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Wei S, Xia X, Bi S, Hu S, Wu X, Hsu HY, Zou X, Huang K, Zhang DW, Sun Q, Bard AJ, Yu ET, Ji L. Metal-insulator-semiconductor photoelectrodes for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:6860-6916. [PMID: 38833171 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00820g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting provides a scalable and integrated platform to harness renewable solar energy for green hydrogen production. The practical implementation of PEC systems hinges on addressing three critical challenges: enhancing energy conversion efficiency, ensuring long-term stability, and achieving economic viability. Metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) heterojunction photoelectrodes have gained significant attention over the last decade for their ability to efficiently segregate photogenerated carriers and mitigate corrosion-induced semiconductor degradation. This review discusses the structural composition and interfacial intricacies of MIS photoelectrodes tailored for PEC water splitting. The application of MIS heterostructures across various semiconductor light-absorbing layers, including traditional photovoltaic-grade semiconductors, metal oxides, and emerging materials, is presented first. Subsequently, this review elucidates the reaction mechanisms and respective merits of vacuum and non-vacuum deposition techniques in the fabrication of the insulator layers. In the context of the metal layers, this review extends beyond the conventional scope, not only by introducing metal-based cocatalysts, but also by exploring the latest advancements in molecular and single-atom catalysts integrated within MIS photoelectrodes. Furthermore, a systematic summary of carrier transfer mechanisms and interface design principles of MIS photoelectrodes is presented, which are pivotal for optimizing energy band alignment and enhancing solar-to-chemical conversion efficiency within the PEC system. Finally, this review explores innovative derivative configurations of MIS photoelectrodes, including back-illuminated MIS photoelectrodes, inverted MIS photoelectrodes, tandem MIS photoelectrodes, and monolithically integrated wireless MIS photoelectrodes. These novel architectures address the limitations of traditional MIS structures by effectively coupling different functional modules, minimizing optical and ohmic losses, and mitigating recombination losses.
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- Shice Wei
- School of Microelectronics & Jiashan Fudan Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- School of Microelectronics & Jiashan Fudan Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- School of Microelectronics & Jiashan Fudan Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- School of Microelectronics & Jiashan Fudan Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- School of Microelectronics & Jiashan Fudan Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas 78713, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas 78758, USA.
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- School of Microelectronics & Jiashan Fudan Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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Pan H, Li J, Wang Y, Xia Q, Qiu L, Zhou B. Solar-Driven Biomass Reforming for Hydrogen Generation: Principles, Advances, and Challenges. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2402651. [PMID: 38816938 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202402651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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Hydrogen (H2) has emerged as a clean and versatile energy carrier to power a carbon-neutral economy for the post-fossil era. Hydrogen generation from low-cost and renewable biomass by virtually inexhaustible solar energy presents an innovative strategy to process organic solid waste, combat the energy crisis, and achieve carbon neutrality. Herein, the progress and breakthroughs in solar-powered H2 production from biomass are reviewed. The basic principles of solar-driven H2 generation from biomass are first introduced for a better understanding of the reaction mechanism. Next, the merits and shortcomings of various semiconductors and cocatalysts are summarized, and the strategies for addressing the related issues are also elaborated. Then, various bio-based feedstocks for solar-driven H2 production are reviewed with an emphasis on the effect of photocatalysts and catalytic systems on performance. Of note, the concurrent generation of value-added chemicals from biomass reforming is emphasized as well. Meanwhile, the emerging photo-thermal coupling strategy that shows a grand prospect for maximally utilizing the entire solar energy spectrum is also discussed. Further, the direct utilization of hydrogen from biomass as a green reductant for producing value-added chemicals via organic reactions is also highlighted. Finally, the challenges and perspectives of photoreforming biomass toward hydrogen are envisioned.
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- Hu Pan
- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 899 Guangqiong Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China
- Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Research Center for Renewable Synthetic Fuel, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Research Center for Renewable Synthetic Fuel, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 899 Guangqiong Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 899 Guangqiong Road, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China
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- Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Research Center for Renewable Synthetic Fuel, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Research Center for Renewable Synthetic Fuel, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Zhang Q, Zhang G, Guan S, Wang J, Li K, Wang C, Guan T. N-CoFeP/NF electrocatalyst for coupling hydrogen production and oxidation reaction of various alcohols. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 662:686-694. [PMID: 38368826 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Replacing the oxygen evolution reaction with the alcohols oxidation reaction (AOR) in electrolytic water is not only expected to reduce the overall energy consumption, but also realize the green synthesis of high value-added chemicals. However, designing high-activity electrocatalysts toward AOR yet faces a daunting challenge due to the indefinite conversion mechanism of different alcohols. Herein, a self-supported N-CoFeP/NF electrocatalyst on a nickel foam is synthesized via hydrothermal method, followed by low temperature nitriding and phosphating. The N-CoFeP/NF exhibits a fine nanorod nanostructure and high crystallinity. The AOR using N-CoFeP/NF catalysts requires a significantly lower potential (1.38-1.42 V vs. RHE) at 100 mA cm-2, reducing the energy input and the improvement of the overall efficiency. Moreover, alcohols with secondary hydroxyl groups located in the middle of the carbon chain underwent CC bond breakage during oxidation, yielding primarily formic acid (FE = 74 %) and acetic acid (FE = 50 %), which exhibits more attractive performance than alcohols with primary hydroxyl groups located at the end group did not undergo chemical bond breakage at a high current density of 400 mA cm-2. This study provides a novel and effective method to design TMPs and the selection of alcohols for anodic reaction, which can be used as a versatile strategy to improve the performance of anodic AOR coupled hydrogen evolution.
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- Quan Zhang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, 3 Xueyuan Road, Taiyuan 030051, PR China; CAS Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 27 Taoyuan South Road, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, PR China; CAS Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 27 Taoyuan South Road, Taiyuan 030001, PR China; Institute Energy Innovation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, 79 West Yingze Street, Taiyuan 030024, PR China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, PR China; CAS Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 27 Taoyuan South Road, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, PR China; CAS Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 27 Taoyuan South Road, Taiyuan 030001, PR China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, PR China; CAS Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 27 Taoyuan South Road, Taiyuan 030001, PR China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, 3 Xueyuan Road, Taiyuan 030051, PR China.
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, PR China; CAS Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 27 Taoyuan South Road, Taiyuan 030001, PR China.
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Yuan X, Hao W, Teng Y, Zhang H, Han C, Zhang X, Li Z, Ibhadon AO, Teng F. Effect of multi-interface electron transfer on water splitting and an innovative electrolytic cell for synergistic hydrogen production and degradation. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 356:141929. [PMID: 38604520 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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The cleaning and utilization of industry wastewater are still a big challenge. In this work, we mainly investigate the effect of electron transfer among multi-interfaces on water electrolysis reaction. Typically, the CoS2, Co3S4/CoS2 (designated as CS4-2) and Co3S4/Co9S8/CoS2 (designated as CS4-8-2) samples are prepared on a large scale by one-step molten salt method. It is found that because of the different work functions (designated as WF; WF(Co3S4) = 4.48eV, WF(CoS2) = 4.41eV, WF(Co9S8) = 4.18 eV), the effective heterojunctions at the multi-interfaces of CS4-8-2 sample, which obviously improve interface charge transfer. Thus, the CS4-8-2 sample shows an excellent oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity (134 mV/10 mA cm-2, 40 mV dec-1). The larger double-layer capacitance (Cdl = 17.1 mF cm-2) of the CS4-8-2 sample indicates more electrochemical active sites, compared to the CoS2 and CS4-2 samples. Density functional theory (DFT) calculation proves that due to interface polarization under electric field, the multi-interfaces effectively promote electron transfer and regulate electron structure, thus promoting the adsorption of OH- and dissociation of H2O. Moreover, an innovative norfloxacin (NFX) electrolytic cell (EC) is developed through introducing NFX into the electrolyte, in which efficient NFX degradation and hydrogen production are synergistically achieved. To reach 50 mA cm-2, the required cell voltage of NFX-EC has decreased by 35.2%, compared to conventional KOH-EC. After 2h running at 1 V, 25.5% NFX was degraded in the NFX EC. This innovative NFX-EC is highly energy-efficient, which is promising for the synergistic cleaning and utilization of industry wastewater.
