51 other nanomaterials. The NOX-like activity of FeNGR functioned well in diverse cell lines. As a proof of concept of the in vivo application, we showed that FeNGR could specifically target the liver and remedy the metabolic flux anomaly in obesity mice with NAD+-deficient cells. Overall, our study provides a distinct insight for exploration of drug candidates by design of synthetic materials to mimic the functions of unique enzymes (e.g., NOX) in bacteria.
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- Xi Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou215123, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai200237, China
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- L'orme des Merisiers, Synchrotron SOLEIL, BP 48 Saint Aubin, Gif-sur-Yvette91192, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou215123, China
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- School of Public Health, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou215123, China
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- School of Public Health, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou215123, China
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- ICGM, CNRS, ENSCM, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier34293, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou215123, China
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Ficca VCA, Santoro C, Placidi E, Arciprete F, Serov A, Atanassov P, Mecheri B. Exchange Current Density as an Effective Descriptor of Poisoning of Active Sites in Platinum Group Metal-free Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Valerio C. A. Ficca
- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133Rome, Italy
- Department of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, 00185Roma, Italy
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- Electrocatalysis and Bioelectrocatalysis Laboratory (EBLab), Department of Material Science, University of Milan Bicocca, U5 Via Cozzi 55, 20125Milan, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, 00185Roma, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133Rome, Italy
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- Electrification and Energy Infrastructures Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee37831, United States
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California92697, United States
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133Rome, Italy
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Ilyas A, Rafiq K, Abid MZ, Rauf A, Hussain E. Growth of villi-microstructured bismuth vanadate (Vm-BiVO 4) for photocatalytic degradation of crystal violet dye. RSC Adv 2023; 13:2379-2391. [PMID: 36741159 PMCID: PMC9838550 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07070g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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In this work, villi-microstructured Au-loaded BiVO4 photocatalysts were successfully synthesized by hydrothermal method. The as-synthesized photocatalysts were characterized by XRD, Raman, UV-Vis-DRS, PL, SEM and EDX techniques. The presence of metallic Au on the surface of Vm-BiVO4 support boosts the photocatalytic performance to degrade toxic crystal violet dye. The enhanced activities were attributed to the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of Au which efficiently broadens the visible light response. SPR increases the electron population in Vm-BiVO4 and forms a Schottky barrier at the interface between Au and Vm-BiVO4 which enhances the separation efficiency of photoinduced charges. Various factors affecting photocatalytic degradation of crystal violet (CV) were studied to find optimum conditions. In addition, a radical trapping study indicates that ˙O2 - is the main active species in the degradation process of cationic CV dye. All photocatalytic degradation reactions were monitored by UV-Vis spectrophotometry (PerkinElmer/λ-365).
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- Asfa Ilyas
- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Materials Laboratory 52S, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur63100Pakistan+92-302-6500254
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Materials Laboratory 52S, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur63100Pakistan+92-302-6500254
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Materials Laboratory 52S, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur63100Pakistan+92-302-6500254
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Materials Laboratory 52S, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur63100Pakistan+92-302-6500254
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- Institute of Chemistry, Inorganic Materials Laboratory 52S, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur63100Pakistan+92-302-6500254
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Bhoyate SD, Kim J, de Souza FM, Lin J, Lee E, Kumar A, Gupta RK. Science and engineering for non-noble-metal-based electrocatalysts to boost their ORR performance: A critical review. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Exploring the underlying oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalytic activities of pyridinic-N and pyrrolic-N doped graphene quantum dots. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Muhyuddin M, Testa D, Lorenzi R, Vanacore GM, Poli F, Soavi F, Specchia S, Giurlani W, Innocenti M, Rosi L, Santoro C. Iron-based electrocatalysts derived from scrap tires for oxygen reduction reaction: Evolution of synthesis-structure-performance relationship in acidic, neutral and alkaline media. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Esfahani RAM, Kong F, Black-Araujo K, Easton LJ, Ebralidze II, Easton EB. A doped metal oxide PGM-free electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141564] [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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Zhang X, Truong-Phuoc L, Asset T, Pronkin S, Pham-Huu C. Are Fe–N–C Electrocatalysts an Alternative to Pt-Based Electrocatalysts for the Next Generation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells? ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Xiong Zhang
- Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, Environment and Health (ICPEES), UMR 7515 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex
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- Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, Environment and Health (ICPEES), UMR 7515 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex
02, France
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- Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, Environment and Health (ICPEES), UMR 7515 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex
02, France
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- Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, Environment and Health (ICPEES), UMR 7515 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex
02, France
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- Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, Environment and Health (ICPEES), UMR 7515 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex
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Reddy Samala N, Grinberg I. Origin of the Rarely Reported High Performance of Mn-doped Carbon-based Oxygen Reduction Catalysts. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200795. [PMID: 35925558 PMCID: PMC9804284 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Recent efforts to develop durable high-performance platinum-group metal (PGM)-free oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts have focused on Fe- and Co-based molecular and pyrolyzed catalysts. While Mn-based catalysts have advantages of lower toxicity and higher durability, their activity has been generally poor. Nevertheless, several examples of high-performance Mn-based catalysts have been reported. Thus, it is necessary to understand why Mn-based materials much more rarely show high catalytic ORR performance and to determine the factors that can lead to the achievement of such high performance in these rare cases. We have studied the effects of the changes in the macrocycle structure, axial ligand, distance between the active sites, interactions with the dopant N atoms and the presence of an extended carbon network on the ORR catalysis of various Mn-, Fe-, and Co-based systems through the comparison of the adsorption energies of the ORR intermediates. We find that the sensitivity to the local environment changes is the largest for Mn and is the smallest for Co, with Fe between Mn and Co. Our results showed that the strong binding of OH by Mn and the strong sensitivity of the Mn to the modification of its environment necessitate a precise combination of local environment changes to achieve a high onset potential (Vonset ) in Mn-based catalysts. By contrast, the weaker binding of OH by Fe and Co and their weaker sensitivity to local environment changes lead to a wide variety of local environments with favorable catalytic activity (Vonset >0.7 V) for Co- and Fe-based systems. This explains the scarcity of reported Mn-based pyrolyzed catalysts and suggests that precise material synthesis and engineering of the active site can achieve high-performance Mn-based ORR electrocatalysts with high activity and durability.
