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Zhang T, Wang D, Liu J. Periodic Single-Metal Site Catalysts: Creating Homogeneous and Ordered Atomic-Precision Structures. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2408259. [PMID: 39149786 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202408259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2024] [Revised: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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Heterogeneous single-metal-site catalysts (SMSCs), often referred to as single-atom catalysts (SACs), demonstrate promising catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability across a wide spectrum of reactions due to their rationally designed microenvironments encompassing coordination geometry, binding ligands, and electronic configurations. However, the inherent disorderliness of SMSCs at both atomic scale and nanoscale poses challenges in deciphering working principles and establishing the correlations between microenvironments and the catalytic performances of SMSCs. The rearrangement of randomly dispersed single metals into homogeneous and atomic-precisely structured periodic single-metal site catalysts (PSMSCs) not only simplifies the chaos in SMSCs systems but also unveils new opportunities for manipulating catalytic performance and gaining profound insights into reaction mechanisms. Moreover, the synergistic effects of adjacent single metals and the integration effects of periodic single-metal arrangement further broaden the industrial application scope of SMSCs. This perspective offers a comprehensive overview of recent advancements and outlines prospective avenues for research in the design and characterizations of PSMSCs, while also acknowledging the formidable challenges encountered and the promising prospects that lie ahead.
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- Tianyu Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Laan PCM, Mekkering MJ, de Zwart FJ, Troglia A, Bliem R, Zhao K, Geels NJ, de Bruin B, Rothenberg G, Reek JNH, Yan N. Tuning catalytic performance of platinum single atoms by choosing the shape of cerium dioxide supports. Catal Sci Technol 2024:d4cy00484a. [PMID: 39156760 PMCID: PMC11322700 DOI: 10.1039/d4cy00484a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 07/27/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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The local coordination environment of single atom catalysts (SACs) often determines their catalytic performance. To understand these metal-support interactions, we prepared Pt SACs on cerium dioxide (CeO2) cubes, octahedra and rods, with well-structured exposed crystal facets. The CeO2 crystals were characterized by SEM, TEM, pXRD, and N2 sorption, confirming the shape-selective synthesis, identical bulk structure, and variations in specific surface area, respectively. EPR, XPS, TEM and XANES measurements showed differences in the oxygen vacancy density following the trend rods > octahedra > cubes. AC-HAADF-STEM, XPS and CO-DRIFTS measurements confirmed the presence of only single Pt2+ sites, with different surface platinum surface concentrations. We then compared the performance of the three catalysts in ammonia borane hydrolysis. Precise monitoring of reaction kinetics between 30-80 °C gave Arrhenius plots with hundreds of data points. All plots showed a clear inflection point, the temperature of which (rods > octahedra > cubes) correlates to the energy barrier of ammonia borane diffusion to the Pt sites. These activity differences reflect variations in the - facet dependent - degree of stabilization of intermediates by surface oxygen lone pairs and surface-metal binding strength. Our results show how choosing the right macroscopic support shape can give control over single atom catalysed reactions on the microscopic scale.
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- Petrus C M Laan
- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography (ARCNL) Science Park 106 1098XG Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography (ARCNL) Science Park 106 1098XG Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam Science Park 904 1098XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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Wei K, Wang X, Ge J. Towards bridging thermo/electrocatalytic CO oxidation: from nanoparticles to single atoms. Chem Soc Rev 2024. [PMID: 39129479 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00868a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), as a feasible alternative to replace the traditional fossil fuel-based energy converter, contribute significantly to the global sustainability agenda. At the PEMFC anode, given the high exchange current density, Pt/C is deemed the catalyst-of-choice to ensure that the hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) occurs at a sufficiently fast pace. The high performance of Pt/C, however, can only be achieved under the premise that high purity hydrogen is used. For instance, in the presence of trace level carbon monoxide, a typical contaminant during H2 production, Pt is severely deactivated by CO surface blockage. Addressing the poisoning issue necessitates for either developing anti-poisoning electrocatalysts or using pre-purified H2 obtained via a thermo-catalysis route. In other words, the CO poisoning issue can be addressed by either thermal-catalysis from the H2 supply side or electrocatalysis at the user side, respectively. In spite of the distinction between thermo-catalysis and electro-catalysis, there are high similarities between the two routes. Essentially, a reduction in the kinetic barrier for the combination of CO to oxygen containing intermediates is required in both techniques. Therefore, bridging electrocatalysis and thermocatalysis might offer new insight into the development of cutting edge catalysts to solve the poisoning issue, which, however, stands as an underexplored frontier in catalysis science. This review provides a critical appraisal of the recent advancements in preferential CO oxidation (CO-PROX) thermocatalysts and anti-poisoning HOR electrocatalysts, aiming to bridge the gap in cognition between the two routes. First, we discuss the differences in thermal/electrocatalysis, CO oxidation mechanisms, and anti-CO poisoning strategies. Second, we comprehensively summarize the progress of supported and unsupported CO-tolerant catalysts based on the timeline of development (nanoparticles to clusters to single atoms), focusing on metal-support interactions and interface reactivity. Third, we elucidate the stability issue and theoretical understanding of CO-tolerant electrocatalysts, which are critical factors for the rational design of high-performance catalysts. Finally, we underscore the imminent challenges in bridging thermal/electrocatalytic CO oxidation, with theory, materials, and the mechanism as the three main weapons to gain a more in-depth understanding. We anticipate that this review will contribute to the cognition of both thermocatalysis and electrocatalysis.
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- Kai Wei
- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Luo Z, Han X, Ma Z, Zhang B, Zheng X, Liu Y, Gao M, Zhao G, Lin Y, Pan H, Sun W. Unraveling the Unique Strong Metal-Support Interaction in Titanium Dioxide Supported Platinum Clusters for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202406728. [PMID: 38770895 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202406728] [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: 04/09/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) is crucial to modulating the nature of metal species, yet the SMSI behaviors of sub-nanometer metal clusters remain unknown due to the difficulties in constructing SMSI at cluster scale. Herein, we achieve the successful construction of the SMSI between Pt clusters and amorphous TiO2 nanosheets by vacuum annealing, which requires a relatively low temperature that avoids the aggregation of small clusters. In situ scanning transmission electron microscopy observation is employed to explore the SMSI behaviors, and the results reveal the dynamic rearrangement of Pt atoms upon annealing for the first time. The originally disordered Pt atoms become ordered as the crystallizing of the amorphous TiO2 support, forming an epitaxial interface between Pt and TiO2. Such a SMSI state can remain stable in oxidation environment even at 400 °C. Further investigations prove that the electron transfer from TiO2 to Pt occupies the Pt 5d orbitals, which is responsible for the disappeared CO adsorption ability of Pt/TiO2 after forming SMSI. This work not only opens a new avenue for constructing SMSI at cluster scale but also provides in-depth understanding on the unique SMSI behavior, which would stimulate the development of supported metal clusters for catalysis applications.
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- Zhouxin Luo
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (NSRL), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (NSRL), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
- Institute of Science and Technology for New Energy, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, 710021, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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Wang Q, Cheng Y, Yang HB, Su C, Liu B. Integrative catalytic pairs for efficient multi-intermediate catalysis. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2024:10.1038/s41565-024-01716-z. [PMID: 39103451 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-024-01716-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted considerable research interest owing to their combined merits of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. However, the uniform and isolated active sites of SACs fall short in catalysing complex chemical processes that simultaneously involve multiple intermediates. In this Review, we highlight an emerging class of catalysts with adjacent binary active centres, which is called integrative catalytic pairs (ICPs), showing not only atomic-scale site-to-site electronic interactions but also synergistic catalytic effects. Compared with SACs or their derivative dual-atom catalysts (DACs), multi-interactive intermediates on ICPs can overcome kinetic barriers, adjust reaction pathways and break the universal linear scaling relations as the smallest active units. Starting from this active-site design principle, each single active atom can be considered as a brick to further build integrative catalytic clusters (ICCs) with desirable configurations, towards trimer or even larger multi-atom units depending on the requirement of a given reaction.
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- Qilun Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- International Collaboration Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, China.
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- International Collaboration Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Institute of Clean Energy (HKICE) and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Zheng Z, Zhang C, Li J, Fang D, Tan P, Fang Q, Chen G. Efficient catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde by defective g-C 3N 4-anchored single-atom Pt: A DFT study. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 361:142517. [PMID: 38830464 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 05/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Indoor volatile formaldehyde is a serious health hazard. The development of low-temperature and efficient nonhomogeneous oxidation catalysts is crucial for protecting human health and the environment but is also quite challenging. Single-atom catalysts (SACs) with active centers and coordination environments that are precisely tunable at the atomic level exhibit excellent catalytic activity in many catalytic fields. Among two-dimensional materials, the nonmagnetic monolayer material g-C3N4 may be a good platform for loading single atoms. In this study, the effect of nitrogen defect formation on the charge distribution of g-C3N4 is discussed in detail using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The effect of nitrogen defects on the activated molecular oxygen of Pt/C3N4 was systematically revealed by DFT calculations in combination with molecular orbital theory. Two typical reaction mechanisms for the catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde were proposed based on the Eley-Rideal (E-R) mechanism. Pt/C3N4-V3N was more advantageous for path 1, as determined by the activation energy barrier of the rate-determining step and product desorption. Finally, the active centers and chemical structures of Pt/C3N4 and Pt/C3N4-V3N were verified to have good stability at 375 K by determination of the migration energy barriers and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. Therefore, the formation of N defects can effectively anchor single-atom Pt and provide additional active sites, which in turn activate molecular oxygen to efficiently catalyze the oxidation of formaldehyde. This study provides a better understanding of the mechanism of formaldehyde oxidation by single-atom Pt catalysts and a new idea for the development of Pt as well as other metal-based single-atom oxidation catalysts.
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- Zhao Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Fang Y, Yang J, Pan C. The Surface/Interface Modulation of Platinum Group Metal (PGM)-Free Catalysts for VOCs and CO Catalytic Oxidation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:37379-37389. [PMID: 38981038 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c08018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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Effective management of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and carbon monoxide (CO) is critical to human health and the ecological environment. Catalytic oxidation is one of the most promising technologies for achieving efficient VOCs and CO emission control. Platinum group metal (PGM)-free catalysts are recently receiving sustainable attention in catalyzing VOCs and CO removal due to their low cost, superior catalytic activity, and excellent stability, but PGM-free catalysts face challenges in low-temperature catalytic efficiency. In this mini-review, starting with discussing the catalytic mechanism of VOCs and CO oxidation, we summarize the surface/interface modulation strategies of PGM-free catalysts to promote oxygen and VOCs/CO molecule activation for enhanced low-temperature oxidation activity, including oxygen vacancy engineering, heteroatom doping, surface acidity modification, and active interface construction. We highlight the currently remaining challenges and prospects of advanced PGM-free catalyst development for highly efficient VOCs and CO emission control in practical applications.
