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Li D, Li Q, Zhang Q, Yang R, Ye Q, Tian D, Jiang D. Integrating bimetallic borides with g-C 3N 4 containing cyanamide defects for efficient photocatalytic nitrogen fixation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 672:631-641. [PMID: 38865877 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.05.238] [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: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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The sustainable generation of ammonia by photocatalytic nitrogen fixation under mild conditions is fascinating compared to conventional industrial processes. Nevertheless, owing to the low charge transfer efficiency, the insufficient light absorption capacity and limited active sites of the photocatalyst cause the difficult adsorption and activation of N2 molecules, thereby resulting in a low photocatalytic conversion efficiency. Herein, a novel bimetallic CoMoB nanosheets (CoMoB) co-catalyst modified carbon nitride with dual moiety defects (CN-TH3/3) Schottky junction photocatalyst is designed for photocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR). The photocatalytic nitrogen reduction rate of the optimized CoMoB/CN-TH3/3 photocatalyst is 4.81 mM·g-1·h-1, which is 6.2 and 2.2 times higher than carbon nitride (CN) (0.78 mM·g-1·h-1) and CN-TH3/3 (2.21 mM·g-1·h-1), respectively. The excellent photocatalytic NRR performance is ascribed not only to the introduction of dual moiety defects (cyano and cyanamide groups) that extends the visible light absorption range and promotes exciton polarization dissociation, but also to the formation of interfacial electric field between CoMoB and CN-TH3/3, which effectively facilitates the interfacial charge transfer. Thus, the synergistic interaction between CN-TH3/3 and CoMoB further increases the electron numble of CoMoB active sites, which effectively strengthens the adsorption and activation of N2 and weakens the NN triple bond, thereby enhancing the photocatalytic NRR activity. This work highlights the introduced dual moiety defects and bimetallic CoMoB co-catalyst to synergistically enhance the photocatalytic nitrogen reduction performance.
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- Di Li
- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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Heliso Dolla T, Matthews T, Wendy Maxakato N, Ndungu P, Montini T. Recent advances in transition metal sulfide-based electrocatalysts and photocatalysts for nitrogen fixation. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.117049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Shi YJ, Zhang J, Cui Z, Chu S, Wang Y, Zou Z. MOF-derived sulfur vacancies rich CdS nanoparticles in situ growth on 2D polymer for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:5841-5858. [DOI: 10.1039/d1dt04188f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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For heterojunction photocatalytic materials, the size of nanoparticles and electron-hole separation efficiency have a great influence on the photocatalytic hydrogen production activity. In this work, for the first time, a...
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Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Bai L, Hao L, Ma T, Huang H. Defect engineering in metal sulfides for energy conversion and storage. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Kozlova EA, Lyulyukin MN, Kozlov DV, Parmon VN. Semiconductor photocatalysts and mechanisms of carbon dioxide reduction and nitrogen fixation under UV and visible light. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr5004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The review summarizes the current knowledge about heterogeneous semiconductor photocatalysts that are active towards photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide and molecular nitrogen under visible and near-UV light. The main classes of these photocatalysts and characteristic features of their application in the target processes are considered. Primary attention is given to photocatalysts based on titanium dioxide, which have high activity and stability in the carbon dioxide reduction. For the first time, the photofixation of nitrogen under irradiation in the presence of various semiconductor materials is considered in detail.
The bibliography includes 264 references.
