Theoretical Insights into Effective Electron Transfer towards CO2 Reduction at Electron-rich Sites on the BiOBr (001) Surfaces

Author(s):  
Xiao Chao Zhang ◽  
Tan Li ◽  
Xiushuai Guan ◽  
Changming Zhang ◽  
Rui Li ◽  
...  

Carbon dioxide (CO2) activation by effective electrons has been regarded as the rather necessary first-step for CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). Additionally, the electron migration and photoreaction selectivity are closely associated...

Author(s):  
Rajasekaran Elakkiya ◽  
Govindhan Maduraiveeran

Design of high-performance and Earth-abundant electrocatalysts for electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction reaction (CO2RR) into fuels and value-added chemicals offers an emergent pathway for environment and energy sustainable concerns. Herein,...


Author(s):  
Pooja Srivastava

Despite its life-threatening long term effects, the continuous increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the environment requires immediate actions to control the accelerating climate change. An appealing solution to this problem is to utilize CO2 as feedstock to generate useful chemicals, e.g., fuel, hydrocarbons, and valuable chemicals. The chemical inertness of CO2 needs considerably large energy for its conversion into useful chemicals. Therefore, CO2 reduction reaction requires an effective catalyst for its conversion into fuel (methanol, methane) and industrial chemicals (syngas, formic acid). Recently, two-dimensional layers of early transition metal carbides and nitrides, called MXene, have shown potential for catalysis due to its exposed transition metal sites, and mechanical and chemical stability at high temperatures. Herein, the author presents the MXene as a potential heterogeneous catalyst for the CO2 reduction reaction (CRR), and the future scope in this currently developing field.


Author(s):  
Qiuyu Chen ◽  
Guoyang Gao ◽  
Yanzhou Zhang ◽  
Yini Li ◽  
Hongyang Zhu ◽  
...  

Only when the interfacial charge separation is enhanced and the CO2 activation is improved, can the heterojunction nanocomposite photocatalyst be brought into full play for CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). Here,...


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robson V. Pereira ◽  
Thais E. Gallina ◽  
Marcelo A. Pereira-da-Silva ◽  
Kênia S. Freitas ◽  
Aparecido J. de Menezes

Cellulose is considered one of the most important renewable sources of biopolymers on Earth. It has attracted widespread attention due to its physical–chemical characteristics, such as biocompatibility, low toxicity, biodegradability, low density, high strength, stability in organic solvents, in addition to having hydroxyl groups, which enable its chemical modification. In this study, cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) were functionalized with dicyanovinyl groups through nucleophilic vinylic substitution (SNV) and used as electrocatalyst in electrochemical of carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction. Results indicate that introducing dicyanovinyl groups into the structure of nanocellulose increases electrocatalytic activity as compared to that of pure nanocellulose, shifting the onset potential of the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction to more positive values as compared to those for the reaction with argon. The atomic force microscopy (AFM) images show no changes in the morphology of CNFs after chemical modification.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juwon Jeong ◽  
Jin Soo Kang ◽  
Heejong Shin ◽  
Soo Hong Lee ◽  
Junghwan Jang ◽  
...  

Here we report self-supported SnO2 nanofilm prepared by a robust electrochemical process as an electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction reaction. SnO2 film had large surface area originating from its nano-architecture and...


Author(s):  
Chenbao Lu ◽  
Kaiyue Jiang ◽  
Diana Tranca ◽  
Ning Wang ◽  
Hui Zhu ◽  
...  

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have been rapidly rising as emerging materials in the field of energy conversion, especially for CO2 reduction reaction. However, the selectivity and running current are still beyond...


Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pingji Ge ◽  
Xingwu Zhai ◽  
Xiaoyue Liu ◽  
Yinglun Liu ◽  
Xiaodong Yang ◽  
...  

Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) has become a promising technology to resolve the globally accelerating CO2 emissions and produce chemical fuels. In this work, the electrocatalytic performance of the transition...


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahithi Ananthaneni ◽  
Rees Rankin

<div>Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to useful chemical and fuels in an energy efficient way is currently an expensive and inefficient process. Recently, low-cost transition metal-carbides (TMCs) are proven to exhibit similar electronic structure similarities to Platinum-Group-Metal (PGM) catalysts and hence can be good substitutes for some important reduction reactions. In this work, we test graphenesupported WC (Tungsten Carbide) nanocluster as an electrocatalyst for the CO2 reduction reaction. Specifically, we perform DFT studies to understand various possible reaction mechanisms and determine the lowest thermodynamic energy landscape of CO2 reduction to various products such as CO, HCOOH, CH3OH, and CH4. This in-depth study of reaction energetics could lead to improvements and develop more efficient electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction.<br></div>


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