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- Yarong Fang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P. R. China
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- Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou 450046, P. R. China
- Institute of Chemistry, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, P. R. China
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Li Y, Niu S, Liu P, Pan R, Zhang H, Ahmad N, Shi Y, Liang X, Cheng M, Chen S, Du J, Hu M, Wang D, Chen W, Li Y. Ruthenium Nanoclusters and Single Atoms on α-MoC/N-Doped Carbon Achieves Low-Input/Input-Free Hydrogen Evolution via Decoupled/Coupled Hydrazine Oxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202316755. [PMID: 38739420 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316755] [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: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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The hydrazine oxidation-assisted H2 evolution method promises low-input and input-free hydrogen production. However, developing high-performance catalysts for hydrazine oxidation (HzOR) and hydrogen evolution (HER) is challenging. Here, we introduce a bifunctional electrocatalyst α-MoC/N-C/RuNSA, merging ruthenium (Ru) nanoclusters (NCs) and single atoms (SA) into cubic α-MoC nanoparticles-decorated N-doped carbon (α-MoC/N-C) nanowires, through electrodeposition. The composite showcases exceptional activity for both HzOR and HER, requiring -80 mV and -9 mV respectively to reach 10 mA cm-2. Theoretical and experimental insights confirm the importance of two Ru species for bifunctionality: NCs enhance the conductivity, and its coexistence with SA balances the H ad/desorption for HER and facilitates the initial dehydrogenation during the HzOR. In the overall hydrazine splitting (OHzS) system, α-MoC/N-C/RuNSA excels as both anode and cathode materials, achieving 10 mA cm-2 at just 64 mV. The zinc hydrazine (Zn-Hz) battery assembled with α-MoC/N-C/RuNSA cathode and Zn foil anode can exhibit 97.3 % energy efficiency, as well as temporary separation of hydrogen gas during the discharge process. Therefore, integrating Zn-Hz with OHzS system enables self-powered H2 evolution, even in hydrazine sewage. Overall, the amalgamation of NCs with SA achieves diverse catalytic activities for yielding multifold hydrogen gas through advanced cell-integrated-electrolyzer system.
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- Yapeng Li
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, P. R. China
- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shangdong, 266071, P. R. China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, P. R. China
- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Division of Advanced Materials, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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Chen J, Li Z, Tan W, Xie Y, Cao J, Zhang Q, Ning P, Hao J. Facilely Fabricated Single-Site Pt δ+-O(OH) x- Species Associated with Alkali on Zirconia Exhibiting Superior Catalytic Oxidation Reactivity. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:12685-12696. [PMID: 38959026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c00725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Fabrication of robust isolated atom catalysts has been a research hotspot in the environment catalysis field for the removal of various contaminants, but there are still challenges in improving the reactivity and stability. Herein, through facile doping alkali metals in Pt catalyst on zirconia (Pt-Na/ZrO2), the atomically dispersed Ptδ+-O(OH)x- associated with alkali metal via oxygen bridge was successfully fabricated. This novel catalyst presented remarkably higher CO and hydrocarbon (HCs: C3H8, C7H8, C3H6, and CH4) oxidation activity than its counterpart (Pt/ZrO2). Systematically direct and solid evidence from experiments and density functional theory calculations demonstrated that the fabricated electron-rich Ptδ+-O(OH)x- related to Na species rather than the original Ptδ+-O(OH)x-, serving as the catalytically active species, can readily react with CO adsorbed on Ptδ+ to produce CO2 with significantly decreasing energy barrier in the rate-determining step from 1.97 to 0.93 eV. Additionally, owing to the strongly adsorbed and activated water by Na species, those fabricated single-site Ptδ+-O(OH)x- linked by Na species could be easily regenerated during the oxidation reaction, thus considerably boosting its oxidation reactivity and durability. Such facile construction of the alkali ion-linked active hydroxyl group was also realized by Li and K modification which could guide to the design of efficient catalysts for the removal of CO and HCs from industrial exhaust.
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- Jianjun Chen
- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
- National Regional Engineering Center for Recovery of Waste Gases from Metallurgical and Chemical Industries, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
- National Regional Engineering Center for Recovery of Waste Gases from Metallurgical and Chemical Industries, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
- National Regional Engineering Center for Recovery of Waste Gases from Metallurgical and Chemical Industries, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
- National Regional Engineering Center for Recovery of Waste Gases from Metallurgical and Chemical Industries, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
- National Regional Engineering Center for Recovery of Waste Gases from Metallurgical and Chemical Industries, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
- National Regional Engineering Center for Recovery of Waste Gases from Metallurgical and Chemical Industries, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Xie S, Lu Y, Ye K, Tan W, Cao S, Wang C, Kim D, Zhang X, Loukusa J, Li Y, Zhang Y, Ma L, Ehrlich SN, Marinkovic NS, Deng J, Flytzani-Stephanopoulos M, Liu F. Enhancing the Carbon Monoxide Oxidation Performance through Surface Defect Enrichment of Ceria-Based Supports for Platinum Catalyst. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:12731-12741. [PMID: 38958431 PMCID: PMC11256741 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c03078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Effective synthesis and application of single-atom catalysts on supports lacking enough defects remain a significant challenge in environmental catalysis. Herein, we present a universal defect-enrichment strategy to increase the surface defects of CeO2-based supports through H2 reduction pretreatment. The Pt catalysts supported by defective CeO2-based supports, including CeO2, CeZrOx, and CeO2/Al2O3 (CA), exhibit much higher Pt dispersion and CO oxidation activity upon reduction activation compared to their counterpart catalysts without defect enrichment. Specifically, Pt is present as embedded single atoms on the CA support with enriched surface defects (CA-HD) based on which the highly active catalyst showing embedded Pt clusters (PtC) with the bottom layer of Pt atoms substituting the Ce cations in the CeO2 surface lattice can be obtained through reduction activation. Embedded PtC can better facilitate CO adsorption and promote O2 activation at PtC-CeO2 interfaces, thereby contributing to the superior low-temperature CO oxidation activity of the Pt/CA-HD catalyst after activation.
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- Shaohua Xie
- Department
of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Catalysis Cluster
for Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT), NanoScience
Technology Center (NSTC), University of
Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- Beijing
Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Properties of Solids, Faculty
of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing
University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People’s
Republic of China
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- Department
of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Catalysis Cluster
for Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT), NanoScience
Technology Center (NSTC), University of
Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- Department
of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Catalysis Cluster
for Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT), NanoScience
Technology Center (NSTC), University of
Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
- State
Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of
the Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emissions Control,
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center of Modern Analysis, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, People’s Republic
of China
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
- Aramco Boston
Research Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Center
for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, People’s
Republic of China
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- Department
of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Catalysis Cluster
for Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT), NanoScience
Technology Center (NSTC), University of
Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- Department
of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Catalysis Cluster
for Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT), NanoScience
Technology Center (NSTC), University of
Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- Department
of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Catalysis Cluster
for Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT), NanoScience
Technology Center (NSTC), University of
Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- Center
for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, People’s
Republic of China
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- Center
for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, People’s
Republic of China
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- National
Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven
National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- National
Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven
National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Beijing
Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, Key Laboratory
of Beijing on Regional Air Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Advanced
Functional Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Faculty of Environment
and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People’s Republic of China
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- Department
of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, United States
- Department
of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Catalysis Cluster
for Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT), NanoScience
Technology Center (NSTC), University of
Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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Tang M, Li S, Zhu B, You R, Yu L, Ou Y, Yuan W, Xu Q, Yang H, Wales DJ, Zhang Z, Gao Y, Wang Y. Oscillatory Active State of a Pd Nanocatalyst Identified by In Situ Capture of the Instantaneous Structure-Activity Change at the Atomic Scale. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:18341-18349. [PMID: 38942067 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
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Identifying the active phase with the highest activity, which is long-believed to be a steady state of the catalyst, is the basis of rational design of heterogeneous catalysis. In this work, we performed detailed in situ investigations, successfully capturing the instantaneous structure-activity change in oscillating Pd nanocatalysts during methane oxidation, which reveals an unprecedented oscillatory active state. Combining in situ quantitative environmental transmission electron microscopy and highly sensitive online mass spectrometry, we identified two distinct phases for the reaction: one where the Pd nanoparticles refill with oxygen, and the other, a period of abrupt pumping of oxygen and boosted methane oxidation within about 1 s. It is the rapid reduction process that shows the highest activity for total oxidation of methane, not a PdO or Pd steady state under the conditions applied here (methane:oxygen = 5:1). This observation challenges the traditional understanding of the active phase and requires a completely different strategy for catalyst optimization.
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- Min Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Phonon Science Research Center for Carbon Dioxide, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- DENSsolutions, Delft 2628 ZD, Netherlands
- Guangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou 510220, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Shanxi-Zheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan 030032, China
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Phonon Science Research Center for Carbon Dioxide, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Li Z, Liu Z, Gao G, Zhao W, Jiang Y, Tang X, Dai S, Qu Z, Yan N, Ma L. Enhanced Catalytic Oxidation Reactivity over Atomically Dispersed Pt/CeO 2 Catalysts by CO Activation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:12201-12211. [PMID: 38934498 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c02022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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The elevation of the low-temperature oxidation activity for Pt/CeO2 catalysts is challenging to meet the increasingly stringent requirements for effectively eliminating carbon monoxide (CO) from automobile exhaust. Although reducing activation is a facile strategy for boosting reactivity, past research has mainly concentrated on applying H2 as the reductant, ignoring the reduction capabilities of CO itself, a prevalent component of automobile exhaust. Herein, atomically dispersed Pt/CeO2 was fabricated and activated by CO, which could lower the 90% conversion temperature (T90) by 256 °C and achieve a 20-fold higher CO consumption rate at 200 °C. The activated Pt/CeO2 catalysts showed exceptional catalytic oxidation activity and robust hydrothermal stability under the simulated working conditions for gasoline or diesel exhausts. Characterization results illustrated that the CO activation triggered the formation of a large portion of Pt0 terrace sites, acting as inherent active sites for CO oxidation. Besides, CO activation weakened the Pt-O-Ce bond strength to generate a surface oxygen vacancy (Vo). It served as the oxygen reservoir to store the dissociated oxygen and convert it into active dioxygen intermediates. Conversely, H2 activation failed to stimulate Vo, but triggered a deactivating transformation of the Pt nanocluster into inactive PtxOy in the presence of oxygen. The present work offers coherent insight into the upsurging effect of CO activation on Pt/CeO2, aiming to set up a valuable avenue in elevating the efficiency of eliminating CO, C3H6, and NH3 from automobile exhaust.
