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Li Y, Li Y, Huang L, Liu S, Zhu M, Qiu L, Huang J, Fu Y, Huang L. Synergistic photocatalysis for bacteria inactivation and organic pollutant removal by S-scheme heterojunction InVO 4/Bi 5O 7I: Performance evaluation and mechanism investigation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2025; 677:234-249. [PMID: 39146812 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.08.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 07/18/2024] [Accepted: 08/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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The low efficiency of charge carrier separation is a major limitation hindering the application of photocatalytic technology. Constructing S-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts not only effectively promotes the separation of charge carriers, but also maximizes the oxidative and reductive capabilities of the two monomers. In this study S-scheme heterogeneous InVO4/Bi5O7I photocatalyst was synthesized by hydrothermal method combined with calcination. The optimal sample 20 % InVO4/Bi5O7I can completely deactivate Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Escherichia coli (E. coli) in 30 min, remove 20 mg/L TC 76.0 % in 60 min and 20 mg/L BPA 93.0 % in 90 min. Intermediate products of TC and BPA degradation were detected using LC-MS, and possible degradation pathways were proposed. The photocurrent and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) tests confirm that InVO4/Bi5O7I exhibits excellent photocurrent intensity and photocarrier migration ability, which are crucial reasons for the enhancement of the photocatalytic performance of the InVO4/Bi5O7I composite. Capture experiments indicate that OH, O2-, h+ and e-are reactive species. EPR further confirms the generation of OH and O2-. Combined with Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) and band structure analysis, it is proposed that InVO4/Bi5O7I has an S-scheme charge transfer mechanism.
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- Yeping Li
- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Institute of Micro-Nano Optoelectronic and Terahertz Technology, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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He W, Liu Y, Liu L, Han H, Wang Z, Li Y, Ji D, Shen L, Feng Y, Zhao S, Yang J, Fang Z, Yang Z, Guo K. Photoirradiation-enhanced behavior via morphological manipulation of CoFe 2O 4/g-C 3N 4 heterojunction for supercapacitor and CO 2 reduction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 679:834-845. [PMID: 39395222 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.09.211] [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: 07/02/2024] [Revised: 09/11/2024] [Accepted: 09/26/2024] [Indexed: 10/14/2024]
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Regulating the morphology of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4, CN) and constructing CoFe2O4/g-C3N4 (CFO/CN) heterojunctions were adopted in the photocatalytic energy storage and photocatalytic CO2 reduction (PCR). CFO/CNS had outstanding light response ability, while CFO/CNT possessed excellent charge transfer ability. Consequently, CFO/CNT electrode exhibited the highest specific capacitance without light, CFO/CNS electrode showed the most obvious photo-enhanced capacitance behavior with an increase by 21.05 % under light. This was ascribed to the generation and separation of photo-generated carriers, promoting oxidation/reduction reactions. And in PCR, the electron consumption rates of four CFO/CN heterojunctions were CFO/CNT > CFO/BCN > CFO/MCN > CFO/CNS. CFO/CNT presented the highest photocatalytic activity, attributing to the strong redox ability and photo-enhanced electron transfer. This strategy of utilizing CFO/CN heterojunctions to construct photo-enhanced supercapacitor electrodes and photocatalytic CO2 reduction catalysts provided new ideas for energy conversion and storage.
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- Wei He
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, PR China.
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- College of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211198, PR China
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- College of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211198, PR China
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- College of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211198, PR China
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- College of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211198, PR China
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- Institute of Nanjing Advanced Biomaterials & Processing Equipment, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211299, PR China
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- Institute of Nanjing Advanced Biomaterials & Processing Equipment, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211299, PR China
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- Institute of Nanjing Advanced Biomaterials & Processing Equipment, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211299, PR China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, PR China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, PR China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, PR China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, PR China
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- College of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211198, PR China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, PR China.
