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Xiao Z, Li P, Zhang H, Zhang S, Zhao Y, Gu J, Lian Z, Li G, Zou JJ, Wang D. Boosting photo-thermal co-catalysis CO 2 methanation by tuning interface electron transfer via Mott-Schottky heterojunction effect. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 672:642-653. [PMID: 38865878 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.06.052] [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: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Photo-thermal co-catalytic reduction of CO2 to synthesize value-added chemicals presents a promising approach to addressing environmental issues. Nevertheless, traditional catalysts exhibit low light utilization efficiency, leading to the generation of a reduced number of electron-hole pairs and rapid recombination, thereby limiting catalytic performance enhancement. Herein, a Mott-Schottky heterojunction catalyst was developed by incorporating nitrogen-doped carbon coated TiO2 supported nickel (Ni) nanometallic particles (Ni/x-TiO2@NC). The optimal Ni/0.5-TiO2@NC sample displayed a conversion rate of 71.6 % and a methane (CH4) production rate of 65.3 mmol/(gcat·h) during photo-thermal co-catalytic CO2 methanation under full-spectrum illumination, with a CH4 selectivity exceeding 99.6 %. The catalyst demonstrates good stability as it shows no decay after two reaction cycles. The Mott-Schottky heterojunction catalysts display excellent efficiency in separating photo-generated electron-hole pairs and elevate the catalysts' temperature, thus accelerating the reaction rate. The in-situ experiments revealed that light-induced electron transfer effectively facilitates H2 dissociation and enhances surface defects, thereby promoting CO2 adsorption. This study introduces a novel approach for developing photo-thermal catalysts for CO2 reduction, aiming to enhance solar energy utilization and facilitate interface electron transfer.
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- Zhourong Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology (MMST), Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology (MMST), Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology (MMST), Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology (MMST), Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology (MMST), Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology (MMST), Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology (MMST), Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China; School of Sciences, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China.
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Jia G, Zhang Y, Yu JC, Guo Z. Asymmetric Atomic Dual-Sites for Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2403153. [PMID: 39039977 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202403153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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Atomically dispersed active sites in a photocatalyst offer unique advantages such as locally tuned electronic structures, quantum size effects, and maximum utilization of atomic species. Among these, asymmetric atomic dual-sites are of particular interest because their asymmetric charge distribution generates a local built-in electric potential to enhance charge separation and transfer. Moreover, the dual sites provide flexibility for tuning complex multielectron and multireaction pathways, such as CO2 reduction reactions. The coordination of dual sites opens new possibilities for engineering the structure-activity-selectivity relationship. This comprehensive overview discusses efficient and sustainable photocatalysis processes in photocatalytic CO2 reduction, focusing on strategic active-site design and future challenges. It serves as a timely reference for the design and development of photocatalytic conversion processes, specifically exploring the utilization of asymmetric atomic dual-sites for complex photocatalytic conversion pathways, here exemplified by the conversion of CO2 into valuable chemicals.
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- Guangri Jia
- Department of Chemistry and HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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Yu X, Ding X, Yao Y, Gao W, Wang C, Wu C, Wu C, Wang B, Wang L, Zou Z. Layered High-Entropy Metallic Glasses for Photothermal CO 2 Methanation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2312942. [PMID: 38354694 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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High entropy alloys and metallic glasses, as two typical metastable nanomaterials, have attracted tremendous interest in energy conversion catalysis due to their high reactivity in nonequilibrium states. Herein, a novel nanomaterial, layered high entropy metallic glass (HEMG), in a higher energy state than low-entropy alloys and its crystalline counterpart due to both the disordered elemental and structural arrangements, is synthesized. Specifically, the MnNiZrRuCe HEMG exhibits highly enhanced photothermal catalytic activity and long-term stability. An unprecedented CO2 methanation rate of 489 mmol g-1 h-1 at 330 °C is achieved, which is, to the authors' knowledge, the highest photothermal CO2 methanation rate in flow reactors. The remarkable activity originates from the abundant free volume and high internal energy state of HEMG, which lead to the extraordinary heterolytic H2 dissociation capacity. The high-entropy effect also ensures the excellent stability of HEMG for up to 450 h. This work not only provides a new perspective on the catalytic mechanism of HEMG, but also sheds light on the great catalytic potential in future carbon-negative industry.
