Novel photoactivation promoted light-driven CO2 reduction by CH4 on Ni/CeO2 nanocomposite with high light-to-fuel efficiency and enhanced stability

A nanocomposite of Co/Co–Al2O3 nanosheets shows a high light-to-fuel efficiency and fuel production rate for photothermocatalytic CO2 reduction using CH4.

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UV-vis-IR irradiation driven CO2 reduction with high light-to-fuel efficiency on a unique nanocomposite of Ni nanoparticles loaded on Ni doped Al2O3 nanosheets

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c9ta06923b ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (34) ◽

pp. 19800-19810 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Qian Zhang ◽

Yuanzhi Li ◽

Shaowen Wu ◽

Jichun Wu ◽

Zhongkai Jiang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Production Rate ◽

Fuel Efficiency ◽

Co2 Reduction ◽

High Light ◽

Ni Nanoparticles ◽

Fuel Production

A nanocomposite of Ni/Ni-Al2O3 nanosheets exhibits a high fuel production rate and light-to-fuel efficiency for photothermocatalytic CO2 reduction with CH4.

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Solar-light-driven CO2 reduction by methane on Pt nanocrystals partially embedded in mesoporous CeO2 nanorods with high light-to-fuel efficiency

Green Chemistry ◽

10.1039/c8gc01058g ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (12) ◽

pp. 2857-2869 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Mingyang Mao ◽

Qian Zhang ◽

Yi Yang ◽

Yuanzhi Li ◽

Hui Huang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Fuel Efficiency ◽

Co2 Reduction ◽

High Light ◽

Solar Light ◽

Production Rates ◽

Mesoporous Ceo2 ◽

Pt Nanocrystals

A unique Pt/CeO2 nanocomposite exhibits solar-light-driven thermocatalytic activity for CO2 reduction by methane with high light-to-fuel efficiency and production rates of H2 and CO.

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A novel nanocomposite of mesoporous silica supported Ni nanocrystals modified by ceria clusters with extremely high light-to-fuel efficiency for UV-vis-IR light-driven CO2 reduction

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c9ta00259f ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (9) ◽

pp. 4881-4892 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Zhongkai Jiang ◽

Yuanzhi Li ◽

Qian Zhang ◽

Yi Yang ◽

Shaowen Wu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mesoporous Silica ◽

Fuel Efficiency ◽

Co2 Reduction ◽

High Light ◽

Production Rates ◽

High Production ◽

Supported Ni ◽

Ir Light

The unique nanocomposite demonstrates extremely high production rates of H2 and CO as well as light-to-fuel efficiency.

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Solar-Driven Simultaneous Electrochemical CO2 Reduction and Water Oxidation Using Perovskite Solar Cells

Energies ◽

10.3390/en15010270 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 270

Author(s):

Jaehoon Chung ◽

Nam Joong Jeon ◽

Jun Hong Noh

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Water Oxidation ◽

Fuel Efficiency ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Co2 Reduction ◽

Electrode System ◽

Efficient Reduction ◽

Electrochemical Co2 Reduction ◽

Products Analysis ◽

Reduction Of Co2

The utilization of solar energy into electrochemical reduction systems has received considerable attention. Most of these attempts have been conducted in a single electrolyte without a membrane. Here, we report the system combined by the electrochemical CO2 reduction on the Au dendrite electrode and the water oxidation on the Co-Pi electrode with a Nafion membrane. An efficient reduction of CO2 to CO in the cathode using the proton from water oxidation in the anode is conducted using perovskite solar cells under 1 sun condition. The sustainable reaction condition is secured by balancing each reaction rate based on products analysis. Through this system, we collect reduction products such as CO and H2 and oxidation product, O2, separately. Employing separation of each electrode system and series-connected perovskite solar cells, we achieve 8% of solar to fuel efficiency with 85% of CO selectivity under 1 sun illumination.

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Solar-Light-Driven CO2 Reduction by CH4 on Silica-Cluster-Modified Ni Nanocrystals with a High Solar-to-Fuel Efficiency and Excellent Durability

Advanced Energy Materials ◽

10.1002/aenm.201702472 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

pp. 1702472 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Hui Huang ◽

Mingyang Mao ◽

Qian Zhang ◽

Yuanzhi Li ◽

Jilin Bai ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Fuel Efficiency ◽

Co2 Reduction ◽

Solar Light

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Significant improvement in activity, durability, and light-to-fuel efficiency of Ni nanoparticles by La2O3 cluster modification for photothermocatalytic CO2 reduction

Applied Catalysis B Environmental ◽

10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.118544 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 264 ◽

pp. 118544 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Gequan Zhang ◽

Shaowen Wu ◽

Yuanzhi Li ◽

Qian Zhang

Keyword(s):

Fuel Efficiency ◽

Co2 Reduction ◽

Ni Nanoparticles

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Magic Cube Approach Application on Crashworthiness Design of Front Rail for Weight Reduction

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.308-310.668 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 308-310 ◽

pp. 668-673

Author(s):

Chang Qi ◽

Shu Yang ◽

Ping Hu

Keyword(s):

Weight Reduction ◽

Design Problem ◽

Lightweight Design ◽

Fuel Efficiency ◽

Co2 Reduction ◽

Design Criterion ◽

Frame Structure ◽

Original Design ◽

Material Substitution ◽

Magic Cube

Weight reduction is a priority across the automotive industry for improved fuel efficiency and CO2 reduction, and crash safety is the first design criterion considered during vehicle development. This paper is concerned with lightweight design of front rail on a vehicle chassis frame structure through material substitution, i.e., replacing the original mild steel with advanced high strength steel (AHSS), without deteriorating the vehicle’s crashworthiness performance. Magic Cube approach (MQ), a systematic design approach, is conducted to analyze the design problem: by applying space decomposition, a system-to-subsystem-to-component model is developed, which simplifies the design problem. Numerical simulation is carried out with LS-DYNA to evaluate the crashworthiness performances of the original and the new-designed front rail. The result shows that up to 30% weight can be reduced in the new design through material substitution while the crash performance remains the same as in the original design.

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