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Fu K, Liu X, Zhang X, Zhou S, Zhu N, Pei Y, Luo J. Utilizing cost-effective pyrocarbon for highly efficient gold retrieval from e-waste leachate. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6137. [PMID: 39033214 PMCID: PMC11271467 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50595-4] [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: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024] Open
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Addressing burdens of electronic waste (E-waste) leachate while achieving sustainable and selective recovery of noble metals, such as gold, is highly demanded due to its limited supply and escalating prices. Here we demonstrate an environmentally-benign and practical approach for gold recovery from E-waste leachate using alginate-derived pyrocarbon sorbent. The sorbent demonstrates potent gold recovery performance compared to most previously reported advanced sorbents, showcasing high recovery capacity of 2829.7 mg g-1, high efficiency (>99.5%), remarkable selectivity (Kd ~ 3.1 × 108 mL g-1), and robust anti-interference capabilities within environmentally relevant contexts. The aromatic structures of pyrocarbon serve as crucial electrons sources, enabling a hydroxylation process that simultaneously generates electrons and phenolic hydroxyls for the reduction of gold ions. Our investigations further uncover a "stepwise" nucleation mechanism, in which gold ions are reduced as intermediate gold-chlorine clusters, facilitating rapid reduction process by lowering energy barriers from 1.08 to -21.84 eV. Technoeconomic analysis demonstrates its economic viability with an input-output ratio as high as 1370%. Our protocol obviates the necessity for organic reagents whilst obtaining 23.96 karats gold product from real-world central processing units (CPUs) leachates. This work introduces a green sorption technique for gold recovery, emphasizing its role in promoting a circular economy and environmental sustainability.
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- Kaixing Fu
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Emerging Contaminants, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Water Security Technology and Application, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Emerging Contaminants, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Emerging Contaminants, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Fan Y, Xu H, Gao G, Wang M, Huang W, Ma L, Yao Y, Qu Z, Xie P, Dai B, Yan N. Asymmetric Ru-In atomic pairs promote highly active and stable acetylene hydrochlorination. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6035. [PMID: 39019874 PMCID: PMC11254904 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50221-3] [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: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024] Open
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Ru single-atom catalysts have great potential to replace toxic mercuric chloride in acetylene hydrochlorination. However, long-term catalytic stability remains a grand challenge due to the aggregation of Ru atoms caused by over-chlorination. Herein, we synthesize an asymmetric Ru-In atomic pair with vinyl chloride monomer yield (>99.5%) and stability (>600 h) at a gas hourly space velocity of 180 h-1, far surpassing those of the Ru single-atom counterparts. A combination of experimental and theoretical techniques reveals that there is a strong d-p orbital interaction between Ru and In atoms, which not only enables the selective adsorption of acetylene and hydrogen chloride at different atomic sites but also optimizes the electron configuration of Ru. As a result, the intrinsic energy barrier for vinyl chloride generation is lowered, and the thermodynamics of the chlorination process at the Ru site is switched from exothermal to endothermal due to the change of orbital couplings. This work provides a strategy to prevent the deactivation and depletion of active Ru centers during acetylene hydrochlorination.
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- Yurui Fan
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, China.
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China.
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- State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, 832003, Shihezi, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, 200092, Shanghai, China
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Lan J, Yu Y, Miao F, Zhang P, Shao G. Multi-functional integrated design of a copper foam-based cathode for high-performance lithium-oxygen batteries. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:10283-10291. [PMID: 38720648 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00263f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Lithium-oxygen batteries (LOBs) with extraordinarily high energy density are some of the most captivating energy storage devices. Designing an efficient catalyst system that can minimize the energy barriers and address the oxidant intermediate and side-product issues is the major challenge regarding LOBs. Herein, we have developed a new type of integrated cathode of Cu foam-supported hierarchical nanowires decorated with highly catalytic Au nanoparticles which achieves a good combination of a gas diffusion electrode and a catalyst electrode, contributing to the synchronous multiphase transport of ions, oxygen, and electrons as well as improving the cathode reaction kinetics effectively. Benefiting from such a unique hierarchical architecture, the integrated cathode delivered superior electrochemical performance, including a high discharge capacity of up to 11.5 mA h cm-2 and a small overpotential of 0.49 V at 0.1 mA cm-2, a favorable energy efficiency of 84.3% and exceptional cycling stability with nearly 1200 h at 0.1 mA cm-2 under a fixed capacity of 0.25 mA h cm-2. Furthermore, density functional theory (DFT) calculations further reveal the intrinsic direct catalytic ability to form/decompose Li2O2 during the ORR/OER process. As a consequence, this work provides an insightful investigation on the structural engineering of catalysts and holds great potential for advanced integrated cathode design for LOBs.
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- Jing Lan
- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-Carbon and Environmental Materials (CDLCEM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI), Zhongyuanzhigu, Xingyang, Zhengzhou 450100, China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-Carbon and Environmental Materials (CDLCEM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI), Zhongyuanzhigu, Xingyang, Zhengzhou 450100, China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-Carbon and Environmental Materials (CDLCEM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI), Zhongyuanzhigu, Xingyang, Zhengzhou 450100, China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-Carbon and Environmental Materials (CDLCEM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI), Zhongyuanzhigu, Xingyang, Zhengzhou 450100, China
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- State Center for International Cooperation on Designer Low-Carbon and Environmental Materials (CDLCEM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Avenue, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
- Zhengzhou Materials Genome Institute (ZMGI), Zhongyuanzhigu, Xingyang, Zhengzhou 450100, China
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Huang J, Klahn M, Tian X, Bartling S, Zimina A, Radtke M, Rockstroh N, Naliwajko P, Steinfeldt N, Peppel T, Grunwaldt JD, Logsdail AJ, Jiao H, Strunk J. Fundamental Structural and Electronic Understanding of Palladium Catalysts on Nitride and Oxide Supports. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202400174. [PMID: 38466808 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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The nature of the support can fundamentally affect the function of a heterogeneous catalyst. For the novel type of isolated metal atom catalysts, sometimes referred to as single-atom catalysts, systematic correlations are still rare. Here, we report a general finding that Pd on nitride supports (non-metal and metal nitride) features a higher oxidation state compared to that on oxide supports (non-metal and metal oxide). Through thorough oxidation state investigations by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), CO-DRIFTS, and density functional theory (DFT) coupled with Bader charge analysis, it is found that Pd atoms prefer to interact with surface hydroxyl group to form a Pd(OH)x species on oxide supports, while on nitride supports, Pd atoms incorporate into the surface structure in the form of Pd-N bonds. Moreover, a correlation was built between the formal oxidation state and computational Bader charge, based on the periodic trend in electronegativity.
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- Junhao Huang
- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology and Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology and Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Max Planck-Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis (FUNCAT), Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
- Industrial Chemistry and Heterogeneous Catalysis, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstrße 4, 85748, Garching, Germany
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Zhang S, Zhao X, Qiu Y, Xiong Y, Meng G, Chen W, Liu Z, Zhang J. Electron Deficient Ir-O Bonds Promote Heterogeneous Ir-Catalyzed Anti-Markovnikov Hydroboration of Alkenes under Mild Neat Conditions. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:5165-5173. [PMID: 38630980 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Tuning electronic characteristics of metal-ligand bonds based on reaction pathways to achieve efficient catalytic processes has been widely studied and proven to be feasible in homogeneous catalysis, but it is scarcely investigated in heterogeneous catalysis. Herein, we demonstrate the regulation of the electronic configuration of Ir-O bonds in an Ir single-atom catalyst according to the borane activation mechanism. Ir-O bonds in Ir1/Ni(OH)x are found to be more electron-poor than those in Ir1/NiOx. Despite the mild solvent-free conditions and ambient temperature, Ir1/Ni(OH)x exhibits outstanding performance for the hydroboration of alkenes, furnishing the desired alkylboronic esters with a turnover frequency value of ≤3060 h-1 and 99% anti-Markovnikov selectivity, which is significantly better than that of Ir1/NiOx (42 h-1). It is further proven that the more electron-poor Ir-O bonds as active centers are more oxidative and so benefit the activation of the H-B bond in the reductive pinacolborane.