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Huang R, Liang D, Zhang W, Gan T, Hu H, Huang Z, Zhang Y. Hydrogen bond-induced supramolecular self-assembly strategy to fabricate ultra-dispersed Cu-loaded porous tubular graphitic carbon nitride with rich nitrogen vacancies and CuN x sites for efficient photo-Fenton catalysis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 678:987-1000. [PMID: 39326170 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.09.173] [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: 07/10/2024] [Revised: 09/18/2024] [Accepted: 09/18/2024] [Indexed: 09/28/2024]
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The low utilization of visible light and easy recombination of charge carriers of graphitic carbon nitride (CN) restrain its application as photo-electron donor and metal site support in photo-Fenton system. Herein, a hydrogen bond-induced supramolecular self-assembly strategy was created to fabricate an ultra-dispersed Cu-loaded porous tubular CN composite (CA-Cu/TCN) by the hydrothermal-pyrolysis method with citric acid (CA) as initiator and chelating agent. CA-Cu/TCN with rich nitrogen vacancies (NVs) and abundant ultra-dispersed CuNx sites exhibited narrow bandgap, favorable visible light absorption capability, and high separation and transfer efficiency of charge carriers. CA-Cu/TCN effectively catalyzed the activation of H2O2 for generating abundant reactive oxygen species under visible light irradiation, contributing to efficient degradation of ciprofloxacin (CIP) with removal rate of 95.9 % and kinetic rate constant of 0.0948 min-1. The superior catalytic activity of CA-Cu/TCN can be ascribed to the effective transport of photogenerated electrons, high specific surface area, atomically dispersed Cu species, and enriched surface NVs. The mechanism of photo-Fenton catalytic degradation of CIP and possible degradation pathways were proposed as the dominant role of 1O2. Toxicity evaluation of CIP and intermediates indicated that the degradation of CIP was a gradual detoxification process. This work offers a novel self-assembly strategy to design and synthesize highly active and sustainable visible light-driven photo-Fenton catalysts for effectively degrading organic pollutants.
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- Renyu Huang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; Key Laboratory of New Low-carbon Green Chemical Technology, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; Key Laboratory of New Low-carbon Green Chemical Technology, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; Key Laboratory of New Low-carbon Green Chemical Technology, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; Key Laboratory of New Low-carbon Green Chemical Technology, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530004, China.
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Li S, Hu J, Chen F, Chu S, Tang R, Wang S, An Q, Huang H. Surface-Integrating Oxygen Vacancy and Cu xO Nanodots Enabling Synergistic Electric Field and Dual Catalytic Sites Boosting CO 2 Photoreduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2402882. [PMID: 38773890 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
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High carrier separation efficiency and rapid surface catalytic reaction are crucial for enhancing catalytic CO2 photoreduction reaction. Herein, integrated surface decoration strategy with oxygen vacancies (Ov) and anchoring CuxO (1 < x < 2) nanodots below 10 nm is realized on Bi2MoO6 for promoting CO2 photoreduction performance. The charge interaction between Ov and anchored CuxO enables the formation of enhanced internal electric field, which provides a strong driving force for accelerating the separation of photocharge carriers on the surface of Bi2MoO6 (ηsurf ≈71%). They can also cooperatively reduce the surface work function of Bi2MoO6, facilitating the migration of carrier to the surface. Meanwhile, surface-integrated Ov and CuxO nanodots allowing dual catalytic sites strengthens the adsorption and activation CO2 into *CO2 over Bi2MoO6, considerably boosting the progression of CO2 conversion process. In the absence of co-catalyst or sacrificial agent, Bi2MoO6 with Ov and CuxO nanodots achieves a photocatalytic CO generation rate of 12.75 µmol g-1 h-1, a remarkable increase of over ≈15 times that of the original counterpart. This work provides a new idea for governing charge movement behaviors and catalytic reaction thermodynamics on the basis of synergistic improvement of electric field and active sites by coupling of the internal defects and external species.