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- Xiwen Yu
- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Collaborative innovation center of advanced microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Central Ave, Shenzhen, 518172, China
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- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Collaborative innovation center of advanced microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
- School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Central Ave, Shenzhen, 518172, China
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Collaborative innovation center of advanced microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Collaborative innovation center of advanced microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Collaborative innovation center of advanced microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Collaborative innovation center of advanced microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Central Ave, Shenzhen, 518172, China
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- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Collaborative innovation center of advanced microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
- School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Central Ave, Shenzhen, 518172, China
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, Gulou, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
- Macau Institute of Systems Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macau, 999078, China
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Loh JYY, Wang A, Mohan A, Tountas AA, Gouda AM, Tavasoli A, Ozin GA. Leave No Photon Behind: Artificial Intelligence in Multiscale Physics of Photocatalyst and Photoreactor Design. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2306604. [PMID: 38477404 PMCID: PMC11095204 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202306604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Although solar fuels photocatalysis offers the promise of converting carbon dioxide directly with sunlight as commercially scalable solutions have remained elusive over the past few decades, despite significant advancements in photocatalysis band-gap engineering and atomic site activity. The primary challenge lies not in the discovery of new catalyst materials, which are abundant, but in overcoming the bottlenecks related to material-photoreactor synergy. These factors include achieving photogeneration and charge-carrier recombination at reactive sites, utilizing high mass transfer efficiency supports, maximizing solar collection, and achieving uniform light distribution within a reactor. Addressing this multi-dimensional problem necessitates harnessing machine learning techniques to analyze real-world data from photoreactors and material properties. In this perspective, the challenges are outlined associated with each bottleneck factor, review relevant data analysis studies, and assess the requirements for developing a comprehensive solution that can unlock the full potential of solar fuels photocatalysis technology. Physics-informed machine learning (or Physics Neural Networks) may be the key to advancing this important area from disparate data towards optimal reactor solutions.
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- Joel Yi Yang Loh
- Solar Fuels Group, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
- The Department of Electrical and Electronic EngineeringThe Photon Science InstituteAlan Turing Building, Oxford RdManchesterM13 9PYUK
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
- The Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry200 College St, TorontoOntarioM5S 3E5Canada
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
- The Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry200 College St, TorontoOntarioM5S 3E5Canada
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
- The Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of British Columbia6250 Applied Science Ln #2054VancouverBCV6T 1Z4Canada
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- Solar Fuels Group, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Toronto80 St. George StreetTorontoOntarioM5S 3H6Canada
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Liu S, Wang X, Chen Y, Li Y, Wei Y, Shao T, Ma J, Jiang W, Xu J, Dong Y, Wang C, Liu H, Gao C, Xiong Y. Efficient Thermal Management with Selective Metamaterial Absorber for Boosting Photothermal CO 2 Hydrogenation under Sunlight. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2311957. [PMID: 38324747 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Photothermal catalytic CO2 hydrogenation is a prospective strategy to simultaneously reduce CO2 emission and generate value-added fuels. However, the demand of extremely intense light hinders its development in practical applications. Herein, this work reports the novel design of Ni-based selective metamaterial absorber and employs it as the photothermal catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation. The selective absorption property reduces the heat loss caused by radiation while possessing effectively solar absorption, thus substantially increasing local photothermal temperature. Notably, the enhancement of local electric field by plasmon resonance promotes the adsorption and activation of reactants. Moreover, benefiting from the ingenious morphology that Ni nanoparticles (NPs) are encapsulated by SiO2 matrix through co-sputtering, the greatly improved dispersion of Ni NPs enables enhancing the contact with reaction gas and preventing the agglomeration. Consequently, the catalyst exhibits an unprecedented CO2 conversion rate of 516.9 mmol gcat -1 h-1 under 0.8 W cm-2 irradiation, with near 90% CO selectivity and high stability. Significantly, this designed photothermal catalyst demonstrates the great potential in practical applications under sunlight. This work provides new sights for designing high-performance photothermal catalysts by thermal management.
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- Shengkun Liu
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Instruments Center for Physical Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Instruments Center for Physical Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Instruments Center for Physical Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Instruments Center for Physical Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Instruments Center for Physical Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Instruments Center for Physical Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Instruments Center for Physical Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Instruments Center for Physical Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Instruments Center for Physical Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Instruments Center for Physical Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Instruments Center for Physical Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Instruments Center for Physical Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Instruments Center for Physical Science, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241000, P. R. China
- Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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Schuurmans JHA, Masson TM, Zondag SDA, Buskens P, Noël T. Solar-Driven Continuous CO 2 Reduction to CO and CH 4 using Heterogeneous Photothermal Catalysts: Recent Progress and Remaining Challenges. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301405. [PMID: 38033222 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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The urgent need to reduce the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere and keep the effects of climate change manageable has brought the concept of carbon capture and utilization to the forefront of scientific research. Amongst the promising pathways for this conversion, sunlight-powered photothermal processes, synergistically using both thermal and non-thermal effects of light, have gained significant attention. Research in this field focuses both on the development of catalysts and continuous-flow photoreactors, which offer significant advantages over batch reactors, particularly for scale-up. Here, we focus on sunlight-driven photothermal conversion of CO2 to chemical feedstock CO and CH4 as synthetic fuel. This review provides an overview of the recent progress in the development of photothermal catalysts and continuous-flow photoreactors and outlines the remaining challenges in these areas. Furthermore, it provides insight in additional components required to complete photothermal reaction systems for continuous production (e. g., solar concentrators, sensors and artificial light sources). In addition, our review emphasizes the necessity of integrated collaboration between different research areas, like chemistry, material science, chemical engineering, and optics, to establish optimized systems and reach the full potential of this technology.