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- Shasha Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- College of Material Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- College of Material Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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Yue Y, Wang B, Huang J, Wang S, Jin C, Chang R, Pan Z, Zhu Y, Zhao J, Li X. Reaction-Driven Dynamic and Reversible Transformations of Au Single Atoms and Au-Zr Alloys on Zirconia for Efficient Acetylene Hydrochlorination. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:16106-16119. [PMID: 38427537 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Catalysis involving gold supported on metal oxides has undergone extensive examination. However, the nature of the catalytic site under actual reaction conditions and the role of the support continue to be vigorously debated. This study addresses these issues through experimental investigations and theoretical simulations. We explore a novel catalytic mechanism that employs dynamic single-atom catalysis for the hydrochlorination of acetylene. This catalytic mechanism occurs in defective ZrO2-supported Au-Zr single-atom alloys. Specifically, the dynamic single-atom catalysis is a result of the mobility of the gold cation, which is accelerated by Cl radicals and strongly couples with the abundant unsaturated surface sites of ZrO2 in a synergistic manner. As a result, the Au electronic structure dynamically evolves, leading to a decrease in the addition reaction energy barrier. Notably, the Au cation can detach from the Au-Zr alloy structure to catalyze the hydrochlorination of acetylene near the Zr-Ov-Zr sites and then reintegrate back into the Au-Zr alloy structure upon completion of the reaction. This study underscores the significance of dynamic active sites under reaction conditions and their pivotal role in catalysis.
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- Yuxue Yue
- Institute of Industrial Catalysis of Zhejiang University of Technology, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis of Zhejiang University of Technology, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis of Zhejiang University of Technology, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis of Zhejiang University of Technology, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Research Center of Analysis Measurement, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Research Center of Analysis Measurement, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis of Zhejiang University of Technology, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis of Zhejiang University of Technology, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Dimitratos N, Vilé G, Albonetti S, Cavani F, Fiorio J, López N, Rossi LM, Wojcieszak R. Strategies to improve hydrogen activation on gold catalysts. Nat Rev Chem 2024; 8:195-210. [PMID: 38396010 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-024-00578-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Catalytic reactions involving molecular hydrogen are at the heart of many transformations in the chemical industry. Classically, hydrogenations are carried out on Pd, Pt, Ru or Ni catalysts. However, the use of supported Au catalysts has garnered attention in recent years owing to their exceptional selectivity in hydrogenation reactions. This is despite the limited understanding of the physicochemical aspects of hydrogen activation and reaction on Au surfaces. A rational design of new improved catalysts relies on making better use of the hydrogenating properties of Au. This Review analyses the strategies utilized to improve hydrogen-Au interactions, from addressing the importance of the Au particle size to exploring alternative mechanisms for H2 dissociation on Au cations and Au-ligand interfaces. These insights hold the potential to drive future applications of Au catalysis.
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- Nikolaos Dimitratos
- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Center for Chemical Catalysis-C3, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Center for Chemical Catalysis-C3, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Center for Chemical Catalysis-C3, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Technische Universität Dresden, School of Science, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Tarragona, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de catalyse et chimie du solide, Lille, France.
- Université de Lorraine and CNRS, L2CM UMR 7053, Nancy, France.
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Haider SNUZ, Qureshi WA, Ali RN, Shaosheng R, Naveed A, Ali A, Yaseen M, Liu Q, Yang J. Contemporary advances in photocatalytic CO 2 reduction using single-atom catalysts supported on carbon-based materials. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 323:103068. [PMID: 38101149 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.103068] [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: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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The persistent issue of CO2 emissions and their subsequent impact on the Earth's atmosphere can be effectively addressed through the utilization of efficient photocatalysts. Employing a sustainable carbon cycle via photocatalysis presents a promising technology for simultaneously managing the greenhouse effect and the energy dilemma. However, the efficiency of energy conversion encounters limitations due to inadequate carrier utilization and a deficiency of reactive sites. Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have demonstrated exceptional performance in efficiently addressing the aforementioned challenges. This review article commences with an overview of SAC types, structures, fundamentals, synthesis strategies, and characterizations, providing a logical foundation for the design and properties of SACs based on the correlation between their structure and efficiency. Additionally, we delve into the general mechanism and the role of SACs in photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Furthermore, we furnish a comprehensive survey of the latest advancements in SACs concerning their capacity to enhance efficiency, long-term stability, and selectivity in CO2 reduction. Carbon-structured support materials such as covalent organic frameworks (COFs), graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs), and graphene-based photocatalysts have garnered significant attention due to their substantial surface area, superior conductivity, and chemical stability. These carbon-based materials are frequently chosen as support matrices for anchoring single metal atoms, thereby enhancing catalytic activity and selectivity. The motivation behind this review article lies in evaluating recent developments in photocatalytic CO2 reduction employing SACs supported on carbon substrates. In conclusion, we highlight critical issues associated with SACs, potential prospects in photocatalytic CO2 reduction, and existing challenges. This review article is dedicated to providing a comprehensive and organized compilation of recent research findings on carbon support materials for SACs in photocatalytic CO2 reduction, with a specific focus on materials that are environmentally friendly, readily accessible, cost-effective, and exceptionally efficient. This work offers a critical assessment and serves as a systematic reference for the development of SACs supported on MOFs, COFs, g-C3N4, graphene, and CTFs support materials to enhance photocatalytic CO2 conversion.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China; Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, Katowice 40-600, Poland
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China.
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Kadam R, Medved’ M, Kumar S, Zaoralová D, Zoppellaro G, Bad’ura Z, Montini T, Bakandritsos A, Fonda E, Tomanec O, Otyepka M, Varma RS, Gawande MB, Fornasiero P, Zbořil R. Linear-Structure Single-Atom Gold(I) Catalyst for Dehydrogenative Coupling of Organosilanes with Alcohols. ACS Catal 2023; 13:16067-16077. [PMID: 38125981 PMCID: PMC10729017 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c03937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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A strategy for the synthesis of a gold-based single-atom catalyst (SAC) via a one-step room temperature reduction of Au(III) salt and stabilization of Au(I) ions on nitrile-functionalized graphene (cyanographene; G-CN) is described. The graphene-supported G(CN)-Au catalyst exhibits a unique linear structure of the Au(I) active sites promoting a multistep mode of action in dehydrogenative coupling of organosilanes with alcohols under mild reaction conditions as proven by advanced XPS, XAFS, XANES, and EPR techniques along with DFT calculations. The linear structure being perfectly accessible toward the reactant molecules and the cyanographene-induced charge transfer resulting in the exclusive Au(I) valence state contribute to the superior efficiency of the emerging two-dimensional SAC. The developed G(CN)-Au SAC, despite its low metal loading (ca. 0.6 wt %), appear to be the most efficient catalyst for Si-H bond activation with a turnover frequency of up to 139,494 h-1 and high selectivities, significantly overcoming all reported homogeneous gold catalysts. Moreover, it can be easily prepared in a multigram batch scale, is recyclable, and works well toward more than 40 organosilanes. This work opens the door for applications of SACs with a linear structure of the active site for advanced catalytic applications.