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- Shuguan Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Research Center for Environmental and Energy Catalysis, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
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- College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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Zhao J, Wang J, Xue L, Wang Y, Wen N, Huang H, Zhang Z, Ding Z, Yuan R, Roeffaers MBJ, Fu X, Lu X, Long J. Surface Oxygen Defect Engineering of A 2B 2O 7 Pyrochlore Semiconductors Boosts the Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO 2-to-HCOOH. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2402459. [PMID: 38751061 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024]
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The electrocatalytic conversion of inert CO2 to value-added chemical fuels powered by renewable energy is one of the benchmark approaches to address excessive carbon emissions and achieve carbon-neutral energy restructuring. However, the adsorption/activation of supersymmetric CO2 is facing insurmountable challenges that constrain its industrial-scale applications. Here, this theory-guided study confronts these challenges by leveraging the synergies of bimetallic sites and defect engineering, where pyrochlore-type semiconductor A2B2O7 is employed as research platform and the conversion of CO2-to-HCOOH as the model reaction. Specifically, defect engineering intensified greatly the chemisorption-induced CO2 polarization via the bimetallic coordination, thermodynamically beneficial to the HCOOH production via the *HCO2 intermediate. The optimal V-BSO-430 electrocatalyst with abundant surface oxygen vacancies achieved a superior HCOOH yield of 116.7 mmol h-1 cm-2 at -1.2 VRHE, rivalling the incumbent similar reaction systems. Furthermore, the unique catalytic unit featured with a Bi1-Sn-Bi2 triangular structure, which is reconstructed by defect engineering, and altered the pathway of CO2 adsorption and activation to allow the preferential affinity of the suspended O atom in *HCO2 to H. As a result, V-BSO-430 gave an impressive FEHCOOH of 93% at -1.0 VRHE. This study held promises for inspiring the exploration of bimetallic materials from the massive semiconductor database.
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- Jiwu Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
- CCRC, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- cMACS, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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- cMACS, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
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- CCRC, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- CCRC, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, China
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Wang P, Yang F, Qu J, Cai Y, Yang X, Li CM, Hu J. Recent Advances and Challenges in Efficient Selective Photocatalytic CO 2 Methanation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2400700. [PMID: 38488718 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 08/09/2024]
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Solar-driven carbon dioxide (CO2) methanation holds significant research value in the context of carbon emission reduction and energy crisis. However, this eight-electron catalytic reaction presents substantial challenges in catalytic activity and selectivity. In this regard, researchers have conducted extensive exploration and achieved significant developments. This review provides an overview of the recent advances and challenges in efficient selective photocatalytic CO2 methanation. It begins by discussing the fundamental principles and challenges in detail, analyzing strategies for improving the efficiency of photocatalytic CO2 conversion to CH4 comprehensively. Subsequently, it outlines the recent applications and advanced characterization methods for photocatalytic CO2 methanation. Finally, this review highlights the prospects and opportunities in this area, aiming to inspire CO2 conversion into high-value CH4 and shed light on the research of catalytic mechanisms.
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- Piyan Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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Ma F, Wen Y, Fu P, Zhang J, Tang Q, Chen T, Luo W, Zhou Y, Wang J. Engineering 0D/2D Architecture of Ni(OH) 2 Nanoparticles on Covalent Organic Framework Nanosheets for Selective Visible-Light-Driven CO 2 Reduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2305767. [PMID: 37919097 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Low-dimensional materials serving as photocatalysts favor providing abundant unsaturated active sites and shortening the charge transport distance, but the high surface energy readily causes the aggregation that limits their application. Herein, it is demonstrated that 2D covalent organic framework (COF) TpBD nanosheets are effective in the dispersion and stabilization of 0D Ni(OH)2 . The COF precursor TpBD is synthesized from the Schiff base condensation of 1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol (Tp) and benzidine (BD) and exfoliated into 2D nanosheets named BDNs via ultrasonication. The formation of highly dispersive 0D Ni(OH)2 on BDNs is reached under a mild weak basic condition, enabling robust active sites for CO2 adsorption/activation and rapid interface cascaded electron transport channels for the accumulation of long-lived photo-generated charges. The champion catalyst 30%Ni-BDNs effectively catalyze the CO2 to CO conversion under visible-light irradiation, offering a high CO evolution rate of 158.4 mmol g-1 h-1 and turnover frequency of 51 h-1 . By contrast, the counterpart photocatalyst, the bulk TpBD stabilized Ni(OH)2 , affords a much lower CO evolution rate and selectivity. This work demonstrates a new avenue to simultaneously construct efficient active sites and electron transport channels by coupling 0D metal hydroxides and 2D COF nanosheets for CO2 photoreduction.