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- Jasper H A Schuurmans
- Flow Chemistry Group, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Flow Chemistry Group, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Flow Chemistry Group, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), High Tech Campus 25, 5656 AE, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Design and Synthesis of Inorganic Materials (DESINe), Institute for Materials Research, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Flow Chemistry Group, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Li K, Kuwahara Y, Yamashita H. Hollow carbon-based materials for electrocatalytic and thermocatalytic CO 2 conversion. Chem Sci 2024; 15:854-878. [PMID: 38239694 PMCID: PMC10793651 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05026b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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Electrocatalytic and thermocatalytic CO2 conversions provide promising routes to realize global carbon neutrality, and the development of corresponding advanced catalysts is important but challenging. Hollow-structured carbon (HSC) materials with striking features, including unique cavity structure, good permeability, large surface area, and readily functionalizable surface, are flexible platforms for designing high-performance catalysts. In this review, the topics range from the accurate design of HSC materials to specific electrocatalytic and thermocatalytic CO2 conversion applications, aiming to address the drawbacks of conventional catalysts, such as sluggish reaction kinetics, inadequate selectivity, and poor stability. Firstly, the synthetic methods of HSC, including the hard template route, soft template approach, and self-template strategy are summarized, with an evaluation of their characteristics and applicability. Subsequently, the functionalization strategies (nonmetal doping, metal single-atom anchoring, and metal nanoparticle modification) for HSC are comprehensively discussed. Lastly, the recent achievements of intriguing HSC-based materials in electrocatalytic and thermocatalytic CO2 conversion applications are presented, with a particular focus on revealing the relationship between catalyst structure and activity. We anticipate that the review can provide some ideas for designing highly active and durable catalytic systems for CO2 valorization and beyond.
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- Kaining Li
- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University 2-1 Yamada-oka Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University 2-1 Yamada-oka Osaka 565-0871 Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University 2-1 Yamada-oka Osaka 565-0871 Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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Liang J, Zhang H, Song Q, Liu Z, Xia J, Yan B, Meng X, Jiang Z, Lou XWD, Lee CS. Modulating Charge Separation of Oxygen-Doped Boron Nitride with Isolated Co Atoms for Enhancing CO 2 -to-CO Photoreduction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2303287. [PMID: 37973198 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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To alleviate the greenhouse effect and address the related energy crisis, solar-driven reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) to value-added products is considered as a sustainable strategy. However, the insufficient separation and rapid recombination of photogenerated charge carriers during photocatalysis greatly limit their reduction efficiency and practical application potential. Here, isolated Cobalt (Co) atoms are successfully decorated into oxygen-doped boron nitride (BN) via an in situ pyrolysis method, achieving greatly improved catalytic activity and selectivity to the carbon monoxide (CO) product. X-ray absorption fine spectroscopy demonstrates that the isolated Co atoms are stabilized by the O and N atoms with an unsaturated CoO2 N1 configuration. Further experimental investigation and theoretical simulations confirm that the decorated Co atoms not only work as the real active center during the CO2 reduction process, but also perform as the electron pump to promote the electron/hole separation and transfer, resulting in greatly accelerated reaction kinetics and improved activity. In addition, the CoO2 N1 coordination geometry is favorable to the conversion from *CO2 to *COOH, which shall be considered as a selectivity-determining step for the evolution of the CO products. The surface modulation strategy at the atomic level opens a new avenue for regulating the reaction kinetics for photocatalytic CO2 reduction.
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- Jianli Liang
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Physics and Materials Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
- Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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Brüggemann D, Machat MR, Schomäcker R, Heshmat M. Catalytic Ring-Opening Polymerisation of Cyclic Ethylene Carbonate: Importance of Elementary Steps for Determining Polymer Properties Revealed via DFT-MTD Simulations Validated Using Kinetic Measurements. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 16:136. [PMID: 38201801 PMCID: PMC10781105 DOI: 10.3390/polym16010136] [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: 11/19/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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The production of CO2-containing polymers is still very demanding in terms of controlling the synthesis of products with pre-defined CO2 content and molecular weight. An elegant way of synthesising these polymers is via CO2-containing building blocks, such as cyclic ethylene carbonate (cEC), via catalytic ring-opening polymerisation. However, to date, the mechanism of this reaction and control parameters have not been elucidated. In this work, using DFT-metadynamics simulations for exploiting the potential of the polymerisation process, we aim to shed more light on the mechanisms of the interaction between catalysts (in particular, the catalysts K3VO4, K3PO4, and Na2SnO3) and the cEC monomer in the propagation step of the polymeric chain and the occurring CO2 release. Confirming the simulation results via subsequent kinetics measurements indicates that, depending on the catalyst's characteristics, it can be attached reversibly to the polymeric chain during polymerisation, resulting in a defined lifetime of the activated polymer chain. The second anionic oxygen of the catalyst can promote the catalyst's transfer to another electrophilic cEC monomer, terminating the growth of the first chain and initiating the propagation of the new polymer chain. This transfer reaction is an essential step in controlling the molecular weight of the products.
