scholarly journals Multielectron transportation of polyoxometalate-grafted metalloporphyrin coordination frameworks for selective CO2-to-CH4 photoconversion

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Huang ◽  
Jiang Liu ◽  
Liang Feng ◽  
Qi Wang ◽  
Wei Guan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
High Selectivity ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Reduction Process ◽  
Hydrocarbon Fuel ◽  
Energy Carriers ◽  
Reducing Ability ◽  
Selective Generation ◽  
Coordination Frameworks

Abstract Photocatalytic CO2 reduction into energy carriers is of utmost importance due to the rising concentrations of carbon dioxide and the depleting energy resource. However, the highly selective generation of desirable hydrocarbon fuel, such as methane (CH4), from CO2 remains extremely challenging. Herein, we present two stable polyoxometalate-grafted metalloporphyrin coordination frameworks (POMCFs), which are constructed with reductive Zn-ε-Keggin clusters and photosensitive TCPP linkers, exhibiting high selectivity (> 96%) for CH4 formation in photocatalytic CO2 reduction system. To our knowledge, the high CH4 selectivity of POMCFs has surpassed all of the reported coordiantion framework-based heterogeneous photocatalysts for CO2-to-CH4 conversion. Significantly, the introduction of Zn-ε-keggin cluster with strong reducing ability is the important origin for POMCFs to obtain high photocatalytic selectivity for CH4 formation, considering that eight MoV atoms can theoretically donate eight electrons to fulfill the multi-electrons reduction process of CO2 to CH4 transformation.

scholarly journals Transferring photocatalytic CO2 reduction mediated by Cu(N^N)(P^P)+ complexes from organic solvents into ionic liquid media

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (14) ◽  
pp. 4541-4549
Author(s):  
Paola A. Forero-Cortés ◽  
Maximilian Marx ◽  
Nikolaos G. Moustakas ◽  
Fabian Brunner ◽  
Catherine E. Housecroft ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Organic Solvents ◽  
High Selectivity ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Reduction ◽  
Liquid Media ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Earth Abundant ◽  
Turn Over

Photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction utilizing metal complexes based on the earth-abundant transition metals iron and copper was transferred from organic solvents into ionic liquids with high selectivity and moderate turn-over numbers.

scholarly journals Core-Shell ZnO@Cu2O as Catalyst to Enhance the Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to C2 Products

Catalysts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 535
Author(s):  
Shuaikang Zhu ◽  
Xiaona Ren ◽  
Xiaoxue Li ◽  
Xiaopo Niu ◽  
Miao Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Current Density ◽  
High Selectivity ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Flow Cell ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Electrochemical Co2 Reduction ◽  
Total Current Density ◽  
Core Shell Structure ◽  
Copper Based Catalyst

The copper-based catalyst is considered to be the only catalyst for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction to produce a variety of hydrocarbons, but its low selectivity and low current density to C2 products restrict its development. Herein, a core-shell xZnO@yCu2O catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction was fabricated via a two-step route. The high selectivity of C2 products of 49.8% on ZnO@4Cu2O (ethylene 33.5%, ethanol 16.3%) with an excellent total current density of 140.1 mA cm−2 was achieved over this core-shell structure catalyst in a flow cell, in which the C2 selectivity was twice that of Cu2O. The high electrochemical activity for ECR to C2 products was attributed to the synergetic effects of the ZnO core and Cu2O shell, which not only enhanced the selectivity of the coordinating electron, improved the HER overpotential, and fastened the electron transfer, but also promoted the multielectron involved kinetics for ethylene and ethanol production. This work provides some new insights into the design of highly efficient Cu-based electrocatalysts for enhancing the selectivity of electrochemical CO2 reduction to produce high-value C2 products.