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- Department of ChemistryBar-Ilan UniversityRamat GanIsrael52900
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Santoro C, Bollella P, Erable B, Atanassov P, Pant D. Oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysis in neutral media for bioelectrochemical systems. Nat Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-022-00787-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Yang X, Zeng Y, Alnoush W, Hou Y, Higgins D, Wu G. Tuning Two-Electron Oxygen-Reduction Pathways for H 2 O 2 Electrosynthesis via Engineering Atomically Dispersed Single Metal Site Catalysts. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2107954. [PMID: 35133688 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) generation via the electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) under ambient conditions is emerging as an alternative and green strategy to the traditional energy-intensive anthraquinone process and unsafe direct synthesis using H2 and O2 . It enables on-site and decentralized H2 O2 production using air and renewable electricity for various applications. Currently, atomically dispersed single metal site catalysts have emerged as the most promising platinum group metal (PGM)-free electrocatalysts for the ORR. Further tuning their central metal sites, coordination environments, and local structures can be highly active and selective for H2 O2 production via the 2e- ORR. Herein, recent methodologies and achievements on developing single metal site catalysts for selective O2 to H2 O2 reduction are summarized. Combined with theoretical computation and advanced characterization, a structure-property correlation to guide rational catalyst design with a favorable 2e- ORR process is aimed to provide. Due to the oxidative nature of H2 O2 and the derived free radicals, catalyst stability and effective solutions to improve catalyst tolerance to H2 O2 are emphasized. Transferring intrinsic catalyst properties to electrode performance for viable applications always remains a grand challenge. The key performance metrics and knowledge during the electrolyzer development are, therefore, highlighted.
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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 Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada
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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
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada
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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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Carbon materials functionalized by nitrogenous ligands for dual application in energy storage and production: Fuel cells and supercapacitors. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zago S, Bartoli M, Muhyuddin M, Vanacore GM, Jagdale P, Tagliaferro A, Santoro C, Specchia S. Engineered biochar derived from pyrolyzed waste tea as a carbon support for Fe-N-C electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Venegas R, Zúñiga C, Zagal J, Toro A, Marco JF, Menendez N, Muñoz-Becerra K, Recio FJ. Pyrolyzed Fe‐N‐C catalysts templated by Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Understanding the role of N‐functions and Fe3C on the ORR activity and mechanism. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202200115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- University of Santiago de Chile: Universidad de Santiago de Chile Departamento de Química de los Materiales CHILE
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- Universidad de Santiago de Chile Departamento de Química de los Materiales CHILE
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- Pontifical Catholic University of Chile: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Química Física CHILE
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- Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano: Instituto de Quimica Fisica Rocasolano Sistemas de baja dimensionalidad, superficies y materia condensada SPAIN
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- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid - Campus de Cantoblanco: Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Química Física Aplicada SPAIN
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- Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins Centro Integrativo de Biología y Química Aplicada CHILE
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- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid - Campus de Cantoblanco: Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Química Física Aplicada Calle Tomás y ValienteCampus de Cantoblanco 28040 Madrid SPAIN
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Yin F, Yang X, Zheng L, Fang L, Wang S, Liu H. Acid‐base transport model depicting the dynamic
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response of interfacial reactions. AIChE J 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.17669] [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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- Fengjun Yin
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing China
- Key Laboratory of Reservoir Aquatic Environment Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing China
- Key Laboratory of Reservoir Aquatic Environment Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing China
- Key Laboratory of Reservoir Aquatic Environment Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing China
- Key Laboratory of Reservoir Aquatic Environment Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing China
- Key Laboratory of Reservoir Aquatic Environment Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing China
- Key Laboratory of Reservoir Aquatic Environment Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing China
