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Wang L, Wang M, Syeda A, Ye F, Liu C, Tao Y, Chen C, Liu B. Thermocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Water at Boiling Condition. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2400561. [PMID: 38639024 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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Thermochemical water-splitting cycles are technically feasible for hydrogen production from water. However, the ultrahigh operation temperature and low efficiency seriously restrict their practical application. Herein, one-step and one-pot thermocatalytic water-splitting process is reported at water boiling condition catalyzed by single atomic Pt on defective In2O3. Water splitting into hydrogen is verified by D2O isotopic experiment, with an optimized hydrogen production rate of 36.4 mmol·h-1·g-1 as calculated on Pt active sites. It is revealed that three-centered Pt1In2 surrounding oxygen vacancy as catalytic ensembles promote the dissociation of the adsorbed water into H, which transfers to singlet atomic Pt sites for H2 production. Remaining OH groups on adjacent In sites from Pt1In2 ensembles undergoes O─O bonding, hyperoxide formation and diminishing via triethylamine oxidation, water re-adsorption for completing the catalytic cycle. Current work represents an isothermal and continuous thermocatalytic water splitting under mild condition, which can re-awaken the research interest to produce H2 from water using low-grade heat and competes with photocatalytic, electrolytic, and photoelectric reactions.
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- Lin Wang
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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Wei Z, Li S, Gao P. Reactivity of surface oxygen vacancy sites and frustrated Lewis acid-base pairs of In 2O 3 catalysts in CO 2 hydrogenation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:16449-16453. [PMID: 38817205 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00895b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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The effects of oxygen vacancy (VO) formation energy and surface frustrated Lewis acid-base pairs (SFLPs) on the CO2 hydrogenation activity of In2O3 catalysts were studied using density functional theory calculations. The VO formation energy of 2.8-3.3 eV was found to favor HCOO formation, whereas the presence of SFLPs is conducive to CO formation.
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- Zhangqian Wei
- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
- State Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Catalysis and Carbon Dioxide Utilization, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- State Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Catalysis and Carbon Dioxide Utilization, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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Dhakshinamoorthy A, Navalón S, Primo A, García H. Selective Gas-Phase Hydrogenation of CO 2 to Methanol Catalysed by Metal-Organic Frameworks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202311241. [PMID: 37815860 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202311241] [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: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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Large scale production of green CH3 OH obtained from CO2 and green H2 is a highly wanted process due to the role of CH3 OH as H2 /energy carrier and for producing chemicals. Starting with a short summary of the advantages of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as catalysts in liquid-phase reactions, the present article highlights the opportunities that MOFs may offer also for some gas-phase reactions, particularly for the selective CO2 hydrogenation to CH3 OH. It is commented that there is a temperature compatibility window that combines the thermal stability of some MOFs with the temperature required in the CO2 hydrogenation to CH3 OH that frequently ranges from 250 to 300 °C. The existing literature in this area is briefly organized according to the role of MOF as providing the active sites or as support of active metal nanoparticles (NPs). Emphasis is made to show how the flexibility in design and synthesis of MOFs can be used to enhance the catalytic activity by adjusting the composition of the nodes and the structure of the linkers. The influence of structural defects and material crystallinity, as well as the role that should play theoretical calculations in models have also been highlighted.