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- Xinjing Yuan
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC), Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 19 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China; Donghai Laboratory, Zhoushan, 316021, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC), Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 19 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Nanjing Software Research Institute of China United Network Communications Co., Ltd, 230 Lushan Road, Nanjing 210004, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC), Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 19 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC), Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 19 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC), Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 19 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC), Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 19 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Joint International Research Laboratory of Climate and Environment Change (ILCEC), Jiangsu Engineering and Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials (ECM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 19 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China; Donghai Laboratory, Zhoushan, 316021, China.
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Romito D, Govind C, Nikolaou V, Fernández-Terán RJ, Stoumpidi A, Agapaki E, Charalambidis G, Diring S, Vauthey E, Coutsolelos AG, Odobel F. Dye-Sensitized Photocatalysis: Hydrogen Evolution and Alcohol-to-Aldehyde Oxidation without Sacrifical Electron Donor. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318868. [PMID: 38227346 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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There is a growing interest in developing dye-sensitized photocatalytic systems (DSPs) to produce molecular hydrogen (H2 ) as alternative energy source. To improve the sustainability of this technology, we replaced the sacrificial electron donor (SED), typically an expensive and polluting chemical, with an alcohol oxidation catalyst. This study demonstrates the first dye-sensitized system using a diketopyrrolopyrrole dye covalently linked to 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidine-N-oxyl (TEMPO) based catalyst for simultaneous H2 evolution and alcohol-to-aldehyde transformation operating in water with visible irradiation.
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- Deborah Romito
- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM, UMR 6230, F-44000, Nantes, France
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM, UMR 6230, F-44000, Nantes, France
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete Voutes Campus, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete Voutes Campus, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute , National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, 11635, Athens, Greece
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM, UMR 6230, F-44000, Nantes, France
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete Voutes Campus, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL), Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Vassilika Vouton, GR 70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM, UMR 6230, F-44000, Nantes, France
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Da Silva ES, Macili A, Bofill R, García-Antón J, Sala X, Francàs L. Boosting the Oxygen Evolution Activity of FeNi Oxides/Hydroxides by Molecular and Atomic Engineering. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202302251. [PMID: 37702295 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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FeNi oxides/hydroxides are the best performing catalysts for oxidizing water at basic pH. Consequently, their improvement is the cornerstone to develop more efficient artificial photosynthetic systems. During the last 5 years different reports have demonstrated an enhancement of their activity by engineering their structures via: (1) modulation of the number of oxygen, iron and nickel vacancies; (2) single atoms (SAs) doping with metals such as Au, Ir, Ru and Pt; and (3) modification of their surface using organic ligands. All these strategies have led to more active and stable electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution rection (OER). In this Concept, we critically analyze these strategies using the most relevant examples.
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- Eliana S Da Silva
- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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Hanamorn T, Vas-Umnuay P. CFD modeling and simulation of benzyl alcohol oxidation coupled with hydrogen production in a continuous-flow photoelectrochemical reactor. Sci Rep 2023; 13:22568. [PMID: 38114570 PMCID: PMC10730899 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50102-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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Various conversion routes of biomass and its derivative compounds into high-value products has attracted attention from researchers recently. Among these, a solar-driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) oxidation approach of biomass alcohols to aldehydes is particularly of great interest for the potential applications because the reaction is selective and simultaneously accompanied with hydrogen production. Here, we propose a simulation of selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol into benzaldehyde coupled with hydrogen production in a 2-dimensional continuous-flow PEC reactor using COMSOL Multiphysics (5.6). In order to develop and fabricate a simple yet efficient reactor for a practical use, it is crucial to investigate the effects of operating and design parameters of the reactor on the reactions. Our studies demonstrated that the main contributions to product formation were the electrolyte flow velocity and the width of electrolyte channels. The optimized design parameter exhibited good photoelectrochemical performance with uniform potential distribution within the channels which served diffusion of neutral and charged species and electrochemical reaction. The maximum conversion of benzyl alcohol in this work was 48.25% with 100% selectivity of benzaldehyde. These findings are key for the design of the continuous-flow PEC reactor that can be applied to any series of biomass conversion reactions under mild conditions.
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- Thorfhan Hanamorn
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Center of Excellence in Particle and Material Processing Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Center of Excellence in Particle and Material Processing Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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Johnston J, O'Rourke C, Mills A. Photoinduced absorption spectroscopy (PIAS) study of water and chloride oxidation by a WO 3 photoanode in acidic solution. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:31825-31835. [PMID: 37966122 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03167e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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The mechanisms of water and chloride oxidation by a WO3 photoanode are probed by photoinduced absorption spectroscopy (PIAS) coupled with transient photocurrent (TC) measurements. Linear sweep voltammograms (LSVs) and incident photon to current efficiencies (IPCEs) are obtained, in the water oxidation electrolyte (1 M HClO4) and chloride oxidation electrolyte (3.5 M NaCl in 1 M HClO4). Other work shows that the faradaic efficiency of water oxidation to O2 in 1 M HClO4 is ca. 1.0, and that for chloride oxidation to Cl2 in 3.5 M NaCl plus 1 M HClO4 is ca. 0.62. The PIAS/TC data reveals a 0.4 order dependency of the rate of water oxidation on the steady state concentration of photogenerated surface holes, [hs+]ss, and an approximately first order dependency of the rate of chloride oxidation on [hs+]ss. Associated mechanisms and rate determining steps for water and chloride oxidation at the photoanode surface that account for these reaction orders are proposed.
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- James Johnston
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queens University Belfast, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queens University Belfast, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queens University Belfast, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AG, UK.
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Petruleviciene M, Savickaja I, Juodkazyte J, Grinciene G, Ramanavicius A. Investigation of BiVO 4-based advanced oxidation system for decomposition of organic compounds and production of reactive sulfate species. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 875:162574. [PMID: 36871709 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Growth of population and expansion of industries lead to increasing contamination of environment with various organic pollutants. If not properly cleaned, wastewater contaminates freshwater resources, aquatic environment and has huge negative impact on ecosystems, quality of drinking water and human health, therefore new and effective purification systems are in demand. In this work bismuth vanadate-based advanced oxidation system (AOS) for the decomposition of organic compounds and production of reactive sulfate species (RSS) was investigated. Pure and Mo-doped BiVO4 coatings were synthesized using sol-gel process. Composition and morphology of coatings were characterized using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy techniques. Optical properties were analyzed using UV-vis spectrometry. Photoelectrochemical performance was studied using linear sweep voltammetry, chronoamperometry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. It was shown that increase in Mo content affects the morphology of BiVO4 films, reduces charge transfer resistance and enhances the photocurrent in the solutions of sodium borate buffer (with and without glucose) and Na2SO4. Mo-doping of 5-10 at.% leads to 2- to 3-fold increase in photocurrents. Faradaic efficiencies of RSS formation ranged between 70 and 90 % for all samples irrespective of Mo content. All studied coatings demonstrated high stability in long-lasting photoelectrolysis. In addition, effective light-assisted bactericidal performance of the films in deactivation of Gram positive Bacillus sp. bacteria was demonstrated. Advanced oxidation system designed in this work can be applied in sustainable and environmentally friendly water purification systems.