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Yang Y, Peltier CR, Zeng R, Schimmenti R, Li Q, Huang X, Yan Z, Potsi G, Selhorst R, Lu X, Xu W, Tader M, Soudackov AV, Zhang H, Krumov M, Murray E, Xu P, Hitt J, Xu L, Ko HY, Ernst BG, Bundschu C, Luo A, Markovich D, Hu M, He C, Wang H, Fang J, DiStasio RA, Kourkoutis LF, Singer A, Noonan KJT, Xiao L, Zhuang L, Pivovar BS, Zelenay P, Herrero E, Feliu JM, Suntivich J, Giannelis EP, Hammes-Schiffer S, Arias T, Mavrikakis M, Mallouk TE, Brock JD, Muller DA, DiSalvo FJ, Coates GW, Abruña HD. Electrocatalysis in Alkaline Media and Alkaline Membrane-Based Energy Technologies. Chem Rev 2022; 122:6117-6321. [PMID: 35133808 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hydrogen energy-based electrochemical energy conversion technologies offer the promise of enabling a transition of the global energy landscape from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Here, we present a comprehensive review of the fundamentals of electrocatalysis in alkaline media and applications in alkaline-based energy technologies, particularly alkaline fuel cells and water electrolyzers. Anion exchange (alkaline) membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) enable the use of nonprecious electrocatalysts for the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), relative to proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), which require Pt-based electrocatalysts. However, the hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) kinetics is significantly slower in alkaline media than in acidic media. Understanding these phenomena requires applying theoretical and experimental methods to unravel molecular-level thermodynamics and kinetics of hydrogen and oxygen electrocatalysis and, particularly, the proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) process that takes place in a proton-deficient alkaline media. Extensive electrochemical and spectroscopic studies, on single-crystal Pt and metal oxides, have contributed to the development of activity descriptors, as well as the identification of the nature of active sites, and the rate-determining steps of the HOR and ORR. Among these, the structure and reactivity of interfacial water serve as key potential and pH-dependent kinetic factors that are helping elucidate the origins of the HOR and ORR activity differences in acids and bases. Additionally, deliberately modulating and controlling catalyst-support interactions have provided valuable insights for enhancing catalyst accessibility and durability during operation. The design and synthesis of highly conductive and durable alkaline membranes/ionomers have enabled AEMFCs to reach initial performance metrics equal to or higher than those of PEMFCs. We emphasize the importance of using membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) to integrate the often separately pursued/optimized electrocatalyst/support and membranes/ionomer components. Operando/in situ methods, at multiscales, and ab initio simulations provide a mechanistic understanding of electron, ion, and mass transport at catalyst/ionomer/membrane interfaces and the necessary guidance to achieve fuel cell operation in air over thousands of hours. We hope that this Review will serve as a roadmap for advancing the scientific understanding of the fundamental factors governing electrochemical energy conversion in alkaline media with the ultimate goal of achieving ultralow Pt or precious-metal-free high-performance and durable alkaline fuel cells and related technologies.
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- Yao Yang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Materials Physics and Applications Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Chemical and Materials Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.,Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Chemical and Materials Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Materials Physics and Applications Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Instituto de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante E-03080, Spain
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- Instituto de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante E-03080, Spain
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.,Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.,Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.,Center for Alkaline Based Energy Solutions (CABES), Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Muhyuddin M, Filippi J, Zoia L, Bonizzoni S, Lorenzi R, Berretti E, Capozzoli L, Bellini M, Ferrara C, Lavacchi A, Santoro C. Waste Face Surgical Mask Transformation into Crude Oil and Nanostructured Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202102351. [PMID: 34889066 PMCID: PMC9300040 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202102351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
A novel route for the valorization of waste into valuable products was developed. Surgical masks commonly used for COVID 19 protection by stopping aerosol and droplets have been widely used, and their disposal is critical and often not properly pursued. This work intended to transform surgical masks into platinum group metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) as well as into crude oil. Surgical masks were subjected to controlled-temperature and -atmosphere pyrolysis, and the produced char was then converted into electrocatalysts by functionalizing it with metal phthalocyanine of interest. The electrocatalytic performance characterization towards ORR and HER was carried out highlighting promising activity. At different temperatures, condensable oil fractions were acquired and thoroughly analyzed. Transformation of waste surgical masks into electrocatalysts and crude oil can open new routes for the conversion of waste into valuable products within the core of the circular economy.