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- Daniel Brüggemann
- Institut für Chemie—Technische Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 124, D-10623 Berlin, Germany (R.S.)
- Covestro Deutschland AG, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Alle 60, D-51373 Leverkusen, Germany
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- Covestro Deutschland AG, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Alle 60, D-51373 Leverkusen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, CAT Catalytic Center, RWTH Aachen Universität, Worringerweg 2, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie—Technische Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 124, D-10623 Berlin, Germany (R.S.)
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- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, CAT Catalytic Center, RWTH Aachen Universität, Worringerweg 2, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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Zhang J, Shang C, An Z, Zhu Y, Song H, Chai Z, Shu X, Zheng L, He J. Photo-thermal Cooperative Carbonylation of Ethanol with CO 2 on Cu 2 O-SrTiCuO 3-x. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202312068. [PMID: 37721440 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312068] [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: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Carbonylation of ethanol with CO2 as carbonyl source into value-added esters is of considerable significance and interest, while remains of great challenge due to the harsh conditions for activation of inert CO2 in that the harsh conditions result in undesired activation of α-C-H and even cleavage of C-C bond in ethanol to deteriorate the specific activation of O-H bond. Herein, we propose a photo-thermal cooperative strategy for carbonylation of ethanol with CO2 , in which CO2 is activated to reactive CO via photo-catalysis with the assistance of *H from thermally-catalyzed dissociation of alcoholic O-H bond. To achieve this proposal, an interfacial site and oxygen vacancy both abundant SrTiCuO3-x supported Cu2 O (Cu2 O-SrTiCuO3-x ) has been designed. A production of up to 320 μmol g-1 h-1 for ethyl formate with a selectivity of 85.6 % to targeted alcoholic O-H activation has been afforded in photo-thermal assisted gas-solid process under 3.29 W cm-1 of UV/Vis light irradiation (144 °C) and 0.2 MPa CO2 . In the photo-driven activation of CO2 and following carbonylation, CO2 activation energy decreases to 12.6 kJ mol-1 , and the cleavage of alcoholic α-C-H bond has been suppressed.
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- Jian Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan Dong Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China) or
- Quzhou Institute for Innovation in Resource Chemical Engineering, Xueshi Road, Kecheng District, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan Dong Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China) or
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan Dong Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China) or
- Quzhou Institute for Innovation in Resource Chemical Engineering, Xueshi Road, Kecheng District, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan Dong Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China) or
- Quzhou Institute for Innovation in Resource Chemical Engineering, Xueshi Road, Kecheng District, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan Dong Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China) or
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan Dong Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China) or
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan Dong Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China) or
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19B Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering & Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 Beisanhuan Dong Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China) or
- Quzhou Institute for Innovation in Resource Chemical Engineering, Xueshi Road, Kecheng District, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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Ma J, Yu J, Chen G, Bai Y, Liu S, Hu Y, Al-Mamun M, Wang Y, Gong W, Liu D, Li Y, Long R, Zhao H, Xiong Y. Rational Design of N-Doped Carbon-Coated Cobalt Nanoparticles for Highly Efficient and Durable Photothermal CO 2 Conversion. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2302537. [PMID: 37471253 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202302537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Photothermal CO2 hydrogenation to high-value-added chemicals and fuels is an appealing approach to alleviate energy and environmental concerns. However, it still relies on the development of earth-abundant, efficient, and durable catalysts. Here, the design of N-doped carbon-coated Co nanoparticles (NPs), as a photothermal catalyst, synthesized through a two-step pyrolysis of Co-based ZIF-67 precursor, is reported. Consequently, the catalyst exhibits remarkable activity and stability for photothermal CO2 hydrogenation to CO with a 0.75 mol gcat -1 h-1 CO production rate under the full spectrum of light illumination. The high activity and durability of these Co NPs are mainly attributed to the synergy of the attuned size of Co NPs, the thickness of carbon layers, and the N doping species. Impressively, the experimental characterizations and theoretical simulations show that such a simple N-doped carbon coating strategy can effectively facilitate the desorption of generated CO and activation of reactants due to the strong photothermal effect. This work provides a simple and efficient route for the preparation of highly active and durable nonprecious metal catalysts for promising photothermal catalytic reactions.