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Majumder M, Saini H, Dědek I, Schneemann A, Chodankar NR, Ramarao V, Santosh MS, Nanjundan AK, Kment Š, Dubal D, Otyepka M, Zbořil R, Jayaramulu K. Rational Design of Graphene Derivatives for Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrogen to Ammonia. ACS NANO 2021; 15:17275-17298. [PMID: 34751563 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c08455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The conversion of nitrogen to ammonia offers a sustainable and environmentally friendly approach for producing precursors for fertilizers and efficient energy carriers. Owing to the large energy density and significant gravimetric hydrogen content, NH3 is considered an apt next-generation energy carrier and liquid fuel. However, the low conversion efficiency and slow production of ammonia through the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) are currently bottlenecks, making it an unviable alternative to the traditional Haber-Bosch process for ammonia production. The rational design and engineering of catalysts (both photo- and electro-) represent a crucial challenge for improving the efficiency and exploiting the full capability of the NRR. In the present review, we highlight recent progress in the development of graphene-based systems and graphene derivatives as catalysts for the NRR. Initially, the history, fundamental mechanism, and importance of the NRR to produce ammonia are briefly discussed. We also outline how surface functionalization, defects, and hybrid structures (single-atom/multiatom as well as composites) affect the N2 conversion efficiency. The potential of graphene and graphene derivatives as NRR catalysts is highlighted using pertinent examples from theoretical simulations as well as machine learning based performance predictive methods. The review is concluded by identifying the crucial advantages, drawbacks, and challenges associated with principal scientific and technological breakthroughs in ambient catalytic NRR.
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- Mandira Majumder
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir 181221, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir 181221, India
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstr. 66, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Energy & Materials Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul 100-715, South Korea
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- Centre for Incubation, Innovation, Research and Consultancy (CIIRC) and Department of Chemistry, Jyothy Institute of Technology, Thataguni, Off Kanakpura Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560082, India
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- Centre for Incubation, Innovation, Research and Consultancy (CIIRC) and Department of Chemistry, Jyothy Institute of Technology, Thataguni, Off Kanakpura Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560082, India
- CSIR-Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research, Digwadih Campus, PO FRI, Dhanbad, Jharkhand 828 108, India
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- Centre for Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Nanotechnology Centre, Centre of Energy and Environmental Technologies, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Materials Science, School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- IT4Innovations, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Nanotechnology Centre, Centre of Energy and Environmental Technologies, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir 181221, India
- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Ali H, Masar M, Guler AC, Urbanek M, Machovsky M, Kuritka I. Heterojunction-based photocatalytic nitrogen fixation: principles and current progress. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:6358-6372. [PMID: 36133492 PMCID: PMC9417957 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00565k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nitrogen fixation is considered one of the grand challenges of the 21st century for achieving the ultimate vision of a green and sustainable future. It is crucial to develop and design sustainable nitrogen fixation techniques with minimal environmental impact as an alternative to the energy-cost intensive Haber-Bosch process. Heterojunction-based photocatalysis has recently emerged as a viable solution for the various environmental and energy issues, including nitrogen fixation. The primary advantages of heterojunction photocatalysts are spatially separated photogenerated charge carriers while retaining high oxidation and reduction potentials of the individual components, enabling visible light-harvesting. This review summarises the fundamental principles of photocatalytic heterostructures, the reaction mechanism of the nitrogen reduction reaction, ammonia detection methods, and the current progress of heterostructured photocatalysts for nitrogen fixation. Finally, future challenges and prospects are briefly discussed for the emerging field of heterostructured photocatalytic nitrogen fixation.