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- Fangpei Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Hangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Hangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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Yuan L, Du P, Yin L, Yao J, Wang J, Liu C. Metal-organic framework-based S-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts. NANOSCALE 2024. [PMID: 38393670 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06677k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Photocatalysis is a promising technology to resolve energy and environmental issues, where the design of high-efficiency photocatalysts is the central task. As an emerging family of photocatalysts, semiconducting metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with remarkable features have demonstrated great potential in various photocatalytic fields. Compared to MOF-based photocatalysts with a single component, construction of S-scheme heterojunctions can render MOFs with enhanced charge separation, redox capacity and solar energy utilization, and thus improved photocatalytic performance. Herein, an overview of the recent advances in the design of MOF-based S-scheme heterojunctions for photocatalytic applications is provided. The basic principle of S-scheme heterojunctions is introduced. Then, three types of MOF-based S-scheme heterojunctions with different compositions are systematically summarized including MOF/non-MOF, MOF-on-MOF and MOF-derived heterojunctions. Afterwards, the enhanced performances of MOF-based S-scheme heterojunctions in hydrogen production, CO2 reduction, C-H functionalization, H2O2 production and wastewater treatment are highlighted. Lastly, the current challenges and future prospects regarding the design and applications of MOF-based S-scheme heterojunctions are discussed to inspire the further development of this emerging field.
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- Ling Yuan
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P.R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P.R. China.
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, P.R. China.
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, P.R. China.
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, P.R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P.R. China.
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Botella R, Cao W, Celis J, Fernández-Catalá J, Greco R, Lu L, Pankratova V, Temerov F. Activating two-dimensional semiconductors for photocatalysis: a cross-dimensional strategy. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2024; 36:141501. [PMID: 38086082 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ad14c8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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The emerging two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors substantially extend materials bases for versatile applications such as semiconductor photocatalysis demanding semiconductive matrices and large surface areas. The dimensionality, while endowing 2D semiconductors the unique properties to host photocatalytic functionality of pollutant removal and hydrogen evolution, hurdles the activation paths to form heterogenous photocatalysts where the photochemical processes are normally superior over these on the mono-compositional counterparts. In this perspective, we present a cross-dimensional strategy to employ thenD (n= 0-2) clusters or nanomaterials as activation partners to boost the photocatalytic activities of the 2D semiconductors. The formation principles of heterogenous photocatalysts are illustrated specifically for the 2D matrices, followed by selection criteria of them among the vast 2D database. The computer investigations are illustrated in the density functional theory route and machine learning benefitted from the vast samples in the 2D library. Synthetic realizations and characterizations of the 2D heterogenous systems are introduced with an emphasis on chemical methods and advanced techniques to understand materials and mechanistic studies. The perspective outlooks cross-dimensional activation strategies of the 2D materials for other applications such as CO2removal, and materials matrices in other dimensions which may inspire incoming research within these fields.
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- R Botella
- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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Zhang H, Mao L, Wang J, Nie Y, Geng Z, Zhong D, Tan X, Ye J, Yu T. One-Step Fabricated Sn 0 Particle on S-Vacancies SnS 2 to Accelerate Photoelectron Transfer for Sterling Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction in Pure Water Vapor Environment. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2305727. [PMID: 37699770 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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Promoting the proton-coupled electron transfer process in order to solve the sluggish carrier migration dynamics is an efficient way to accelerate the photocatalytic CO2 reduction (PCR) process. Herein, through the reduction of Sn4+ by amino and sulfhydryl groups, Sn0 particles are lodged in S-vacancies SnS2 nanosheets. The high conductance of Sn0 particles expedites the collection and transport of photogenerated electrons, activating the surrounding surface of unsaturated sulfur (Sx 2- ) and thus lowering the energy barrier for generation of *COOH. Meanwhile, S-vacancies boost H2 O adsorption while Sx 2- increases CO2 adsorption, as demonstrated by density functional theory (DFT), obtaining a selectivity of 97.88% CO and yield of 295.06 µmol g-1 h-1 without the addition of co-catalysts and sacrificial agents. This work provides a new approach to building a fast electron transfer interface between metal particles and semiconductors, which works in tandem with S-vacancies and Sx 2- to boost the efficiency of photocatalytic CO2 reduction to CO in pure water vapor environment.