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- Mohsin Muhyuddin
- Department of Materials ScienceUniversity of Milano-BicoccaU5 Via Cozzi 5520125MilanItaly
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- Istituto di Chimica Dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM)Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR)Via Madonna Del Piano 1050019Sesto FiorentinoFirenzeItaly
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- Department of Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity of Milano-Bicocca Building U01Piazza della Scienza 120126MilanItaly
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- Department of Materials ScienceUniversity of Milano-BicoccaU5 Via Cozzi 5520125MilanItaly
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- Department of Materials ScienceUniversity of Milano-BicoccaU5 Via Cozzi 5520125MilanItaly
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- Istituto di Chimica Dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM)Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR)Via Madonna Del Piano 1050019Sesto FiorentinoFirenzeItaly
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- Istituto di Chimica Dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM)Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR)Via Madonna Del Piano 1050019Sesto FiorentinoFirenzeItaly
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- Istituto di Chimica Dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM)Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR)Via Madonna Del Piano 1050019Sesto FiorentinoFirenzeItaly
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- Department of Materials ScienceUniversity of Milano-BicoccaU5 Via Cozzi 5520125MilanItaly
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- Istituto di Chimica Dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM)Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR)Via Madonna Del Piano 1050019Sesto FiorentinoFirenzeItaly
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- Department of Materials ScienceUniversity of Milano-BicoccaU5 Via Cozzi 5520125MilanItaly
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Hua Q, Madsen KE, Esposito AM, Chen X, Woods TJ, Haasch RT, Xiang S, Frenkel AI, Fister TT, Gewirth AA. Effect of Support on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of Supported Iron Porphyrins. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Qi Hua
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, United States
- Division of Chemistry, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Muthukrishnan A, James A. Effect of Local pH Change in non-PGM Catalysts – A Potential Dependent Mechanistic Analysis of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy01099b] [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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Typically, the ORR show higher activity in alkaline electrolytes than in acidic medium on either platinum-group metal (PGM) or non-PGM catalysts, known from their outer sphere electron transfer (OSET) mechanism...
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Ficca VC, Santoro C, Marsili E, da Silva Freitas W, Serov A, Atanassov P, Mecheri B. Sensing nitrite by iron-nitrogen-carbon oxygen reduction electrocatalyst. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Xiao F, Wang YC, Wu ZP, Chen G, Yang F, Zhu S, Siddharth K, Kong Z, Lu A, Li JC, Zhong CJ, Zhou ZY, Shao M. Recent Advances in Electrocatalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells and Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2006292. [PMID: 33749011 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202006292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The rapid progress of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and alkaline exchange membrane fuel cells (AMFCs) has boosted the hydrogen economy concept via diverse energy applications in the past decades. For a holistic understanding of the development status of PEMFCs and AMFCs, recent advancements in electrocatalyst design and catalyst layer optimization, along with cell performance in terms of activity and durability in PEMFCs and AMFCs, are summarized here. The activity, stability, and fuel cell performance of different types of electrocatalysts for both oxygen reduction reaction and hydrogen oxidation reaction are discussed and compared. Research directions on the further development of active, stable, and low-cost electrocatalysts to meet the ultimate commercialization of PEMFCs and AMFCs are also discussed.
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- Fei Xiao
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou, 511458, 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, 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, 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, China
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA
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- Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou, 511458, China
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, 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, China
- Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou, 511458, China
- Energy Institute, and Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control and Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area, Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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Wang M, Feng Z. Interfacial processes in electrochemical energy systems. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:10453-10468. [PMID: 34494049 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc01703a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Electrochemical energy systems such as batteries, water electrolyzers, and fuel cells are considered as promising and sustainable energy storage and conversion devices due to their high energy densities and zero or negative carbon dioxide emission. However, their widespread applications are hindered by many technical challenges, such as the low efficiency and poor long-term cyclability, which are mostly affected by the changes at the reactant/electrode/electrolyte interfaces. These interfacial processes involve ion/electron transfer, molecular/ion adsorption/desorption, and complex interface restructuring, which lead to irreversible modifications to the electrodes and the electrolyte. The understanding of these interfacial processes is thus crucial to provide strategies for solving those problems. In this review, we will discuss different interfacial processes at three representative interfaces, namely, solid-gas, solid-liquid, and solid-solid, in various electrochemical energy systems, and how they could influence the performance of electrochemical systems.
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- Maoyu Wang
- School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
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- School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
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Muhyuddin M, Mustarelli P, Santoro C. Recent Advances in Waste Plastic Transformation into Valuable Platinum-Group Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:3785-3800. [PMID: 34288512 PMCID: PMC8519148 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202101252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Plastic waste causes severe environmental hazards, owing to inadequate disposal and limited recycling. Under the framework of circular economy, there are urgent demands to valorize plastic waste more safely and sustainably. Therefore, much scientific interest has been witnessed recently in plastic waste-derived electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), where the plastic waste acts as a cost-effective and easily available precursor for the carbon backbone. The ORR is not only a key efficiency indicator for fuel cells and metal-air batteries but also a major obstacle for their commercial realization. The applicability of the aforementioned electrochemical devices is limited, owing to sluggish ORR activity and expensive platinum-group metal electrocatalysts. However, waste-derived ORR electrocatalysts are emerging as a potential substitute that could be inexpensively fabricated upon the conversion of plastic waste into active materials containing earth-abundant transition metals. In this Minireview, very recent research developments regarding plastic waste-derived ORR electrocatalysts are critically summarized with a prime focus on the followed synthesis routes, physicochemical properties of the derived electrocatalysts, and their ultimate electrochemical performance. Finally, the prospects for the future development of plastic waste-derived electrocatalysts are discussed.