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- Hassan Ali
- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlin Tr. T. Bati 5678 76001 Zlin Czech Republic
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlin Tr. T. Bati 5678 76001 Zlin Czech Republic
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlin Tr. T. Bati 5678 76001 Zlin Czech Republic
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlin Tr. T. Bati 5678 76001 Zlin Czech Republic
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlin Tr. T. Bati 5678 76001 Zlin Czech Republic
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlin Tr. T. Bati 5678 76001 Zlin Czech Republic
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Photocatalytic Fixation of Molecular Nitrogen in Systems Based on Graphite-Like Carbon Nitride: a Review. THEOR EXP CHEM+ 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11237-021-09678-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ziegenbalg D, Zander J, Marschall R. Photocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction: Challenging Materials with Reaction Engineering. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202100084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Dirk Ziegenbalg
- Institute of Chemical Engineering Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Department of Chemistry University of Bayreuth Universitätsstrasse 30 95447 Bayreuth Germany
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- Department of Chemistry University of Bayreuth Universitätsstrasse 30 95447 Bayreuth Germany
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A Comprehensive Review on the Recent Development of Ammonia as a Renewable Energy Carrier. ENERGIES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/en14133732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Global energy sources are being transformed from hydrocarbon-based energy sources to renewable and carbon-free energy sources such as wind, solar and hydrogen. The biggest challenge with hydrogen as a renewable energy carrier is the storage and delivery system’s complexity. Therefore, other media such as ammonia for indirect storage are now being considered. Research has shown that at reasonable pressures, ammonia is easily contained as a liquid. In this form, energy density is approximately half of that of gasoline and ten times more than batteries. Ammonia can provide effective storage of renewable energy through its existing storage and distribution network. In this article, we aimed to analyse the previous studies and the current research on the preparation of ammonia as a next-generation renewable energy carrier. The study focuses on technical advances emerging in ammonia synthesis technologies, such as photocatalysis, electrocatalysis and plasmacatalysis. Ammonia is now also strongly regarded as fuel in the transport, industrial and power sectors and is relatively more versatile in reducing CO2 emissions. Therefore, the utilisation of ammonia as a renewable energy carrier plays a significant role in reducing GHG emissions. Finally, the simplicity of ammonia processing, transport and use makes it an appealing choice for the link between the development of renewable energy and demand.
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Shang S, Xiong W, Yang C, Johannessen B, Liu R, Hsu HY, Gu Q, Leung MKH, Shang J. Atomically Dispersed Iron Metal Site in a Porphyrin-Based Metal-Organic Framework for Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation. ACS NANO 2021; 15:9670-9678. [PMID: 34024096 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c10947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The rational design of photocatalysts for efficient nitrogen (N2) fixation at ambient conditions is important for revolutionizing ammonia production and quite challenging because the great difficulty lies in the adsorption and activation of the inert N2. Inspired by a biological molecule, chlorophyll, featuring a porphyrin structure as the photosensitizer and enzyme nitrogenase featuring an iron (Fe) atom as a favorable binding site for N2via π-backbonding, here we developed a porphyrin-based metal-organic framework (PMOF) with Fe as the active center as an artificial photocatalyst for N2 reduction reaction (NRR) under ambient conditions. The PMOF features aluminum (Al) as metal node imparting high stability and Fe incorporated and atomically dispersed by residing at each porphyrin ring promoting the adsorption and the activation of N2, termed Al-PMOF(Fe). Compared with the pristine Al-PMOF, Al-PMOF(Fe) exhibits a substantial enhancement in NH3 yield (635 μg g-1cat.) and production rate (127 μg h-1 g-1cat.) of 82% and 50%, respectively, on par with the best-performing MOF-based NRR catalysts. Three cycles of photocatalytic NRR experimental results corroborate a stable photocatalytic activity of Al-PMOF(Fe). The combined experimental and theoretical results reveal that the Fe-N site in Al-PMOF(Fe) is the active photocatalytic center that can mitigate the difficulty of the rate-determining step in photocatalytic NRR. The possible reaction pathways of NRR on Al-PMOF(Fe) were established. Our study of porphyrin-based MOF for the photocatalytic NRR will provide insight into the rational design of catalysts for artificial photosynthesis.
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- Shanshan Shang
- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, 8 Yuexing first Road, Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- Australian Synchrotron (ANSTO), 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, 8 Yuexing first Road, Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, 8 Yuexing first Road, Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, People's Republic of China
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- Australian Synchrotron (ANSTO), 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, 8 Yuexing first Road, Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, People's Republic of China
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Lee J, Tan LL, Chai SP. Heterojunction photocatalysts for artificial nitrogen fixation: fundamentals, latest advances and future perspectives. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:7011-7033. [PMID: 33889914 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr00783a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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As an indispensable energy source, ammonia plays an essential role in agriculture and various industries. Given that the current ammonia production is still dominated by the energy-intensive and high carbon footprint Haber-Bosch process, photocatalytic nitrogen fixation represents a low-energy consuming and sustainable approach to generate ammonia. Heterostructured photocatalysts are hybrid materials composed of semiconductor materials containing interfaces that make full use of the unique superiorities of the constituents and synergistic effects between them. These promising photocatalysts have superior performances and substantial potential in photocatalytic reduction of nitrogen. In this review, a wide spectrum of recently developed heterostructured photocatalysts for nitrogen fixation to ammonia are evaluated. The fundamentals of solar-to-ammonia conversion, basic principles of various heterojunction photocatalysts and modification strategies are systematically reviewed. Finally, a brief summary and perspectives on the ongoing challenges and directions for future development of nitrogen photofixation catalysts are also provided.