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- Haoyu Zhang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, No. 135, Yaguan Road, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Physics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, No. 135, Yaguan Road, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, No. 135, Yaguan Road, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, No. 135, Yaguan Road, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Institute for New Energy Materialsand Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Scienceand Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, No. 135, Yaguan Road, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0047, Japan
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, No. 135, Yaguan Road, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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Wang R, Zhang M, Zhang S, Zheng J, Zeng Y, Yang Y, Ding J, Wu X, Zhong Q. Self-Supporting Triphase Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction to CH 3OH on Controllable Core-Shell Structure with Tunable Interfacial Wettability. ACS NANO 2023. [PMID: 37991830 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c10352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Enhancing the CO2 mass transfer and proton supply in the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 with H2O into CH3OH (PRC-M), while avoiding the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), remains a challenge. Herein, we propose an approach to control the surface coverage of CO2 and H2O by modifying interfacial wettability, which is achieved by modulating the core-shell structure to expose either hydrophobic melamine-resorcinol-formaldehyde (MRF) or hydrophilic NiAl-layered double hydroxides (NAL). Characterizations reveal that an insufficient proton supply leads to the production of competing CO, while excessive coverage of H2O results in undesired HER. The NAL-MRF integrates hydrophobic and hydrophilic interfaces, contributing to the CO2 mass transfer and H2O adsorption, respectively. This combination forms a microreactor that facilitates the triphase photocatalysis of CO2, H2O, and catalyst, allowing for high local concentrations of both *CO and *H without competing binding sites. Importantly, the formation of covalent bonds and a Z-type heterojunction between hydrophilic NAL and hydrophobic MRF layers accelerates the charge separation. Furthermore, the density functional theory results indicate that the NAL linking promotes the continuous hydrogenation of *CO. As a result, an enhanced CH3OH yield of 31.41 μmol g-1 h-1, with selectivity of 93.62%, is achieved without hole scavengers or precious metals.
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- Ruonan Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Technology University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Technology University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, PR China
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Ge Q, Liu Y, You W, Wang W, Li K, Ruan X, Xie L, Wang T, Zhang L. Prebiotic synthesis of mineral-bearing microdroplet from inorganic carbon photoreduction at air-water interface. PNAS NEXUS 2023; 2:pgad389. [PMID: 38034096 PMCID: PMC10682977 DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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The origin of life on Earth is an enigmatic and intricate conundrum that has yet to be comprehensively resolved despite recent significant developments within the discipline of archaeology and geology. Chemically, metal-sulfide minerals are speculated to serve as an important medium for giving birth in early life, while yet so far direct evidence to support the hypothesis for the highly efficient conversion of inorganic carbon into praxiological biomolecules remains scarce. In this work, we provide an initial indication that sphalerite, employed as a typical mineral, shows its enormous capability for promoting the conversion of inorganic carbon into elementary biomolecule formic acid (HCOOH) in airborne mineral-bearing aerosol microdroplet, which is over two orders of magnitude higher than that of the corresponding conventional bulk-like aqueous phase medium in the environment (e.g. river, lake, sea, etc.). This significant enhancement was further validated by a wide range of minerals and clays, including CuS, NiS, CoS, CdS, MnS, elemental sulfur, Arizona Test Dust, loess, nontronite, and montmorillonite. We reveal that the abundant interface of unique physical-chemical features instinct for aerosol or cloud microdroplets reduces the reaction energy barrier for the reaction, thus leading to extremely high HCOOH production (2.52 × 1014 kg year-1). This study unfolds unrecognized remarkable contributions of the considered scheme in the accumulation of prebiotic biomolecules in the ancient period of the Earth.