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- Ravishankar
G. Kadam
- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute, (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelu° 27, Olomouc 779 00, Czech Republic
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute, (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelu° 27, Olomouc 779 00, Czech Republic
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Tajovského 40, Banská Bystrica 974 01, Slovak
Republic
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- Department
of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, 17. listopadu 12, Olomouc 779 00, Czech Republic
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute, (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelu° 27, Olomouc 779 00, Czech Republic
- IT4Innovations, VŠB−Technical
University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava, Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute, (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelu° 27, Olomouc 779 00, Czech Republic
- CEET,
Nanotechnology Centre, VŠB−Technical
University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava, Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute, (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelu° 27, Olomouc 779 00, Czech Republic
- CEET,
Nanotechnology Centre, VŠB−Technical
University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava, Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Energy, Environment
and Transport Giacomo Ciamiciam, INSTM Trieste Research Unit and ICCOM-CNR
Trieste Research Unit, University of Trieste
via L. Giorgieri 1, Trieste I-34127, Italy
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute, (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelu° 27, Olomouc 779 00, Czech Republic
- CEET,
Nanotechnology Centre, VŠB−Technical
University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava, Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic
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- Synchrotron
SOLEIL, L’Orme des Merisiers, Saint Aubin 91190, France
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute, (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelu° 27, Olomouc 779 00, Czech Republic
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute, (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelu° 27, Olomouc 779 00, Czech Republic
- IT4Innovations, VŠB−Technical
University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava, Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute, (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelu° 27, Olomouc 779 00, Czech Republic
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute, (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelu° 27, Olomouc 779 00, Czech Republic
- Department
of Industrial and Engineering, Chemistry
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai-Marathwada Campus, Jalna, Maharashtra 431213, India
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- Department
of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Energy, Environment
and Transport Giacomo Ciamiciam, INSTM Trieste Research Unit and ICCOM-CNR
Trieste Research Unit, University of Trieste
via L. Giorgieri 1, Trieste I-34127, Italy
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology
and Research Institute, (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelu° 27, Olomouc 779 00, Czech Republic
- CEET,
Nanotechnology Centre, VŠB−Technical
University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava, Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic
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Li B, Ju CW, Wang W, Gu Y, Chen S, Luo Y, Zhang H, Yang J, Liang HW, Bonn M, Müllen K, Goddard WA, Zhou Y. Heck Migratory Insertion Catalyzed by a Single Pt Atom Site. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:24126-24135. [PMID: 37867298 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
Abstract
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have generated excitement for their potential to downsize metal particles to the atomic limit with engineerable local environments and improved catalytic reactivities and selectivities. However, successes have been limited to small-molecule transformations with little progress toward targeting complex-building reactions, such as metal-catalyzed cross-coupling. Using a supercritical carbon-dioxide-assisted protocol, we report a heterogeneous single-atom Pt-catalyzed Heck reaction, which provides the first C-C bond-forming migratory insertion on SACs. Our quantum mechanical computations establish the reaction mechanism to involve a novel C-rich coordination site (i.e., PtC4) that demonstrates an unexpected base effect. Notably, the base was found to transiently modulate the coordination environment to allow migratory insertion into an M-C species, a process with a high steric impediment with no previous example on SACs. The studies showcase how SACs can introduce coordination structures that have remained underexplored in catalyst design. These findings offer immense potential for transferring the vast and highly versatile reaction manifold of migratory-insertion-based bond-forming protocols to heterogeneous SACs.
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- Bo Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Organofluorine Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Zhao M, Li C, Gómez D, Gonell F, Diaconescu VM, Simonelli L, Haro ML, Calvino JJ, Meira DM, Concepción P, Corma A. Low-temperature hydroformylation of ethylene by phosphorous stabilized Rh sites in a one-pot synthesized Rh-(O)-P-MFI zeolite. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7174. [PMID: 37935688 PMCID: PMC10630368 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42938-4] [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: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Zeolites containing Rh single sites stabilized by phosphorous were prepared through a one-pot synthesis method and are shown to have superior activity and selectivity for ethylene hydroformylation at low temperature (50 °C). Catalytic activity is ascribed to confined Rh2O3 clusters in the zeolite which evolve under reaction conditions into single Rh3+ sites. These Rh3+ sites are effectively stabilized in a Rh-(O)-P structure by using tetraethylphosphonium hydroxide as a template, which generates in situ phosphate species after H2 activation. In contrast to Rh2O3, confined Rh0 clusters appear less active in propanal production and ultimately transform into Rh(I)(CO)2 under similar reaction conditions. As a result, we show that it is possible to reduce the temperature of ethylene hydroformylation with a solid catalyst down to 50 °C, with good activity and high selectivity, by controlling the electronic and morphological properties of Rh species and the reaction conditions.
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- Minjie Zhao
- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV-CSIC), Avenida de los Naranjos s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV-CSIC), Avenida de los Naranjos s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV-CSIC), Avenida de los Naranjos s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV-CSIC), Avenida de los Naranjos s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- CELLS - ALBA Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Carrer de la Llum 2-26, 08290, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- CELLS - ALBA Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Carrer de la Llum 2-26, 08290, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica. Facultad Ciencias, Universidad de Cádiz, Campus Rio San Pedro, Puerto Real, 11510-Cádiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica. Facultad Ciencias, Universidad de Cádiz, Campus Rio San Pedro, Puerto Real, 11510-Cádiz, Spain
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- Debora CLS@APS, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois, 60439, USA
- Canadian Light Source Inc., 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 2V3, Canada
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV-CSIC), Avenida de los Naranjos s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV-CSIC), Avenida de los Naranjos s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain.
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Giulimondi V, Ruiz-Ferrando A, Giannakakis G, Surin I, Agrachev M, Jeschke G, Krumeich F, López N, Clark AH, Pérez-Ramírez J. Evidence of bifunctionality of carbons and metal atoms in catalyzed acetylene hydrochlorination. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5557. [PMID: 37689779 PMCID: PMC10492806 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41344-0] [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: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Carbon supports are ubiquitous components of heterogeneous catalysts for acetylene hydrochlorination to vinyl chloride, from commercial mercury-based systems to more sustainable metal single-atom alternatives. Their potential co-catalytic role has long been postulated but never unequivocally demonstrated. Herein, we evidence the bifunctionality of carbons and metal sites in the acetylene hydrochlorination catalytic cycle. Combining operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy with other spectroscopic and kinetic analyses, we monitor the structure of single metal atoms (Pt, Au, Ru) and carbon supports (activated, non-activated, and nitrogen-doped) from catalyst synthesis, using various procedures, to operation at different conditions. Metal atoms exclusively activate hydrogen chloride, while metal-neighboring sites in the support bind acetylene. Resolving the coordination environment of working metal atoms guides theoretical simulations in proposing potential binding sites for acetylene in the support and a viable reaction profile. Expanding from single-atom to ensemble catalysis, these results reinforce the importance of optimizing both metal and support components to leverage the distinct functions of each for advancing catalyst design.