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- Zihao Li
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Song W, He K, Li C, Yin R, Guo Y, Nie A, Li Y, Yang K, Zhou M, Lin X, Wang ZJ, Ren Q, Zhu S, Xu T, Liu S, Jin H, Lv JJ, Wang S, Yuan Y. Seeding Atomic Silver into Internal Lattice Sites of Transition Metal Oxide for Advanced Electrocatalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2312566. [PMID: 38630368 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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Transition metal oxides (TMOs) are widely studied for loading of various catalysts due to their low cost and high structure flexibility. However, the prevailing close-packed nature of most TMOs crystals has restricted the available loading sites to surface only, while their internal bulk lattice remains unactuated due to the inaccessible narrow space that blocks out most key reactants and/or particulate catalysts. Herein, using tunnel-structured MnO2, this study demonstrates how TMO's internal lattice space can be activated as extra loading sites for atomic Ag in addition to the conventional surface-only loading, via which a dual-form Ag catalyst within MnO2 skeleton is established. In this design, not only faceted Ag nanoparticles are confined onto MnO2 surface by coherent lattice-sharing, Ag atomic strings are also seeded deep into the sub-nanoscale MnO2 tunnel lattice, enriching the catalytically active sites. Tested for electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR), such dual-form catalyst exhibits a high Faradaic efficiency (94%), yield (67.3 mol g-1 h-1) and durability (≈48 h) for CO production, exceeding commercial Ag nanoparticles and most Ag-based electrocatalysts. Theoretical calculations further reveal the concurrent effect of such dual-form catalyst featuring facet-dependent eCO2RR for Ag nanoparticles and lattice-confined eCO2RR for Ag atomic strings, inspiring the future design of catalyst-substrate configuration.
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- Wenjun Song
- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Jinke Road No. 2517, Shanghai, Nanoport, 200120, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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Niu H, Ma J, Gan L, Li K. The Acid Roles of PtSn@Al 2O 3 in the Synthesis and Performance of Propane Dehydrogenation. Molecules 2024; 29:2959. [PMID: 38998911 PMCID: PMC11243666 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29132959] [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: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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In this study, a PtSn/Al2O3 catalyst with bimetallic uniform distribution in the sphere was synthesized. The PDH performance and characterization analyses, such as with FTIR, XPS, and NH3-TPD, were investigated. The effects of acid on the PDH performance were analyzed. Citric acid (CA) acted as a competing adsorbent in the preparation process of the PtSn/Al2O3 catalyst to synthesize the uniform catalyst. Water washing and alkali-treated samples were also studied. SEM line scanning revealed that increased the apparent concentration of Pt metal from 0.23 to 0.30 with citric acid. In contrast to the fresh PtSn/Al2O3 catalyst, the addition of citric acid increased the PDH selectivity from 74% to 93%. After alkali or water washing treatments, the catalyst's selectivity further increased to 96%. Strong acid sites promoted the breaking of C-C bonds during the PDH reaction, resulting in more methane and ethylene byproducts, and decreased catalyst selectivity for fresh PtSn/Al2O3. From the PDH reaction thermodynamic analysis, a relatively sub-atmospheric pressure environment with a lower propane pressure could be the reasonable choice.
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- Hejingying Niu
- School of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- School of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Institute of Engineering Technology, Sinopec Catalyst Co., Ltd., Beijing 101111, China
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Hao Z, Liu G, Wang P, Zhang W, Sun W, Zheng L, Guo S, Zhan S. In situ visualizing reveals potential drive of lattice expansion on defective support toward efficient removal of nitrogen oxides. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2311180121. [PMID: 38830101 PMCID: PMC11181023 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2311180121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
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As a sustainable and promising approach of removing of nitrogen oxides (NOx), catalytic reduction of NOx with H2 is highly desirable with a precise understanding to the structure-activity relationship of supported catalysts. In particular, the dynamic evolution of support at microscopic scale may play a critical role in heterogeneous catalysis, however, identifying the in situ structural change of support under working condition with atomic precision and revealing its role in catalysis is still a grand challenge. Herein, we visually capture the surface lattice expansion of WO3-x support in Pt-WO3-x catalyst induced by NO in the exemplified reduction of NO with H2 using in situ transmission electron microscopy and first reveal its important role in enhancing catalysis. We find that NO can adsorb on the oxygen vacancy sites of WO3-x and favorably induce the reversible stretching of W-O-W bonds during the reaction, which can reduce the adsorption energy of NO on Pt4 centers and the energy barrier of the rate-determining step. The comprehensive studies reveal that lattice expansion of WO3-x support can tune the catalytic performance of Pt-WO3-x catalyst, leading to 20% catalytic activity enhancement for the exemplified reduction of NO with H2. This work reveals that the lattice expansion of defective support can tune and optimize the catalytic performance at the atomic scale.
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- Zhifei Hao
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin300350, People’s Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin300350, People’s Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin300350, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing100871, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Capital Normal University, Beijing100048, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing100871, People’s Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin300350, People’s Republic of China
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Si Y, Jiao Y, Wang M, Xiang S, Diao J, Chen X, Chen J, Wang Y, Xiao D, Wen X, Wang N, Ma D, Liu H. Fully exposed Pt clusters for efficient catalysis of multi-step hydrogenation reactions. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4887. [PMID: 38849368 PMCID: PMC11161621 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49083-6] [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: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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For di-nitroaromatics hydrogenation, it is a challenge to achieve the multi-step hydrogenation with high activity and selectivity due to the complexity of the process involving two nitro groups. Consequently, many precious metal catalysts suffer from low activity for this multi-step hydrogenation reaction. Herein, we employ a fully exposed Pt clusters catalyst consisting of an average of four Pt atoms on nanodiamond@graphene (Ptn/ND@G), demonstrating excellent catalytic performance for the multi-step hydrogenation of 2,4-dinitrotoluene. The TOF (40647 h-1) of Ptn/ND@G is significantly superior to that of single Pt atoms catalyst, Pt nanoparticles catalyst, and even all the known catalysts. Density functional theory calculations and absorption experiments reveal that the synergetic interaction between the multiple active sites of Ptn/ND@G facilitate the co-adsorption/activation of reactants and H2, as well as the desorption of intermediates/products, which is the key for the higher catalytic activity than single Pt atoms catalyst and Pt nanoparticles catalyst.
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Grants
- National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFA1504500, 2022YFB4003100, 2021YFA1502802), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (92145301, U21B2092, 21961160722, 91845201, 22072162), the International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (172GJHZ2022028MI), Shenyang Young Talents Program (RC210435), Dalian National Lab for Clean Energy (DNL Cooperation Fund 202001) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (No. 420043-2)
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- Yang Si
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, PR China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Clean Fuel, Synfuels China Co., Ltd, Beijing, 100871, PR China
- The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- Department of Physics and Center for Quantum Materials, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
- Department of Chemistry, Liaoning University, 66 Chongshan Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110036, PR China
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- Center for Integrative Materials Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, PR China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Clean Fuel, Synfuels China Co., Ltd, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- Department of Physics and Center for Quantum Materials, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.
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Luo L, Zhou T, Li W, Li X, Yan H, Chen W, Xu Q, Hu S, Ma C, Bao J, Pao CW, Wang Z, Li H, Ma X, Luo L, Zeng J. Close Intimacy between PtIn Clusters and Zeolite Channels for Ultrastability toward Propane Dehydrogenation. NANO LETTERS 2024. [PMID: 38837959 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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Propane dehydrogenation (PDH) serves as a pivotal intentional technique to produce propylene. The stability of PDH catalysts is generally restricted by the readsorption of propylene which can subsequently undergo side reactions for coke formation. Herein, we demonstrate an ultrastable PDH catalyst by encapsulating PtIn clusters within silicalite-1 which serves as an efficient promoter for olefin desorption. The mean lifetime of PtIn@S-1 (S-1, silicalite-1) was calculated as 37317 h with high propylene selectivity of >97% at 580 °C with a weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of 4.7 h-1. With an ultrahigh WHSV of 1128 h-1, which pushed the catalyst away from the equilibrium conversion to 13.3%, PtIn@S-1 substantially outperformed other reported PDH catalysts in terms of mean lifetime (32058 h), reaction rates (3.42 molpropylene gcat-1 h-1 and 341.90 molpropylene gPt-1 h-1), and total turnover number (14387.30 kgpropylene gcat-1). The developed catalyst is likely to lead the way to scalable PDH applications.
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- Lei Luo
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 300092, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, Anhui 243002, P. R. China
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Olowoyo JO, Gharahshiran VS, Zeng Y, Zhao Y, Zheng Y. Atomic/molecular layer deposition strategies for enhanced CO 2 capture, utilisation and storage materials. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:5428-5488. [PMID: 38682880 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00759f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Elevated levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and the diminishing reserves of fossil fuels have raised profound concerns regarding the resulting consequences of global climate change and the future supply of energy. Hence, the reduction and transformation of CO2 not only mitigates environmental pollution but also generates value-added chemicals, providing a dual remedy to address both energy and environmental challenges. Despite notable advancements, the low conversion efficiency of CO2 remains a major obstacle, largely attributed to its inert chemical nature. It is imperative to engineer catalysts/materials that exhibit high conversion efficiency, selectivity, and stability for CO2 transformation. With unparalleled precision at the atomic level, atomic layer deposition (ALD) and molecular layer deposition (MLD) methods utilize various strategies, including ultrathin modification, overcoating, interlayer coating, area-selective deposition, template-assisted deposition, and sacrificial-layer-assisted deposition, to synthesize numerous novel metal-based materials with diverse structures. These materials, functioning as active materials, passive materials or modifiers, have contributed to the enhancement of catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability, effectively addressing the challenges linked to CO2 transformation. Herein, this review focuses on ALD and MLD's role in fabricating materials for electro-, photo-, photoelectro-, and thermal catalytic CO2 reduction, CO2 capture and separation, and electrochemical CO2 sensing. Significant emphasis is dedicated to the ALD and MLD designed materials, their crucial role in enhancing performance, and exploring the relationship between their structures and catalytic activities for CO2 transformation. Finally, this comprehensive review presents the summary, challenges and prospects for ALD and MLD-designed materials for CO2 transformation.
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- Joshua O Olowoyo
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Thompson Engineering Building, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Thompson Engineering Building, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada.
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- Natural Resources Canada - CanmetMaterials, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Thompson Engineering Building, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada.
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Wang Y, Denisov N, Qin S, Gonçalves DS, Kim H, Sarma BB, Schmuki P. Stable and Highly Active Single Atom Configurations for Photocatalytic H 2 Generation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2400626. [PMID: 38520245 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202400626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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The employment of single atoms (SAs), especially Pt SAs, as co-catalysts in photocatalytic H2 generation has gained significant attention due to their exceptional efficiency. However, a major challenge in their application is the light-induced agglomeration of these SAs into less active nanosized particles under photocatalytic conditions. This study addresses the stability and reactivity of Pt SAs on TiO2 surfaces by investigating various post-deposition annealing treatments in air, Ar, and Ar-H2 environments at different temperatures. It is described that annealing in an Ar-H2 atmosphere optimally stabilizes SA configurations, forming stable 2D rafts of assembled SAs ≈0.5-1 nm in diameter. These rafts not only resist light-induced agglomeration but also exhibit significantly enhanced H2 production efficiency. The findings reveal a promising approach to maintaining the high reactivity of Pt SAs while overcoming the critical challenge of their stability under photocatalytic conditions.