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- Qiuyue Ge
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, IRDR International Center of Excellence on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, IRDR International Center of Excellence on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, IRDR International Center of Excellence on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, IRDR International Center of Excellence on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, IRDR International Center of Excellence on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, IRDR International Center of Excellence on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, IRDR International Center of Excellence on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, IRDR International Center of Excellence on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, IRDR International Center of Excellence on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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Sun H, Qin P, Liang Y, Yang Y, Zhang J, Guo J, Hu X, Jiang Y, Zhou Y, Luo L, Wu Z. Sonochemically assisted the synthesis and catalytic application of bismuth-based photocatalyst: A mini review. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2023; 100:106600. [PMID: 37741022 PMCID: PMC10520575 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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Recently, bismuth (Bi)-based photocatalysts have been a well-deserved hotspot in the field of photocatalysis owning to their photoelectrochemical properties driven by the distortion of the Bi 6 s orbital, while their narrow band gap and poor quantum efficiency still restrict their application. With the development of ultrasonic technology, it is expected to become a broom to clear the application obstacles of Bi-based photocatalysts. The special forces and environmental conditions brought by ultrasonic irradiation play beneficial roles in the preparation, modification and performance releasement of Bi-based photocatalysts. In this review, the role and influencing factors of ultrasound in the preparation and modification of Bi-based photocatalysts were introduced. Crucially, the mechanism of the improving the performance for various types of Bi-based photocatalysts by ultrasound in the whole process of photocatalysis was deeply analyzed. Then, the application of ultrasonic synergistic Bi-based photocatalysts in contaminants treatment and energy conversion was briefly introduced. Finally, based on an unambiguous understanding of ultrasonic technology in assisting Bi-based photocatalysts, the future directions and possibilities for ultrasonic synergistic Bi-based photocatalysts are explored.
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- Haibo Sun
- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China; Key Laboratory for Rural Ecosystem Health in the Dongting Lake Area of Hunan Province, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China; Key Laboratory for Rural Ecosystem Health in the Dongting Lake Area of Hunan Province, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China; Key Laboratory for Rural Ecosystem Health in the Dongting Lake Area of Hunan Province, Changsha 410128, PR China.
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China; Key Laboratory for Rural Ecosystem Health in the Dongting Lake Area of Hunan Province, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China; Key Laboratory for Rural Ecosystem Health in the Dongting Lake Area of Hunan Province, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha 410205, PR China.
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China; Key Laboratory for Rural Ecosystem Health in the Dongting Lake Area of Hunan Province, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China; Key Laboratory for Rural Ecosystem Health in the Dongting Lake Area of Hunan Province, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China; Key Laboratory for Rural Ecosystem Health in the Dongting Lake Area of Hunan Province, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China; Key Laboratory for Rural Ecosystem Health in the Dongting Lake Area of Hunan Province, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China; Key Laboratory for Rural Ecosystem Health in the Dongting Lake Area of Hunan Province, Changsha 410128, PR China.
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Wang M, Quesada-Cabrera R, Sathasivam S, Blunt MO, Borowiec J, Carmalt CJ. Visible-Light-Active Iodide-Doped BiOBr Coatings for Sustainable Infrastructure. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:49270-49280. [PMID: 37824823 PMCID: PMC10614188 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c11525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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The search for efficient materials for sustainable infrastructure is an urgent challenge toward potential negative emission technologies and the global environmental crisis. Pleasant, efficient sunlight-activated coatings for applications in self-cleaning windows are sought in the glass industry, particularly those produced from scalable technologies. The current work presents visible-light-active iodide-doped BiOBr thin films fabricated using aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition. The impact of dopant concentration on the structural, morphological, and optical properties was studied systematically. The photocatalytic properties of the parent materials and as-deposited doped films were evaluated using the smart ink test. An optimized material was identified as containing 2.7 atom % iodide dopant. Insight into the photocatalytic behavior of these coatings was gathered from photoluminescence and photoelectrochemical studies. The optimum photocatalytic performance could be explained from a balance between photon absorption, charge generation, carrier separation, and charge transport properties under 450 nm irradiation. This optimized iodide-doped BiOBr coating is an excellent candidate for the photodegradation of volatile organic pollutants, with potential applications in self-cleaning windows and other surfaces.