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- Jiale Lee
- Multidisciplinary Platform of Advanced Engineering, Chemical Engineering Discipline, School of Engineering, Monash University, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Selangor, Malaysia.
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Li FR, Wang T, Li YJ, Xu XY, Ma CH, Chen WL, Zhu GS. Heteropoly Blue/Protonation-Defective Graphitic Carbon Nitride Heterojunction for the Photo-Driven Nitrogen Reduction Reaction. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:5829-5839. [PMID: 33779146 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The establishment of a heterojunction is a crucial strategy to design highly effective nonnoble metal nanocatalysts for the photocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (PNRR). Heteropoly blues (r-POMs) can act as electron-transfer mediators in PNRR, but its agglomeration limits the further promotion of PNRR productivity. In this work, we construct a protonation-modified surface of N-vacancy g-C3N4 (HV-C3N4), achieving the high dispersion of r-POMs via the surface modification strategy. Enlightened by the synergy effect of the nitrogenase, r-POMs were anchored onto HV-C3N4 nanosheets through an electrostatic self-assembly method for preparing r-POMs-based protonation-defective graphitic carbonitride (HV-C3N4/r-POMs). As an electron donor, r-PW12 can match with the energy level of HV-C3N4 to build a heterojunction. The electron redistribution of the heterojunction facilitates the optimization of the electronic structure for enhancing the performance of PNRR. HV-C3N4/r-PW12 exhibits the best PNRR efficiency of 171.4 μmol L-1 h-1, which is boosted by 94.39% (HV-C3N4) and 86.98% (r-PW12). The isotope 15NH4+ experiment proves that ammonia is derived from N2, not carbon nitride. This study opens up a crucial view to achieve the high dispersion of r-POMs nanoparticles and develop high-efficiency nonnoble metal photocatalysts for the PNRR.
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- Feng-Rui Li
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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Zhang L, Ge J, Zhuang T, Ding X, Zheng X. Enhanced photocatalytic nitrogen fixation performance of g-C3N4 under the burning explosion effect. REACTION KINETICS MECHANISMS AND CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11144-021-01947-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Li P, Gao S, Liu Q, Ding P, Wu Y, Wang C, Yu S, Liu W, Wang Q, Chen S. Recent Progress of the Design and Engineering of Bismuth Oxyhalides for Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation. ADVANCED ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/aesr.202000097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Peishen Li
- Laboratory for Micro-sized Functional Materials College of Elementary Education Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China
- Beijing Innovation Center for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology (BIC-ESAT) Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences (Ministry of Education) College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Laboratory for Micro-sized Functional Materials College of Elementary Education Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064 USA
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- Laboratory for Micro-sized Functional Materials College of Elementary Education Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China
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- Laboratory for Micro-sized Functional Materials College of Elementary Education Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Building Structure and Environmental Remediation Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture Beijing 100044 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Building Structure and Environmental Remediation Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture Beijing 100044 China
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- Beijing Innovation Center for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology (BIC-ESAT) Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences (Ministry of Education) College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Laboratory for Micro-sized Functional Materials College of Elementary Education Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064 USA
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Wu S, Yu Y, Qiao K, Meng J, Jiang N, Wang J. A simple synthesis route of sodium-doped g-C3N4 nanotubes with enhanced photocatalytic performance. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Tao Y, Yuan J, Qian X, Meng Q, Zhu J, He G, Chen H. Spinel-type FeNi 2S 4 with rich sulfur vacancies grown on reduced graphene oxide toward enhanced supercapacitive performance. Inorg Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qi01460e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Due to the coexistence of rich sulfur vacancies and rGO, the r-FeNi2S4-rGO electrode shows a superior specific capacitance.