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- Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy
- Departamento de Química, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, Valencia, 46022, Spain
- School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 625021 Tamil Nadu, India
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- Departamento de Química, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, Valencia, 46022, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Química, CSIC-UPV, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, Valencia, 46022, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Química, CSIC-UPV, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, Valencia, 46022, Spain
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Wang Y, Li S. Computational screening of single-atom doped In 2O 3 catalysts for the reverse water gas shift reaction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 26:381-389. [PMID: 38078377 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04352e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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The reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction is an important method for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable chemicals and fuels by hydrogenation. In this paper, the catalytic activity of single-atom metal-doped (M = Pt, Ir, Pd, Rh, Cu, Ni) indium oxide (c-In2O3) catalysts in the cubic phase for the RWGS reaction was investigated using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. This was achieved by identifying metal sites, screening oxygen vacancies, followed by further calculating the energy barriers for the direct and indirect dissociation pathways of the RWGS reaction. Our results show that the single-atom dopant in the indium oxide lattice promotes the creation of oxygen vacancies on the In2O3 surface, thereby facilitating the adsorption and activation of CO2 by the oxide surface and initiating the subsequent RWGS reaction. Furthermore, we find that the oxygen vacancy (OV) formation energy on the surface of the single-atom metal doped c-In2O3(111) surface can be used as a descriptor for CO2 adsorption, and the higher the OV formation energy, the more stable the CO2 adsorption structure is. The Cu/In2O3 structure has relatively high energy barriers for both direct (1.92 eV) and indirect dissociation (2.09 eV) in the RWGS reaction, indicating its low RWGS reactivity. In contrast, the Ir/In2O3 and Rh/In2O3 structures are more conducive to the direct dissociation of CO2 into CO, which may serve as more efficient RWGS catalysts. Furthermore, microkinetic simulations show that single atom metal doping to In2O3 enhances CO2 conversion, especially under high reaction temperatures, where the formation of oxygen vacancies is the limiting factor for CO2 reactivity on the M/In2O3 (M = Cu, Ir, Rh) models. Among these three single-atom catalysts, the Ir/In2O3 model was predicted to have the best CO2 reactivity at reaction temperatures above 573 K.
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- Yuchen Wang
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, P. R. China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, P. R. China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Wang M, Zheng M, Sima Y, Lv C, Zhou X. The Construction of Surface-Frustrated Lewis Pair Sites to Improve the Nitrogen Reduction Catalytic Activity of In 2O 3. Molecules 2023; 28:7130. [PMID: 37894608 PMCID: PMC10608886 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28207130] [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: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The construction of a surface-frustrated Lewis pairs (SFLPs) structure is expected to break the single electronic state restriction of catalytic centers of P-region element materials, due to the existence of acid-base and basic active canters without mutual quenching in the SFLPs system. Herein, we have constructed eight possible SFLPS structures on the In2O3 (110) surface by doping non-metallic elements and investigated their performance as electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction catalysts using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The results show that P atom doping (P@In2O3) can effectively construct the structure of SFLPs, and the doped P atom and In atom near the vacancy act as Lewis base and acid, respectively. The P@In2O3 catalyst can effectively activate N2 molecules through the enzymatic mechanism with a limiting potential of -0.28 eV and can effectively suppress the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Electronic structure analysis also confirmed that the SFLPs site can efficiently capture N2 molecules and activate N≡N bonds through a unique "donation-acceptance" mechanism.
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- Mingqian Wang
- Public Teaching Department, Heilongjiang Institute of Construction Technology, Harbin 150025, China
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin150001, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin150001, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin150001, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin150001, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin150001, China
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Cai D, Cai Y, Tan KB, Zhan G. Recent Advances of Indium Oxide-Based Catalysts for CO 2 Hydrogenation to Methanol: Experimental and Theoretical. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:2803. [PMID: 37049097 PMCID: PMC10095753 DOI: 10.3390/ma16072803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Methanol synthesis from the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide (CO2) with green H2 has been proven as a promising method for CO2 utilization. Among the various catalysts, indium oxide (In2O3)-based catalysts received tremendous research interest due to the excellent methanol selectivity with appreciable CO2 conversion. Herein, the recent experimental and theoretical studies on In2O3-based catalysts for thermochemical CO2 hydrogenation to methanol were systematically reviewed. It can be found that a variety of steps, such as the synthesis method and pretreatment conditions, were taken to promote the formation of oxygen vacancies on the In2O3 surface, which can inhibit side reactions to ensure the highly selective conversion of CO2 into methanol. The catalytic mechanism involving the formate pathway or carboxyl pathway over In2O3 was comprehensively explored by kinetic studies, in situ and ex situ characterizations, and density functional theory calculations, mostly demonstrating that the formate pathway was extremely significant for methanol production. Additionally, based on the cognition of the In2O3 active site and the reaction path of CO2 hydrogenation over In2O3, strategies were adopted to improve the catalytic performance, including (i) metal doping to enhance the adsorption and dissociation of hydrogen, improve the ability of hydrogen spillover, and form a special metal-In2O3 interface, and (ii) hybrid with other metal oxides to improve the dispersion of In2O3, enhance CO2 adsorption capacity, and stabilize the key intermediates. Lastly, some suggestions in future research were proposed to enhance the catalytic activity of In2O3-based catalysts for methanol production. The present review is helpful for researchers to have an explicit version of the research status of In2O3-based catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol and the design direction of next-generation catalysts.