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- Mohsin Muhyuddin
- Department of Material ScienceUniversity of Milano-BicoccaU5 Via Cozzi 5520125MilanItaly
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- Department of Material ScienceUniversity of Milano-BicoccaU5 Via Cozzi 5520125MilanItaly
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- Department of Material ScienceUniversity of Milano-BicoccaU5 Via Cozzi 5520125MilanItaly
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Zang Y, Mi C, Wang R, Chen H, Peng P, Xiang Z, Zang S, Mak TCW. Pyrolysis‐Free Synthesized Catalyst towards Acidic Oxygen Reduction by Deprotonation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202106661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Ying Zang
- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials Green Catalysis Center College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
- Department of Chemistry The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, New Territories Hong Kong SAR China
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Liu M, Xiao X, Li Q, Luo L, Ding M, Zhang B, Li Y, Zou J, Jiang B. Recent progress of electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction in fuel cells. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 607:791-815. [PMID: 34536936 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) has gradually been in the limelight in recent years because of its great application potential for fuel cells and rechargeable metal-air batteries. Therefore, significant issues are increasingly focused on developing effective and economical ORR electrocatalysts. This review begins with the reaction mechanisms and theoretical calculations of ORR in acidic and alkaline media. The latest reports and challenges in ORR electrocatalysis are traced. Most importantly, the latest advances in the development of ORR electrocatalysts are presented in detail, including platinum group metal (PGM), transition metal, and carbon-based electrocatalysts with various nanostructures. Furthermore, the development prospects and challenges of ORR electrocatalysts are speculated and discussed. These insights would help to formulate the design guidelines for highly-active ORR electrocatalysts and affect future research to obtain new knowledge for ORR mechanisms.
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- Mingyang Liu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China; College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, China; Institute of Petroleum Chemistry Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P. R. China.
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Valorization of biodigestor plant waste in electrodes for supercapacitors and microbial fuel cells. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cobalt/nitrogen doped porous carbon as catalysts for efficient oxygen reduction reaction: Towards hybrid enzymatic biofuel cells. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Li M, Peng X, Liu X, Wang H, Zhang S, Hu G. Single-atom niobium doped BCN nanotubes for highly sensitive electrochemical detection of nitrobenzene. RSC Adv 2021; 11:28988-28995. [PMID: 35478577 PMCID: PMC9038177 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra05517h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Herein, single-atom niobium-doped boron-carbon-nitrogen nanotubes (SANb-BCN) were synthesized and utilized to fabricate an electrochemical sensor for the detection of nitrobenzene (NB), an environmental pollutant. SANb-BCN were characterized through scanning transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, and Raman spectroscopy. The Nb-BNC material modified on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) showed an excellent electrochemical response behavior toward NB. The SANb-BCN-modified GCE (SANb-BCN/GCE) gave rise to a prominent NB reduction peak at -0.6 V, which was positively shifted by 120 mV from the NB reduction peak of the bare GCE. Furthermore, the NB peak current (55.74 μA) obtained using SANb-BCN/GCE was nearly 42-fold higher than that using the bare GCE (1.32 μA), indicating that SANb-BCN/GCE is a highly sensitive electrochemical sensor for NB. An ultralow limit of detection (0.70 μM, S/N = 3) was also achieved. Furthermore, the SANb-BCN/GCE sensor was found to possess favorable anti-interference ability during NB detection; thus, the presence of various organic and inorganic coexisting species, including Mg2+, Cr6+, Cu2+, K+, Ca2+, NH4+, Cd2+, urea, 1-bromo-4-nitrobenzene, 3-hydroxybenzoic, terephthalic acid, 1-iodo-4-nitrobenzene, and toluene, minimally affected the NB detection signal. Notably, the SANb-BNC sensor material exhibited high sensitivity and specificity toward detection of NB in environmental samples. Thus, the use of the proposed sensor will serve as an effective alternative method for the identification and treatment of pollutants.