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- Milda Petruleviciene
- Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio av. 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio av. 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio av. 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio av. 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio av. 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania; Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Mondal B, Dinda S, Karjule N, Mondal S, Raja Kottaichamy A, Volokh M, Shalom M. The Implications of Coupling an Electron Transfer Mediated Oxidation with a Proton Coupled Electron Transfer Reduction in Hybrid Water Electrolysis. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202202271. [PMID: 36576299 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202202271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Electrolysis of water is a sustainable route to produce clean hydrogen. Full water-splitting requires a high applied potential, in part because of the pH-dependency of the H2 and O2 evolution reactions (HER and OER), which are proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions. Therefore, the minimum required potential will not change at different pHs. TEMPO [(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidin-1-yl)oxyl], a stable free-radical that undergoes fast electro-oxidation by a single-electron transfer (ET) process, is pH-independent. Here, we show that the combination of PCET and ET processes enables hydrogen production from water at low cell potentials below the theoretical value for full water-splitting by simple pH adjustment. As a case study, we combined the HER with the oxidation of benzylamine by anodically oxidized TEMPO. The pH-independent electrocatalytic oxidation of TEMPO permits the operation of a hybrid water-splitting cell that shows promise to perform at a low cell potential (≈1 V) and neutral pH conditions.
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- Biswajit Mondal
- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
- Discipline of Chemistry, IIT Gandhinagar Palaj, Gandhinagr, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, IIT Gandhinagar Palaj, Gandhinagr, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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Tayebi M, Masoumi Z, Tayyebi A, Kim JH, Lee H, Seo B, Lim CS, Kim HG. Photoelectrochemical Epoxidation of Cyclohexene on an α-Fe 2O 3 Photoanode Using Water as the Oxygen Source. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:20053-20063. [PMID: 37040426 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c22603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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This study developed a safe and sustainable route for the epoxidation of cyclohexene using water as the source of oxygen at room temperature and ambient pressure. Here, we optimized the cyclohexene concentration, volume of solvent/water (CH3CN, H2O), time, and potential on the photoelectrochemical (PEC) cyclohexene oxidation reaction of the α-Fe2O3 photoanode. The α-Fe2O3 photoanode epoxidized cyclohexene to cyclohexene oxide with a 72.4 ± 3.6% yield and a 35.2 ± 1.6% Faradaic efficiency of 0.37 V vs Fc/Fc+ (0.8 VAg/AgCl) under 100 mW cm-2. Furthermore, the irradiation of light (PEC) decreased the applied voltage of the electrochemical cell oxidation process by 0.47 V. This work supplies an energy-saving and environment-benign approach for producing value-added chemicals coupled with solar fuel generation. Epoxidation with green solvents via PEC methods has a high potential for different oxidation reactions of value-added and fine chemicals.
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- Meysam Tayebi
- Center for Advanced Specialty Chemicals, Division of Specialty and Bio-Based Chemicals Technology, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 45 Jonggaro, Ulsan 44412, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, University of Ulsan, Daehakro 93, Namgu, Ulsan 44610, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Advanced Specialty Chemicals, Division of Specialty and Bio-Based Chemicals Technology, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 45 Jonggaro, Ulsan 44412, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Advanced Specialty Chemicals, Division of Specialty and Bio-Based Chemicals Technology, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 45 Jonggaro, Ulsan 44412, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Advanced Specialty Chemicals, Division of Specialty and Bio-Based Chemicals Technology, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 45 Jonggaro, Ulsan 44412, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Advanced Specialty Chemicals, Division of Specialty and Bio-Based Chemicals Technology, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 45 Jonggaro, Ulsan 44412, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Advanced Specialty Chemicals, Division of Specialty and Bio-Based Chemicals Technology, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 45 Jonggaro, Ulsan 44412, Republic of Korea
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Wu Y, Sakurai T, Adachi T, Wang Q. Alternatives to water oxidation in the photocatalytic water splitting reaction for solar hydrogen production. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:6521-6535. [PMID: 36938953 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr00260h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The photocatalytic water splitting process to produce H2 is an attractive approach to meet energy demands while achieving carbon emission reduction targets. However, none of the current photocatalytic devices meets the criteria for practical sustainable H2 production due to their insufficient efficiency and the resulting high H2 cost. Economic viability may be achieved by simultaneously producing more valuable products than O2 or integrating with reforming processes of real waste streams, such as plastic and food waste. Research over the past decade has begun to investigate the possibility of replacing water oxidation with more kinetically and thermodynamically facile oxidation reactions. We summarize how various alternative photo-oxidation reactions can be combined with proton reduction in photocatalysis to achieve chemical valorization with concurrent H2 production. By examining the current advantages and challenges of these oxidation reactions, we intend to demonstrate that these technologies would contribute to providing H2 energy, while also producing high-value chemicals for a sustainable chemical industry and eliminating waste.
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- Yaqiang Wu
- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
- Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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Renewable formate from sunlight, biomass and carbon dioxide in a photoelectrochemical cell. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1013. [PMID: 36823177 PMCID: PMC9950059 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36726-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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The sustainable production of chemicals and fuels from abundant solar energy and renewable carbon sources provides a promising route to reduce climate-changing CO2 emissions and our dependence on fossil resources. Here, we demonstrate solar-powered formate production from readily available biomass wastes and CO2 feedstocks via photoelectrochemistry. Non-precious NiOOH/α-Fe2O3 and Bi/GaN/Si wafer were used as photoanode and photocathode, respectively. Concurrent photoanodic biomass oxidation and photocathodic CO2 reduction towards formate with high Faradaic efficiencies over 85% were achieved at both photoelectrodes. The integrated biomass-CO2 photoelectrolysis system reduces the cell voltage by 32% due to the thermodynamically favorable biomass oxidation over conventional water oxidation. Moreover, we show solar-driven formate production with a record-high yield of 23.3 μmol cm-2 h-1 as well as high robustness using the hybrid photoelectrode system. The present work opens opportunities for sustainable chemical and fuel production using abundant and renewable resources on earth-sunlight, biomass and CO2.
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Life cycle net energy assessment of sustainable H 2 production and hydrogenation of chemicals in a coupled photoelectrochemical device. Nat Commun 2023; 14:991. [PMID: 36813780 PMCID: PMC9947173 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36574-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Green hydrogen has been identified as a critical enabler in the global transition to sustainable energy and decarbonized society, but it is still not economically competitive compared to fossil-fuel-based hydrogen. To overcome this limitation, we propose to couple photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting with the hydrogenation of chemicals. Here, we evaluate the potential of co-producing hydrogen and methyl succinic acid (MSA) by coupling the hydrogenation of itaconic acid (IA) inside a PEC water splitting device. A negative net energy balance is predicted to be achieved when the device generates only hydrogen, but energy breakeven can already be achieved when a small ratio (~2%) of the generated hydrogen is used in situ for IA-to-MSA conversion. Moreover, the simulated coupled device produces MSA with much lower cumulative energy demand than conventional hydrogenation. Overall, the coupled hydrogenation concept offers an attractive approach to increase the viability of PEC water splitting while at the same time decarbonizing valuable chemical production.
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Li X, Wang Y, Du X, Zhang X. Controlled synthesis of Cr x-FeCo 2P nanoarrays on nickel foam for overall urea splitting. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:1797-1805. [PMID: 36656043 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt04163d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Urea splitting is a highly promising technology for hydrogen production to cope with the fossil energy crisis, which requires the development of catalysts with high electrocatalytic activity. In this article, Crx-FeCo2P/NF catalysts were synthesized by hydrothermal and low-temperature phosphorylation and used in the overall urea splitting process. Cr0.15-FeCo2P/NF and Cr0.1-FeCo2P/NF exhibited excellent urea oxidation reaction (UOR) activity (potential of 1.355 V at 100 mA cm-2) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity (overpotential of 173 mV at 10 mA cm-2) in 0.5 M urea solution containing 1 M KOH. In the assembled Cr0.15-FeCo2P/NF//Cr0.1-FeCo2P/NF electrolytic cell, only a small voltage of 1.50 V is needed to reach 10 mA cm-2. Density functional theory (DFT) calculation results demonstrate that an appropriate amount of Cr doping accelerates the kinetic performance of hydrogen production as well as improving the metallic properties of the electrode.