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Zhang P, Na W, Zuo J, Wen J, Huang Z, Huang H, Gao W, Qi X, Zheng M, Wang H. CO2 hydrogenation to methanol over hydrothermally synthesized Inx-Zry catalysts. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2023.112977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Cannizzaro F, Hensen EJM, Filot IAW. The Promoting Role of Ni on In 2O 3 for CO 2 Hydrogenation to Methanol. ACS Catal 2023; 13:1875-1892. [PMID: 36776383 PMCID: PMC9903295 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Ni-promoted indium oxide (In2O3) is a promising catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of CO2 to CH3OH, but the nature of the active Ni sites remains unknown. By employing density functional theory and microkinetic modeling, we elucidate the promoting role of Ni in In2O3-catalyzed CO2 hydrogenation. Three representative models have been investigated: (i) a single Ni atom doped in the In2O3(111) surface, (ii) a Ni atom adsorbed on In2O3(111), and (iii) a small cluster of eight Ni atoms adsorbed on In2O3(111). Genetic algorithms (GAs) are used to identify the optimum structure of the Ni8 clusters on the In2O3 surface. Compared to the pristine In2O3(111) surface, the Ni8-cluster model offers a lower overall barrier to oxygen vacancy formation, whereas, on both single-atom models, higher overall barriers are found. Microkinetic simulations reveal that only the supported Ni8 cluster can lead to high methanol selectivity, whereas single Ni atoms either doped in or adsorbed on the In2O3 surface mainly catalyze CO formation. Hydride species obtained by facile H2 dissociation on the Ni8 cluster are involved in the hydrogenation of adsorbed CO2 to formate intermediates and methanol. At higher temperatures, the decreasing hydride coverage shifts the selectivity to CO. On the Ni8-cluster model, the formation of methane is inhibited by high barriers associated with either direct or H-assisted CO activation. A comparison with a smaller Ni6 cluster also obtained with GAs exhibits similar barriers for key rate-limiting steps for the formation of CO, CH4, and CH3OH. Further microkinetic simulations show that this model also has appreciable selectivity to methanol at low temperatures. The formation of CO over single Ni atoms either doped in or adsorbed on the In2O3 surface takes place via a redox pathway involving the formation of oxygen vacancies and direct CO2 dissociation.
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- Francesco Cannizzaro
- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and
Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and
Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and
Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MBEindhoven, The Netherlands
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Shi T, Men Y, Liu S, Wang J, Li Z, Qin K, Tian D, An W, Pan X, Li L. Engineering the crystal facets of Pt/In2O3 catalysts for high-efficiency methanol synthesis from CO2 hydrogenation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Ziemba M, Radtke M, Schumacher L, Hess C. Elucidating CO 2 Hydrogenation over In 2 O 3 Nanoparticles using Operando UV/Vis and Impedance Spectroscopies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202209388. [PMID: 35834367 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202209388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In2 O3 has emerged as a promising catalyst for CO2 activation, but a fundamental understanding of its mode of operation in CO2 hydrogenation is still missing, as the application of operando vibrational spectroscopy is challenging due to absorption effects. In this mechanistic study, we systematically address the redox processes related to the reverse water-gas shift reaction (rWGSR) over In2 O3 nanoparticles, both at the surface and in the bulk. Based on temperature-dependent operando UV/Vis spectra and a novel operando impedance approach for thermal powder catalysts, we propose oxidation by CO2 as the rate-determining step for the rWGSR. The results are consistent with redox processes, whereby hydrogen-containing surface species are shown to exhibit a promoting effect. Our findings demonstrate that oxygen/hydrogen dynamics, in addition to surface processes, are important for the activity, which is expected to be of relevance not only for In2 O3 but also for other reducible oxide catalysts.