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- Vera Giulimondi
- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Zhang J, Tang X, Hong Y, Chen G, Chen Y, Zhang L, Gao W, Zhou Y, Sun B. Carbon-based single-atom catalysts in advanced oxidation reactions for water remediation: From materials to reaction pathways. ECO-ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH (ONLINE) 2023; 2:47-60. [PMID: 38075290 PMCID: PMC10702890 DOI: 10.1016/j.eehl.2023.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/01/2024]
Abstract
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have been widely recognized as state-of-the-art catalysts in environment remediation because of their exceptional performance, 100% metal atomic utilization, almost no secondary pollution, and robust structures. Most recently, the activation of persulfate with carbon-based SACs in advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) raises tremendous interest in the degradation of emerging contaminants in wastewater, owning to its efficient and versatile reactive oxidant species (ROS) generation. However, the comprehensive and critical review unraveling the underlying relationship between structures of carbon-based SACs and the corresponding generated ROS is still rare. Herein, we systematically summarize the fundamental understandings and intrinsic mechanisms between single metal atom active sites and produced ROS during AOPs. The types of emerging contaminants are firstly elaborated, presenting the prior pollutants that need to be degraded. Then, the preparation and characterization methods of carbon-based SACs are overviewed. The underlying material structure-ROS type relationship in persulfate-based AOPs is discussed in depth to expound the catalytic mechanisms. Finally, we briefly conclude the current development of carbon-based SACs in AOPs and propose the prospects for rational design and synthesis of carbon-based SACs with on-demand catalytic performances in AOPs in future research.
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- Junjie Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Materials, Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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Yan P, Xi S, Peng H, Mitchell DRG, Harvey L, Drewery M, Kennedy EM, Zhu Z, Sankar G, Stockenhuber M. Facile and Eco-Friendly Approach To Produce Confined Metal Cluster Catalysts. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:9718-9728. [PMID: 37084330 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2023]
Abstract
Zeolite-supported metal nanocluster catalysts have attracted significant attention due to their broad application in heterogeneously catalyzed reactions. The preparation of highly dispersed metal catalysts commonly involves the use of organic compounds and requires the implementation of complicated procedures, which are neither green nor deployable at the large scale. Herein, we present a novel facile method (vacuum-heating) which employs a specific thermal vacuum processing protocol of catalysts to promote the decomposition of metal precursors. The removal of coordinated H2O via vacuum-heating restricts the formation of intermediates (metal-bound OH species), resulting in catalysts with a uniform, metal nanocluster distribution. The structure of the intermediate was determined by in situ Fourier transform infrared, temperature-programmed decomposition, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) measurements. This alternative synthesis method is eco-friendly and cost-effective as the procedure occurs in the absence of organic compounds. It can be widely used for the preparation of catalysts from different metal species (Ni, Fe, Cu, Co, Zn) and precursors and is readily scaled-up.
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- Penghui Yan
- Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island 627833, Singapore
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Electron Microscopy Centre, AIIM Building, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Fairy Meadow, NSW 2519, Australia
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- Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K
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- Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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Galushko AS, Boiko DA, Pentsak EO, Eremin DB, Ananikov VP. Time-Resolved Formation and Operation Maps of Pd Catalysts Suggest a Key Role of Single Atom Centers in Cross-Coupling. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:9092-9103. [PMID: 37052882 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c00645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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An approach to the spatially localized characterization of supported catalysts over a reaction course is proposed. It consists of a combination of scanning, transmission, and high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy to determine metal particles from arrays of surface nanoparticles to individual nanoparticles and individual atoms. The study of the evolution of specific metal catalyst particles at different scale levels over time, particularly before and after the cross-coupling catalytic reaction, made it possible to approach the concept of 4D catalysis-tracking the positions of catalytic centers in space (3D) over time (+1D). The dynamic behavior of individual palladium atoms and nanoparticles in cross-coupling reactions was recorded with nanometer accuracy via the precise localization of catalytic centers. Single atoms of palladium leach out into solution from the support under the action of the catalytic system, where they exhibit extremely high catalytic activity compared to surface metal nanoparticles. Monoatomic centers, which make up only approximately 1% of palladium in the Pd/C system, provide more than 99% of the catalytic activity. The remaining palladium nanoparticles changed their shape and could move over the surface of the support, which was recorded by processing images of the array of nanoparticles with a neural network and aligning them using automatically detected keypoints. The study reveals a novel opportunity for single-atom catalysis─easier detachment (capture) from (on) the carbon support surface is the origin of superior catalytic activity, rather than the operation of single atomic catalytic centers on the surface of the support, as is typically assumed.
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- Alexey S Galushko
- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
- Bridge Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-3502, United States
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Fan W, Duan Z, Liu W, Mehmood R, Qu J, Cao Y, Guo X, Zhong J, Zhang F. Rational design of heterogenized molecular phthalocyanine hybrid single-atom electrocatalyst towards two-electron oxygen reduction. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1426. [PMID: 36918545 PMCID: PMC10014850 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37066-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Single-atom catalysts supported on solid substrates have inspired extensive interest, but the rational design of high-efficiency single-atom catalysts is still plagued by ambiguous structure determination of active sites and its local support effect. Here, we report hybrid single-atom catalysts by an axial coordination linkage of molecular cobalt phthalocyanine with carbon nanotubes for selective oxygen reduction reaction by screening from a series of metal phthalocyanines via preferential density-functional theory calculations. Different from conventional heterogeneous single-atom catalysts, the hybrid single-atom catalysts are proven to facilitate rational screening of target catalysts as well as understanding of its underlying oxygen reduction reaction mechanism due to its well-defined active site structure and clear coordination linkage in the hybrid single-atom catalysts. Consequently, the optimized Co hybrid single-atom catalysts exhibit improved 2e- oxygen reduction reaction performance compared to the corresponding homogeneous molecular catalyst in terms of activity and selectivity. When prepared as an air cathode in an air-breathing flow cell device, the optimized hybrid catalysts enable the oxygen reduction reaction at 300 mA cm-2 exhibiting a stable Faradaic efficiency exceeding 90% for 25 h.
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- Wenjun Fan
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 116023, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 710072, Xi'an, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 116024, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 116023, Dalian, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 116023, Dalian, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 116023, Dalian, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 116023, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 116023, Dalian, China.
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Qu G, Wei K, Pan K, Qin J, Lv J, Li J, Ning P. Emerging materials for electrochemical CO 2 reduction: progress and optimization strategies of carbon-based single-atom catalysts. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:3666-3692. [PMID: 36734996 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr06190b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction can effectively convert CO2 into promising fuels and chemicals, which is helpful in establishing a low-carbon emission economy. Compared with other types of electrocatalysts, single-atom catalysts (SACs) immobilized on carbon substrates are considered to be promising candidate catalysts. Atomically dispersed SACs exhibit excellent catalytic performance in CO2RR due to their maximum atomic utilization, unique electronic structure, and coordination environment. In this paper, we first briefly introduce the synthetic strategies and characterization techniques of SACs. Then, we focus on the optimization strategies of the atomic structure of carbon-based SACs, including adjusting the coordination atoms and coordination numbers, constructing the axial chemical environment, and regulating the carbon substrate, focusing on exploring the structure-performance relationship of SACs in the CO2RR process. In addition, this paper also briefly introduces the diatomic catalysts (DACs) as an extension of SACs. At the end of the paper, we summarize the article with an exciting outlook discussing the current challenges and prospects for research on the application of SACs in CO2RR.
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- Guangfei Qu
- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan 650500, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan 650500, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan 650500, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan 650500, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan 650500, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan 650500, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan 650500, China.