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- Jun Ma
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Centre for Catalysis and Clean Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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Zhu Z, Tang R, Li C, An X, He L. Promises of Plasmonic Antenna-Reactor Systems in Gas-Phase CO 2 Photocatalysis. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2302568. [PMID: 37338243 PMCID: PMC10460874 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202302568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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Sunlight-driven photocatalytic CO2 reduction provides intriguing opportunities for addressing the energy and environmental crises faced by humans. The rational combination of plasmonic antennas and active transition metal-based catalysts, known as "antenna-reactor" (AR) nanostructures, allows the simultaneous optimization of optical and catalytic performances of photocatalysts, and thus holds great promise for CO2 photocatalysis. Such design combines the favorable absorption, radiative, and photochemical properties of the plasmonic components with the great catalytic potentials and conductivities of the reactor components. In this review, recent developments of photocatalysts based on plasmonic AR systems for various gas-phase CO2 reduction reactions with emphasis on the electronic structure of plasmonic and catalytic metals, plasmon-driven catalytic pathways, and the role of AR complex in photocatalytic processes are summarized. Perspectives in terms of challenges and future research in this area are also highlighted.
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- Zhijie Zhu
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)Soochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)Soochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)Soochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials & DevicesSoochow UniversitySuzhouJiangsu215123P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)Soochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon TechnologiesSoochow UniversitySuzhouJiangsu215123P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM)Soochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon TechnologiesSoochow UniversitySuzhouJiangsu215123P. R. China
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Heshmat M, Leven M, Linker O, Sebastian M, Gürtler C, Machat MR. A DFT-metadynamics study disclosing key properties of ring-opening polymerization catalysts to produce polyethercarbonate polyols from cyclic ethylene carbonate as part of an emerging CCU technology. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023. [PMID: 37466929 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03146b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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The ring opening polymerization of cyclic carbonates made from epoxide and CO2 to CO2-containing polymers constitutes an emerging technology of particular industrial interest. Considering the reaction of ring-opening polymerization of cyclic ethylene carbonate to produce polyethercarbonate polyols, several types of catalysts were tested experimentally and mechanistic pathways were proposed, but a detailed analysis of structure property relationship including the CO2-liberation pathways is still lacking. This contribution is using computational methods to investigate reported benchmark catalysts with the lead structure AxMyOz (A: alkali metal or alkyl, M: main group element or transition metal) that are particularly approved as effiecient catalysts for industrial purpose. Employing DFT-metadynamics simulations, free energy surfaces (FESs) for the key-steps in the catalytic polymerization of cyclic ethylene carbonate (cEC) are generated. Important structural criteria and characteristics of the catalysts that influence the catalytic performance and (side)reaction pathways are determined. It turns out that less nucleophilicity of the catalyst anion and more labile cations remain major criteria for prohibiting CO2 liberation during polymerization. The key learnings of this contribution currently serve as a basis to develop the next generation of catalysts to bring this emerging carbon capture and use (CCU) technology into industrial application.
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- Mojgan Heshmat
- CAT Catalytic Center, ITMC, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Covestro Deutschland AG, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60, 51373 Leverkusen, Germany
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- Covestro Deutschland AG, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60, 51373 Leverkusen, Germany
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- Covestro Deutschland AG, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60, 51373 Leverkusen, Germany
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- Covestro Deutschland AG, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60, 51373 Leverkusen, Germany
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- Covestro Deutschland AG, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60, 51373 Leverkusen, Germany
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Fresno F, Iglesias-Juez A, Coronado JM. Photothermal Catalytic CO 2 Conversion: Beyond Catalysis and Photocatalysis. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2023; 381:21. [PMID: 37253819 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-023-00430-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In recent years, the combination of both thermal and photochemical contributions has provided interesting opportunities for solar upgrading of catalytic processes. Photothermal catalysis works at the interface between purely photochemical processes, which involve the direct conversion of photon energy into chemical energy, and classical thermal catalysis, in which the catalyst is activated by temperature. Thus, photothermal catalysis acts in two different ways on the energy path of the reaction. This combined catalysis, of which the fundamental principles will be reviewed here, is particularly promising for the activation of small reactive molecules at moderate temperatures compared to thermal catalysis and with higher reaction rates than those attained in photocatalysis, and it has gained a great deal of attention in the last years. Among the different applications of photothermal catalysis, CO2 conversion is probably the most studied, although reaction mechanisms and photonic-thermal synergy pathways are still quite unclear and, from the reaction route point of view, it can be said that photothermal-catalytic CO2 reduction processes are still in their infancy. This article intends to provide an overview of the principles underpinning photothermal catalysis and its application to the conversion of CO2 into useful molecules, with application essentially as fuels but also as chemical building blocks. The most relevant specific cases published to date will be also reviewed from the viewpoint of selectivity towards the most frequent target products.
