Plasma‐Constructed Co2P–Ni2P Heterointerface for Electro‑Upcycling of Polyethylene Terephthalate Plastic to Co‐Produce Hydrogen and Formate DOI
Jingsen Zhang, Xiuling Zhang, Chuan Shi

et al.

Small, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Sept. 9, 2024

Abstract Integrating electrochemical upcycling of polyethylene‐terephthalate (PET) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is an energy‐saving approach for electrolytic (H 2 ) production, along with coproduction formate. Herein, a novel rapid strategy cold plasma phosphating employed to synthesize Co P–Ni P heterointerface decorated on carbon cloth (Co P‐Ni P/CC) catalyze H generation reform PET. Notably, obtained P/CC exhibits eminent ethylene glycol oxidation (EGOR) HER activities, effectuating low potentials merely 1.300 −0.112 V versus RHE at 100 mA cm −2 EGOR HER, respectively, also attaining ultralow cell bias 10 EG assisted‐water splitting. DFT characterization results validate that as‐formed built‐in electric fields in can accelerate electrons transfer deepen structural self‐reconstruction, thereby boosting effectively water dissociation (EG) dehydrogenation. Impressively, coupling PET‐derived EG‐to‐formate flow‐cell electrolyzer assembled pair achieves intriguing formate Faradaic efficiency 90.6% extraordinary stable operation over 70 h . The work exemplifies facile effective synthesizing metal phosphides electrocatalysts performance toward splitting recycling

Language: Английский

Work Function‐Guided Electrocatalyst Design DOI
Zhijie Chen, Tianyi Ma, Wei Wei

et al.

Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 36(29)

Published: April 29, 2024

Abstract The development of high‐performance electrocatalysts for energy conversion reactions is crucial advancing global sustainability. design catalysts based on their electronic properties (e.g., work function) has gained significant attention recently. Although numerous reviews electrocatalysis have been provided, no such reports function‐guided electrocatalyst are available. Herein, a comprehensive summary the latest advancements in diverse electrochemical applications provided. This includes function‐based catalytic activity descriptors, and both monolithic heterostructural catalysts. measurement function first discussed descriptors various fully analyzed. Subsequently, function‐regulated material‐electrolyte interfacial electron transfer (IET) employed catalyst design, methods regulating optimizing performance discussed. In addition, key strategies tuning function‐governed material‐material IET examined. Finally, perspectives determination, put forward to guide future research. paves way rational efficient sustainable applications.

Language: Английский

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58

Dual doping: An emerging strategy to construct efficient metal catalysts for water electrolysis DOI Creative Commons
Zhijie Chen, Ning Han, Wei Wei

et al.

EcoEnergy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(1), P. 114 - 140

Published: March 1, 2024

Abstract Developing efficient electrocatalysts for water electrolysis is critical sustainable hydrogen energy development. For enhancing the catalytic performance of metal catalysts, dual doping has attracted enormous interest its high effectiveness and facile realization. Dual effective tuning electronic properties, electrical conductivity, populating active sites, improving stability catalysts. In this review, recent developments in cation–cation, cation–anion, anion–anion dual‐doped catalysts splitting are comprehensively summarized discussed. An emphasis put on illustrating how regulates external internal properties boosts Additionally, perspectives pointed out to guide future research engineering high‐performance heteroatom‐doped electrocatalysts.

Language: Английский

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33

Upcycling of plastic wastes for hydrogen production: Advances and perspectives DOI Creative Commons
Zhijie Chen, Wei Wei, Xueming Chen

et al.

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 195, P. 114333 - 114333

Published: Feb. 27, 2024

The abundant plastic wastes become an imperative global issue, and how to handle these organic gains growing scientific industrial interest. Recently, converting into hydrogen fuel has been investigated, the "waste-to-value" practice accelerates circular economy. To accelerate development of plastic-to-hydrogen conversion, in this review, recent advances conversion via thermochemical, photocatalytic, electrocatalytic routes are analyzed. All thermo-, photo-, electrochemical processes can transform different hydrogen, production efficiency depends heavily on selected techniques, operating parameters, applied catalysts. application rational-designed catalysts promote selective from feedstocks. Further studies process optimization, cost-effective catalyst design, mechanism investigation needed.

Language: Английский

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31

Mechanosynthesized electroactive materials for sustainable energy and environmental applications: A critical review DOI Creative Commons
Zhijie Chen, Gao‐Feng Han, Asif Mahmood

et al.