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- Yingrui Tao
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology
- Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center
- Changzhou University
- Changzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology
- Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center
- Changzhou University
- Changzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology
- Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center
- Changzhou University
- Changzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology
- Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center
- Changzhou University
- Changzhou
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University of Science and Technology
- Nanjing
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology
- Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center
- Changzhou University
- Changzhou
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology
- Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center
- Changzhou University
- Changzhou
- China
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Wang L, Li M, Zhang Q, Li F, Xu L. Constructing electron transfer pathways and active centers over W 18O 49 nanowires by doping Fe 3+ and incorporating g-C 3N 5 for enhanced photocatalytic nitrogen fixation. Inorg Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qi00503k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A compound constructed from fluffy and porous g-C3N5 with OV-rich Fe-W18O49 was employed in the photocatalytic nitrogen fixation. The formation rate of ammonia reached 131.6 μmol g−1 h−1 when Fe-W18O49/g-C3N5 was employed as the catalyst.
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- Libo Wang
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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Liu Y, Huang X, Yu Z, Yao L, Guo S, Zhao W. Environmentally Friendly Non‐Metal Solar Photocatalyst C
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- Yifan Liu
- Department of Environmental EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Department of Environmental EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Department of Environmental EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Department of Environmental EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Department of Environmental EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Department of Environmental EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou 310058 China
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Wang H, Li X, Ruan Q, Tang J. Ru and RuO x decorated carbon nitride for efficient ammonia photosynthesis. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:12329-12335. [PMID: 32494798 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr02527e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Photocatalytic ammonia synthesis is a promising strategy for sustainable development compared to the energy-intensive industrial Haber-Bosch approach. Herein, a ternary heterostructure that consists of ruthenium species and carbon nitride (C3N4) was rationally explored for ammonia photosynthesis. Compared to the small ammonia yield from the g-C3N4 and Ru/g-C3N4 system, the Ru/RuO2/g-C3N4 system represents 6 times higher activity with excellent stability under full-spectrum irradiation. Such an enhancement is not only due to efficient transfer of electrons and holes to Ru and RuO2, respectively, facilitating both the reduction and oxidation reaction, but also taking advantage of Ru for N[triple bond, length as m-dash]N activation.
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- Hui Wang
- Solar Energy & Advanced Materials Research Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, UCL, Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.
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A Review of Composite/Hybrid Electrocatalysts and Photocatalysts for Nitrogen Reduction Reactions: Advanced Materials, Mechanisms, Challenges and Perspectives. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-020-00069-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Tanifuji K, Ohki Y. Metal–Sulfur Compounds in N2 Reduction and Nitrogenase-Related Chemistry. Chem Rev 2020; 120:5194-5251. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Kazuki Tanifuji
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-3900, United States
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- Department of Chemsitry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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Huang T, Pan S, Shi L, Yu A, Wang X, Fu Y. Hollow porous prismatic graphitic carbon nitride with nitrogen vacancies and oxygen doping: a high-performance visible light-driven catalyst for nitrogen fixation. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:1833-1841. [PMID: 31899470 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr08705b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Hollow porous prismatic graphitic carbon nitride with nitrogen vacancies and oxygen doping was successfully constructed using dicyandiamidine as the only raw material via a facile two-step strategy of a low-temperature hydrothermal method followed by a subsequent calcination process. The as-obtained graphitic carbon nitride showed a hollow prismatic morphology with loose spongy-like walls, a hierarchical pore structure, and a specific surface area of 220.16 m2 g-1. Such graphitic carbon nitride exhibited an ultrahigh nitrogen fixation rate of 118.8 mg L-1 h-1 gcat-1 under visible light irradiation and showed excellent stability during the reactions. A possible mechanism for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation on the catalyst was proposed as follows: under visible-light irradiation, graphitic carbon nitride with nitrogen vacancies and oxygen doping underwent charge separation to generate electron-hole pairs, and then the photogenerated electrons on the conduction band were quickly transferred to the nitrogen vacancy induced mid-gap state; consequently, the trapped electrons reacted with the activated nitrogen on the nitrogen vacancies to produce ammonia. The significant enhancement in the photocatalytic nitrogen fixation performance of graphitic carbon nitride can be attributed to its unique hollow prismatic morphology with a loose porous structure, fully exposed active sites of nitrogen vacancies, more negative conduction band, suitable visible-light response and the efficient separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs.