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- Fernando Fresno
- Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (ICP), CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (ICP), CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (ICP), CSIC, C/Marie Curie 2, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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Xie S, Li Z, Li H, Fang Y. Integration of carbon capture with heterogeneous catalysis toward methanol production: chemistry, challenges, and opportunities. CATALYSIS REVIEWS 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/01614940.2023.2166720] [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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- Shaoqu Xie
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangzhou Xinhua University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Bi Q, Fang Y, Luo R, Huang F. One-step solid-state-chemistry synthesized layered bismuth oxyiodide crystal for efficient solar-driven CO2 photoreduction. CATAL COMMUN 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2023.106600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Lee M, Haas S, Smirnov V, Merdzhanova T, Rau U. Scalable Photovoltaic‐Electrochemical Cells for Hydrogen Production from Water ‐ Recent Advances. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202200838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Minoh Lee
- Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung (IEK-5) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52428 Jülich Germany
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- Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung (IEK-5) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52428 Jülich Germany
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- Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung (IEK-5) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52428 Jülich Germany
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- Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung (IEK-5) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52428 Jülich Germany
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- Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung (IEK-5) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52428 Jülich Germany
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology RWTH Aachen University Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 15 52074 Aachen Germany
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Recent Advances in Non-Precious Metal–Nitrogen–Carbon Single-Site Catalysts for CO2 Electroreduction Reaction to CO. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-022-00156-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Zhu S, Li N, Zhang D, Yan T. Metal/oxide heterostructures derived from Prussian blue analogues for efficient photocatalytic CO2 hydrogenation to hydrocarbons. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.102177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liang J, Zhang W, Liu Z, Song Q, Zhu Z, Guan Z, Wang H, Zhang P, Li J, Zhou M, Cao C, Xu H, Lu Y, Meng X, Song L, Wong PK, Jiang Z, Lee CS. Tuning Metal-Free Hierarchical Boron Nitride-like Catalyst for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction Activity. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jianli Liang
- Department of Chemistry & Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 000000, P. R. China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry & Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 000000, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry & Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 000000, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 000000, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry & Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 000000, P. R. China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 000000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New
Territories, Hong Kong SAR 000000, P. R. China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry & Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 000000, P. R. China
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Ahmad I, Shukrullah S, Naz M, Ahmad M, Ahmed E, Liu Y, Hussain A, Iqbal S, Ullah S. Recent advances and challenges in 2D/2D heterojunction photocatalysts for solar fuels applications. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 304:102661. [PMID: 35462267 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2022.102661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Although photocatalytic technology has emerged as an effective means of alleviating the projected future fuel crisis by converting sunlight directly into chemical energy, no visible-light-driven, low-cost, and highly stable photocatalyst has been developed to date. Due to considerably higher interfacial contact with numerous reactive sites, effective charge transmission and separation ability, and strong redox potentials, the focus has now shifted to 2D/2D heterojunction systems, which have exhibited effective photocatalytic performance. The fundamentals of 2D/2D photocatalysis for different applications and the classification of 2D/2D materials are first explained in this paper, followed by strategies to improve the photocatalytic performance of various 2D/2D heterojunction systems. Following that, current breakthroughs in 2D/2D metal-based and metal-free heterojunction photocatalysts, as well as their applications for H2 evolution via water splitting, CO2 reduction, and N2 fixation, are discussed. Finally, a brief overview of current constraints and predicted results for 2D/2D heterojunction systems is also presented. This paper lays out a strategy for developing efficient 2D/2D heterojunction photocatalysts and sophisticated technology for solar fuel applications in order to address the energy issue.
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Matter F, Niederberger M. The Importance of the Macroscopic Geometry in Gas-Phase Photocatalysis. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2105363. [PMID: 35243811 PMCID: PMC9069382 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202105363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Photocatalysis has the potential to make a major technological contribution to solving pressing environmental and energy problems. There are many strategies for improving photocatalysts, such as tuning the composition to optimize visible light absorption, charge separation, and surface chemistry, ensuring high crystallinity, and controlling particle size and shape to increase overall surface area and exploit the reactivity of individual crystal facets. These processes mainly affect the nanoscale and are therefore summarized as nanostructuring. In comparison, microstructuring is performed on a larger size scale and is mainly concerned with particle assembly and thin film preparation. Interestingly, most structuring efforts stop at this point, and there are very few examples of geometry optimization on a millimeter or even centimeter scale. However, the recent work on nanoparticle-based aerogel monoliths has shown that this size range also offers great potential for improving the photocatalytic performance of materials, especially when the macroscopic geometry of the monolith is matched to the design of the photoreactor. This review article is dedicated to this aspect and addresses some issues and open questions that arise when working with macroscopically large photocatalysts. Guidelines are provided that could help develop novel and efficient photocatalysts with a truly 3D architecture.
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- Fabian Matter
- Laboratory for Multifunctional MaterialsDepartment of MaterialsETH ZurichVladimir‐Prelog‐Weg 5Zurich8093Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Multifunctional MaterialsDepartment of MaterialsETH ZurichVladimir‐Prelog‐Weg 5Zurich8093Switzerland
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New black indium oxide—tandem photothermal CO2-H2 methanol selective catalyst. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1512. [PMID: 35314721 PMCID: PMC8938479 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29222-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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It has long been known that the thermal catalyst Cu/ZnO/Al2O3(CZA) can enable remarkable catalytic performance towards CO2 hydrogenation for the reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) and methanol synthesis reactions. However, owing to the direct competition between these reactions, high pressure and high hydrogen concentration (≥75%) are required to shift the thermodynamic equilibrium towards methanol synthesis. Herein, a new black indium oxide with photothermal catalytic activity is successfully prepared, and it facilitates a tandem synthesis of methanol at a low hydrogen concentration (50%) and ambient pressure by directly using by-product CO as feedstock. The methanol selectivities achieve 33.24% and 49.23% at low and high hydrogen concentrations, respectively. Harsh reaction conditions are generally required for CO2 hydrogenation to shift the thermodynamic equilibrium towards methanol synthesis. Here, a new black indium oxide with two types of active sites, frustrated Lewis pairs and oxygen vacancies, is prepared, and facilitates a tandem synthesis of methanol at a low hydrogen concentration (50%) and ambient pressure.