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- Meng Li
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450000 China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University Liaocheng 252000 China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450000 China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450000 China
- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University Kunming 650504 China
- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University Jiaxing Zhejiang 314001 China
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Zang Y, Mi C, Wang R, Chen H, Peng P, Xiang Z, Zang SQ, Mak TCW. Pyrolysis-Free Synthesized Catalyst towards Acidic Oxygen Reduction by Deprotonation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:20865-20871. [PMID: 34288321 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Acidic oxygen reduction is vital for renewable energy devices such as fuel cells. However, many aspects of the catalytic process are still uncertain-especially the large difference in activity in acidic and alkaline media. Thus, the design and synthesis of model catalysts to determine the active centers and the inactivation mechanism are urgently needed. We report a pyrolysis-free synthesis route to fabricate a catalyst (CPF-Fe@NG) for oxygen reduction in acidic conditions. By introducing a deprotonation process, we extended the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity from alkaline to acidic conditions. CPF-Fe@NG demonstrated outstanding performance with a half-wave potential of 853 mV (vs. RHE) and good stability after 10000 cycles in 1 M HClO4 . The pyrolysis-free route could also be used to assemble fuel cells, with a maximum power density of 126 mW cm-2 . Our findings offer new insights into the ORR process to optimize catalysts for both mechanistic studies and practical applications.
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- Ying Zang
- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.,Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Huang J, Grys DB, Griffiths J, de Nijs B, Kamp M, Lin Q, Baumberg JJ. Tracking interfacial single-molecule pH and binding dynamics via vibrational spectroscopy. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabg1790. [PMID: 34088670 PMCID: PMC8177700 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg1790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Understanding single-molecule chemical dynamics of surface ligands is of critical importance to reveal their individual pathways and, hence, roles in catalysis, which ensemble measurements cannot see. Here, we use a cascaded nano-optics approach that provides sufficient enhancement to enable direct tracking of chemical trajectories of single surface-bound molecules via vibrational spectroscopy. Atomic protrusions are laser-induced within plasmonic nanojunctions to concentrate light to atomic length scales, optically isolating individual molecules. By stabilizing these atomic sites, we unveil single-molecule deprotonation and binding dynamics under ambient conditions. High-speed field-enhanced spectroscopy allows us to monitor chemical switching of a single carboxylic group between three discrete states. Combining this with theoretical calculation identifies reversible proton transfer dynamics (yielding effective single-molecule pH) and switching between molecule-metal coordination states, where the exact chemical pathway depends on the intitial protonation state. These findings open new domains to explore interfacial single-molecule mechanisms and optical manipulation of their reaction pathways.
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- Junyang Huang
- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, JJ Thompson Avenue, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
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- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, JJ Thompson Avenue, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
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- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, JJ Thompson Avenue, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
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- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, JJ Thompson Avenue, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK.
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- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, JJ Thompson Avenue, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
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- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, JJ Thompson Avenue, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
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- NanoPhotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, JJ Thompson Avenue, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK.
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Dai C, Li R, Guo H, Liang S, Shen H, Thomas T, Yang M. Nitrogen, sulfur co-doped carbon coated zinc sulfide for efficient hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:5416-5419. [PMID: 33908950 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt04348f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Oxygen electroreduction (ORR) via a two-electron pathway is a promising alternative for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) synthesis in small-scale applications. In this work, nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon coated zinc sulfide nanoparticles (ZnS@C) are synthesized using facile high-temperature annealing. In an alkaline electrolyte, the presence of ZnS suppresses the reduction of H2O2 during the ORR and contributes to high H2O2 selectivity (∼90%) over a wide potential range (0.40-0.80 V). Continuous generation of H2O2 is in turn achieved at an outstanding rate of 1.485 mol gcat.-1 h-1 with a faradaic efficiency of 93.7%.
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- Chengxiang Dai
- Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China. and Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China. and Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China.
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- Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China.
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- Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China.
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- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and the DST Solar Energy Harnessing Center, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India.
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- Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China. and Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Friedman A, Reddy Samala N, Honig HC, Tasior M, Gryko DT, Elbaz L, Grinberg I. Control of Molecular Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction by Variation of pH and Functional Groups. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:1886-1892. [PMID: 33629811 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202002756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the search for replacement of the platinum-based catalysts for fuel cells, MN4 molecular catalysts based on abundant transition metals play a crucial role in modeling and investigation of the influence of the environment near the active site in platinum-group metal-free (PGM-free) oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts. To understand how the ORR activity of molecular catalysts can be controlled by the active site structure through modification by the pH and substituent functional groups, the change of the ORR onset potential and the electron number in a broad pH range was examined for three different metallocorroles. Experiments revealed a switch between two different ORR mechanisms and a change from 2e- to 4e- pathway in the pH range of 3.5-6. This phenomenon was shown by density functional theory (DFT) calculations to be related to the protonation of the nitrogen atoms and carboxylic acid groups on the corroles indicated by the pKa values of the protonation sites in the vicinity of the ORR active sites. Control of the electron-withdrawing nature of these groups characterized by the pKa values could switch the ORR from the H+ to e- rate-determining step mechanisms and from 2e- to 4e- ORR pathways and also controlled the durability of the corrole catalysts. The results suggest that protonation of the nitrogen atoms plays a vital role in both the ORR activity and durability for these materials and that pKa of the N atoms at the active sites can be used as a descriptor for the design of high-performance, durable PGM-free catalysts.