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- Ting Huang
- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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Chen X, Li JY, Tang ZR, Xu YJ. Surface-defect-engineered photocatalyst for nitrogen fixation into value-added chemical feedstocks. Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy01227k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Surface-defect-engineered photocatalyst for nitrogen fixation.
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- Xue Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment
- College of Chemistry
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment
- College of Chemistry
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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- College of Chemistry
- New Campus, Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment
- College of Chemistry
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou
- China
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Vesali-Kermani E, Habibi-Yangjeh A, Diarmand-Khalilabad H, Ghosh S. Nitrogen photofixation ability of g-C 3N 4 nanosheets/Bi 2MoO 6 heterojunction photocatalyst under visible-light illumination. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 563:81-91. [PMID: 31869587 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.12.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In this study, we combined bismuth molybdate with graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets with different percentages of 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%, in which noticeable N2 photoreduction under visible-light illumination was seen for the binary g-C3N4 nanosheets/Bi2MoO6 photocatalysts, denoted as NCN/BMO. The XPS, HRTEM, TEM, XRD, EDX, UV-vis DRS, N2 adsorption-desorption, FT-IR, TGA, PL, photocurrent, and EIS instruments were utilized to characterize the fabricated photocatalysts. The results displayed the construction of type-II heterojunction between the NCN and BMO components for the easy charge transfer. Under mild conditions and using ethanol as a hole scavenger, the NCN/BMO (30%) nanocomposite showed the maximum capability for ammonia generation by 3271 µmol/L g, which is 1.9 and 9.2 times higher than the NCN and BMO components, respectively. The effects of solvent type, pH of solution, and electron scavenger on the rate of NH4+ production were also studied and conversed. Finally, the stability of the NCN/BMO (30%) nanocomposite was evaluated for four cycles, in which the results were desirable.
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- Elham Vesali-Kermani
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, P.O. Box 179, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, P.O. Box 179, Ardabil, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, P.O. Box 179, Ardabil, Iran
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- Fuel Cell & Battery Division, CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, 196, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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Yang Y, Tang Y, Jiang H, Chen Y, Wan P, Fan M, Zhang R, Ullah S, Pan L, Zou JJ, Lao M, Sun W, Yang C, Zheng G, Peng Q, Wang T, Luo Y, Sun X, Konev AS, Levin OV, Lianos P, Zhuofeng H, Shen Z, Zhao Q, Wang Y, Todorova N, Trapalis C, Sheridan MV, Wang H, Zhang L, Sun S, Wang W, Ma J. 2020 Roadmap on gas-involved photo- and electro- catalysis. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Wang Z, Hu X, Liu Z, Zou G, Wang G, Zhang K. Recent Developments in Polymeric Carbon Nitride-Derived Photocatalysts and Electrocatalysts for Nitrogen Fixation. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b03015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Zhonghao Wang
- The Key Laboratory for Medical Tissue Engineering College of Medical Engineering, Jining Medical University, Jining 272067, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Fine Petrochemical Intermediates, State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Fine Petrochemical Intermediates, State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Fine Petrochemical Intermediates, State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory for Medical Tissue Engineering College of Medical Engineering, Jining Medical University, Jining 272067, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. China
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Liu M, Wang Y, Kong X, Tan L, Li L, Cheng S, Botton G, Guo H, Mi Z, Li CJ. Efficient Nitrogen Fixation Catalyzed by Gallium Nitride Nanowire Using Nitrogen and Water. iScience 2019; 17:208-216. [PMID: 31288155 PMCID: PMC6614754 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2019.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Ammonia is one of the most important bulk chemicals in modern society. However, the highly energy-extensive contemporary industrial production of ammonia was developed in the early 20th century and requires extensive heating of highly pressurized flammable hydrogen gas, whose global production still relies heavily on non-sustainable petroleum. The development of "sustainable" nitrogen fixation process represents a grand aspirational chemical pursuit concerning our future human well-being. Herein, we report an ultra-stable nitride-based photosensitizing semiconductor that enables efficient, sustainable, and mild photochemical nitrogen fixation. The catalyst exhibits strong chemisorption of nitrogen and enables immediate electron donation from its surface vacancy to nitrogen. In addition, it was also demonstrated that the nitride-based semiconductor possesses the potential to minimize electron-hole recombination.