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Ma J, Hu M, Li D, Fan J, Bi Q. Black phosphorus coupled bismuth chloride oxide nanocomposites for efficient photocatalytic CO 2 reduction. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj04549d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Photocatalytic CO2 reduction to useful CO and CH4 is significantly boosted by black phosphorus (BP) coupled bismuth oxychloride (BiOCl) nanocomposites, presenting an efficient and reliable approach to green and sustainable solar energy conversion.
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- Jin Ma
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China
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Turbulence Enhancement and Mixing Analysis for Multi-Inlet Vortex Photoreactor for CO2 Reduction. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9122237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this article, we describe a prototype photoreactor of which the geometrical configuration was obtained by Genetic Algorithms to maximize the residence time of the reactant gases. A gas reaction mixture of CO2:H2O (1:2 molar ratio) was studied from the fluid dynamic point of view. The two main features of this prototype reactor are the conical shape, which enhances the residence time as compared to a cylindrical shape reference reactor, and the inlet heights and position around the main chamber that enables turbulence and mass transfer control. Turbulence intensity, mixing capability, and residence time attributes for the optimized prototype reactor were calculated with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software and compared with those from a reference reactor. Turbulence intensity near the envisioned catalytic bed was one percentage point higher in the reference than in the optimized prototype reactor. Finally, the homogeneity of the mixture was guaranteed since both types of reactors had a turbulent regime, but for the prototype the CO2 mass fraction was found to be better distributed.
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Fernández-Catalá J, Navlani-García M, Berenguer-Murcia Á, Cazorla-Amorós D. Exploring CuxO-doped TiO2 modified with carbon nanotubes for CO2 photoreduction in a 2D-flow reactor. J CO2 UTIL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Arcudi F, Đorđević L, Nagasing B, Stupp SI, Weiss EA. Quantum Dot-Sensitized Photoreduction of CO 2 in Water with Turnover Number > 80,000. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:18131-18138. [PMID: 34664969 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c06961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Climate change and global energy demands motivate the search for sustainable transformations of carbon dioxide (CO2) to storable liquid fuels. Photocatalysis is a pathway for direct conversion of CO2 to CO, one step within light-powered reaction networks that could, if efficient enough, transform the solar energy conversion landscape. To date, the best performing photocatalytic CO2 reduction systems operate in nonaqueous solvents, but technologically viable solar fuels networks will likely operate in water. Here we demonstrate catalytic photoreduction of CO2 to CO in pure water at pH 6-7 with an unprecedented combination of performance parameters: turnover number (TON(CO)) = 72,484-84,101, quantum yield (QY) = 0.96-3.39%, and selectivity (SCO) > 99%, using CuInS2 colloidal quantum dots (QDs) as photosensitizers and a Co-porphyrin catalyst. At higher catalyst concentration, the system reaches QY = 3.53-5.23%. The performance of the QD-driven system greatly exceeds that of the benchmark aqueous system (926 turnovers with a quantum yield of 0.81% and selectivity of 82%), due primarily to (i) electrostatic attraction of the QD to the catalyst, which promotes fast multielectron delivery and colocalization of protons, CO2, and catalyst at the source of photoelectrons, and (ii) termination of the QD's ligand shell with free amines, which capture CO2 as carbamic acid that serves as a reservoir for CO2, effectively increasing its solubility in water, and lowers the onset potential for catalytic CO2 reduction by the Co-porphyrin. The breakthrough efficiency achieved in this work represents a nonincremental step in the realization of reaction networks for direct solar-to-fuel conversion.
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- Francesca Arcudi
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States.,Simpson Querrey Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Hoang VC, Bui TS, Nguyen HTD, Hoang TT, Rahman G, Le QV, Nguyen DLT. Solar-driven conversion of carbon dioxide over nanostructured metal-based catalysts in alternative approaches: Fundamental mechanisms and recent progress. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 202:111781. [PMID: 34333011 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Solar-driven carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion has gained tremendous attention as a prominent strategy to simultaneously reduce the atmospheric CO2 concentration and convert solar energy into solar fuels in the form of chemical bonds. Numerous efforts have been devoted to diverse photo-driven processes for CO2 conversion, which utilized a multidisciplinary strategy. Among them, the architecture of nanostructured metal-based catalysts is emerging as an eminent solution for the design of catalysts of this field. In this work, we first provide fundamental mechanisms of photochemical, photoelectrochemical, photothermal, and photobio(electro)chemical CO2 reduction processes to achieve an in-deep understanding of vital aspects. Importantly, the recent progress in the catalyst design for each reaction system is discussed and highlighted. Based on these analyses, an overview of photo-driven CO2 reduction on metal-based catalysts for solar fuel production is also spotlighted. Finally, we analyze challenges and prospects for the strategic direction of developments in the field.