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- Mingyue Wang
- Department
of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
- Department
of Chemistry, Institute of Environmental
Studies and Natural Resources (i-UNAT, FEAM), Universidad de Las Palmas
de Gran Canaria, Campus
de Tafira, Las Palmas 35017, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
- School
of Engineering, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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Deng S, Wang R, Feng X, Zheng R, Gong S, Chen X, Shangguan Y, Deng L, Tang H, Dai H, Duan L, Liu C, Pan Y, Chen H. Dual Lewis Acid-Base Sites Regulate Silver-Copper Bimetallic Oxide Nanowires for Highly Selective Photoreduction of Carbon Dioxide to Methane. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202309625. [PMID: 37563855 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202309625] [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: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Highly selective photoreduction of CO2 to valuable hydrocarbons is of great importance to achieving a carbon-neutral society. Precisely manipulating the formation of the Metal1 ⋅⋅⋅C=O⋅⋅⋅Metal2 (M1 ⋅⋅⋅C=O⋅⋅⋅M2 ) intermediate on the photocatalyst interface is the most critical step for regulating selectivity, while still a significant challenge. Herein, inspired by the polar electronic structure feature of CO2 molecule, we propose a strategy whereby the Lewis acid-base dual sites confined in a bimetallic catalyst surface are conducive to forming a M1 ⋅⋅⋅C=O⋅⋅⋅M2 intermediate precisely, which can promote selectivity to hydrocarbon formation. Employing the Ag2 Cu2 O3 nanowires with abundant Cu⋅⋅⋅Ag Lewis acid-base dual sites on the preferred exposed {110} surface as a model catalyst, 100 % selectivity toward photoreduction of CO2 into CH4 has been achieved. Subsequent surface-quenching experiments and density functional theory (DFT) calculations verify that the Cu⋅⋅⋅Ag Lewis acid-base dual sites do play a vital role in regulating the M1 ⋅⋅⋅C=O⋅⋅⋅M2 intermediate formation that is considered to be prone to convert CO2 into hydrocarbons. This study reports a highly selective CO2 photocatalyst, which was designed on the basis of a newly proposed theory for precise regulation of reaction intermediates. Our findings will stimulate further research on dual-site catalyst design for CO2 reduction to hydrocarbons.
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- Shimao Deng
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water Groundwater Pollution Control, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Technology and Management of Shenzhen City, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials (SKLISEM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water Groundwater Pollution Control, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Technology and Management of Shenzhen City, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials (SKLISEM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water Groundwater Pollution Control, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Technology and Management of Shenzhen City, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials (SKLISEM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water Groundwater Pollution Control, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Technology and Management of Shenzhen City, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials (SKLISEM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water Groundwater Pollution Control, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Technology and Management of Shenzhen City, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials (SKLISEM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water Groundwater Pollution Control, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Technology and Management of Shenzhen City, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials (SKLISEM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water Groundwater Pollution Control, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Technology and Management of Shenzhen City, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials (SKLISEM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water Groundwater Pollution Control, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Municipal Solid Waste Recycling Technology and Management of Shenzhen City, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials (SKLISEM), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Lai J, Xiao P, Li Y, Cui S, Yang J, Lian H. Visible light and iodate/iodide mediated degradation of bisphenol A by self-assembly 3D hierarchical BiOIO 3/Bi 5O 7I Z-scheme heterojunction: Intermediates identification, radical mechanism and DFT calculation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 448:130908. [PMID: 36758431 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Broadening the light absorption and inhibiting carrier's recombination are vital to the improvement of photocatalytic performance. Herein, self-assembly 3D hierarchical microsphere BiOIO3/Bi5O7I Z-scheme heterojunction with carrier transfer channel was firstly fabricated by in-situ solvothermal method. The degradation efficiency for bisphenol A (BPA) reached 98.9 % within 60 min visible light irradiation. The enhanced photocatalytic activity was benefited from the Z-scheme system assisted by iodate/iodide (IO3-/I-) as carrier transfer channel that not only accelerated the interfacial charge separation, but also provided massive reactive centers for obtaining high redox capacity. The vulnerable sites and the degradation pathways of BPA were identified by density functional theory calculations and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses. The toxicity of BPA and its intermediates were predicted by ECOlogical Structure Activity Relationship (ECOSAR) and the results demonstrated that BPA was eventually mineralized to harmless products. The Z-scheme charge transfer mechanism was deeply elucidated based on the role of active species (·O2-, ·OH and h+), band structure and carrier separation efficiency. This study provides a promising strategy for the photoactivity enhancement of bismuth based heterojunction in environment purification.