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Lazaridou A, Smith LR, Pattisson S, Dummer NF, Smit JJ, Johnston P, Hutchings GJ. Recognizing the best catalyst for a reaction. Nat Rev Chem 2023; 7:287-295. [PMID: 37117418 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-023-00470-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Heterogeneous catalysis is immensely important, providing access to materials essential for the well-being of society, and improved catalysts are continuously required. New catalysts are frequently tested under different conditions making it difficult to determine the best catalyst. Here we describe a general approach to identify the best catalyst using a data set based on all reactions under kinetic control to calculate a set of key performance indicators (KPIs). These KPIs are normalized to take into account the variation in reaction conditions. Plots of the normalized KPIs are then used to demonstrate the best catalyst using two case studies: (i) acetylene hydrochlorination, a reaction of current interest for vinyl chloride manufacture, and (ii) the selective oxidation of methane to methanol using O2 in water, a reaction that has attracted very recent attention in the academic literature.
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Iemhoff A, Vennewald M, Palkovits R. Single-Atom Catalysts on Covalent Triazine Frameworks: at the Crossroad between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202212015. [PMID: 36108176 PMCID: PMC10108136 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202212015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Heterogeneous single-site and single-atom catalysts potentially enable combining the high catalytic activity and selectivity of molecular catalysts with the easy continuous operation and recycling of solid catalysts. In recent years, covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs) found increasing attention as support materials for particulate and isolated metal species. Bearing a high fraction of nitrogen sites, they allow coordinating molecular metal species and stabilizing particulate metal species, respectively. Dependent on synthesis method and pretreatment of CTFs, materials resembling well-defined highly crosslinked polymers or materials comparable to structurally ill-defined nitrogen-containing carbons result. Accordingly, CTFs serve as model systems elucidating the interaction of single-site, single-atom and particulate metal species with such supports. Factors influencing the transition between molecular and particulate systems are discussed to allow deriving tailored catalyst systems.
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- Andree Iemhoff
- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Xu Z, Li M, Shen G, Chen Y, Lu D, Ren P, Jiang H, Wang X, Dai B. Solvent Effects in the Preparation of Catalysts Using Activated Carbon as a Carrier. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:393. [PMID: 36770353 PMCID: PMC9921317 DOI: 10.3390/nano13030393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The role of solvents is crucial in catalyst preparation. With regard to catalysts prepared with activated carbon (AC) as the carrier, when water is used as a solvent it is difficult for the solution to infiltrate the AC. Because AC comprises a large number of C atoms and is a nonpolar material, it is more effective for the adsorption of nonpolar substances. Since the water and active ingredients are polar, they cannot easily infiltrate AC. In this study, the dispersion of the active component was significantly improved by optimizing the solvent, and the particle size of the active component was reduced from 33.08 nm to 15.30 nm. The specific surface area of the catalyst is significantly increased, by 10%, reaching 991.49 m2/g. Under the same reaction conditions, the conversion of acetic acid by the catalyst prepared with the mixed solvent was maintained at approximately 65%, which was 22% higher than that obtained using the catalyst prepared with water as the solvent.
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- Zhuang Xu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
- Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, Shihezi 832000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
- Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan, Shihezi 832000, China
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Xie G, Han C, Song F, Zhu Y, Wang X, Wang J, Wu Z, Xie X, Zhang N. A study on the role of plasmonic Ti 3C 2T x MXene in enhancing photoredox catalysis. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:18010-18021. [PMID: 36441204 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05983e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Engineering the spatial separation and transfer of photogenerated charge carriers has been one of the most enduring research topics in the field of photocatalysis due to its crucial role in determining the performances of photocatalysts. Herein, as a proof-of-concept, Ti3C2Tx MXene is coupled with a typical heterojunction of TiO2@CdS through a co-assembly strategy to boost electron pumping towards improving the photocatalytic efficiency. In addition to the band alignment-mediated electron transfer in TiO2@CdS-Ti3C2Tx heterojunctions, the plasmon-induced electric field enhancement of Ti3C2Tx is found to cooperate with the electron-reservoir role of Ti3C2Tx to extract photoinduced electrons. The synergistic dual functions of Ti3C2Tx promote multichannel electron transfer in TiO2@CdS-Ti3C2Tx hybrids to improve the photocatalytic efficiency. These results intuitively show that there is a wide scope to manipulate the spatial separation and transfer of photoinduced electrons by cultivating the fertile ground of Ti3C2Tx toward boosting the efficiency of solar-to-chemical conversion.
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- Guanshun Xie
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, USA
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China.
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Li J, Zheng L, Huang B, Hu Y, An L, Yao Y, Lu M, Jin J, Zhang N, Xi P, Yan CH. Activated Ni-O-Ir Enhanced Electron Transfer for Boosting Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity of LaNi 1-x Ir x O 3. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2204723. [PMID: 36316242 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Tuning the structure of the active center of catalysts to atomic level provides the most efficient utilization of the active component, which plays an especially important role for precious metals. In this study, the liquid phase ion exchange method is used to introduce atomic Ir into LaNiO3 perovskite oxide, which shows excellent catalytic performance in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The catalyst, LaNi0.96 Ir0.04 O3 , with the optimal concentration of Ir, displays an overpotential of just 280 mV at 10 mA cm-2 . The introduced Ir enriches the surface electron density significantly, which not only improves site-to-site electron transfer between O and Ni sites but also allows stable adsorption of the intermediates. The results of cyclic voltammetry tests reveal the superior overpotential and remarkable efficiency of the OER process because of the strong interactions in Ni-O-Ir. Moreover, the Ir atom inhibits the participation of a lattice oxygen oxidation mechanism (LOM) in LaNiO3 that guarantees the stability of the catalyst in alkaline conditions. It is anticipated that this work will be instrumental for the preparation and study of a broad range of atomic metal-doped perovskite oxides for water splitting.
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- Jianyi Li
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
- Research Centre for Carbon-Strategic Catalysis, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory in Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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Wang Y, Wang M. Recent progresses on single-atom catalysts for the removal of air pollutants. Front Chem 2022; 10:1039874. [DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1039874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The booming industrialization has aggravated emission of air pollutants, inflicting serious harm on environment and human health. Supported noble-metals are one of the most popular catalysts for the oxidation removal of air pollutants. Unfortunately, the high price and large consumption restrict their development and practical application. Single-atom catalysts (SACs) emerge and offer an optimizing approach to address this issue. Due to maximal atom utilization, tunable coordination and electron environment and strong metal-support interaction, SACs have shown remarkable catalytic performance on many reactions. Over the last decade, great potential of SACs has been witnessed in the elimination of air pollutants. In this review, we first briefly summarize the synthesis methods and modulation strategies together with the characterization techniques of SACs. Next, we highlight the application of SACs in the abatement of air pollutants including CO, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and NOx, unveiling the related catalytic mechanism of SACs. Finally, we propose the remaining challenges and future perspectives of SACs in fundamental research and practical application in the field of air pollutant removal.