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- Marc Ziemba
- Eduard Zintl Institute of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University of Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Str. 8, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Eduard Zintl Institute of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University of Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Str. 8, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Eduard Zintl Institute of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University of Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Str. 8, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Eduard Zintl Institute of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University of Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Str. 8, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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Yu J, Zeng Y, Lin W, Lu X. Hydrogenation of CO 2 to methanol over In-doped m-ZrO 2: a DFT investigation into the oxygen vacancy size-dependent reaction mechanism. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:23182-23194. [PMID: 36129075 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02788g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Selective methanol synthesis via CO2 hydrogenation has been thoroughly investigated over defective In-doped m-ZrO2 using density functional theory (DFT). Three types of oxygen vacancies (Ovs) generated either at the top layer (O1_v and O4_v) or at the subsurface layer (O2_v) are chosen as surface models due to low Ov formation energy. Surface morphology reveals that O1_v has smaller oxygen vacancy size than O4_v. Compared with perfect In@m-ZrO2, indium on both O1_v and O4_v is partially reduced, whereas the Bader charge of In on O2_v remains almost the same. Our calculations show that CO2 is moderate in adsorption energy (∼-0.8 eV) for all investigated surface models, which facilitates the formate pathway for both O1_v and O4_v. O2_v is not directly involved in CO2 methanolization but could readily transform into O1_v once CO2/H2 feed gas is introduced. Based on the results, the synthesis of methanol from CO2 hydrogenation turns out to exhibit conspicuous vacancy size-dependency for both O1_v and O4_v. The reaction mechanism for small-sized O1_v is controlled by both the vacancy size effect and surface reducibility effect. Thus, H2COO* favors direct C-O bond cleavage (c-mechanism) before further hydrogenation to methanol, which is similar to the defective In2O3. The vacancy size effect is more competitive than the surface reducibility effect for large-sized O4_v. Therefore, H2COO* prefers protonation to H2COOH before C-O bond cleavage (p-mechanism) which is similar to the ZnO-ZrO2 solid solution. Furthermore, we also determined that stable-CH3O*, which is too stable to be hydrogenated, originates from the O1_v surface. In contrast, CH3O* with similar configuration is allowed to be further converted to methanol on O4_v. Overall, our findings offer a new perspective towards how reaction mechanisms are determined by the size of oxygen vacancies.
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- Jie Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistryand Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, China. .,Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistryand Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China. .,Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China
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Baumgarten R, Naumann d'Alnoncourt R, Lohr S, Gioria E, Frei E, Fako E, De S, Boscagli C, Drieß M, Schunk S, Rosowski F. Quantification and Tuning of Surface Oxygen Vacancies for the Hydrogenation of CO
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on Indium Oxide Catalysts. CHEM-ING-TECH 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.202200085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Robert Baumgarten
- BasCat – UniCat BASF JointLab, Technische Universität Berlin 10623 Berlin Germany
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- BasCat – UniCat BASF JointLab, Technische Universität Berlin 10623 Berlin Germany
- BASF SE Carl-Bosch-Straße 38 67056 Ludwigshafen Germany
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- BasCat – UniCat BASF JointLab, Technische Universität Berlin 10623 Berlin Germany
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- BASF SE Carl-Bosch-Straße 38 67056 Ludwigshafen Germany
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- BASF SE Carl-Bosch-Straße 38 67056 Ludwigshafen Germany
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- BASF SE Carl-Bosch-Straße 38 67056 Ludwigshafen Germany
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- BasCat – UniCat BASF JointLab, Technische Universität Berlin 10623 Berlin Germany
- Technische Universität Berlin Institut für Chemie: Metallorganik und Anorganische Materialien Straße des 17. Juni 135 10623 Berlin Germany
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- BASF SE Carl-Bosch-Straße 38 67056 Ludwigshafen Germany
- hte GmbH Kurpfalzring 104 69123 Heidelberg Germany
- Universität Leipzig Institut für Technische Chemie Linnéstraße 3 04103 Leipzig Germany
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- BasCat – UniCat BASF JointLab, Technische Universität Berlin 10623 Berlin Germany
- BASF SE Carl-Bosch-Straße 38 67056 Ludwigshafen Germany
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Ziemba M, Radtke M, Schumacher L, Hess C. Elucidating CO2 Hydrogenation over In2O3 Nanoparticles using Operando UV‐vis and Impedance Spectroscopies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202209388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Marc Ziemba