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- Mingxin Liu
- Department of Chemistry and FRQNT Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysts, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada; Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arhor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, 3480 University, Montreal, QC H3A 0E9, Canada
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- Department of Physics, McGill University, Rutherford Building, 3600 University, Montreal, QC H3A 2T8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and FRQNT Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysts, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Chemistry Department, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Physics, McGill University, Rutherford Building, 3600 University, Montreal, QC H3A 2T8, Canada
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arhor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, 3480 University, Montreal, QC H3A 0E9, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry and FRQNT Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysts, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
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MoS2/CdS Heterostructure for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance under Visible Light. Catalysts 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/catal9040379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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High-rate recombination of photogenerated electron and hole pairs will lead to low photocatalytic activity. Constructing heterostructure is a way to address this problem and thus increase the photoelectrochemical performance of the photocatalysts. In this article, molybdenum sulfide (MoS2)/cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanocomposites were fabricated by a facile solvothermal method after sonication. The CdS nanoparticles immobilized on the MoS2 sheet retained the original crystal structure and morphology. The composites exhibit higher photoelectrochemical properties compared with pure MoS2 nanosheets or CdS powder. When the precursor concentration of CdS is 0.015 M, the MoS2/CdS composites yield the highest photocurrent, which is enhanced nearly five times compared with pure CdS or MoS2. The improved photoelectrochemical performance can be ascribed to the increase of light harvest, as well as to the heterostructure that decreases the recombination rate of the photogenerated electron and hole pairs.
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Interfacial engineering of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)-based metal sulfide heterojunction photocatalysts for energy conversion: A review. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(19)63293-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 334] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Liras M, Barawi M, de la Peña O’Shea VA. Hybrid materials based on conjugated polymers and inorganic semiconductors as photocatalysts: from environmental to energy applications. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 48:5454-5487. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00377k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hybrid materials photocatalysts based on conjugated polymers and inorganic semiconductors provide a sustainable way to remove pollutants or store energy in the form of solar fuels by processes such as water splitting, CO2 photoreduction and NH3 production (artificial photosynthesis).
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- Marta Liras
- Photoactivated Processes Unit
- IMDEA Energía
- Móstoles
- Spain
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- Photoactivated Processes Unit
- IMDEA Energía
- Móstoles
- Spain
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Insights into the Recent Progress and Advanced Materials for Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation for Ammonia (NH3) Production. Catalysts 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/catal8120621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Ammonia (NH3) is one of the key agricultural fertilizers and to date, industries are using the conventional Haber-Bosh process for the synthesis of NH3 which requires high temperature and energy. To overcome such challenges and to find a sustainable alternative process, researchers are focusing on the photocatalytic nitrogen fixation process. Recently, the effective utilization of sunlight has been proposed via photocatalytic water splitting for producing green energy resource, hydrogen. Inspired by this phenomenon, the production of ammonia via nitrogen, water and sunlight has been attracted many efforts. Photocatalytic N2 fixation presents a green and sustainable ammonia synthesis pathway. Currently, the strategies for development of efficient photocatalyst for nitrogen fixation is primarily concentrated on creating active sites or loading transition metal to facilitate the charge separation and weaken the N–N triple bond. In this investigation, we review the literature knowledge about the photocatalysis phenomena and the most recent developments on the semiconductor nanocomposites for nitrogen fixation, following by a detailed discussion of each type of mechanism.