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- Ariel Friedman
- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44-52, 01-224, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44-52, 01-224, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel
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Huang Y, Seo KD, Park DS, Park H, Shim YB. Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Reactions in Acidic Media Catalyzed by Pd 4 S Decorated N/S Doped Carbon Derived from Pd Coordination Polymer. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2007511. [PMID: 33733572 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202007511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The template-free synthesis and the characterization of an active electrocatalyst are performed for both the hydrogen evolution and oxygen reduction reactions in acidic media. In this work, the unique chelation mode of benzene-1,4-dithiocarboxamide (BDCA) is first used to synthesize a novel palladium-BDCA coordination polymer (PdBDCA) as a precursor of palladium sulfide nanoparticles-decorated nitrogen and sulfur doped carbon (Pd4 S-SNC). The newly synthesized PdBDCA and Pd4 S-SNC nanoparticles are characterized using chemical, electrochemical, and surface analysis methods. Notably, the nanoparticles obtained at 700 °C exhibit the remarkable catalytic property for the hydrogen evolution reaction in 0.5 m H2 SO4 , showing the overpotential of 32 mV (vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)) and Tafel slope of 52 mV dec-1 , which are comparable to that of Pt/C. The catalyst also shows a high oxygen reduction activity, offering the half-wave and onset potentials of 0.92 and 0.77 V (vs RHE) in 0.5 m H2 SO4 , with improved methanol tolerance and long-term stability compared with Pt/C. The present study gives a way for the design of excellent electrocatalyst for the energy conversion devices in the corrosive acidic environment.
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- Yuanhui Huang
- Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of BioPhysio Sensor Technology, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
- Institute of BioPhysio Sensor Technology, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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Sahoo S, Dekel DR, Maric R, Alpay SP. Atomistic Insights into the Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction of Palladium-Ceria Bifunctional Catalysts for Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Sanjubala Sahoo
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP), Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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Exner KS. A Universal Descriptor for the Screening of Electrode Materials for Multiple-Electron Processes: Beyond the Thermodynamic Overpotential. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Kai S. Exner
- University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
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Hui J, Nijamudheen A, Sarbapalli D, Xia C, Qu Z, Mendoza-Cortes JL, Rodríguez-López J. Nernstian Li + intercalation into few-layer graphene and its use for the determination of K + co-intercalation processes. Chem Sci 2020; 12:559-568. [PMID: 34163786 PMCID: PMC8179004 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03226c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Alkali ion intercalation is fundamental to battery technologies for a wide spectrum of potential applications that permeate our modern lifestyle, including portable electronics, electric vehicles, and the electric grid. In spite of its importance, the Nernstian nature of the charge transfer process describing lithiation of carbon has not been described previously. Here we use the ultrathin few-layer graphene (FLG) with micron-sized grains as a powerful platform for exploring intercalation and co-intercalation mechanisms of alkali ions with high versatility. Using voltammetric and chronoamperometric methods and bolstered by density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we show the kinetically facile co-intercalation of Li+ and K+ within an ultrathin FLG electrode. While changes in the solution concentration of Li+ lead to a displacement of the staging voltammetric signature with characteristic slopes ca. 54-58 mV per decade, modification of the K+/Li+ ratio in the electrolyte leads to distinct shifts in the voltammetric peaks for (de)intercalation, with a changing slope as low as ca. 30 mV per decade. Bulk ion diffusion coefficients in the carbon host, as measured using the potentiometric intermittent titration technique (PITT) were similarly sensitive to solution composition. DFT results showed that co-intercalation of Li+ and K+ within the same layer in FLG can form thermodynamically favorable systems. Calculated binding energies for co-intercalation systems increased with respect to the area of Li+-only domains and decreased with respect to the concentration of -K-Li- phases. While previous studies of co-intercalation on a graphitic anode typically focus on co-intercalation of solvents and one particular alkali ion, this is to the best of our knowledge the first study elucidating the intercalation behavior of two monovalent alkali ions. This study establishes ultrathin graphitic electrodes as an enabling electroanalytical platform to uncover thermodynamic and kinetic processes of ion intercalation with high versatility.
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- Jingshu Hui
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 600 South Mathews Avenue Urbana Illinois 61801 USA +1-217-300-7354
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- Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Florida A&M - Florida State University, Joint College of Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street Tallahassee Florida 32310 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1304 West Green Street Urbana Illinois 61801 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 600 South Mathews Avenue Urbana Illinois 61801 USA +1-217-300-7354
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 600 South Mathews Avenue Urbana Illinois 61801 USA +1-217-300-7354
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- Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, Florida A&M - Florida State University, Joint College of Engineering 2525 Pottsdamer Street Tallahassee Florida 32310 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 600 South Mathews Avenue Urbana Illinois 61801 USA +1-217-300-7354
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Delaporte N, Rivard E, Natarajan SK, Benard P, Trudeau ML, Zaghib K. Synthesis and Performance of MOF-Based Non-Noble Metal Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: A Review. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E1947. [PMID: 33007812 PMCID: PMC7601284 DOI: 10.3390/nano10101947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hydrogen is widely regarded as a prime energy carrier for bridging the gap between renewable energy supply and demand. As the energy-generating component of the hydrogen cycle, affordable and reliable fuel cells are of key importance to the growth of the hydrogen economy. However, the use of scarce and costly Pt as an electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) remains an issue to be addressed, and in this regard, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are viewed as promising non-noble alternatives because of their self-assembly capability and tunable properties. Herein, recent (2018-2020) works on MOF-based electrocatalysts containing N-doped C, Mn, Fe, Co, multiple metals, and multiple sites are reviewed and summarized with a focus on ORR activity, and the principal physicochemical properties and electrochemical performance of these catalysts realized using rotating electrodes are compared.