- Technical University of Darmstadt: Technische Universitat Darmstadt Eduard Zintl Institute of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry GERMANY
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- Technical University of Darmstadt: Technische Universitat Darmstadt Eduard Zintl Institute of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry GERMANY
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- Technical University of Darmstadt: Technische Universitat Darmstadt Eduard Zintl Institute of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry GERMANY
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie Alarich-Weiss-Str. 8 64287 Darmstadt GERMANY
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Wei W, Wei Z, Li R, Li Z, Shi R, Ouyang S, Qi Y, Philips DL, Yuan H. Subsurface oxygen defects electronically interacting with active sites on In 2O 3 for enhanced photothermocatalytic CO 2 reduction. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3199. [PMID: 35680908 PMCID: PMC9184511 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30958-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Oxygen defects play an important role in many catalytic reactions. Increasing surface oxygen defects can be done through reduction treatment. However, excessive reduction blocks electron channels and deactivates the catalyst surface due to electron-trapped effects by subsurface oxygen defects. How to effectively extract electrons from subsurface oxygen defects which cannot directly interact with reactants is challenging and remains elusive. Here, we report a metallic In-embedded In2O3 nanoflake catalyst over which the turnover frequency of CO2 reduction into CO increases by a factor of 866 (7615 h-1) and 376 (2990 h-1) at the same light intensity and reaction temperature, respectively, compared to In2O3. Under electron-delocalization effect of O-In-(O)Vo-In-In structural units at the interface, the electrons in the subsurface oxygen defects are extracted and gather at surface active sites. This improves the electronic coupling with CO2 and stabilizes intermediate. The study opens up new insights for exquisite electronic manipulation of oxygen defects.
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- Weiqin Wei
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China.
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- Chemical Engineering Institute, Hebei University of Technology, 300131, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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Li Z, Huang W. Hydride species on oxide catalysts. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:433001. [PMID: 34311453 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac17ad] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Hydride species on oxide catalysts are widely involved in oxide-catalyzed reactions, and relevant fundamental understanding is important to establish reaction mechanisms and structure-performance relations of oxide catalysts. In this topical review, recent progresses on the formation and reactivity of hydride species on the surface or in the bulk of oxides are briefly summarized. Firstly, characterization techniques for hydride species are introduced. Secondly, formation of hydride species on the surface or in the bulk of various oxides and their reactivity in oxide-catalyzed hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions are reviewed. Finally, short summary and outlook are given.
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- Zhaorui Li
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, and Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, and Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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Qin B, Zhou Z, Li S, Gao P. Understanding the structure-performance relationship of cubic In2O3 catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation. J CO2 UTIL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Injongkol Y, Intayot R, Yodsin N, Montoya A, Jungsuttiwong S. Mechanistic insight into catalytic carbon dioxide hydrogenation to formic acid over Pt-doped boron nitride nanosheets. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ziemba M, Schumacher L, Hess C. Reduction Behavior of Cubic In 2O 3 Nanoparticles by Combined Multiple In Situ Spectroscopy and DFT. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:3749-3754. [PMID: 33844536 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Indium oxide (In2O3) has emerged as a highly active catalyst for methanol synthesis by CO2 hydrogenation. In this work we elucidate the reduction behavior and oxygen dynamics of cubic In2O3 nanoparticles by in situ Raman and UV-vis spectra in combination with density functional theory (DFT) calculations. We demonstrate that application of UV and visible Raman spectroscopy enables, first, a complete description of the In2O3 vibrational structure fully consistent with theory and, second, the first theoretical identification of the nature of defect-related bands in reduced In2O3. Combining these findings with quasi in situ XPS and in situ UV-vis measurements allows the temperature-dependent structural dynamics of In2O3 to be unraveled. While the surface of a particle is not in equilibrium with its bulk at room temperature, oxygen exchange between the bulk and the surface occurs at elevated temperatures, leading to an oxidation of the surface and an increase in oxygen defects in the bulk. Our results demonstrate the potential of combining different in situ spectroscopic methods with DFT to elucidate the complex redox behavior of In2O3 nanoparticles.