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Hu H, Xi J. Single-atom catalysis for organic reactions. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107959] [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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Photocatalytic Reactions on the Single-Site Heterogeneous Catalysts. Catal Letters 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-022-04149-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Qiao X, Liu X, Yang Y, Mao Z, Li T, Gao L, Zhao C, Guan Q, Li W. Carbon‐supported Au catalyst in Acetylene Hydrochlorination: Enhancing Catalytic Performance by Complexation of Dicarbonyl Ligands. ChemCatChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202200785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Nankai University Chemistry CHINA
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- Nankai University College of Chemistry No. 94 Weijin Road 300071 Tianjin CHINA
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Tracking single adatoms in liquid in a transmission electron microscope. Nature 2022; 609:942-947. [PMID: 35896149 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05130-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Single atoms or ions on surfaces affect processes from nucleation1 to electrochemical reactions2 and heterogeneous catalysis3. Transmission electron microscopy is a leading approach for visualizing single atoms on a variety of substrates4,5. It conventionally requires high vacuum conditions, but has been developed for in situ imaging in liquid and gaseous environments6,7 with a combined spatial and temporal resolution that is unmatched by any other method-notwithstanding concerns about electron-beam effects on samples. When imaging in liquid using commercial technologies, electron scattering in the windows enclosing the sample and in the liquid generally limits the achievable resolution to a few nanometres6,8,9. Graphene liquid cells, on the other hand, have enabled atomic-resolution imaging of metal nanoparticles in liquids10. Here we show that a double graphene liquid cell, consisting of a central molybdenum disulfide monolayer separated by hexagonal boron nitride spacers from the two enclosing graphene windows, makes it possible to monitor, with atomic resolution, the dynamics of platinum adatoms on the monolayer in an aqueous salt solution. By imaging more than 70,000 single adatom adsorption sites, we compare the site preference and dynamic motion of the adatoms in both a fully hydrated and a vacuum state. We find a modified adsorption site distribution and higher diffusivities for the adatoms in the liquid phase compared with those in vacuum. This approach paves the way for in situ liquid-phase imaging of chemical processes with single-atom precision.
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Wan G, Zhang G, Chen JZ, Toney MF, Miller JT, Tassone CJ. Reaction-Mediated Transformation of Working Catalysts. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Gang Wan
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, PSU-DUT Joint Center for Energy Research, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People’s Republic of China
- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Zhang H, Liu W, Cao D, Cheng D. Carbon-Based Material-Supported Single-Atom Catalysts for Energy Conversion. iScience 2022; 25:104367. [PMID: 35620439 PMCID: PMC9127225 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In recent years, single-atom catalysts (SACs) with unique electronic structure and coordination environment have attracted much attention due to its maximum atomic efficiency in the catalysis fields. However, it is still a great challenge to rationally regulate the coordination environments of SACs and improve the loading of metal atoms for SACs during catalysis progress. Generally, carbon-based materials with excellent electrical conductivity and large specific surface area are widely used as catalyst supports to stabilize metal atoms. Meanwhile, carbon-based material-supported SACs have also been extensively studied and applied in various energy conversion reactions, such as hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR), and nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR). Herein, rational synthesis methods and advanced characterization techniques were introduced and summarized in this review. Then, the theoretical design strategies and construction methods for carbon-based material-supported SACs in electrocatalysis applications were fully discussed, which are of great significance for guiding the coordination regulation and improving the loading of SACs. In the end, the challenges and future perspectives of SACs were proposed, which could largely contribute to the development of single atom catalysts at the turning point.
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- Huimin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- Corresponding author
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- Corresponding author
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Synthesis of single-atom dispersed Co-NC catalytic materials in supercritical CO2 environment with inorganic salt precursor. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.101948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Giulimondi V, Kaiser SK, Martín AJ, Büchele S, Krumeich F, Clark AH, Pérez-Ramírez J. Controlled Formation of Dimers and Spatially Isolated Atoms in Bimetallic Au-Ru Catalysts via Carbon-Host Functionalization. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2200224. [PMID: 35224866 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202200224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The introduction of a foreign metal atom in the coordination environment of single-atom catalysts constitutes an exciting frontier of active-site engineering, generating bimetallic low-nuclearity catalysts often exhibiting unique catalytic synergies. To date, the exploration of their full scope is thwarted by (i) the lack of synthetic techniques with control over intermetallic coordination, and (ii) the challenging characterization of these materials. Herein, carbon-host functionalization is presented as a strategy to selectively generate Au-Ru dimers and isolated sites by simple incipient wetness impregnation, as corroborated by careful X-ray absorption spectroscopy analysis. The distinct catalytic fingerprints are unveiled via the hydrogen evolution reaction, employed as a probe for proton adsorption properties. Intriguingly, the virtually inactive Au atoms enhance the reaction kinetics of their Ru counterparts already when spatially isolated, by shifting the proton adsorption free energy closer to neutrality. Remarkably, the effect is magnified by a factor of 2 in dimers. These results exemplify the relevance of controlling intermetallic coordination for the rational design of bimetallic low-nuclearity catalysts.
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- Vera Giulimondi
- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen PSI, 5232, Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland
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Hui L, Zhang X, Xue Y, Chen X, Fang Y, Xing C, Liu Y, Zheng X, Du Y, Zhang C, He F, Li Y. Highly Dispersed Platinum Chlorine Atoms Anchored on Gold Quantum Dots for a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:1921-1928. [PMID: 35044172 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The development of efficient and durable electrocatalysts is the only way to achieve commercial fuel cells. A new, efficient method was utilized for epitaxial growth of gold quantum dots using atomically platinum chlorine species with porous graphdiyne as a support (PtCl2Au(111)/GDY), for obtaining successful multicomponent quantum dots with a size of 2.37 nm. The electrocatalyst showed a high mass activity of 175.64 A mgPt-1 for methanol oxidation reactions (MORs) and 165.35 A mgPt-1 for ethanol oxidation reactions (EORs). The data for this experiment are 85.67 and 246.80 times higher than those of commercial Pt/C, respectively. The catalyst also showed highly robust stability for MORs with negligible specific activity decay after 110 h at 10 mA cm-2. Both structure characterizations and theoretical calculations reveal that the excellent catalytic performance can be ascribed to the chlorine introduced to modify the d-band structure on the Pt surface and suppression of the CO poisoning pathway of the MOR. Our results indicate that an atomically dispersed metal species tailoring strategy opens up a new path for the efficient design of highly active and stable catalysts.
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- Lan Hui
- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Xing L, Jin Y, Weng Y, Ji Y. Catalytic Scenarios Over Metal-Carbon Interaction Interface. Front Chem 2022; 9:810147. [PMID: 35004626 PMCID: PMC8733554 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.810147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Numerous efforts have been devoted to investigating the catalytic events and disclosing the catalytic nature of the metal-carbon interaction interface. Nevertheless, the local deconstruction of catalytically active metal-carbon interface was still missing. Herein, the selected four types of landmark catalytic paradigms were highlighted, which was expected to clarify their essence and thus simplify the catalytic scenarios of the metal-carbon interface—carbon-supported metal nanoparticles, carbon-confined single-atom sites, chainmail catalysis, and the Mott-Schottky effect. The potential challenges and new opportunities were also proposed in the field. This perspective is believed to give an in-depth understanding of the catalytic nature of the metal-carbon interaction interface and in turn provide rational guidance to the delicate design of novel high-performance carbon-supported metal catalysts.