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- Xinyu Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Key Laboratory of High Performance Battery Materials and Devices, North University of China, Xueyuan road 3, Taiyuan 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Key Laboratory of High Performance Battery Materials and Devices, North University of China, Xueyuan road 3, Taiyuan 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Key Laboratory of High Performance Battery Materials and Devices, North University of China, Xueyuan road 3, Taiyuan 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Xueyuan road 3, Taiyuan 030051, People's Republic of China
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Michaud SE, Barber MM, Rivera Cruz KE, McCrory CCL. Electrochemical Oxidation of Primary Alcohols Using a Co 2NiO 4 Catalyst: Effects of Alcohol Identity and Electrochemical Bias on Product Distribution. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Samuel E. Michaud
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan48109-1055, United States
- Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan48109-1055, United States
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Yan D, Mebrahtu C, Wang S, Palkovits R. Innovative Electrochemical Strategies for Hydrogen Production: From Electricity Input to Electricity Output. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 62:e202214333. [PMID: 36437229 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Renewable H2 production by water electrolysis has attracted much attention due to its numerous advantages. However, the energy consumption of conventional water electrolysis is high and mainly driven by the kinetically inert anodic oxygen evolution reaction. An alternative approach is the coupling of different half-cell reactions and the use of redox mediators. In this review, we, therefore, summarize the latest findings on innovative electrochemical strategies for H2 production. First, we address redox mediators utilized in water splitting, including soluble and insoluble species, and the corresponding cell concepts. Second, we discuss alternative anodic reactions involving organic and inorganic chemical transformations. Then, electrochemical H2 production at both the cathode and anode, or even H2 production together with electricity generation, is presented. Finally, the remaining challenges and prospects for the future development of this research field are highlighted.
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- Dafeng Yan
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, 430062, Wuhan, China.,Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, Provincial Hunan Key Laboratory for Graphene Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Lushan Nan Road, 410082, Changsha, China
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- Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Energy Research, Stiftstr. 34, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Khamesan A, Esfahani MM, Ghasemi JB, Farzin F, Parsaei-Khomami A, Mousavi M. Graphitic-C3N4/ZnCr-layered double hydroxide 2D/2D nanosheet heterojunction: Mesoporous photocatalyst for advanced oxidation of azo dyes with in situ produced H2O2. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2022.103777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Catalytic influence of mesoporous SBA-16 supported manganese molybdate on liquid phase selective oxidation of salicyl alcohol. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-022-04787-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Wang E, Mahmood A, Chen SG, Sun W, Muhmood T, Yang X, Chen Z. Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Reforming of Lignocellulose into H 2 and Value-Added Biochemicals. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02624] [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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- Eryu Wang
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Longpan Road 159, Nanjing 210037, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, People’s Republic of China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metallic and Featured Materials, Research Center for Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Guangxi Key Laboratory for Relativistic Astrophysics, School of Physical Science & Technology, Guangxi University, 530004 Nanning, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Longpan Road 159, Nanjing 210037, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Longpan Road 159, Nanjing 210037, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Longpan Road 159, Nanjing 210037, People’s Republic of China
- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V., Albert-Einstein-Street 29a, Rostock 18059, Germany
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Anuratha KS, Rinawati M, Wu TH, Yeh MH, Lin JY. Recent Development of Nickel-Based Electrocatalysts for Urea Electrolysis in Alkaline Solution. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:nano12172970. [PMID: 36080007 PMCID: PMC9457967 DOI: 10.3390/nano12172970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Recently, urea electrolysis has been regarded as an up-and-coming pathway for the sustainability of hydrogen fuel production according to its far lower theoretical and thermodynamic electrolytic cell potential (0.37 V) compared to water electrolysis (1.23 V) and rectification of urea-rich wastewater pollution. The new era of the "hydrogen energy economy" involving urea electrolysis can efficiently promote the development of a low-carbon future. In recent decades, numerous inexpensive and fruitful nickel-based materials (metallic Ni, Ni-alloys, oxides/hydroxides, chalcogenides, nitrides and phosphides) have been explored as potential energy saving monofunctional and bifunctional electrocatalysts for urea electrolysis in alkaline solution. In this review, we start with a discussion about the basics and fundamentals of urea electrolysis, including the urea oxidation reaction (UOR) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and then discuss the strategies for designing electrocatalysts for the UOR, HER and both reactions (bifunctional). Next, the catalytic performance, mechanisms and factors including morphology, composition and electrode/electrolyte kinetics for the ameliorated and diminished activity of the various aforementioned nickel-based electrocatalysts for urea electrolysis, including monofunctional (UOR or HER) and bifunctional (UOR and HER) types, are summarized. Lastly, the features of persisting challenges, future prospects and expectations of unravelling the bifunctional electrocatalysts for urea-based energy conversion technologies, including urea electrolysis, urea fuel cells and photoelectrochemical urea splitting, are illuminated.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 64002, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung City 40704, Taiwan
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Haase FT, Rabe A, Schmidt FP, Herzog A, Jeon HS, Frandsen W, Narangoda PV, Spanos I, Friedel Ortega K, Timoshenko J, Lunkenbein T, Behrens M, Bergmann A, Schlögl R, Roldan Cuenya B. Role of Nanoscale Inhomogeneities in Co 2FeO 4 Catalysts during the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:12007-12019. [PMID: 35767719 PMCID: PMC9284556 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Spinel-type catalysts are promising anode materials for the alkaline oxygen evolution reaction (OER), exhibiting low overpotentials and providing long-term stability. In this study, we compared two structurally equal Co2FeO4 spinels with nominally identical stoichiometry and substantially different OER activities. In particular, one of the samples, characterized by a metastable precatalyst state, was found to quickly achieve its steady-state optimum operation, while the other, which was initially closer to the ideal crystallographic spinel structure, never reached such a state and required 168 mV higher potential to achieve 1 mA/cm2. In addition, the enhanced OER activity was accompanied by a larger resistance to corrosion. More specifically, using various ex situ, quasi in situ, and operando methods, we could identify a correlation between the catalytic activity and compositional inhomogeneities resulting in an X-ray amorphous Co2+-rich minority phase linking the crystalline spinel domains in the as-prepared state. Operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy revealed that these Co2+-rich domains transform during OER to structurally different Co3+-rich domains. These domains appear to be crucial for enhancing OER kinetics while exhibiting distinctly different redox properties. Our work emphasizes the necessity of the operando methodology to gain fundamental insight into the activity-determining properties of OER catalysts and presents a promising catalyst concept in which a stable, crystalline structure hosts the disordered and active catalyst phase.