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- Marc Ziemba
- Eduard Zintl Institute of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University of Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 8, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Eduard Zintl Institute of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University of Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 8, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Eduard Zintl Institute of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University of Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 8, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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Zhou Z, Qin B, Li S, Sun Y. A DFT-based microkinetic study on methanol synthesis from CO 2 hydrogenation over the In 2O 3 catalyst. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:1888-1895. [PMID: 33458735 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05947a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this work, we performed density functional theory (DFT)-based microkinetic simulations to elucidate the reaction mechanism of methanol synthesis on two of the most stable facets of the cubic In2O3 (c-In2O3) catalyst, namely the (111) and (110) surfaces. Our DFT calculations show that for both surfaces, it is difficult for the H atom adsorbed at the remaining surface O atom around the O vacancy (Ov) active site to migrate to an O adsorbed at the Ov due to the very high energy barrier involved. In addition, we also find that the C-O bond in the bt-CO2* chemisorption structure can directly break to form CO with a lower energy barrier than that in its hydrogenation to the COOH* intermediate in the COOH route. However, our microkinetic simulations suggest that for both surfaces, CO2 deoxygenation to form CO in both pathways, namely the COOH and CO-O routes, are kinetically slower than methanol formation under typical steady state conditions assuming a CO2 conversion of 10% and a CO selectivity of 1%. Although these results agree with previous experimental observations at relatively low reaction temperature, where methanol formation dominates, they cannot explain the predominant formation of CO at relatively high reaction temperature. We tentatively attribute this to the simplicity of our microkinetic model as well as possible structural changes of the catalyst at relatively high reaction temperature. Furthermore, although the rate-determining step (RDS) from the degree of rate control (DRC) analysis is usually consistent with that judged from the DFT calculated energy barriers, for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol over the (111) surface, our DRC analysis suggests homolytic H2 dissociation to be the rate-controlling step, which is not apparent from the DFT-calculated energy barriers. This indicates that CO2 conversion and methanol selectivity over the (111) surface can be further enhanced if homolytic H2 dissociation can be accelerated for instance by introducing transition metal dopants as already shown by some experimental observations.
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- Zhimin Zhou
- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100 Haike Road, Shanghai 201210, China.
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Wang J, Zhang G, Zhu J, Zhang X, Ding F, Zhang A, Guo X, Song C. CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol over In2O3-Based Catalysts: From Mechanism to Catalyst Development. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Jianyang Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, PSU-DUT Joint Center for Energy Research, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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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, China
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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, China
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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, China
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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, China
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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, China
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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, China
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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, China
- EMS Energy Institute, PSU-DUT Joint Center for Energy Research, Departments of Energy and Mineral Engineering and Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT Hong Kong, China
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Posada-Borbón A, Grönbeck H. Hydrogen adsorption on In2O3(111) and In2O3(110). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:16193-16202. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp01749c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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DFT calculations are used to explore H2 adsorption and dissociation on In2O3 surfaces.
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- Alvaro Posada-Borbón
- Department of Physics and Competence Centre for Catalysis
- Chalmers University of Technology
- SE-412 96 Göteborg
- Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Competence Centre for Catalysis
- Chalmers University of Technology
- SE-412 96 Göteborg
- Sweden
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