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- Jiahao Lai
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Open Laboratory of Major Scientific Instrument and Equipment, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Open Laboratory of Major Scientific Instrument and Equipment, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Open Laboratory of Major Scientific Instrument and Equipment, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Open Laboratory of Major Scientific Instrument and Equipment, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Open Laboratory of Major Scientific Instrument and Equipment, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Wu X, Zhang W, Li J, Xiang Q, Liu Z, Liu B. Identification of the Active Sites on Metallic MoO 2-x Nano-Sea-Urchin for Atmospheric CO 2 Photoreduction Under UV, Visible, and Near-Infrared Light Illumination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202213124. [PMID: 36321396 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We report an oxygen vacancy (Vo )-rich metallic MoO2-x nano-sea-urchin with partially occupied band, which exhibits super CO2 (even directly from the air) photoreduction performance under UV, visible and near-infrared (NIR) light illumination. The Vo -rich MoO2-x nano-sea-urchin displays a CH4 evolution rate of 12.2 and 5.8 μmol gcatalyst -1 h-1 under full spectrum and NIR light illumination in concentrated CO2 , which is ca. 7- and 10-fold higher than the Vo -poor MoO2-x , respectively. More interestingly, the as-developed Vo -rich MoO2-x nano-sea-urchin can even reduce CO2 directly from the air with a CO evolution rate of 6.5 μmol gcatalyst -1 h-1 under NIR light illumination. Experiments together with theoretical calculations demonstrate that the oxygen vacancy in MoO2-x can facilitate CO2 adsorption/activation to generate *COOH as well as the subsequent protonation of *CO towards the formation of CH4 because of the formation of a highly stable Mo-C-O-Mo intermediate.
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- Xi Wu
- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P.R. China
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- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, P.R. China.,College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P.R. China.,School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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Yang J, Yang Z, Yang K, Yu Q, Zhu X, Xu H, Li H. Indium-based ternary metal sulfide for photocatalytic CO2 reduction application. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(22)64152-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Wu X, Zhang W, Li J, Xiang Q, Liu Z, Liu B. Identification of the Active Sites on Metallic MoO
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Photoreduction Under UV, Visible, and Near‐Infrared Light Illumination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202213124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xi Wu
- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450052 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P.R. China
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- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450052 P.R. China
- College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P.R. China
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Nanyang Technological University 62 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637459 Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610054 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Nanyang Technological University 62 Nanyang Drive Singapore 637459 Singapore
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 999077 China
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Chen R, Yin H, Wang L, Zhang Z, Ding J, Zhang J, Wan H, Guan G. Enwrapping g-C3N4 on In2O3 hollow hexagonal tubular for photocatalytic CO2 conversion: Construction, characterization, and Z-scheme mechanism insight. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 631:122-132. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Di J, Jiang W, Liu Z. Symmetry breaking for semiconductor photocatalysis. TRENDS IN CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2022.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zhou Y, Zou Z, Han Q, Shen Y, Jiang C, Zhang YC, Xiong Y, Ye J, Li Z, Gao W. State-of-the-Art Advancements of Atomically Thin Two-Dimensional Photocatalysts for Energy Conversion. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:9594-9613. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02708a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Excessive use of fossil fuels leads to energy shortages and environmental pollution, threatening human health and social development. As a clean, green, and sustainable technology, generation of renewable energy from...
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