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- Felix Thomas Haase
- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 4-6 Faradayweg, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 7 Universitätsstr., Essen 45141, Germany.,Inorganic Chemistry, Christian Albrechts University, 2 Max-Eyth-Straße, Kiel 24118, Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 4-6 Faradayweg, Berlin 14195, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, 34-36 Stiftstrasse, Mülheim an der Ruhr 45470, 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 Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 4-6 Faradayweg, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, 34-36 Stiftstrasse, Mülheim an der Ruhr 45470, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, 34-36 Stiftstrasse, Mülheim an der Ruhr 45470, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 7 Universitätsstr., Essen 45141, 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 Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 4-6 Faradayweg, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 7 Universitätsstr., Essen 45141, Germany.,Inorganic Chemistry, Christian Albrechts University, 2 Max-Eyth-Straße, Kiel 24118, 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 Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 4-6 Faradayweg, Berlin 14195, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, 34-36 Stiftstrasse, Mülheim an der Ruhr 45470, 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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Li X, Lu S, Yi J, Shen L, Chen Z, Xue H, Qian Q, Yang MQ. Ultrathin Two-Dimensional ZnIn 2S 4/Ni x-B Heterostructure for High-Performance Photocatalytic Fine Chemical Synthesis and H 2 Generation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:25297-25307. [PMID: 35605284 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c02367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Photocatalytic H2 evolution coupled with organic transformation provides a new avenue to cooperatively produce clean fuels and fine chemicals, enabling a more efficient conversion of solar energy. Here, a novel two-dimensional (2D) heterostructure of ultrathin ZnIn2S4 nanosheets decorated with amorphous nickel boride (Nix-B) is prepared for simultaneous photocatalytic anaerobic H2 generation and aromatic aldehydes production. This ZnIn2S4/Nix-B catalyst elaborately combines the ultrathin structure advantage of the ZnIn2S4 semiconductor and the cocatalytic function of Nix-B. A high H2 production rate of 8.9 mmol h-1 g-1 is delivered over the optimal ZnIn2S4/Nix-B with a stoichiometric production of benzaldehyde, which is about 22 times higher than ZnIn2S4. Especially, the H2 evolution rate is much higher than the value (2.8 mmol h-1 g-1) of the traditional photocatalytic half reaction of H2 production with triethanolamine as a sacrificial agent. The apparent quantum yield reaches 24% at 420 nm, representing an advanced photocatalyst system. Moreover, compared with traditional sulfide, hydroxide, and even noble metal modified ZnIn2S4/M counterparts (M = NiS, Ni(OH)2, Pt), the ZnIn2S4/Nix-B also maintains markedly higher photocatalytic activity, showing a highly efficient and economical advantage of the Nix-B cocatalyst. This work sheds light on the exploration of 2D ultrathin semiconductors decorated with novel transition metal boride cocatalyst for efficient photocatalytic organic transformation integrated with solar fuel production.
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- Xinwei Li
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophononics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
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Natali M, Sartorel A, Ruggi A. Beyond Water Oxidation: Hybrid, Molecular-Based Photoanodes for the Production of Value-Added Organics. Front Chem 2022; 10:907510. [PMID: 35692692 PMCID: PMC9175021 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.907510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The political and environmental problems related to the massive use of fossil fuels prompted researchers to develop alternative strategies to obtain green and renewable fuels such as hydrogen. The light-driven water splitting process (i.e., the photochemical decomposition of water into hydrogen and oxygen) is one of the most investigated strategies to achieve this goal. However, the water oxidation reaction still constitutes a formidable challenge because of its kinetic and thermodynamic requirements. Recent research efforts have been focused on the exploration of alternative and more favorable oxidation processes, such as the oxidation of organic substrates, to obtain value-added products in addition to solar fuels. In this mini-review, some of the most intriguing and recent results are presented. In particular, attention is directed on hybrid photoanodes comprising molecular light-absorbing moieties (sensitizers) and catalysts grafted onto either mesoporous semiconductors or conductors. Such systems have been exploited so far for the photoelectrochemical oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes in the presence of suitable co-catalysts. Challenges and future perspectives are also briefly discussed, with special focus on the application of such hybrid molecular-based systems to more challenging reactions, such as the activation of C–H bonds.
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- Mirco Natali
- Department of Chemical Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences (DOCPAS), University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
- *Correspondence: Mirco Natali, ; Andrea Sartorel, ; Albert Ruggi,
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy
- *Correspondence: Mirco Natali, ; Andrea Sartorel, ; Albert Ruggi,
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- Département de Chimie, Université de Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
- *Correspondence: Mirco Natali, ; Andrea Sartorel, ; Albert Ruggi,
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Bruggeman DF, Laporte AAH, Detz RJ, Mathew S, Reek JNH. Aqueous Biphasic Dye‐Sensitized Photosynthesis Cells for TEMPO‐Based Oxidation of Glycerol. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202200175. [PMID: 35266261 PMCID: PMC9401026 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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This work reports an aqueous dye‐sensitized photoelectrochemical cell (DSPEC) capable of oxidizing glycerol (an archetypical biobased compound) coupled with H2 production. We employed a mesoporous TiO2 photoanode sensitized with the high potential thienopyrroledione‐based dye AP11, encased in an acetonitrile‐based redox‐gel that protects the photoanode from degradation by aqueous electrolytes. The use of the gel creates a biphasic system with an interface at the organic (gel) electrode and aqueous anolyte. Embedded in the acetonitrile gel is 2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine‐1‐oxyl (TEMPO), acting as both a redox‐mediator and a catalyst for oxidative transformations. Upon oxidation of TEMPO by the photoexcited dye, the in situ generated TEMPO+ shuttles through the gel to the acetonitrile–aqueous interface, where it acts as an oxidant for the selective conversion of glycerol to glyceraldehyde. The introduction of the redox‐gel layer affords a 10‐fold increase in the conversion of glycerol compared to the purely aqueous system. Our redox‐gel protected photoanode yielded a stable photocurrent over 48 hours of continuous operation, demonstrating that this DSPEC is compatible with alkaline aqueous reactions.
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- Didjay F. Bruggeman
- Homogeneous Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098 XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Homogeneous Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098 XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) Energy Transition Studies Radarweg 60 Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Homogeneous Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098 XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Homogeneous Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098 XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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He Y, Zhang H, Wang Z, Zheng Z, Wang P, Liu Y, Cheng H, Zhang X, Da Y, Huang B. Photoelectrochemical Oxidation of Amines to Imines and Production of Hydrogen through Mo-Doped BiVO 4 Photoanode. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:12816-12824. [PMID: 35474823 PMCID: PMC9026016 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c00048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Imines are important multifunctional intermediates for the synthesis of pesticides, pharmaceuticals, biologics, and fine chemicals. The direct photoelectrochemical (PEC) oxidation of amines to imines is a highly selective, efficient, green, and gentle method. Interestingly, the constructive merging of the PEC oxidation of amines with the production of hydrogen can accelerate hydrogen evolution due to the less challenging oxidation of amines such as benzylamine (BN) in comparison to sluggish water oxidation. Herein, Mo-doped BiVO4 photoanodes were prepared and first applied to simultaneously oxide benzylamine (BN) to N-benzylidenebenzylamine (BI) and produce hydrogen in a closed two-chamber, three-electrode PEC cell After illumination at a bias of 1.3 V vs SCE for 3 h, the 3% Mo-doped BiVO4 photoanode achieved a maximum yield of ∼94 μmol h-1 at a 1 × 1 cm2 area with a BN to BI selectivity of almost 100% and a Faradaic efficiency of 98.4%. Our electrode presented enhanced photocorrosion resistance in acetonitrile solvent. Additionally, the PEC oxidations of benzylamine derivatives with different substituents (-F, -Cl, -Br, -CH3, -OCH3) to the corresponding imines were also investigated. The results indicated that the Mo-doped BiVO4 photoanode exhibited an excellent performance in the oxidation of these benzylamine derivatives with corresponding amine to imine selectivities of almost 100% and Faradaic efficiencies of >95%.