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- Liwen Xing
- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Quality Evaluation Technology for Hygiene and Safety of Plastics, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Quality Evaluation Technology for Hygiene and Safety of Plastics, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- School of Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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Wang B, Yue Y, Pang X, Yu M, Wang T, Chang R, Pan Z, Zhao J, Li X. Nature of HCl oxidation Au anomalies and activation of non-carbon-material-supported Au catalyst. J Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Singh B, Gawande MB, Kute AD, Varma RS, Fornasiero P, McNeice P, Jagadeesh RV, Beller M, Zbořil R. Single-Atom (Iron-Based) Catalysts: Synthesis and Applications. Chem Rev 2021; 121:13620-13697. [PMID: 34644065 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Supported single-metal atom catalysts (SACs) are constituted of isolated active metal centers, which are heterogenized on inert supports such as graphene, porous carbon, and metal oxides. Their thermal stability, electronic properties, and catalytic activities can be controlled via interactions between the single-metal atom center and neighboring heteroatoms such as nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Due to the atomic dispersion of the active catalytic centers, the amount of metal required for catalysis can be decreased, thus offering new possibilities to control the selectivity of a given transformation as well as to improve catalyst turnover frequencies and turnover numbers. This review aims to comprehensively summarize the synthesis of Fe-SACs with a focus on anchoring single atoms (SA) on carbon/graphene supports. The characterization of these advanced materials using various spectroscopic techniques and their applications in diverse research areas are described. When applicable, mechanistic investigations conducted to understand the specific behavior of Fe-SACs-based catalysts are highlighted, including the use of theoretical models.
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- Baljeet Singh
- CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193 Portugal
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- Department of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai-Marathwada Campus, Jalna 431213, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai-Marathwada Campus, Jalna 431213, Maharashtra, India
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Energy, Environment and Transport Giacomo Ciamiciam, INSTM Trieste Research Unit and ICCOM-CNR Trieste Research Unit, University of Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, REVA University, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacký University, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic.,CEET Nanotechnology Centre, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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Yang Y, Chu Z, Huang Q, Li Y, Zheng B, Chang J, Yang Z. Hyperporous magnetic catalyst foam for highly efficient and stable adsorption and reduction of aqueous organic contaminants. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 420:126622. [PMID: 34273882 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The facile and low-cost fabrication of free-standing magnetic catalysts with high catalytic efficiency, rapid reaction rate and excellent recoverability has been pursued for various catalysis applications, e.g., treating aqueous organic 4-nitrophenol pollutants. Here, we design and fabricate a free-standing nickel-coated hyperporous polymer foam (Ni-HPF) with adjustable shapes and sizes, hierarchical multiscale porous structures, abundant catalytical interfaces and excellent super-paramagnetic properties. Due to the synergistical effect of abundant binding sites and highly catalytic reduction, the as-prepared Ni-HPF has demonstrated high conversion efficiency (> 90% at extremely low concentration of 7.5 μM) and rapid reaction rate (2.58 × 10-3 s-1) for the reduction of organic 4-nitrophenol. Moreover, the magnetic catalyst also holds excellent recoverability (>80% conversion rate even after 1000 cycles) and good reproducibility (>80% conversion rate after 3 months of storage). As such, this work with novel material design and working principle could provide a wide range of potential applications in water purification, chemical catalysis and energy storage devices.
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- Yu Yang
- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Wang B, Jiang Z, Wang T, Tang Q, Yu M, Feng T, Tian M, Chang R, Yue Y, Pan Z, Zhao J, Li X. Controllable Synthesis of Vacancy-Defect Cu Site and Its Catalysis for the Manufacture of Vinyl Chloride Monomer. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Bolin Wang
- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Research Center of Analysis Measurement, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Zhang H, Zhang T, Jia Y, Zhang J, Han Y. Single-Atom Ruthenium Catalytic Sites for Acetylene Hydrochlorination. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:7350-7356. [PMID: 34324364 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The high cost of noble metal catalysts has been a major factor limiting their industrial applications. It is thus of strong interest to develop catalysts with minimum metal loading. Here, we designed and prepared a single-atom ruthenium catalyst through a cascade anchoring strategy to maximize the efficiency of Ru atoms for acetylene hydrochlorination. The single-atom catalyst supported on commercial activated carbon (AC) exhibits excellent catalytic activity with acetylene conversion of 95.4% at an acetylene gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 720 h-1 and almost no deactivation during a 600 h catalyst lifetime test. In conjunction with a series of experimental characterizations of the catalyst, including aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (Ac-STEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and extended X-ray absorption fine spectroscopy (EXAFS), density functional theory (DFT) study shows that RuN4 sites are likely responsible for acetylene hydrochlorination catalytic activity. This work provides a strategy to design efficient single-atom catalysts for acetylene hydrochlorination and helps us to gain deeper understanding of single-atom catalytic mechanisms.
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- Hongyu Zhang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Jia Y, Nian Y, Zhang J, Han Y. Theoretical design of ruthenium single-atom catalysts with different substrates for acetylene hydrochlorination. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shang Y, Duan X, Wang S, Yue Q, Gao B, Xu X. Carbon-based single atom catalyst: Synthesis, characterization, DFT calculations. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.07.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Design of carbon supports for metal-catalyzed acetylene hydrochlorination. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4016. [PMID: 34188049 PMCID: PMC8242080 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24330-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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For decades, carbons have been the support of choice in acetylene hydrochlorination, a key industrial process for polyvinyl chloride manufacture. However, no unequivocal design criteria could be established to date, due to the complex interplay between the carbon host and the metal nanostructure. Herein, we disentangle the roles of carbon in determining activity and stability of platinum-, ruthenium-, and gold-based hydrochlorination catalysts and derive descriptors for optimal host design, by systematically varying the porous properties and surface functionalization of carbon, while preserving the active metal sites. The acetylene adsorption capacity is identified as central activity descriptor, while the density of acidic oxygen sites determines the coking tendency and thus catalyst stability. With this understanding, a platinum single-atom catalyst is developed with stable catalytic performance under two-fold accelerated deactivation conditions compared to the state-of-the-art system, marking a step ahead towards sustainable PVC production. Carbons are indispensable as supports for metal-based catalysts in polyvinyl chloride manufacture via acetylene hydrochlorination. In this work, the acetylene interaction, tunable through adjusting microporosity and oxygen sites is identified as central activity and stability descriptor.
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Xia C, Qiu Y, Xia Y, Zhu P, King G, Zhang X, Wu Z, Kim JYT, Cullen DA, Zheng D, Li P, Shakouri M, Heredia E, Cui P, Alshareef HN, Hu Y, Wang H. General synthesis of single-atom catalysts with high metal loading using graphene quantum dots. Nat Chem 2021; 13:887-894. [PMID: 34168326 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-021-00734-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 60.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Transition-metal single-atom catalysts present extraordinary activity per metal atomic site, but suffer from low metal-atom densities (typically less than 5 wt% or 1 at.%), which limits their overall catalytic performance. Here we report a general method for the synthesis of single-atom catalysts with high transition-metal-atom loadings of up to 40 wt% or 3.8 at.%, representing several-fold improvements compared to benchmarks in the literature. Graphene quantum dots, later interweaved into a carbon matrix, were used as a support, providing numerous anchoring sites and thus facilitating the generation of high densities of transition-metal atoms with sufficient spacing between the metal atoms to avoid aggregation. A significant increase in activity in electrochemical CO2 reduction (used as a representative reaction) was demonstrated on a Ni single-atom catalyst with increased Ni loading.