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Islam MM, Tentu RD, Ali MA, Basu S. Enhanced Visible-Light-Driven Activity of Sodium-, Calcium- and Aluminium-Inserted g-C3
N4. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201802650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- M. Merajul Islam
- Department of Chemical Engineering; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; New Delhi-110016 India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; New Delhi-110016 India
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science & Technology; Energy and Environment Area; Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (JAIST), 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi; Ishikawa - 923-1292 Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; New Delhi-110016 India
- CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology; Bhubaneswar - 751013, Odisha India
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Bi Y, Wang Y, Dong X, Zheng N, Ma H, Zhang X. Efficient solar-driven conversion of nitrogen to ammonia in pure waterviahydrogenated bismuth oxybromide. RSC Adv 2018; 8:21871-21878. [PMID: 35541727 PMCID: PMC9081110 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra02483a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Solar-driven reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia under mild conditions has attracted widespread interest in recent years. In this study, we first report low-temperature hydrogenated BiOBr for the direct synthesis of ammonia from dinitrogen with high efficiency under solar-light irradiation. In a proof of concept, the hydrogenation treatment can lead to surface disorder due to the strong reducing capacity of hydrogen. Oxygen atoms can be activated, and they can escape from the surface structure to form oxygen vacancies. Then, defect engineering can broaden the photoelectricity absorption window and effectively trigger interfacial electron transfer from the semiconductor to the combined nitrogen. This method exhibits a satisfactory result for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation, yielding about 2.6 times more NH3 than that obtained from the original sample. The corresponding apparent quantum efficiency can reach a significant value of 2.1% under 380 nm monochromatic light irradiation. These results may pave a new way for the synthesis of highly active photocatalysts for efficient nitrogen fixation under solar light irradiation. Samples of H-BiOBr use water as reactant which demonstrates efficient nitrogen fixation under sunlight.![]()
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- Yuanqing Bi
- School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering
- Dalian Polytechnic University
- Dalian 116034
- P. R China
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- School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering
- Dalian Polytechnic University
- Dalian 116034
- P. R China
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- School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering
- Dalian Polytechnic University
- Dalian 116034
- P. R China
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- School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering
- Dalian Polytechnic University
- Dalian 116034
- P. R China
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- School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering
- Dalian Polytechnic University
- Dalian 116034
- P. R China
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- School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering
- Dalian Polytechnic University
- Dalian 116034
- P. R China
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Zhang J, Ma Z. Novel β-Ag2MoO4/g-C3N4 heterojunction catalysts with highly enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra26352f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The kernel of photocatalysis research is the development of catalysts with remarkable photocatalytic activity.
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- Junlei Zhang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3)
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Fudan University
- Shanghai
- PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3)
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Fudan University
- Shanghai
- PR China
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Wu G, Hu S, Han Z, Liu C, Li Q. The effect of Ni(i)–N active sites on the photocatalytic H2O2 production ability over nickel doped graphitic carbon nitride nanofibers. NEW J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj03298f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This work provides a strategy to improve the photocatalytic H2O2 production ability by embedding Ni(i)–N sites into the g-C3N4 lattice.
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- Guang Wu
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Environmental Engineering
- Liaoning Shihua University
- Fushun 113001
- China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Environmental Engineering
- Liaoning Shihua University
- Fushun 113001
- China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Environmental Engineering
- Liaoning Shihua University
- Fushun 113001
- China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Environmental Engineering
- Liaoning Shihua University
- Fushun 113001
- China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Environmental Engineering
- Liaoning Shihua University
- Fushun 113001
- China
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Chen L, Chen M, Jiang D, Xie J. A facile strategy for SnS2/g-C3N4 heterojunction composite and the mechanism in photocatalytic degradation of MO. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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