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- Yue Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chair for Surface Science and Corrosion (WW4-LKO), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Martensstraße 7, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chair for Surface Science and Corrosion (WW4-LKO), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Martensstraße 7, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chair for Surface Science and Corrosion (WW4-LKO), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Martensstraße 7, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chair for Surface Science and Corrosion (WW4-LKO), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Martensstraße 7, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology and Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chair for Surface Science and Corrosion (WW4-LKO), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Martensstraße 7, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc, 78371, Czech Republic
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Chen Y, Chen Y, Dai DZ, Li XL, Song T, Xie J. ZnMo-MOF as anti-CO hydrogen electrocatalyst enhance microbial electrosynthesis for CO/CO 2 conversion. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 358:142157. [PMID: 38679181 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is an electrically driven technology that can be used for converting CO/CO2 into chemicals. The unique electronic and substrate properties of CO make it an important research target for MES. However, CO can poison the cathode and increase the overpotential of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), thus reducing the electron transfer rate via H2. This work evaluated the effect of an anti-CO HER catalyst on the performance of MES for CO/CO2 conversion. ZnMo-metal-organic framework (MOF) materials with different calcination temperatures were synthesized. ZnMo-MOF-800 with Mo2C nanoparticles as active centers exhibited excellent resistance to CO toxicity. It also obtained the highest hydrogen evolution and enhanced electron transfer rate in CO atmosphere. MES with ZnMo-MOF-800 cathode and Clostridium ljungdahlii as biocatalyst obtained 0.31 g L-1 d-1 acetate yield, 0.1 g L-1 d-1 butyrate yield, and 0.09 g L-1 d-1 2,3-butanediol yield in CO/CO2, while Pt/C only get 0.076 g L-1 d-1 acetate yield, 0.05 g L-1 d-1 butyrate yield and 0.02 g L-1 d-1 2,3-butanediol yield. ZnMo-MOF-800 was conducive to biofilm formation, enabling it to better resist CO toxicity. This work provides new opportunities for constructing a highly efficient cathode with an anti-CO hydrogen evolution catalyst to enhance CO/CO2 conversion in MES.
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- Yu Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China; College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China; College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China; College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China; College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China; College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China; Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing 211816, PR China.
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Yang R, Xu S, Wang X, Xiao Y, Li J, Hu C. Selective Stereoretention of Carbohydrates upon C-C Cleavage Enabling D-Glyceric Acid Production with High Optical Purity over a Ag/γ-Al 2O 3 Catalyst. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202403547. [PMID: 38485666 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Chiral carboxylic acid production from renewable biomass by chemocatalysis is vitally important for reducing our carbon footprint, but remains underdeveloped. We herein establish a strategy that make use of a stereogenic center of biomass to achieve a rare example of D-glyceric acid production with the highest yield (86.8 %) reported to date as well as an excellent ee value (>99 %). Unlike traditional asymmetric catalysis, chiral catalysts/additives are not required. Ample experiments combined with quantum chemical calculations established the origins of the stereogenic center and catalyst performance. The chirality at C4 in D-xylose was proved to be retained and successfully delivered to C2 in D-glyceric acid during C-C cleavage. The remarkable cooperative-roles of Ag+ and Ag0 in the constructed Ag/γ-Al2O3 catalyst are disclosed as the crucial contributors. Ag+ was responsible for low-temperature activation of D-xylose, while Ag0 facilitated the generation of active O* from O2. Ag+ and active O* cooperatively promoted the precise cleavage of the C2-C3 bond, and more importantly O* allowed the immediate fast oxidization of the D-glyceraldehyde intermediate to stabilize D-glyceric acid, thereby inhibiting the side reaction that induced racemization. This strategy makes a significant breakthrough in overcoming the limitation of poor enantioselectivity in current chemocatalytic conversion of biomass.
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- Ruofeng Yang
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, No. 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, PR China
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- Analysis and Test Center, Sichuan University, No. 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, No. 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, No. 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, No. 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, PR China
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Huang J, Klahn M, Tian X, Bartling S, Zimina A, Radtke M, Rockstroh N, Naliwajko P, Steinfeldt N, Peppel T, Grunwaldt JD, Logsdail AJ, Jiao H, Strunk J. Fundamental Structural and Electronic Understanding of Palladium Catalysts on Nitride and Oxide Supports. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202400174. [PMID: 38466808 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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The nature of the support can fundamentally affect the function of a heterogeneous catalyst. For the novel type of isolated metal atom catalysts, sometimes referred to as single-atom catalysts, systematic correlations are still rare. Here, we report a general finding that Pd on nitride supports (non-metal and metal nitride) features a higher oxidation state compared to that on oxide supports (non-metal and metal oxide). Through thorough oxidation state investigations by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), CO-DRIFTS, and density functional theory (DFT) coupled with Bader charge analysis, it is found that Pd atoms prefer to interact with surface hydroxyl group to form a Pd(OH)x species on oxide supports, while on nitride supports, Pd atoms incorporate into the surface structure in the form of Pd-N bonds. Moreover, a correlation was built between the formal oxidation state and computational Bader charge, based on the periodic trend in electronegativity.
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- Junhao Huang
- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology and Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Str. 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology and Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Max Planck-Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis (FUNCAT), Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
- Industrial Chemistry and Heterogeneous Catalysis, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstrße 4, 85748, Garching, Germany
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Qi XC, Lang F, Li C, Liu MW, Wang YF, Pang J. Synergistic Effects of MOFs and Noble Metals in Photocatalytic Reactions: Mechanisms and Applications. Chempluschem 2024:e202400158. [PMID: 38733075 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202400158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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Photocatalytic technology can efficiently convert solar energy to chemical energy and this process is considered as one of the green and sustainable technology for practical implementation. In recent years, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted widespread attention due to their unique advantages and have been widely applied in the field of photocatalysis. Among them, noble metals have contributed significant advances to the field as effective catalysts in photocatalytic reactions. Importantly, noble metals can also form a synergistic catalytic effect with MOFs to further improve the efficiency of photocatalytic reactions. However, how to precisely control the synergistic effect between MOFs and noble metals to improve the photocatalytic performance of materials still needs to be further studied. In this review, the synergistic effects of MOFs and noble metal catalysts in photocatalytic reactions are firstly summarized in terms of noble metal nanoparticles, noble metal monoatoms, noble metal compounds, and noble metal complexes, and focus on the mechanisms and advantages of these synergistic effects, so as to provide useful guidance for the further research and application of MOFs and contribute to the development of the field of photocatalysis.
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- Xiao-Chen Qi
- Energy & Materials Engineering Center, College of Physics and Materials Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350
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- Energy & Materials Engineering Center, College of Physics and Materials Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350
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- Energy & Materials Engineering Center, College of Physics and Materials Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350
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Ren Y, Wang J, Zhang M, Wang Y, Cao Y, Kim DH, Liu Y, Lin Z. Strategies Toward High Selectivity, Activity, and Stability of Single-Atom Catalysts. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2308213. [PMID: 38183335 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) hold immense promise in facilitating the rational use of metal resources and achieving atomic economy due to their exceptional atom-utilization efficiency and distinct characteristics. Despite the growing interest in SACs, only limited reviews have holistically summarized their advancements centering on performance metrics. In this review, first, a thorough overview on the research progress in SACs is presented from a performance perspective and the strategies, advancements, and intriguing approaches employed to enhance the critical attributes in SACs are discussed. Subsequently, a comprehensive summary and critical analysis of the electrochemical applications of SACs are provided, with a particular focus on their efficacy in the oxygen reduction reaction , oxygen evolution reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction , CO2 reduction reaction, and N2 reduction reaction . Finally, the outline future research directions on SACs by concentrating on performance-driven investigation, where potential areas for improvement are identified and promising avenues for further study are highlighted, addressing challenges to unlock the full potential of SACs as high-performance catalysts.
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- Yujing Ren
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry and NanoScience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, 627833, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
- Department of Chemistry and NanoScience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea
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Wu S, Li X, Liu J, Wu H, Xu H, Bai W, Mao L, Shi X. Effective Photocatalytic Ethanol Reforming into High-Value-Added Multicarbon Compound Coupled with H 2 Production Over Pt-S 3 Sites at Pt SA-ZnIn 2S 4 Interface. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307386. [PMID: 38084447 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Selective photocatalytic production of high-value acetaldehyde concurrently with H2 from bioethanol is an appealing approach to meet the urgent environment and energy issues. However, the difficult ethanol dehydrogenation and insufficient active sites for proton reduction within the catalysts, and the long spatial distance between these two sites always restrict their catalytic activity. Here, guided by the strong metal-substrate interaction effect, an atomic-level catalyst design strategy to construct Pt-S3 single atom on ZnIn2S4 nanosheets (PtSA-ZIS) is demonstrated. As active center with optimized H adsorption energy to facilitate H2 evolution reaction, the unique Pt single atom also donates electrons to its neighboring S atoms with electron-enriched sites formed to activate the O─H bond in *CH3CHOH and promote the desorption of *CH3CHO. Thus, the synergy between Pt single atom and ZIS together will reduce the energy barrier for the ethanol oxidization to acetaldehyde, and also narrow the spatial distance for proton mass transfer. These features enable PtSA-ZIS photocatalyst to produce acetaldehyde with a selectivity of ≈100%, which will spontaneously transform into 1,1-diethoxyethane via acetalization to avoid volatilization. Meanwhile, a remarkable H2 evolution rate (184.4 µmol h-1) is achieved with a high apparent quantum efficiency of 10.50% at 400 nm.
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- Shiting Wu
- New Energy Materials Research Center, College of Materials & Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, P. R. China
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- New Energy Materials Research Center, College of Materials & Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, P. R. China
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- New Energy Materials Research Center, College of Materials & Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, P. R. China
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- New Energy Materials Research Center, College of Materials & Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Physics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, P. R. China
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Ni J, Huang Z, Tian M, Chen W, Zhou Q, Gong J, Liao X, Chen J, Gan S, Chen J, Wu X, Shen H, Zhao H, Jing G. Pt on Atomic-Layered WO 3 Islands: Electronic Tuning of Platinum-Tungsten Heterostructures for Highly Efficient Low-Temperature VOC Combustion. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:7020-7031. [PMID: 38608167 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c00123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Adjusting the electronic state of noble metal catalysts on a nanoscale is crucial for optimizing the performance of nanocatalysts in many important environmental catalytic reactions, particularly in volatile organic compound (VOC) combustion. This study reports a novel strategy for optimizing Pt catalysts by modifying their electronic structure to enhance the electron density of Pt. The research illustrates the optimal 0.2Pt-0.3W/Fe2O3 heterostructure with atomic-thick WO3 layers as a bulking block to electronically modify supported Pt nanoparticles. Methods such as electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirm Pt's electron-enriched state resulting from electron transfer from atomic-thick WO3. Testing for benzene oxidation revealed enhanced low-temperature activity with moderate tungsten incorporation. Kinetic and mechanistic analyses provide insights into how the enriched electron density benefits the activation of oxygen and the adsorption of benzene on Pt sites, thereby facilitating the oxidation reaction. This pioneering work on modifying the electronic structure of supported Pt nanocatalysts establishes an innovative catalyst design approach. The electronic structure-performance-dependent relationships presented in this study assist in the rational design of efficient VOC abatement catalysts, contributing to clean energy and environmental solutions.