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- Yujie He
- State
Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong
University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic
of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong
University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic
of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong
University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic
of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong
University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic
of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong
University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic
of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong
University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic
of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong
University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic
of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong
University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic
of China
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- School
of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong
University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic
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Bruggeman DF, Laporte AAH, Detz RJ, Mathew S, Reek J. Aqueous Biphasic Dye‐sensitized Photosynthesis Cells for TEMPO‐based Oxidation of Glycerol. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202200175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Didjay F Bruggeman
- University of Amsterdam Faculty of Science: Universiteit van Amsterdam Faculteit der Natuurwetenschappen Wiskunde en Informatica HIMS NETHERLANDS
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- University of Amsterdam Faculty of Science: Universiteit van Amsterdam Faculteit der Natuurwetenschappen Wiskunde en Informatica HIMS NETHERLANDS
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- University of Amsterdam Faculty of Science: Universiteit van Amsterdam Faculteit der Natuurwetenschappen Wiskunde en Informatica HIMS NETHERLANDS
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- van 't Hoff Institute for moleculer science supramolecular catalysis Postbus 94720 1090 GS Amsterdam NETHERLANDS
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Photoelectrocatalysis for high-value-added chemicals production. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(21)63923-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Bender MT, Warburton RE, Hammes-Schiffer S, Choi KS. Understanding Hydrogen Atom and Hydride Transfer Processes during Electrochemical Alcohol and Aldehyde Oxidation. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Michael T. Bender
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Xia C, Kirlikovali KO, Nguyen THC, Nguyen XC, Tran QB, Duong MK, Nguyen Dinh MT, Nguyen DLT, Singh P, Raizada P, Nguyen VH, Kim SY, Singh L, Nguyen CC, Shokouhimehr M, Le QV. The emerging covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for solar-driven fuels production. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Yang ZZ, Zhang C, Zeng GM, Tan XF, Huang DL, Zhou JW, Fang QZ, Yang KH, Wang H, Wei J, Nie K. State-of-the-art progress in the rational design of layered double hydroxide based photocatalysts for photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical H2/O2 production. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Ni 2P nanocrystals embedded Ni-MOF nanosheets supported on nickel foam as bifunctional electrocatalyst for urea electrolysis. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21414. [PMID: 34725381 PMCID: PMC8560839 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00776-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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It’s highly desired but challenging to synthesize self-supporting nanohybrid made of conductive nanoparticles with metal organic framework (MOF) materials for the application in the electrochemical field. In this work, we report the preparation of Ni2P embedded Ni-MOF nanosheets supported on nickel foam through partial phosphidation (Ni2P@Ni-MOF/NF). The self-supporting Ni2P@Ni-MOF/NF was directly tested as electrode for urea electrolysis. When served as anode for urea oxidation reaction (UOR), it only demands 1.41 V (vs RHE) to deliver a current of 100 mA cm−2. And the overpotential of Ni2P@Ni-MOF/NF to reach 10 mA cm−2 for hydrogen evolution reaction HER was only 66 mV, remarkably lower than Ni2P/NF (133 mV). The exceptional electrochemical performance was attributed to the unique structure of Ni2P@Ni-MOF and the well exposed surface of Ni2P. Furthermore, the Ni2P@Ni-MOF/NF demonstrated outstanding longevity for both HER and UOR. The electrolyzer constructed with Ni2P@Ni-MOF/NF as bifunctional electrode can attain a current density of 100 mA cm−2 at a cell voltage as low as 1.65 V. Our work provides new insights for prepare MOF based nanohydrid for electrochemical application.
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Savino U, Sacco A. Tandem devices for simultaneous CO2 reduction at the cathode and added-value products formation at the anode. J CO2 UTIL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nikoloudakis E, Pati PB, Charalambidis G, Budkina DS, Diring S, Planchat A, Jacquemin D, Vauthey E, Coutsolelos AG, Odobel F. Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrosynthesis Cells for Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation Using a Zinc Porphyrin Sensitizer and TEMPO Catalyst. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c02609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Emmanouil Nikoloudakis
- Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes Campus, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation (CEISAM), 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes Campus, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation (CEISAM), 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation (CEISAM), 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation (CEISAM), 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes Campus, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, UMR 6230, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité: Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation (CEISAM), 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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Photoelectrochemical Oxidation in Ambient Conditions Using Earth-Abundant Hematite Anode: A Green Route for the Synthesis of Biobased Polymer Building Blocks. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11080969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This study demonstrates the use of a photoelectrochemical device comprising earth-abundant hematite photoanode for the oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), a versatile bio-based platform chemical, under ambient conditions in the presence of an electron mediator. The results obtained in this study showed that the hematite photoanode, upon doping with fluorine, can oxidize water even at lower pH (4.5 and 9.0). For 5-HMF oxidation, three different pH conditions were investigated, and complete oxidation to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) via 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxylic acid (HMFCA) was achieved at pH above 12. At lower pH, the oxidation followed another route via 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF), yielding 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid (FFCA) as the main product. Using the oxidized intermediates as substrates showed DFF to be most efficiently oxidized to FDCA. We also show that, at pH 4.5, the addition of the laccase enzyme promoted the oxidation of 5-HMF to FFCA.
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Zhao Y, Deng C, Tang D, Ding L, Zhang Y, Sheng H, Ji H, Song W, Ma W, Chen C, Zhao J. α-Fe2O3 as a versatile and efficient oxygen atom transfer catalyst in combination with H2O as the oxygen source. Nat Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-021-00659-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Pati PB, Abdellah M, Diring S, Hammarström L, Odobel F. Molecular Triad Containing a TEMPO Catalyst Grafted on Mesoporous Indium Tin Oxide as a Photoelectrocatalytic Anode for Visible Light-Driven Alcohol Oxidation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:2902-2913. [PMID: 33973386 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Photoelectrochemical cells based on semiconductors are among the most studied methods of artificial photosynthesis. This study concerns the immobilization, on a mesoporous conducting indium tin oxide electrode (nano-ITO), of a molecular triad (NDADI-P-Ru-TEMPO) composed of a ruthenium tris-bipyridine complex (Ru) as photosensitizer, connected at one end to 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidine N-oxyl (TEMPO) as alcohol oxidation catalyst and at the other end to the electron acceptor naphthalenedicarboxyanhydride dicarboximide (NDADI). Light irradiation of NDADI-P-Ru-TEMPO grafted to nano-ITO in a pH 10 carbonate buffer effects selective oxidation of para-methoxybenzyl alcohol (MeO-BA) to para-methoxybenzaldehyde with a TON of approximately 150 after 1 h of photolysis at a bias of 0.4 V vs. SCE. The faradaic efficiency is found to be of 80±5 %. The photophysical study indicates that photoinduced electron transfer from the Ru complex to NDADI is a slow process and must compete with direct electron injection into ITO to have a better performing system. This work sheds light on some of the important ways to design more efficient molecular systems for the preparation of photoelectrocatalytic cells based on catalyst-dye-acceptor arrays immobilized on conducting electrodes.
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- Palas Baran Pati
- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, 44000, Nantes, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratories, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE75120, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Chemistry, Qena Faculty of Science, South Valley University, 83523, Qena, Egypt
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, 44000, Nantes, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratories, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE75120, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Université de Nantes, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, 44000, Nantes, France
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Shen MH, Chao TH, Tang YT, Cheng MJ. First-Principles Evaluation of One-Dimensional Metal-Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic C-H Activation of Natural Gas. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:292-295. [PMID: 33458962 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202001170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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To replace the oxygen evolution reaction with thermodynamically more favorable and economically more profitable methane and ethane (the major components of natural gas) electrochemical partial oxidation, we employed constant electrode potential density functional theory calculations to screen 20 one-dimensional metal-organic frameworks containing heteroatom-substituted benzene as electrocatalysts. By computing the Pourbaix diagrams, O-H binding energies, and C-H activation barriers, we determined that although none of these catalysts were able to activate methane, one was able to hydroxylate ethane to ethanol with facile kinetics, making it a promising electrocatalyst for natural gas oxidation.
