Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(38)
Published: July 4, 2022
There
has
been
a
rapid
rise
in
interest
regarding
the
advantages
of
support
materials
to
protect
and
immobilise
molecular
catalysts
for
carbon
dioxide
reduction
reaction
(CO2
RR)
order
overcome
weaknesses
many
well-known
terms
their
stability
selectivity.
In
this
Review,
state
art
different
catalyst-support
systems
CO2
RR
is
discussed
with
intention
leading
towards
standard
benchmarking
comparison
such
across
most
relevant
supports
immobilisation
strategies,
taking
into
account
these
multiple
pertinent
metrics,
also
enabling
clearer
consideration
necessary
steps
further
progress.
The
promising
are
described,
along
final
note
on
need
developing
more
advanced
experimental
computational
techniques
aid
rational
design
principles
that
prerequisite
prospective
industrial
upscaling.
ACS Energy Letters,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
5(3), P. 1005 - 1012
Published: Feb. 18, 2020
Electroreduction
of
CO2
(CO2RR)
into
value-added
fuels
is
significant
importance
but
remains
a
big
challenge
because
poor
selectivity,
low
current
density,
and
large
overpotential.
Crystalline
porous
covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
are
promising
alternative
electrode
materials
for
CO2RR
owing
to
their
tunable
accessible
single
active
sites.
However,
the
electron-transfer
capability
COFs
limits
application.
Herein,
tetrathiafulvalene
(TTF)
strut
was
integrated
two-dimensional
cobalt
porphyrin-based
COF
(TTF-Por(Co)-COF)
enhance
its
from
TTF
porphyrin
ring.
Compared
with
COF-366-Co
without
TTF,
TTF-Por(Co)-COF
showed
enhanced
performance
in
water
95%
Faradaic
efficiency
CO2-to-CO
conversion
at
−0.7
V
vs
RHE
partial
density
6.88
mA
cm–2
−0.9
RHE.
This
work
provides
new
insight
rational
design
framework
improving
activity
CO2RR.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
32(19)
Published: Feb. 9, 2022
Abstract
Electrochemical
carbon
dioxide
reduction
reaction
(CO
2
RR)
is
an
efficient
strategy
to
relieve
global
environmental
and
energy
issues
by
converting
excess
CO
from
the
atmosphere
value‐added
products.
Atomically
dispersed
metal‐nitrogen‐doped
(M‐N‐C)
materials
are
superior
catalysts
for
electrocatalytic
RR
because
of
100%
atomic
utilization,
unsaturated
coordination
configuration,
relatively
uniform
active
sites,
well‐defined
adjustable
structure
centers.
However,
electrochemical
a
great
challenge
due
process
involving
proton‐coupled
multi‐electron
transfer
with
high
barrier,
which
leads
unsatisfactory
selectivity
targeted
product,
especially
C2
products
(e.g.,
C
H
4
5
OH).
Here,
authors
systematically
summarize
effective
means,
including
reasonable
selection
isolated
metal
regulation
environment
atoms,
fabrication
dimetallic
single‐atom
sites
attaining
optimal
geometric
electronic
structures
M‐N‐C
further
correlate
these
catalytic
various
C1
CH
)
in
RR.
Moreover,
constructive
strategies
optimize
provided.
Finally,
challenges
future
research
directions
application
proposed.
Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
133(38), P. 20795 - 20816
Published: April 17, 2021
Abstract
The
electrochemical
carbon
dioxide
reduction
reaction
(CO
2
RR)
provides
an
attractive
approach
to
convert
renewable
electricity
into
fuels
and
feedstocks
in
the
form
of
chemical
bonds.
Among
different
CO
RR
pathways,
conversion
is
considered
one
most
promising
candidate
reactions
because
its
high
technological
economic
feasibility.
Integrating
catalyst
electrolyte
design
with
understanding
catalytic
mechanism
will
yield
scientific
insights
promote
this
technology
towards
industrial
implementation.
Herein,
we
give
overview
recent
advances
challenges
for
selective
CO.
Multidimensional
engineering
are
also
summarized.
Furthermore,
studies
on
large‐scale
production
highlighted
facilitate
industrialization
.
To
conclude,
remaining
future
directions
application
generate
highlighted.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(17), P. 10530 - 10583
Published: Aug. 17, 2023
Electrosynthesis
of
value-added
chemicals,
directly
from
CO2,
could
foster
achievement
carbon
neutral
through
an
alternative
electrical
approach
to
the
energy-intensive
thermochemical
industry
for
utilization.
Progress
in
this
area,
based
on
electrogeneration
multicarbon
products
CO2
electroreduction,
however,
lags
far
behind
that
C1
products.
Reaction
routes
are
complicated
and
kinetics
slow
with
scale
up
high
levels
required
commercialization,
posing
significant
problems.
In
review,
we
identify
summarize
state-of-art
progress
synthesis
a
multiscale
perspective
discuss
current
hurdles
be
resolved
generation
reduction
including
atomistic
mechanisms,
nanoscale
electrocatalysts,
microscale
electrodes,
macroscale
electrolyzers
guidelines
future
research.
The
review
ends
cross-scale
links
discrepancies
between
different
approaches
extensions
performance
stability
issues
arise
industrial
environment.
Energy & Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. 1544 - 1552
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
A
bifunctional
molecular
heterojunction
electrocatalyst
enables
efficient
and
completely
selective
CO2
reduction
integrated
with
oxidative
3D
nano-polymerization,
yielding
products
of
high
value
at
both
electrodes
a
lower
energy
input.