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- Jiangwei Ni
- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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Bi G, Ding R, Song J, Luo M, Zhang H, Liu M, Huang D, Mu Y. Discriminating the Active Ru Species Towards the Selective Generation of Singlet Oxygen from Peroxymonosulfate: Nanoparticles Surpass Single-Atom Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401551. [PMID: 38403815 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Singlet oxygen (1O2) is an exceptional reactive oxygen species in advanced oxidation processes for environmental remediation. Despite single-atom catalysts (SACs) representing the promising candidate for the selective generation of 1O2 from peroxymonosulfate (PMS), the necessity to meticulously regulate the coordination environment of metal centers poses a significant challenge in the precisely-controlled synthetic method. Another dilemma to SACs is their high surface free energy, which results in an inherent tendency for the surface migration and aggregation of metal atoms. We here for the first time reported that Ru nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized by the facile pyrolysis method behave as robust Fenton-like catalysts, outperforming Ru SACs, towards efficient activation of PMS to produce 1O2 with nearly 100 % selectivity, remarkably improving the degradation efficiency for target pollutants. Density functional theory calculations have unveiled that the boosted PMS activation can be attributed to two aspects: (i) enhanced adsorption of PMS molecules onto Ru NPs, and (ii) decreased energy barriers by offering adjacent sites for promoted dimerization of *O intermediates into adsorbed 1O2. This study deepens the current understanding of PMS chemistry, and sheds light on the design and optimization of Fenton-like catalysts.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Activation, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Activation, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Activation, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Activation, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Activation, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Activation, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Activation, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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Wang Q, Sang K, Liu C, Zhang Z, Chen W, Ji T, Li L, Lian C, Qian G, Zhang J, Zhou X, Yuan W, Duan X. Nanoparticles as an antidote for poisoned gold single-atom catalysts in sustainable propylene epoxidation. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3249. [PMID: 38627484 PMCID: PMC11021464 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47538-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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The development of sustainable and anti-poisoning single-atom catalysts (SACs) is essential for advancing their research from laboratory to industry. Here, we present a proof-of-concept study on the poisoning of Au SACs, and the antidote of Au nanoparticles (NPs), with trace addition shown to reinforce and sustain propylene epoxidation. Multiple characterizations, kinetics investigations, and multiscale simulations reveal that Au SACs display remarkable epoxidation activity at a low propylene coverage, but become poisoned at higher coverages. Interestingly, Au NPs can synergistically cooperate with Au SACs by providing distinct active sites required for H2/O2 and C3H6 activations, as well as hydroperoxyl radical to restore poisoned SACs. The difference in reaction order between C3H6 and H2 (nC3H6-nH2) is identified as the descriptor for establishing the volcano curves, which can be fine-tuned by the intimacy and composition of SACs and NPs to achieve a rate-matching scenario for the formation, transfer, and consumption of hydroperoxyl. Consequently, only trace addition of Au NPs antidote (0.3% ratio of SACs) stimulates significant improvements in propylene oxide formation rate, selectivity, and H2 efficiency compared to SACs alone, offering a 56-fold, 3-fold, and 22-fold increase, respectively, whose performances can be maintained for 150 h.
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- Qianhong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China.
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, China.
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Wang C, Sombut P, Puntscher L, Jakub Z, Meier M, Pavelec J, Bliem R, Schmid M, Diebold U, Franchini C, Parkinson GS. CO-Induced Dimer Decay Responsible for Gem-Dicarbonyl Formation on a Model Single-Atom Catalyst. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317347. [PMID: 38294119 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317347] [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: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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The ability to coordinate multiple reactants at the same active site is important for the wide-spread applicability of single-atom catalysis. Model catalysts are ideal to investigate the link between active site geometry and reactant binding, because the structure of single-crystal surfaces can be precisely determined, the adsorbates imaged by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and direct comparisons made to density functional theory. In this study, we follow the evolution of Rh1 adatoms and minority Rh2 dimers on Fe3O4(001) during exposure to CO using time-lapse STM at room temperature. CO adsorption at Rh1 sites results exclusively in stable Rh1CO monocarbonyls, because the Rh atom adapts its coordination to create a stable pseudo-square planar environment. Rh1(CO)2 gem-dicarbonyl species are also observed, but these form exclusively through the breakup of Rh2 dimers via an unstable Rh2(CO)3 intermediate. Overall, our results illustrate how minority species invisible to area-averaging spectra can play an important role in catalytic systems, and show that the decomposition of dimers or small clusters can be an avenue to produce reactive, metastable configurations in single-atom catalysis.
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- Chunlei Wang
- Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien, Vienna, 1040, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien, Vienna, 1040, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien, Vienna, 1040, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien, Vienna, 1040, Austria
- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Brno University of Technology, Brno, 612 00, Czechia
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- Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien, Vienna, 1040, Austria
- Faculty of Physics, Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, 1090, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien, Vienna, 1040, Austria
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- Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography, 1098XG, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien, Vienna, 1040, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien, Vienna, 1040, Austria
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- Faculty of Physics, Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, 1090, Austria
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Bologna, Bologna, 40127, Italy
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Gao M, Ma J, Li Y, Lin X, Wu L, Zou Y, Deng Y. Bottom-Up Construction of Mesoporous Cerium-Doped Titania with Stably Dispersed Pt Nanocluster for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:17563-17573. [PMID: 38551503 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c00510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Hydrogen generation is one of the crucial technologies to realize sustainable energy development, and the design of advanced catalysts with efficient interfacial sites and fast mass transfer is significant for hydrogen evolution. Herein, an in situ coassembly strategy was proposed to engineer a cerium-doped ordered mesoporous titanium oxide (mpCe/TiO2), of which the abundant oxygen vacancies (Ov) and highly exposed active pore walls contribute to good stability of ultrasmall Pt nanoclusters (NCs, ∼ 1.0 nm in diameter) anchored in the uniform mesopores (ca. 20 nm). Consequently, the tailored mpCe/TiO2 with 0.5 mol % Ce-doping-supported Pt NCs (Pt-mpCe/TiO2-0.5) exhibits superior H2 evolution performance toward the water-gas shift reaction with a 0.73 molH2·s-1·molPt-1 H2 evolution rate at 200 °C, which is almost 6-fold higher than the Pt-mpTiO2 (0.13 molH2·s-1·molPt-1 H2). Density functional theory calculations confirm that the structure of Ce-doped TiO2 with Ce coordinated to six O atoms by substituting Ti atoms is thermodynamically favorable without the deformation of Ti-O bonds. The Ov generated by the six O atom-coordinated Ce doping is highly active for H2O dissociation with an energy barrier of 2.18 eV, which is obviously lower than the 2.37 eV for the control TiO2. In comparison with TiO2, the resultant Ce/TiO2 support acts as a superior electron acceptor for Pt NCs and causes electron deficiency at the Pt/support interface with a 0.17 eV downshift of the Pt d-band center, showing extremely obvious electronic metal-support interaction (EMSI). As a result, abundant and hyperactive Ti3+-Ov(-Ce3+)-Ptδ+ interfacial sites are formed to significantly promote the generation of CO2 and H2 evolution. In addition, the stronger EMSI between Pt NCs and mpCe/TiO2-0.5 than that between Pt and mpTiO2 contributes to the superior self-enhanced catalytic performance during the cyclic test, where the CO conversion at 200 °C increases from 72% for the fresh catalyst to 99% for the used one. These findings reveal the subtle relationship between the mesoporous metal oxide-metal composite catalysts with unique chemical microenvironments and their catalytic performance, which is expected to inspire the design of efficient heterogeneous catalysts.
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- Meiqi Gao
- Institute of Chemistry, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou 450000, China
- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- State Key Lab of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Institute of Energy and Materials Chemistry, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China
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- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, iChEM, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- State Key Lab of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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Chen W, Che Y, Xia J, Zheng L, Lv H, Zhang J, Liang HW, Meng X, Ma D, Song W, Wu X, Cao C. Metal-Sulfur Interfaces as the Primary Active Sites for Catalytic Hydrogenations. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 38592685 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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The determination of catalytically active sites is crucial for understanding the catalytic mechanism and providing guidelines for the design of more efficient catalysts. However, the complex structure of supported metal nanocatalysts (e.g., support, metal surface, and metal-support interface) still presents a big challenge. In particular, many studies have demonstrated that metal-support interfaces could also act as the primary active sites in catalytic reactions, which is well elucidated in oxide-supported metal nanocatalysts but is rarely reported in carbon-supported metal nanocatalysts. Here, we fill the above gap and demonstrate that metal-sulfur interfaces in sulfur-doped carbon-supported metal nanocatalysts are the primary active sites for several catalytic hydrogenation reactions. A series of metal nanocatalysts with similar sizes but different amounts of metal-sulfur interfaces were first constructed and characterized. Taking Ir for quinoline hydrogenation as an example, it was found that their catalytic activities were proportional to the amount of the Ir-S interface. Further experiments and density functional theory (DFT) calculations suggested that the adsorption and activation of quinoline occurred on the Ir atoms at the Ir-S interface. Similar phenomena were found in p-chloronitrobenzene hydrogenation over the Pt-S interface and benzoic acid hydrogenation over the Ru-S interface. All of these findings verify the predominant activity of metal-sulfur interfaces for catalytic hydrogenation reactions and contribute to the comprehensive understanding of metal-support interfaces in supported nanocatalysts.
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- Weiming Chen
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei ,Anhui 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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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei ,Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, 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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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei ,Anhui 230026, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Yalcin K, Kumar R, Zuidema E, Kulkarni AR, Ciston J, Bustillo KC, Ercius P, Katz A, Gates BC, Kronawitter CX, Runnebaum RC. Reversible Intrapore Redox Cycling of Platinum in Platinum-Ion-Exchanged HZSM-5 Catalysts. ACS Catal 2024; 14:4999-5005. [PMID: 38601777 PMCID: PMC11002820 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c06325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Isolated platinum(II) ions anchored at acid sites in the pores of zeolite HZSM-5, initially introduced by aqueous ion exchange, were reduced to form platinum nanoparticles that are stably dispersed with a narrow size distribution (1.3 ± 0.4 nm in average diameter). The nanoparticles were confined in reservoirs within the porous zeolite particles, as shown by electron beam tomography and the shape-selective catalysis of alkene hydrogenation. When the nanoparticles were oxidatively fragmented in dry air at elevated temperature, platinum returned to its initial in-pore atomically dispersed state with a charge of +2, as shown previously by X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The results determine the conditions under which platinum is retained within the pores of HZSM-5 particles during redox cycles that are characteristic of the reductive conditions of catalyst operation and the oxidative conditions of catalyst regeneration.