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- Min-Hsiu Shen
- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, 701, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, 701, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, 701, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, 701, Tainan, Taiwan
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Xu C, Paone E, Rodríguez-Padrón D, Luque R, Mauriello F. Recent catalytic routes for the preparation and the upgrading of biomass derived furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 49:4273-4306. [PMID: 32453311 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00041h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 256] [Impact Index Per Article: 85.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Furans represent one of the most important classes of intermediates in the conversion of non-edible lignocellulosic biomass into bio-based chemicals and fuels. At present, bio-furan derivatives are generally obtained from cellulose and hemicellulose fractions of biomass via the acid-catalyzed dehydration of their relative C6-C5 sugars and then converted into a wide range of products. Furfural (FUR) and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) are surely the most used furan-based feedstocks since their chemical structure allows the preparation of various high-value-added chemicals. Among several well-established catalytic approaches, hydrogenation and oxygenation processes have been efficiently adopted for upgrading furans; however, harsh reaction conditions are generally required. In this review, we aim to discuss the conversion of biomass derived FUR and HMF through unconventional (transfer hydrogenation, photocatalytic and electrocatalytic) catalytic processes promoted by heterogeneous catalytic systems. The reaction conditions adopted, the chemical nature and the physico-chemical properties of the most employed heterogeneous systems in enhancing the catalytic activity and in driving the selectivity to desired products are presented and compared. At the same time, the latest results in the production of FUR and HMF through novel environmental friendly processes starting from lignocellulose as well as from wastes and by-products obtained in the processing of biomass are also overviewed.
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- C Xu
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Dongfeng Road 5, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- Dipartimento DICEAM, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Loc. Feo di Vito, I-89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy. and Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Córdoba, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Córdoba, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain. and Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya str., Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
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- Dipartimento DICEAM, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Loc. Feo di Vito, I-89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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Bhamu KC, Haque E, Praveen CS, Kumar N, Yumnam G, Hossain MA, Sharma G. Improving the optical and thermoelectric properties of Cs 2InAgCl 6 with heavy substitutional doping: a DFT insight. RSC Adv 2021; 11:5521-5528. [PMID: 35423116 PMCID: PMC8694724 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01840f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The next-generation indium-based lead-free halide material Cs2InAgCl6 is promising for photovoltaic applications due to its good air stability and non-toxic behavior. However, its wide bandgap (>3 eV) is not suitable for the solar spectrum and hence reduces its photoelectronic efficiency for device applications. Here we report a significant bandgap reduction from 2.85 eV to 0.65 eV via substitutional doping and its effects on the optoelectronic and opto-thermoelectric properties from a first-principles study. The results predict that Sn/Pb and Ga and Cu co-doping will enhance the density of states significantly near the valence band maximum (VBM) and thus reduce the bandgap via shifting the VBM upward, while alkali metals (K/Rb) slightly increase the bandgap. A strong absorption peak near the Shockley–Queisser limit is observed in the co-doped case, while in the Sn/Pb-doped case, we notice a peak in the middle of the visible region of the solar spectrum. The nature of the bandgap is indirect with Cu–Ga/Pb/Sn doping, and a significant reduction in the bandgap, from 2.85 eV to 0.65 eV, is observed in the case of Ga–Cu co-doping. We observe a significant increase in the power factor (PF) (2.03 mW m−1 K−2) for the n-type carrier after Pb-doping, which is ∼3.5 times higher than in the pristine case (0.6 mW m −1 K−2) at 500 K. The next-generation indium-based lead-free halide material Cs2InAgCl6 is promising for photovoltaic applications due to its good air stability and non-toxic behavior while it shows good thermoelectric properties when doped with Pb.![]()
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- K C Bhamu
- PMC Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory Pune 411008 Maharashtra India .,Department of Physics, Gramin Mahila P. G. College Sikar 332024 Rajasthan India
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- Department of Physics, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University Santosh Tangail-1902 Bangladesh
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- International School of Photonics, Cochin University of Science and Technology University Road, South Kalamassery, Kalamassery Ernakulam Kerala 682022 India.,Inter University Centre for Nano Materials and Devices, Cochin University of Science and Technology University Road, South Kalamassery, Kalamassery Ernakulam Kerala 682022 India
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- The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics Strada Costiera 11 34151 Trieste Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri Columbia 65211 USA
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- Department of Physics, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University Santosh Tangail-1902 Bangladesh
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune 411008 India
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Song W, Xu M, Teng X, Niu Y, Gong S, Liu X, He X, Chen Z. Construction of self-supporting, hierarchically structured caterpillar-like NiCo 2S 4 arrays as an efficient trifunctional electrocatalyst for water and urea electrolysis. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:1680-1688. [PMID: 33448268 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr08395j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this study, we have developed intriguing self-supporting caterpillar-like spinel NiCo2S4 arrays with a hierarchical structure of nanowires on a nanosheet skeleton, which can be used as a self-supporting trifunctional electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and urea oxidation reaction (UOR). The caterpillar-like NiCo precursor arrays are first in situ grown on carbon cloth (NiCo2O4/CC) by a facile hydrothermal reaction, which is followed by an anion exchange process (or sulfuration treatment) with Na2S to form self-supporting spinel NiCo2S4 arrays (NiCo2S4/CC) with a roughened nanostructure. Taking advantage of the bimetallic synergistic effect, the unique hierarchical nanostructure, and the self-supporting nature, the resultant NiCo2S4/CC electrode exhibits high activities toward the OER, HER and UOR, which are highly superior to the monometallic counterparts of NiS nanosheets and Co9S8 nanowires on a carbon cloth substrate. The comparison of the three electrodes also indicates that the hierarchically structured bimetallic electrode combines the morphological and structural characteristics of monometallic Ni-based nanosheets and Co-based nanowires. When assembling a two-electrode electrolytic cell with NiCo2S4/CC as both the anode and cathode, an applied cell voltage of only 1.66 V is required to deliver a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in water electrolysis. By using the same two-electrode setup, the applied voltage for urea electrolysis is further reduced to 1.45 V that produces hydrogen at the cathode with the same current density. This study paves the way for exploring the feasibility of future less energy-intensive and large-scale hydrogen production.
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- Wenjiao Song
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Chatterjee S, Bhanja P, Ghosh D, Kumar P, Kanti Das S, Dalapati S, Bhaumik A. Metformin-Templated Nanoporous ZnO and Covalent Organic Framework Heterojunction Photoanode for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:408-416. [PMID: 33052003 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202002136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Photoelectrochemical water-splitting offers unique opportunity in the utilization of abundant solar light energy and water resources to produce hydrogen (renewable energy) and oxygen (clean environment) in the presence of a semiconductor photoanode. Zinc oxide (ZnO), a wide bandgap semiconductor is found to crystallize predominantly in the hexagonal wurtzite phase. Herein, we first report a new crystalline triclinic phase of ZnO by using N-rich antidiabetic drug metformin as a template via hydrothermal synthesis with self-assembled nanorod-like particle morphology. We have fabricated a heterojunction nanocomposite charge carrier photoanode by coupling this porous ZnO with a covalent organic framework, which displayed highly enhanced photocurrent density of 0.62 mA/cm2 at 0.2 V vs. RHE in photoelectrochemical water oxidation and excellent photon-to-current conversion efficiency at near-neutral pH vis-à-vis bulk ZnO. This enhancement of the photocurrent for the porous ZnO/COF nanocomposite material over the corresponding bulk ZnO could be attributed to the visible light energy absorption by COF and subsequent efficient charge-carrier mobility via porous ZnO surface.
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- Sauvik Chatterjee
- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Technology, Department of Materials Science, Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN), Neelakudi, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, 610005, India
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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Lhermitte CR, Plainpan N, Canjura P, Boudoire F, Sivula K. Direct photoelectrochemical oxidation of hydroxymethylfurfural on tungsten trioxide photoanodes. RSC Adv 2020; 11:198-202. [PMID: 35423063 PMCID: PMC8690328 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra09989a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An important target reaction for solar-powered biomass valorization is the conversion of 2,5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) into key monomers for polyester production. Herein, photoanodes of WO3 are demonstrated to directly photo-oxidize HMF in aqueous electrolyte (pH 4) under simulated solar illumination. The addition of 5 mM HMF increases the saturation photocurrent by 26% and suppresses the water oxidation reaction, as determined by rotating ring-disk electrode experiments. Prolonged photoelectrochemical oxidation (64 h) illustrates system robustness and confirms the production of furandicarboxaldehyde (DFF), furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), and related intermediates. Quantification of the reaction rate constants via a kinetic model gives insight into the modest DFF and FDCA yields (up to 4% and 1%, respectively)-which is due to the formation of by-products-and suggests routes for improvement.