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- Nicolas Delaporte
- Hydro-Québec, Center of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage, Varennes, QC J0L 1N0, Canada;
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- Hydro-Québec, Center of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage, Varennes, QC J0L 1N0, Canada;
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- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Hydrogen Research Institute, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7, Canada; (S.K.N.); (P.B.)
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- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Hydrogen Research Institute, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7, Canada; (S.K.N.); (P.B.)
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- Hydro-Québec, Center of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage, Varennes, QC J0L 1N0, Canada;
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- Department of Materials Engineering, McGill University, 3610 University, Room 2140, Montreal, QC H3A 0C5, Canada;
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Liu J, Ma R, Chu Y, Gao N, Jin Z, Ge J, Liu C, Xing W. Construction and Regulation of a Surface Protophilic Environment to Enhance Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalytic Activity. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:41269-41276. [PMID: 32805853 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c10155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Pyrolytic transition metal nitrogen-carbon (M-N/C) materials are considered as the most promising alternatives for platinum-based catalysts toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). As the proton-coupled electron transfer step in ORR has been proven to be a rate-determining step in the M-N/C catalysts, we envisaged that building a protophilic surface might be helpful to enhance the ORR activity. Herein, a polyaniline decoration strategy was put forward and realized to confer the Fe-N/C catalyst with a surface protophilic environment. A 20 mV positive shift in half-wave potential was observed owing to the enriched interfacial proton concentration, corresponding to a tripled turnover frequency under acidic conditions (from 0.46 to 1.28 e·s-1·sites-1). Our work blazed a new path toward the design of M-N/C ORR catalysts, commencing via the ORR kinetics.
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- Jie Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Laboratory of Advanced Power Sources, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power Sources, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Laboratory of Advanced Power Sources, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power Sources, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Laboratory of Advanced Power Sources, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power Sources, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Laboratory of Advanced Power Sources, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power Sources, Changchun 130022, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Power Sources, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power Sources, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Laboratory of Advanced Power Sources, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power Sources, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Laboratory of Advanced Power Sources, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power Sources, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Laboratory of Advanced Power Sources, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power Sources, Changchun 130022, China
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Santoro C, Walter XA, Soavi F, Greenman J, Ieropoulos I. Air-breathing cathode self-powered supercapacitive microbial fuel cell with human urine as electrolyte. Electrochim Acta 2020; 353:136530. [PMID: 32884155 PMCID: PMC7430050 DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In this work, a membraneless microbial fuel cell (MFC) with an empty volume of 1.5 mL, fed continuously with hydrolysed urine, was tested in supercapacitive mode (SC-MFC). In order to enhance the power output, a double strategy was used: i) a double cathode was added leading to a decrease in the equivalent series resistance (ESR); ii) the apparent capacitance was boosted up by adding capacitive features on the anode electrode. Galvanostatic (GLV) discharges were performed at different discharge currents. The results showed that both strategies were successful obtaining a maximum power output of 1.59 ± 0.01 mW (1.06 ± 0.01 mW mL−1) at pulse time of 0.01 s and 0.57 ± 0.01 mW (0.38 ± 0.01 mW mL−1) at pulse time of 2 s. The highest energy delivered at ipulse equal to 2 mA was 3.3 ± 0.1 mJ. The best performing SC-MFCs were then connected in series and parallel and tested through GLV discharges. As the power output was similar, the connection in parallel allowed to roughly doubling the current produced. Durability tests over ≈5.6 days showed certain stability despite a light overall decrease. Air-breathing microbial fuel cell was tested in supercapacitive mode. A double cathode addition lead to a decrease in ohmic resistance. Apparent capacitance was boosted up by adding capacitive features. Maximum power output of 1.59 mW (1.06 mW mL−1) was reached at tpulse 0.01s. Series and parallel connections improved the galvanostatic discharges.
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- Carlo Santoro
- Bristol BioEnergy Centre, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, T-Block, UWE, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
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- Bristol BioEnergy Centre, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, T-Block, UWE, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum - Università̀; di Bologna, Via Selmi, 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Bristol BioEnergy Centre, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, T-Block, UWE, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.,Biological, Biomedical and Analytical Sciences, UWE, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK
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- Bristol BioEnergy Centre, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, T-Block, UWE, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
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