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- Kaan Yalcin
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Shell
Global Solutions B.V. Amsterdam 1031 HW, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- National
Center for Electron Microscopy Facility, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- National
Center for Electron Microscopy Facility, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- National
Center for Electron Microscopy Facility, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Department
of Viticulture & Enology, University
of California, Davis, 95616, United States
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Zhang L, Shan Y, Yan Z, Liu Z, Yu Y, He H. Efficient Pt/KFI zeolite catalysts for the selective catalytic reduction of NO x by hydrogen. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 138:102-111. [PMID: 38135379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Aiming at purification of NOx from hydrogen internal combustion engines (HICEs), the hydrogen selective catalytic reduction (H2-SCR) reaction was investigated over a series of Pt/KFI zeolite catalysts. H2 can readily reduce NOx to N2 and N2O while O2 inhibited the deNOx efficiency by consuming the reductant H2. The Pt/KFI zeolite catalysts with Pt loading below 0.1 wt.% are optimized H2-SCR catalysts due to its suitable operation temperature window since high Pt loading favors the H2-O2 reaction which lead to the insufficient of reactants. Compared to metal Pt0 species, Ptδ+ species showed lower activation energy of H2-SCR reaction and thought to be as reasonable active sites. Further, Eley-Rideal (E-R) reaction mechanism was proposed as evidenced by the reaction orders in kinetic studies. Last, the optimized reactor was designed with hybrid Pt/KFI catalysts with various Pt loading which achieve a high NOx conversion in a wide temperature range.
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- Ligang Zhang
- School of Rare Earths, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341119, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341119, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Rare Earths, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341119, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Rare Earths, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341119, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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Pei C, Chen S, Fu D, Zhao ZJ, Gong J. Structured Catalysts and Catalytic Processes: Transport and Reaction Perspectives. Chem Rev 2024; 124:2955-3012. [PMID: 38478971 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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The structure of catalysts determines the performance of catalytic processes. Intrinsically, the electronic and geometric structures influence the interaction between active species and the surface of the catalyst, which subsequently regulates the adsorption, reaction, and desorption behaviors. In recent decades, the development of catalysts with complex structures, including bulk, interfacial, encapsulated, and atomically dispersed structures, can potentially affect the electronic and geometric structures of catalysts and lead to further control of the transport and reaction of molecules. This review describes comprehensive understandings on the influence of electronic and geometric properties and complex catalyst structures on the performance of relevant heterogeneous catalytic processes, especially for the transport and reaction over structured catalysts for the conversions of light alkanes and small molecules. The recent research progress of the electronic and geometric properties over the active sites, specifically for theoretical descriptors developed in the recent decades, is discussed at the atomic level. The designs and properties of catalysts with specific structures are summarized. The transport phenomena and reactions over structured catalysts for the conversions of light alkanes and small molecules are analyzed. At the end of this review, we present our perspectives on the challenges for the further development of structured catalysts and heterogeneous catalytic processes.
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- Chunlei Pei
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, 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
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, 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
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, 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
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, 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
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin 300072, China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
- National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage, Tianjin University, 135 Yaguan Road, Tianjin 300350, China
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Li Y, Zhang Q, Chong Y, Huang WH, Chen CL, Jin X, Chen G, Fan Z, Qiu Y, Ye D. Efficient Photothermal Catalytic Oxidation Enabled by Three-Dimensional Nanochannel Substrates. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:5153-5161. [PMID: 38456428 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c09077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Photothermal catalysis exhibits promising prospects to overcome the shortcomings of high-energy consumption of traditional thermal catalysis and the low efficiency of photocatalysis. However, there is still a challenge to develop catalysts with outstanding light absorption capability and photothermal conversion efficiency for the degradation of atmospheric pollutants. Herein, we introduced the Co3O4 layer and Pt nanoclusters into the three-dimensional (3D) porous membrane through the atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique, leading to a Pt/Co3O4/AAO monolithic catalyst. The 3D ordered nanochannel structure can significantly enhance the solar absorption capacity through the light-trapping effect. Therefore, the embedded Pt/Co3O4 catalyst can be rapidly heated and the O2 adsorbed on the Pt clusters can be activated to generate sufficient O2- species, exhibiting outstanding activity for the diverse VOCs (toluene, acetone, and formaldehyde) degradation. Optical characterization and simulation calculation confirmed that Pt/Co3O4/AAO exhibited state-of-the-art light absorption and a notable localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect. In situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectrometry (in situ DRIFTS) studies demonstrated that light irradiation can accelerate the conversion of intermediates during toluene and acetone oxidation, thereby inhibiting byproduct accumulation. Our finding extends the application of AAO's optical properties in photothermal catalytic degradation of air pollutants.
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- Yifei Li
- School of Environment and Energy, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Institute of Optoelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), Taipei 10607, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), Taipei 10607, Taiwan
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- School of Environment and Energy, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China
- College of Light Chemical Industry and Materials Engineering, Shunde Polytechnic, Foshan 528333, P. R. China
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- School of Environment and Energy, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China
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- Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Displays and Optoelectronics Technologies, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China
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Liang H, Zhang B, Hong M, Yang X, Zhu L, Liu X, Qi Y, Zhao S, Wang G, van Bavel AP, Wen X, Qin Y. Operando Mobile Catalysis for Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318747. [PMID: 38270973 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318747] [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: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Metal atoms on the support serve as active sites for many heterogeneous catalysts. However, the active metal sites on the support are conventionally described as static, and the intermediates adsorbed on the support far away from the active metal sites cannot be transformed. Herein, we report the first example of operando mobile catalysis to promote catalytic efficiency by enhancing the collision probability between active sites and reactants or reaction intermediates. Specifically, ligand-coordinated Pt single atoms (isolated MeCpPt- species) are bonded on CeO2 and transformed into mobile MeCpPt(H)CO complexes during the reverse water gas shift reaction for operando mobile catalysis. This strategy enables the conversion of inert carbonate intermediates on the CeO2 support. A turnover frequency (TOF) of 6358 mol CO2 molPt -1 ⋅ h-1 and 99 % CO selectivity at 300 °C is obtained for reverse water gas shift reaction, dramatically higher than those of Pt catalysts reported in the literature. Operando mobile catalysis presents a promising strategy for designing high-efficiency heterogeneous catalysts for various chemical reactions and applications.
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- Haojie Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, 030024, Taiyuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
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- Shell Global Solutions International B. V., < postCode/>1031, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 030001, Taiyuan, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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Wang F, Li K, Li B, Wang C, Li Z, Zhang Y, Shan W, Yu Y, Zhang C, Fu Q, Ning P, Francisco JS, Zeng XC, He H. Identification of Direct Anchoring Sites for Monoatomic Dispersion of Precious Metals (Pt, Pd, Ag) on CeO 2 Support. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318492. [PMID: 38265308 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318492] [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: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Monoatomic dispersion of precious metals on the surface of CeO2 nanocrystals is a highly practical approach for dramatically reducing the usage of precious metals while exploiting the unique properties of single-atom catalysts. However, the specific atomic sites for anchoring precious metal atoms on the CeO2 support and underlying chemical mechanism remain partially unknown. Herein, we show that the terminal hydroxyls on the (100) surface are the most stable sites for anchoring Ag atoms on CeO2 , indicating that CeO2 nanocubes are the most efficient substrates to achieve monoatomic dispersion of Ag. Importantly, the newly identified chemical mechanism for single-metal-atom dispersion on CeO2 nanocubes appears to be generic and can thus be extended to other precious metals (Pt and Pd). In fact, our experiments also show that atomically dispersed Pt/Pd species exhibit morphology- and temperature-dependent CO selectivity in the catalytic CO2 hydrogenation reaction.
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- Fei Wang
- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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Kim TS, O'Connor CR, Reece C. Interrogating site dependent kinetics over SiO 2-supported Pt nanoparticles. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2074. [PMID: 38453954 PMCID: PMC10920675 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46496-1] [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: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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A detailed knowledge of reaction kinetics is key to the development of new more efficient heterogeneous catalytic processes. However, the ability to resolve site dependent kinetics has been largely limited to surface science experiments on model systems. Herein, we can bypass the pressure, materials, and temperature gaps, resolving and quantifying two distinct pathways for CO oxidation over SiO2-supported 2 nm Pt nanoparticles using transient pressure pulse experiments. We find that the pathway distribution directly correlates with the distribution of well-coordinated (e.g., terrace) and under-coordinated (e.g., edge, vertex) CO adsorption sites on the 2 nm Pt nanoparticles as measured by in situ DRIFTS. We conclude that well-coordinated sites follow classic Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetics, but under-coordinated sites follow non-standard kinetics with CO oxidation being barrierless but conversely also slow. This fundamental method of kinetic site deconvolution is broadly applicable to other catalytic systems, affording bridging of the complexity gap in heterogeneous catalysis.
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- Taek-Seung Kim
- Rowland Institute at Harvard, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- Rowland Institute at Harvard, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
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Wang S, Lu M, Xia X, Wang F, Xiong X, Ding K, Pang Z, Li G, Xu Q, Hsu HY, Hu S, Ji L, Zhao Y, Wang J, Zou X, Lu X. A universal and scalable transformation of bulk metals into single-atom catalysts in ionic liquids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2319136121. [PMID: 38408257 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2319136121] [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: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) with maximized metal atom utilization and intriguing properties are of utmost importance for energy conversion and catalysis science. However, the lack of a straightforward and scalable synthesis strategy of SACs on diverse support materials remains the bottleneck for their large-scale industrial applications. Herein, we report a general approach to directly transform bulk metals into single atoms through the precise control of the electrodissolution-electrodeposition kinetics in ionic liquids and demonstrate the successful applicability of up to twenty different monometallic SACs and one multimetallic SAC with five distinct elements. As a case study, the atomically dispersed Pt was electrodeposited onto Ni3N/Ni-Co-graphene oxide heterostructures in varied scales (up to 5 cm × 5 cm) as bifunctional catalysts with the electronic metal-support interaction, which exhibits low overpotentials at 10 mA cm-2 for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER, 30 mV) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER, 263 mV) with a relatively low Pt loading (0.98 wt%). This work provides a simple and practical route for large-scale synthesis of various SACs with favorable catalytic properties on diversified supports using alternative ionic liquids and inspires the methodology on precise synthesis of multimetallic single-atom materials with tunable compositions.