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- Van Chinh Hoang
- Materials Architecturing Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, International University, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City, 721337, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH), Viet Nam
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Pakistan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Green Manufacturing Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Computational Physics, Institute for Computational Science, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
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Elvis Cao X, Hong T, Hong S, Erickson D. Engineering waveguide surface by gradient etching for uniform light scattering in photocatalytic applications. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL ADVANCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceja.2021.100192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Qin Y, Hao M, Wang D, Li Z. Post-synthetic modifications (PSM) on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for visible-light-initiated photocatalysis. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:13201-13215. [PMID: 34505594 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt02424h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The utilization of green and sustainable solar energy via photocatalysis is regarded as a promising strategy to tackle the ever-increasing energy shortage and environmental deterioration. In addition to traditional semiconductor-based photocatalysts, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of crystalline micro-mesoporous hybrid materials constructed from metal or metal nodes interconnected with multi-dentate organic linkers, are emerging as a new type of photocatalytic material. Post-synthetic modifications (PSM) on MOFs, in which chemical transformations or exchanges are made on pre-synthesized MOF materials, are found to be a powerful strategy for fabricating photoactive MOFs based on already existing MOFs. In this frontier article, different PSM strategies for the development of photoactive MOFs, including coordination on unsaturated metal sites, metalation on open coordinated sites, covalent modifications on ligands, ligand exchange, metal exchange and cavity encapsulation, have been summarized. Our views on the challenges and the direction in developing photocatalytic MOFs by PSM are also addressed. We hope that this frontier article can provide some guidance for rational designing of highly efficient MOF-based photocatalysts via PSM strategies and to stimulate more research interest to be devoted to this promising yet largely unexplored field.
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- Yuhuan Qin
- Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, P. R. China.
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- Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, P. R. China.
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- Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, P. R. China.
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- Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, P. R. China.
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SWOT analysis of photocatalytic materials towards large scale environmental remediation. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2021.100696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Li K, He Y, Li J, Sheng J, Sun Y, Li J, Dong F. Identification of deactivation-resistant origin of In(OH) 3 for efficient and durable photodegradation of benzene, toluene and their mixtures. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 416:126208. [PMID: 34492969 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Aromatic hydrocarbon is a representative type of VOCs, which causes adverse effects to human health. The degradation stability of aromatic hydrocarbon is of vital importance to commercializing a photocatalyst for its practical application. The most commonly used titanium dioxide photocatalyst (P25) was deactivated rapidly in the photocatalytic VOCs degradation process. In this work, the indium hydroxide (In(OH)3) photocatalyst was developed, which exhibited not only higher efficient activity but also ultra-stable stability for degradation of benzene, toluene and their mixtures. The origin of the activity difference between two catalysts was investigated by combined experimental and theoretical ways. Based on in situ DRIFTS and GC-MS, it was revealed that benzoic acid and carbonaceous byproducts were specifically formed and accumulated on P25, which were responsible for deactivation of photocatalyst. In contrast, as revealed by both DFT calculations and experimental results, the reaction pathway with byproducts blocking the active sites can be thermodynamically avoided on In(OH)3. This rendered high durability to In(OH)3 photocatalyst in degradations of aromatic pollutants. The elucidation of deactivation-resistant effect and reaction mechanism as an ideal photocatalyst for practical usage were provided.
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- Kanglu Li
- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China; Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou) & Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou) & School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou) & Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou) & School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou) & School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
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- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China.
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou) & Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China.
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Wu F, Yu S, Zhong Y, Chen W, Dan M, Zou Y, Yuan C, Zhou Y. Homogeneous Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution System with Assembly of CdSe Quantum Dots and Graphene Oxide. Top Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11244-021-01439-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Le QV, Nguyen VH, Nguyen TD, Sharma A, Rahman G, Nguyen DLT. Light-driven reduction of carbon dioxide: Altering the reaction pathways and designing photocatalysts toward value-added and renewable fuels. Chem Eng Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.116547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Zhu B, Xu Q, Bao X, Lu D, Yin H, Qin Y, Shen XC. g-C 3N 4/CoNiFe-LDH Z-scheme heterojunction for efficient CO 2 photoreduction and MB dye photodegradation. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy01475g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A g-C3N4/CoNiFe-LDH Z-scheme heterojunction was elaborately constructed and showed enhanced photocatalytic activity for CO2 reduction and MB dye degradation.
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- Biao Zhu
- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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