CO2 Reduction to Propanol by Copper Foams: A Pre- and Post-Catalysis Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Rudd ◽  
Ewa Kazimierska ◽  
Louise B. Hamdy ◽  
Odin Bain ◽  
Sunyhik Ahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Surface Composition ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Structural Rearrangement ◽  
Copper Electrode ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Copper Electrodes

The utilization of carbon dioxide is a major incentive for the growing field of carbon capture. Carbon dioxide could be an abundant building block to generate higher value products. Herein, we describe the use of porous copper electrodes to catalyze the reduction of carbon dioxide into higher value products such as ethylene, ethanol and, notably, propanol. For <i>n</i>-propanol production, faradaic efficiencies reach 4.93% at -0.83 V <i>vs</i> RHE, with a geometric partial current density of -1.85 mA/cm<sup>2</sup>. We have documented the performance of the catalyst in both pristine and urea-modified foams pre- and post-electrolysis. Before electrolysis, the copper electrode consisted of a mixture of cuboctahedra and dendrites. After 35-minute electrolysis, the cuboctahedra and dendrites have undergone structural rearrangement. Changes in the interaction of urea with the catalyst surface have also been observed. These transformations were characterized <i>ex-situ</i> using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. We found that alterations in the morphology, crystallinity, and surface composition of the catalyst led to the deactivation of the copper foams.

Atomic-level engineering of two-dimensional electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Shao ◽  
Xiaodong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Atomic Level ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Excessive Consumption

Carbon dioxide (CO2) from the excessive consumption of fossil fuels has exhibited a huge threat to the planet’s ecosystem. Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction into value-added chemicals have been regarded as a...

Direct Z-scheme Sn-In2O3/In2S3 heterojunction nanostructures for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction activity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinyi Ma ◽  
Zemin Zhang ◽  
Xiao Jiang ◽  
Rongke Sun ◽  
Mingzheng Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Photocatalytic Reduction ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Energy Crisis ◽  
Low Light ◽  
Reduction Activity

Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide into chemical fuels has great practical significance in solving energy crisis and environmental pollution, but remains a big challenge owing to its low light absorption...

An overview of flow cell architectures design and optimization for electrochemical CO2 reduction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dui Ma ◽  
Ting Jin ◽  
Keyu Xie ◽  
Haitao Huang
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Electrochemical Reduction ◽  
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Flow Cell ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Electrochemical Co2 Reduction ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Levels

Converting CO2 into value-added fuels or chemical feedstocks through electrochemical reduction is one of the several promising avenues to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and alleviate global warming. This approach...

Measuring complex for monitoring carbon dioxide in air

2021 ◽  
pp. 68-71
Author(s):  
Igor M. Ageev ◽  
Yuri M. Rybin
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
High Selectivity ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Measuring Systems ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Measuring Complex ◽  
Co2 Level ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2 ◽  
Term Monitoring

The advantages and disadvantages of infrared and electrochemical gas analyzers for carbon dioxide CO2 are described. The possibility of using conductometric sensors with distilled water for monitoring the CO2 content in the air has been investigated. Two identical measuring systems were manufactured, each containing two open-type conductometric cells, a matching device and a personal computer. With the help of these complexes, experiments were carried out on the simultaneous measurement of the CO2 content in the air in two places (a laboratory room and a building in a forest, located at a distance of 15 km from each other) with deliberately different daily dynamics of the CO2 level change. A special experiment was carried out, which made it possible to obtain an estimate of the inertia of conductometric cells and a conversion factor for the values of CO2 content into standard units of measurement. It is shown that the daily dynamics of changes in the electrical conductivity of distilled water in open cells corresponds to the expected dynamics of changes in the CO2 content in the rooms where the measurements were carried out. The operability of the measuring complex and the possibility of creating on its basis a device for long-term monitoring of the CO2 content in the air mixture of gases has been confirmed. The principal high selectivity of the measuring complex to CO2 in relation to other gases of the atmosphere has been established.

Hierarchical three-dimensional copper selenide nanocubes microelectrodes for improved carbon dioxide reduction reaction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajasekaran Elakkiya ◽  
Govindhan Maduraiveeran
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Reduction ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Earth Abundant ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2 ◽  
Co2 Reduction Reaction

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,...

CO2 Reduction to CH4 on Cu-doped Phosphorene: A First-Principles Study

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongping Zhang ◽  
Run Zhang ◽  
Chenghua Sun ◽  
Yan Jiao ◽  
Yaping Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Metal Atom ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Reduction ◽  
First Principles Study

Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction (CRR) to fuels is one of the significant challenges in materials science and chemistry. Recently, single metal atom catalysts based on 2D materials provide a promising...

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