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- Shujuan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Institute of Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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Ghezali N, Díaz Verde Á, Illán Gómez MJ. Improving the Catalytic Performance of BaMn 0.7Cu 0.3O 3 Perovskite for CO Oxidation in Simulated Cars Exhaust Conditions by Partial Substitution of Ba. Molecules 2024; 29:1056. [PMID: 38474569 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29051056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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The sol-gel method, adapted to aqueous media, was used for the synthesis of BaMn0.7Cu0.3O3 (BMC) and Ba0.9A0.1Mn0.7Cu0.3O3 (BMC-A, A = Ce, La or Mg) perovskite-type mixed oxides. These samples were fully characterized by ICP-OES, XRD, XPS, H2-TPR, BET, and O2-TPD and, subsequently, they were evaluated as catalysts for CO oxidation under different conditions simulating that found in cars exhaust. The characterization results show that after the partial replacement of Ba by A metal in BMC perovskite: (i) a fraction of the polytype structure was converted to the hexagonal BaMnO3 perovskite structure, (ii) A metal used as dopant was incorporated into the lattice of the perovskite, (iii) oxygen vacancies existed on the surface of samples, and iv) Mn(IV) and Mn(III) coexisted on the surface and in the bulk, with Mn(IV) being the main oxidation state on the surface. In the three reactant atmospheres used, all samples catalysed the CO to CO2 oxidation reaction, showing better performances after the addition of A metal and for reactant mixtures with low CO/O2 ratios. BMC-Ce was the most active catalyst because it combined the highest reducibility and oxygen mobility, the presence of copper and of oxygen vacancies on the surface, the contribution of the Ce(IV)/Ce(III) redox pair, and a high proportion of surface and bulk Mn(IV). At 200 °C and in the 0.1% CO + 10% O2 reactant gas mixture, the CO conversion using BMC-Ce was very similar to the achieved with a 1% Pt/Al2O3 (Pt-Al) reference catalyst.
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- Nawel Ghezali
- MCMA Group, Inorganic Chemistry Department, Materials Institute of the University of Alicante (IUMA), Faculty of Sciences, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
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- MCMA Group, Inorganic Chemistry Department, Materials Institute of the University of Alicante (IUMA), Faculty of Sciences, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
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- MCMA Group, Inorganic Chemistry Department, Materials Institute of the University of Alicante (IUMA), Faculty of Sciences, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
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Robatjazi H, Battsengel T, Finzel J, Tieu P, Xu M, Hoffman AS, Qi J, Bare SR, Pan X, Chmelka BF, Halas NJ, Christopher P. Dynamic Behavior of Platinum Atoms and Clusters in the Native Oxide Layer of Aluminum Nanocrystals. ACS NANO 2024; 18:6638-6649. [PMID: 38350032 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c12869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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Strong metal-support interactions (SMSIs) are well-known in the field of heterogeneous catalysis to induce the encapsulation of platinum (Pt) group metals by oxide supports through high temperature H2 reduction. However, demonstrations of SMSI overlayers have largely been limited to reducible oxides, such as TiO2 and Nb2O5. Here, we show that the amorphous native surface oxide of plasmonic aluminum nanocrystals (AlNCs) exhibits SMSI-induced encapsulation of Pt following reduction in H2 in a Pt structure dependent manner. Reductive treatment in H2 at 300 °C induces the formation of an AlOx SMSI overlayer on Pt clusters, leaving Pt single-atom sites (Ptiso) exposed available for catalysis. The remaining exposed Ptiso species possess a more uniform local coordination environment than has been observed on other forms of Al2O3, suggesting that the AlOx native oxide of AlNCs presents well-defined anchoring sites for individual Pt atoms. This observation extends our understanding of SMSIs by providing evidence that H2-induced encapsulation can occur for a wider variety of materials and should stimulate expanded studies of this effect to include nonreducible oxides with oxygen defects and the presence of disorder. It also suggests that the single-atom sites created in this manner, when combined with the plasmonic properties of the Al nanocrystal core, may allow for site-specific single-atom plasmonic photocatalysis, providing dynamic control over the light-driven reactivity in these systems.
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- Hossein Robatjazi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Syzygy Plasmonics Inc., Houston, Texas 77054, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Irvine Materials Research Institute (IMRI), University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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Li X, Cheng J, Hou H, Meira DM, Liu L. Reactant-Induced Structural Evolution of Pt Catalysts Confined in Zeolite. JACS AU 2024; 4:666-679. [PMID: 38425920 PMCID: PMC10900205 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Reactant-induced structural evolutions of heterogeneous metal catalysts are frequently observed in numerous catalytic systems, which can be associated with the formation or deactivation of active sites. In this work, we will show the structural transformation of subnanometer Pt clusters in pure-silica MFI zeolite structure in the presence of CO, O2, and/or H2O and the catalytic consequences of the Pt-zeolite materials derived from various treatment conditions. By applying the appropriate pretreatment under a reactant atmosphere, we can precisely modulate the size distribution of Pt species spanning from single Pt atoms to small Pt nanoparticles (1-5 nm) in the zeolite matrix, resulting in the desirably active and stable Pt species for CO oxidation. We also show the incorporation of Fe into the zeolite framework greatly promotes the stability of Pt species against undesired sintering under harsh conditions (up to 650 °C in the presence of CO, O2, and moisture).
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- Xiaoyu Li
- Engineering
Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Engineering
Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- National
Energy Center for Coal to Clean Fuels, Synfuels
China Co., Ltd., Huairou
District, Beijing 101407, China
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- CLS@APS
sector 20, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne
National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
- Canadian
Light Source Inc., 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 2 V3, Canada
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- Engineering
Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Chen W, Zheng J, Fang Y, Wang Y, Hu J, Zhu Y, Zhu X, Li W, Zhang Q, Pan C, Zhang B, Qiu X, Wang S, Cui S, Wang J, Wu J, Luo Z, Guo Y. Role of the In-Situ-Formed Surface (Pt-S-O)-Ti Active Structure in SO 2-Promoted C 3H 8 Combustion over a Pt/TiO 2 Catalyst. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:3041-3053. [PMID: 38291736 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c08380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Typically, SO2 unavoidably deactivates catalysts in most heterogeneous catalytic oxidations. However, for Pt-based catalysts, SO2 exhibits an extraordinary boosting effect in propane catalytic oxidation, but the promotive mechanism remains contentious. In this study, an in situ-formed tactful (Pt-S-O)-Ti structure was concluded to be a key factor for Pt/TiO2 catalysts with a substantial SO2 tolerance ability. The experiments and theoretical calculations confirm that the high degree of hybridization and orbital coupling between Pt 5d and S 3p orbitals enable more charge transfer from Pt to S species, thus forming the (Pt-S-O)-Ti structure with the oxygen atom dissociated from the chemisorbed O2 adsorbed on oxygen vacancies. The active oxygen atom in the (Pt-S-O)-Ti active structure is a robust site for C3H8 adsorption, leading to a better C3H8 combustion performance. This work can provide insights into the rational design of chemical bonds for high SO2 tolerance catalysts, thereby improving economic and environmental benefits.
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- Wei Chen
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Nanostructure Research Centre, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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- Fujian Longxin 3D Array Technology Co., Ltd., Longyan 364000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Fujian Longxin 3D Array Technology Co., Ltd., Longyan 364000, P. R. China
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- Division of Analysis, SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Co. Ltd., Beijing 100013, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
- Wuhan Institute of Photochemistry and Technology, Wuhan 430082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Nanostructure Research Centre, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
- Wuhan Institute of Photochemistry and Technology, Wuhan 430082, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
- Wuhan Institute of Photochemistry and Technology, Wuhan 430082, P. R. China
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Yan T, Hou H, Wu C, Cai Y, Yin A, Cao Z, Liu Z, He P, Xu J. Unraveling the molecular mechanism for enhanced gas adsorption in mixed-metal MOFs via solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2312959121. [PMID: 38300865 PMCID: PMC10861867 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2312959121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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The incorporation of multiple metal ions in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) through one-pot synthesis can induce unique properties originating from specific atomic-scale spatial apportionment, but the extraction of this crucial information poses challenges. Herein, nondestructive solid-state NMR spectroscopy was used to discern the atomic-scale metal apportionment in a series of bulk Mg1-xCox-MOF-74 samples via identification and quantification of eight distinct arrangements of Mg/Co ions labeled with a 13C-carboxylate, relative to Co content. Due to the structural characteristics of metal-oxygen chains, the number of metal permutations is infinite for Mg1-xCox-MOF-74, making the resolution of atomic-scale metal apportionment particularly challenging. The results were then employed in density functional theory calculations to unravel the molecular mechanism underlying the macroscopic adsorption properties of several industrially significant gases. It is found that the incorporation of weak adsorption sites (Mg2+ for CO and Co2+ for CO2 adsorption) into the MOF structure counterintuitively boosts the gas adsorption energy on strong sites (Co2+ for CO and Mg2+ for CO2 adsorption). Such effect is significant even for Co2+ remote from Mg2+ in the metal-oxygen chain, resulting in a greater enhancement of CO adsorption across a broad composition range, while the enhancement of CO2 adsorption is restricted to Mg2+ with adjacent Co2+. Dynamic breakthrough measurements unambiguously verified the trend in gas adsorption as a function of metal composition. This research thus illuminates the interplay between atomic-scale structures and macroscopic gas adsorption properties in mixed-metal MOFs and derived materials, paving the way for developing superior functional materials.
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- Tao Yan
- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering and National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin300350, People’s Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi030001, People’s Republic of China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Clean Fuels, Synfuels China Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing101400, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, People’s Republic of China
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- National Energy Center for Coal to Clean Fuels, Synfuels China Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing101400, People’s Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering and National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin300350, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi030001, People’s Republic of China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Clean Fuels, Synfuels China Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing101400, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi030001, People’s Republic of China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Clean Fuels, Synfuels China Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing101400, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi030001, People’s Republic of China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Clean Fuels, Synfuels China Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing101400, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources and Chemistry of Salt Lakes, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai810008, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi030001, People’s Republic of China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Clean Fuels, Synfuels China Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing101400, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, People’s Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering and National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin300350, People’s Republic of China
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Hare B, Garcia Carcamo RA, Daemen LL, Cheng Y, Getman RB, Sievers C. Poisoning of Pt/γ-Al 2O 3 Aqueous Phase Reforming Catalysts by Ketone and Diketone-Derived Surface Species. ACS Catal 2024; 14:1480-1493. [PMID: 38327647 PMCID: PMC10845116 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c04774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Strong adsorption of ketone and diketone byproducts and their fragmentation products during the aqueous phase reforming of biomass derived oxygenates is believed to be responsible for the deactivation of supported Pt catalysts. This study involves a combined experimental and theoretical approach to demonstrate the interactions of several model di/ketone poisons with Pt/γ-Al2O3 catalysts. Particular di/ketones were selected to reveal the effects of hydroxyl groups (acetone, hydroxyacetone), conjugation with C=C bonds (mesityl oxide), intramolecular distance between carbonyls in diketones (2,3-butanedione, 2,4-pentanedione), and length of terminal alkyl chains (3,4-hexanedione). The formation of adsorbed carbon monoxide (1900-2100 cm-1) as a decarbonylation product was probed using infrared spectroscopy and to calculate the extent of poisoning during subsequent methanol dehydrogenation based on the reduction of the ν(C≡O) band integral relative to experiments in which only methanol was dosed. Small Pt particles appeared less active in decarbonylation and were perhaps poisoned by strongly adsorbed di/ketones on undercoordinated metal sites and bulky conjugated species formed on the γ-Al2O3 support from aldol self-condensation. Larger Pt particles were more resistant to di/ketone poisoning due to higher decarbonylation activity yet still fell short of the expected yield of adsorbed CO from subsequent methanol activity. Vibrational spectra acquired using inelastic neutron scattering showed evidence for strongly binding methyl and acyl groups resulting from di/ketone decarbonylation on a Pt sponge at 250 °C. Adsorption energies and molecular configurations were obtained for di/ketones on a Pt(111) slab using density functional theory, revealing potential descriptors for predicting decarbonylation activity on highly coordinated metal sites. Calculated reaction energies suggest it is energetically favorable to reform surface methyl groups into adsorbed CO and H. However, the rate of this surface reaction is limited by a high activation barrier indicating that either improved APR catalyst designs or regeneration procedures may be necessary.