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- Chuan Xia
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA. .,Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA. .,School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Canadian Light Source, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Materials Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Canadian Light Source, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Canadian Light Source, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Materials Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Canadian Light Source, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA. .,Department of Materials Science and Nano-Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA. .,Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA. .,Azrieli Global Scholar, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Gao F, Zhang Y, Wu Z, You H, Du Y. Universal strategies to multi-dimensional noble-metal-based catalysts for electrocatalysis. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Chen X, Peng M, Cai X, Chen Y, Jia Z, Deng Y, Mei B, Jiang Z, Xiao D, Wen X, Wang N, Liu H, Ma D. Regulating coordination number in atomically dispersed Pt species on defect-rich graphene for n-butane dehydrogenation reaction. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2664. [PMID: 33976155 PMCID: PMC8113322 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22948-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Metal nanoparticle (NP), cluster and isolated metal atom (or single atom, SA) exhibit different catalytic performance in heterogeneous catalysis originating from their distinct nanostructures. To maximize atom efficiency and boost activity for catalysis, the construction of structure-performance relationship provides an effective way at the atomic level. Here, we successfully fabricate fully exposed Pt3 clusters on the defective nanodiamond@graphene (ND@G) by the assistance of atomically dispersed Sn promoters, and correlated the n-butane direct dehydrogenation (DDH) activity with the average coordination number (CN) of Pt-Pt bond in Pt NP, Pt3 cluster and Pt SA for fundamentally understanding structure (especially the sub-nano structure) effects on n-butane DDH reaction at the atomic level. The as-prepared fully exposed Pt3 cluster catalyst shows higher conversion (35.4%) and remarkable alkene selectivity (99.0%) for n-butane direct DDH reaction at 450 °C, compared to typical Pt NP and Pt SA catalysts supported on ND@G. Density functional theory calculation (DFT) reveal that the fully exposed Pt3 clusters possess favorable dehydrogenation activation barrier of n-butane and reasonable desorption barrier of butene in the DDH reaction.
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Grants
- National Key R&D Program of China (2016YFA0204100, 2017YFB0602200), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (91845201, 21961160722, 22072162, 21703261, 21725301, 21932002, and 21821004), the Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program XLYC1907055, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (Project Nos. C6021-14E, N_HKUST624/19 and 16306818).
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- Xiaowen Chen
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Center for Quantum Materials, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Center for Integrative Materials Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Center for Quantum Materials, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China.
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, P. R. China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, and BIC-ESAT, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China.
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Bartley JK, Dimitratos N, Edwards JK, Kiely CJ, Taylor SH. A Career in Catalysis: Graham J. Hutchings. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c00569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jonathan K. Bartley
- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, U.K
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento, 40136, Bologna, Italy
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, U.K
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, U.K
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Liang J, Liu Y, Liu R, Zheng S, Si Z, Weng D, Kang F. Stable Pt atomic clusters on carbon nanotubes grafted with carbon quantum dots as electrocatalyst for H
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evolution in acidic electrolyte. NANO SELECT 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/nano.202100079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Junwei Liang
- Shenzhen International Graduate School Tsinghua University Shenzhen China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School Tsinghua University Shenzhen China
- School of Materials Tsinghua University Beijing China
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- Institute of nuclear and new energy technology Tsinghua University Beijing China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School Tsinghua University Shenzhen China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School Tsinghua University Shenzhen China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School Tsinghua University Shenzhen China
- School of Materials Tsinghua University Beijing China
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- Shenzhen International Graduate School Tsinghua University Shenzhen China
- School of Materials Tsinghua University Beijing China
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Kaiser SK, Clark AH, Cartocci L, Krumeich F, Pérez-Ramírez J. Sustainable Synthesis of Bimetallic Single Atom Gold-Based Catalysts with Enhanced Durability in Acetylene Hydrochlorination. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2004599. [PMID: 33432775 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202004599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Gold single-atom catalysts (SACs) exhibit outstanding reactivity in acetylene hydrochlorination to vinyl chloride, but their practical applicability is compromised by current synthesis protocols, using aqua regia as chlorine-based dispersing agent, and their high susceptibility to sintering on non-functionalized carbon supports at >500 K and/or under reaction conditions. Herein, a sustainable synthesis route to carbon-supported gold nanostructures in bimetallic catalysts is developed by employing salts as alternative chlorine source, allowing for tailored gold dispersion, ultimately reaching atomic level when using H2 PtCl6 . To rationalize these observations, several synthesis parameters (i.e., pH, Cl-content) as well as the choice of metal chlorides are evaluated, hinting at the key role of platinum in promoting a chlorine-mediated dispersion mechanism. This can be further extrapolated to redisperse large gold agglomerates (>70 nm) on carbon carriers into isolated atoms, which has important implications for catalyst regeneration. Another key role of platinum single atoms is to inhibit the sintering of their spatially isolated gold-based analogs up to 800 K and during acetylene hydrochlorination, without compromising the intrinsic activity of Au(I)-Cl active sites. Accordingly, exploiting cooperativity effects of a second metal is a promising strategy towards practical applicability of gold SACs, opening up exciting opportunities for multifunctional single-atom catalysis.
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- Selina K Kaiser
- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI, 5232, Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland
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- Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland
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Qiao X, Liu X, Zhou Z, Guan Q, Li W. Constructing green mercury-free catalysts with single pyridinic N species for acetylene hydrochlorination and mechanism investigation. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy01950j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A green bifunctional polymer for acetylene hydrochlorination is directly used as a catalyst and then used as a precursor to prepare an N-doped carbon catalyst.
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- Xianliang Qiao
- College of Chemistry
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- College of Chemistry
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- College of Chemistry
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- College of Chemistry
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- College of Chemistry
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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Shang Y, Xu X, Gao B, Wang S, Duan X. Single-atom catalysis in advanced oxidation processes for environmental remediation. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:5281-5322. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01032d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 80.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This review presents the recent advances in synthetic strategies, characterisation, and computations of carbon-based single-atom catalysts, as well as their innovative applications and mechanisms in advanced oxidation technologies.
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- Yanan Shang
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials
- The University of Adelaide
- Adelaide
- Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials
- The University of Adelaide
- Adelaide
- Australia
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Qin L, Gao M, Zhang M, Li X, Ru R, Luo H, Zhang G. Bioinspired Assembly of Double Honeycomb-Like Hierarchical Capsule Confined Encapsulation with Functional Micro/Nanocrystals. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2004692. [PMID: 33201585 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202004692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Inspired by "micro/nanoreactor" effect of cellular organelle on specific biochemical reactions, a double honeycomb-like hierarchical capsule confined encapsulation with functional micro/nanocrystals is designed. The bioinspired hierarchical capsules derived from polymeric composite microspheres are successfully fabricated through a combination of selective chemical etching and pyrolysis. In situ introduction of functional guests (including organometallic molecules, tetraethoxysilane, or metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)) into internal cellular structure of microspheres is first put forward by phase inversion method. The development of selective etching creates honeycomb-like structure on the outside surface of capsule and allows sulfur to homogeneously distribute into matrix. With the novel approach, the hierarchical channels (micro-meso-macropore) of composite capsule enhance transportation of reactants and dispersion of active sites, and thus exhibit superior photocatalytic oxidation and electromagnetic absorbing. The promising strategy will be applied more generally to encapsulate different species into hierarchical capsule with tailored properties and functionalities.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lei Qin
- Center for Membrane and Water Science & Technology, State Key Lab Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18#, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- Center for Membrane and Water Science & Technology, State Key Lab Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18#, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- Center for Membrane and Water Science & Technology, State Key Lab Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18#, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- Center for Membrane and Water Science & Technology, State Key Lab Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18#, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- Center for Membrane and Water Science & Technology, State Key Lab Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18#, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Nongda Road 1#, Changsha, 410128, P. R. China
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- Center for Membrane and Water Science & Technology, State Key Lab Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18#, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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