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- Charles R Lhermitte
- Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Optoelectronic Nanomaterials (LIMNO), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lauanne (EPFL) Station 6 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Optoelectronic Nanomaterials (LIMNO), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lauanne (EPFL) Station 6 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Optoelectronic Nanomaterials (LIMNO), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lauanne (EPFL) Station 6 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Optoelectronic Nanomaterials (LIMNO), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lauanne (EPFL) Station 6 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Optoelectronic Nanomaterials (LIMNO), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lauanne (EPFL) Station 6 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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Batrice RJ, Gordon JC. Powering the next industrial revolution: transitioning from nonrenewable energy to solar fuels via CO 2 reduction. RSC Adv 2020; 11:87-113. [PMID: 35423038 PMCID: PMC8691073 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07790a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Solar energy has been used for decades for the direct production of electricity in various industries and devices; however, harnessing and storing this energy in the form of chemical bonds has emerged as a promising alternative to fossil fuel combustion. The common feedstocks for producing such solar fuels are carbon dioxide and water, yet only the photoconversion of carbon dioxide presents the opportunity to generate liquid fuels capable of integrating into our existing infrastructure, while simultaneously removing atmospheric greenhouse gas pollution. This review presents recent advances in photochemical solar fuel production technology. Although efforts in this field have created an incredible number of methods to convert carbon dioxide into gaseous and liquid fuels, these can generally be classified under one of four categories based on how incident sunlight is utilised: solar concentration for thermoconversion (Category 1), transformation toward electroconversion (Category 2), natural photosynthesis for bioconversion (Category 3), and artificial photosynthesis for direct photoconversion (Category 4). Select examples of developments within each of these categories is presented, showing the state-of-the-art in the use of carbon dioxide as a suitable feedstock for solar fuel production. Solar energy has been used for decades for the direct production of electricity in various industries and devices. However, harnessing and storing this energy in the form of chemical bonds has emerged as a promising alternative to fossil fuels.![]()
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- Rami J Batrice
- Chemistry Division, Inorganic, Isotope, and Actinide Chemistry, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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- Chemistry Division, Inorganic, Isotope, and Actinide Chemistry, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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Bender MT, Lam YC, Hammes-Schiffer S, Choi KS. Unraveling Two Pathways for Electrochemical Alcohol and Aldehyde Oxidation on NiOOH. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:21538-21547. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c10924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Michael T. Bender
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin−Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin−Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Ghamari Kargar P, Aryanejad S, Bagherzade G. Simple synthesis of the novel Cu‐MOF catalysts for the selective alcohol oxidation and the oxidative cross‐coupling of amines and alcohols. Appl Organomet Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.5965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Pouya Ghamari Kargar
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Birjand Birjand 97175‐615 Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Birjand Birjand 97175‐615 Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences University of Birjand Birjand 97175‐615 Iran
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Pala RGS. Should All Electrochemical Energy Materials Be Isomaterially Heterostructured to Optimize Contra and Co-varying Physicochemical Properties? Front Chem 2020; 8:515. [PMID: 32637396 PMCID: PMC7318990 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sustainable energy and chemical/material transformation constrained by limited greenhouse gas generation impose a grand challenge and posit outstanding opportunities to electrochemical material devices. Dramatic advancements in experimental and computational methodologies have captured detailed insights into the working of these material devices at a molecular scale and have brought to light some fundamental constraints that impose bounds on efficiency. We propose that the coupling of molecular events in the material device gives rise to contra-varying or co-varying properties and efficiency improving partial decoupling of such properties can be achieved via introducing engineered heterogeneities. A specific class of engineered heterogeneity is in the form of isomaterial heterostructures comprised of non-native and native polymorphs. The non-native polymorph differs from their native/ground state bulk polymorph in terms of its discrete translational symmetry and we anticipate specific symmetry relationships exist between non-native and native structures that enable the formation of interfaces that enhance efficiency. We present circumstantial evidence and provide speculative mechanisms for such an approach with the hope that a more comprehensive delineation of proposed material design will be undertaken.
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- Raj Ganesh S Pala
- Department of Chemical Engineering and the Materials Science Programme, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
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Increasing risks from global warming impose an urgent need to develop technologically and economically feasible means to reduce CO2 content in the atmosphere. Carbon capture and utilization technologies and carbon markets have been established for this purpose. Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) presents a promising solution, fulfilling carbon-neutral goals and sustainable materials production. This review aims to elaborate on various components in CO2RR reactors and relevant industrial processing. First, major performance metrics are discussed, with requirements obtained from a techno-economic analysis. Detailed discussions then emphasize on (i) technical benefits and challenges regarding different reactor types, (ii) critical features in flow cell systems that enhance CO2 diffusion compared to conventional H-cells, (iii) electrolyte and its effect on liquid phase electrolyzers, (iv) catalysts for feasible products (carbon monoxide, formic acid and multi-carbons) and (v) strategies on flow channel and anode design as next steps. Finally, specific perspectives on CO2 feeds for the reactor and downstream purification techniques are annotated as part of the CO2RR industrial processing. Overall, we focus on the component and system aspects for the design of a CO2RR reactor, while pointing out challenges and opportunities to realize the ultimate goal of viable carbon capture and utilization technology.
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Hydrogenation of ZnFe2O4 Flat Films: Effects of the Pre-Annealing Temperature on the Photoanodes Efficiency for Water Oxidation. SURFACES 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/surfaces3010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The effects induced by post-synthesis hydrogenation on ZnFe2O4 flat films in terms of photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance of photoanodes for water oxidation have been deeply investigated as a function of the pre-annealing temperature of the materials. The structure and morphology of the films greatly affect the efficacy of the post synthesis treatment. In fact, highly compact films are obtained upon pre-annealing at high temperatures, and this limits the exposure of the material bulk to the reductive H2 atmosphere, making the treatment largely ineffective. On the other hand, a mild hydrogen treatment greatly enhances the separation of photoproduced charges in films pre-annealed at lower temperatures, as a result of the introduction of oxygen vacancies with n-type character. A comparison between present results and those obtained with ZnFe2O4 nanorods clearly demonstrates that specific structural and/or surface properties, together with the initial film morphology, differently affect the overall contribution of post-synthesis hydrogenation on the efficiency of zinc ferrite-based photoanodes.
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Baumann A, Watson J, Delcamp JH. Robust, Scalable Synthesis of the Bulky Hagfeldt Donor for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:283-286. [PMID: 31535474 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201902349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The bulky triarylamine group commonly referred to as the "Hagfeldt donor" is a key building block found in many of the organic dyes used in dye-sensitized applications such as dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). This building block has gained popularity owing to its presence in many of the best-performing DSC devices reported to date, which use dyes containing this donor group. The Hagfeldt donor provides a desirable 3-dimensional structure that aids in surface protection of electrons injected into the semiconductor from oxidants in the electrolyte, allowing for record-setting cobalt- and copper-based redox shuttles to be utilized more frequently. However, the synthesis of this molecule has proven unreliable for many routes. This study concerns a novel, reliable and scalable five-step synthesis of the Hagfeldt donor.
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- Alexandra Baumann
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Coulter Hall, University of Mississippi, University, MS, 38677, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Coulter Hall, University of Mississippi, University, MS, 38677, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Coulter Hall, University of Mississippi, University, MS, 38677, USA
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