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- School
of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Spallation
Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Spallation
Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- School
of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Shi X, Huang Y, Long R, Wang Z, Wang L, Cao J, Zhu G, Xiong Y. Sustainable all-weather CO 2 utilization by mimicking natural photosynthesis in a single material. Natl Sci Rev 2024; 11:nwad275. [PMID: 38226176 PMCID: PMC10789249 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwad275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024] Open
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Solar-driven CO2 conversion into hydrocarbon fuels is a sustainable approach to synchronously alleviating the energy crisis and achieving net CO2 emissions. However, the dependence of the conversion process on solar illumination hinders its practical application due to the intermittent availability of sunlight at night and on cloudy or rainy days. Here, we report a model material of Pt-loaded hexagonal tungsten trioxide (Pt/h-WO3) for decoupling light and dark reaction processes, demonstrating the sustainable CO2 conversion under dark conditions for the first time. In such a material system, hydrogen atoms can be produced by photocatalytic water splitting under solar illumination, stored together with electrons in the h-WO3 through the transition of W6+ to W5+ and spontaneously released to trigger catalytic CO2 reduction under dark conditions. Furthermore, we demonstrate using natural light that CH4 production can persist at night and on rainy days, proving the accomplishment of all-weather CO2 conversion via a sustainable way.
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- Xianjin Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology (SKLLQG), Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an 710061, China
- Center of Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an 710061, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology (SKLLQG), Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an 710061, China
- Center of Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology (SKLLQG), Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an 710061, China
- Center of Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an 710061, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology (SKLLQG), Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an 710061, China
- Center of Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710062, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Li G, Zakharov DN, Sikder S, Xu Y, Tong X, Dimitrakellis P, Boscoboinik JA. In Situ Monitoring of Non-Thermal Plasma Cleaning of Surfactant Encapsulated Nanoparticles. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:290. [PMID: 38334560 PMCID: PMC10856489 DOI: 10.3390/nano14030290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Surfactants are widely used in the synthesis of nanoparticles, as they have a remarkable ability to direct their growth to obtain well-defined shapes and sizes. However, their post-synthesis removal is a challenge, and the methods used often result in morphological changes that defeat the purpose of the initial controlled growth. Moreover, after the removal of surfactants, the highly active surfaces of nanomaterials may undergo structural reconstruction by exposure to a different environment. Thus, ex situ characterization after air exposure may not reflect the effect of the cleaning methods. Here, combining X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, in situ infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy, and environmental transmission electron microscopy measurements with CO probe experiments, we investigated different surfactant-removal methods to produce clean metallic Pt nanoparticles from surfactant-encapsulated ones. It was demonstrated that both ultraviolet-ozone (UV-ozone) treatment and room temperature O2 plasma treatment led to the formation of Pt oxides on the surface after the removal of the surfactant. On the other hand, when H2 was used for plasma treatment, both the Pt0 oxidation state and nanoparticle size distribution were preserved. In addition, H2 plasma treatment can reduce Pt oxides after O2-based treatments, resulting in metallic nanoparticles with clean surfaces. These findings provide a better understanding of the various options for surfactant removal from metal nanoparticles and point toward non-thermal plasmas as the best route if the integrity of the nanoparticle needs to be preserved.
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- Gengnan Li
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA; (D.N.Z.); (S.S.); (Y.X.); (X.T.)
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA; (D.N.Z.); (S.S.); (Y.X.); (X.T.)
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA; (D.N.Z.); (S.S.); (Y.X.); (X.T.)
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11790, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA; (D.N.Z.); (S.S.); (Y.X.); (X.T.)
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11790, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA; (D.N.Z.); (S.S.); (Y.X.); (X.T.)
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- Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA;
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA; (D.N.Z.); (S.S.); (Y.X.); (X.T.)
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Wang D, Zhang C, Zhang L, Xie X, Lv Y. Integrated Optimization of Crystal Facets and Nanoscale Spatial Confinement toward the Boosted Catalytic Performance of Pd Nanocrystals. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:1247-1257. [PMID: 38154082 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Tuning the surface chemical property and the local environment of nanocrystals is crucial for realizing a high catalytic performance in various reactions. Herein, we aim to elucidate the structure sensitivity of Pd facets on the surface catalytic hydrogenation reaction and to identify what role the nanoconfinement effect plays in the catalytic properties of Pd nanocrystal catalysts. By controlling the coating structures of mesoporous silica (mSiO2) on Pd nanocrystals with different exposed facets that include {100}, {111}, and {hk0}, we present a series of Pd@mSiO2 nanoreactors in core-shell and yolk-shell structures and the discovery of a partial-coated structure, which can provide different types of nanoconfinement, and we propose a seed size-dominated growth mechanism. We demonstrate that a superior activity was exhibited in Pd nanocrystals enclosed by the {hk0} facet as compared to the Pd{100} and Pd{111} facets, and substantially enhanced efficiency and stability were achieved in Pd@mSiO2 particles with yolk-shell structures, indicating a crucial superiority of optimizing the configuration of crystal facets and nanoconfinement. Our study provides an efficient strategy to rationally design and optimize nanocatalysts for promoting catalytic performance.
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- Dongling Wang
- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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Yu J, Qin X, Yang Y, Lv M, Yin P, Wang L, Ren Z, Song B, Li Q, Zheng L, Hong S, Xing X, Ma D, Wei M, Duan X. Highly Stable Pt/CeO 2 Catalyst with Embedding Structure toward Water-Gas Shift Reaction. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:1071-1080. [PMID: 38157430 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) has been extensively studied in heterogeneous catalysis because of its significance in stabilizing active metals and tuning catalytic performance, but the origin of SMSI is not fully revealed. Herein, by using Pt/CeO2 as a model catalyst, we report an embedding structure at the interface between Pt and (110) plane of CeO2, where Pt clusters (∼1.6 nm) are embedded into the lattice of ceria within 3-4 atomic layers. In contrast, this phenomenon is absent in the CeO2(100) support. This unique geometric structure, as an effective motivator, triggers more significant electron transfer from Pt clusters to CeO2(110) support accompanied by the formation of interfacial structure (Ptδ+-Ov-Ce3+), which plays a crucial role in stabilizing Pt nanoclusters. A comprehensive investigation based on experimental studies and theoretical calculations substantiates that the interfacial sites serve as the intrinsic active center toward water-gas shift reaction (WGSR), featuring a moderate strength CO activation adsorption and largely decreased energy barrier of H2O dissociation, accounting for the prominent catalytic activity of Pt/CeO2(110) (a reaction rate of 15.76 molCO gPt-1 h-1 and a turnover frequency value of 2.19 s-1 at 250 °C). In addition, the Pt/CeO2(110) catalyst shows a prominent durability within a 120 h time-on-stream test, far outperforming the Pt/CeO2(100) one, which demonstrates the advantages of this embedding structure for improving catalyst stability.
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- Jun Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
- Quzhou Institute for Innovation in Resource Chemical Engineering, Quzhou 324000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, BIC-ESAT, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. 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, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
- Quzhou Institute for Innovation in Resource Chemical Engineering, Quzhou 324000, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. 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, Beijing 100029, P. R. 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, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
- Quzhou Institute for Innovation in Resource Chemical Engineering, Quzhou 324000, P. R. 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, Beijing 100029, P. R. 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, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and College of Engineering, BIC-ESAT, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. 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, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
- Quzhou Institute for Innovation in Resource Chemical Engineering, Quzhou 324000, P. R. 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, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
- Quzhou Institute for Innovation in Resource Chemical Engineering, Quzhou 324000, P. R. China
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Tan W, Xie S, Zhang X, Ye K, Almousawi M, Kim D, Yu H, Cai Y, Xi H, Ma L, Ehrlich SN, Gao F, Dong L, Liu F. Fine-Tuning of Pt Dispersion on Al 2O 3 and Understanding the Nature of Active Pt Sites for Efficient CO and NH 3 Oxidation Reactions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:454-466. [PMID: 38147632 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c11897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Fine-tuning the dispersion of active metal species on widely used supports is a research hotspot in the catalysis community, which is vital for achieving a balance between the atomic utilization efficiency and the intrinsic activity of active sites. In this work, using bayerite Al(OH)3 as support directly or after precalcination at 200 or 550 °C, Pt/Al2O3 catalysts with distinct Pt dispersions from single atoms to clusters (ca. 2 nm) were prepared and evaluated for CO and NH3 removal. Richer surface hydroxyl groups on AlOx(OH)y support were proved to better facilitate the dispersion of Pt. However, Pt/Al2O3 with relatively lower Pt dispersion could exhibit better activity in CO/NH3 oxidation reactions. Further reaction mechanism study revealed that the Pt sites on Pt/Al2O3 with lower Pt dispersion could be activated to Pt0 species much easier under the CO oxidation condition, on which a higher CO adsorption capacity and more efficient O2 activation were achieved simultaneously. Compared to Pt single atoms, PtOx clusters could also better activate NH3 into -NH2 and -HNO species. The higher CO adsorption capacity and the more efficient NH3/O2 activation ability on Pt/Al2O3 with relatively lower Pt dispersion well explained its higher CO/NH3 oxidation activity. This study emphasizes the importance of avoiding a singular pursuit of single-atom catalyst synthesis and instead focusing on achieving the most effective Pt species on Al2O3 support for targeted reactions. This approach avoids unnecessary limitations and enables a more practical and efficient strategy for Pt catalyst fabrication in emission control applications.
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- Wei Tan
- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Catalysis Cluster for Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT), NanoScience Technology Center (NSTC), University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emissions Control, Center of Modern Analysis, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Catalysis Cluster for Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT), NanoScience Technology Center (NSTC), University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Catalysis Cluster for Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT), NanoScience Technology Center (NSTC), University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Catalysis Cluster for Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT), NanoScience Technology Center (NSTC), University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Catalysis Cluster for Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT), NanoScience Technology Center (NSTC), University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Catalysis Cluster for Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT), NanoScience Technology Center (NSTC), University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emissions Control, Center of Modern Analysis, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emissions Control, Center of Modern Analysis, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emissions Control, Center of Modern Analysis, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emissions Control, Center of Modern Analysis, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emissions Control, Center of Modern Analysis, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
| | - Fudong Liu
- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Catalysis Cluster for Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT), NanoScience Technology Center (NSTC), University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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