Progress in Materials Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 145, P. 101299 - 101299

Published: April 16, 2024

Electrochemistry-driven techniques for advanced energy storage/conversion and environmental protection play a crucial role in achieving sustainable development goals. As an indispensable component diverse electrochemical systems, electroactive materials gain soaring interest terms of rational design synthesis. Notably, mechanochemistry-based green powerful synthesis has been widely employed to fabricate materials, given their scalability tunability. Recently, mechanochemically synthesized have applied various fields, leading significant progress. However, systematic analysis these advancements is still missing. Herein, we comprehensively discuss recent achievements mechanosynthesized applications. The mechanochemical introduced, along with different types materials. Subsequently, the review delves into applications conversion/storage systems remediation. structure-performance correlation are illustrated by discussing effects process on internal external properties performance. Lastly, key perspectives this field discussed, including monitoring, field-assisted synthesis, material performance optimization, practical applications, mechanochemistry-driven fuels/chemicals By illustrating current advances related aims shed some light upcoming research synthesis-driven sustainability.

Language: Английский

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31

Comprehensive analysis of waste-to-hydrogen technologies integrated with circular economy principles: Potential and challenges DOI
Thanh Tuan Le, Akshay Jain, A.S. El-Shafay

et al.

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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4

Advanced Catalysts for the Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste DOI

Jibo Qin,

Feiyan Wu, Yibo Dou

et al.

Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 2, 2025

Abstract Plastic products bring convenience to various aspects of the daily lives due their lightweight, durability and versatility, but massive accumulation post‐consumer plastic waste is posing significant environmental challenges. Catalytic methods can effectively convert into value‐added feedstocks, with catalysts playing an important role in regulating yield selectivity products. This review explores latest advancements advanced applied thermal catalysis, microwave‐assisted photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, enzymatic catalysis reaction systems for chemical recycling valuable feedstocks. Specifically, pathways mechanisms involved plastics process are analyzed presented, strengths weaknesses employed across different described. In addition, structure‐function relationship these discussed. Herein, it provided insights design novel outline challenges future opportunities terms developing tackle “white pollution” crisis.

Language: Английский

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NiCo layered double hydroxides/NiFe layered double hydroxides composite (NiCo-LDH/NiFe-LDH) towards efficient oxygen evolution in different water matrices DOI
Jin Qian,

Yichu Zhang,

Zhijie Chen

et al.

Chemosphere, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 345, P. 140472 - 140472

Published: Oct. 16, 2023

Language: Английский

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In Situ Amorphization of Electrocatalysts DOI Creative Commons

Hui-shan Meng,

Zhijie Chen,

Jinliang Zhu

et al.

Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 26, 2024

Abstract Electrocatalysis represents an efficient and eco‐friendly approach to energy conversion, enabling the sustainable synthesis of valuable chemicals fuels. The deliberate engineering electrocatalysts is crucial improving efficacy scalability electrocatalysis. Notably, occurrence in situ amorphization within has been observed during various electrochemical processes, influencing conversion efficiency catalytic mechanism understanding. Of note, dynamic transformation catalysts into amorphous structures complex, often leading configurations. Therefore, revealing this process understanding function species are pivotal for elucidating structure‐activity relationship electrocatalysts, which will direct creation highly catalysts. This review examines mechanisms behind structure formation, summarizes characterization methods detecting species, discusses strategies controlling (pre)catalyst properties conditions that influence amorphization. It also emphasizes importance spontaneously formed oxidation reduction reactions. Finally, it addresses challenges electrocatalysts. aiming guide efficient, selective, stable reactions, inspire future advancements field.

Language: Английский

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17

Electrochemical alcohol oxidation reaction on Precious‐Metal‐Free catalysts: Mechanism, activity, and selectivity DOI Creative Commons
Jiawei Shi, Jun Ma,

Enze Ma

et al.

Carbon Neutralization, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(2), P. 285 - 312

Published: March 1, 2024

Abstract The electrochemical alcohol oxidation reaction (AOR) is pivotal for the development of sustainable energy. complete alcohols has attracted extensive attention as a vital process in fuel cells. Moreover, an alternative to oxygen evolution reaction, selective emerges effective means lower energy expenditure associated with electrolytic hydrogen production while yielding high‐value products. Nonprecious metal materials have been widely applied catalysis due their cost‐effectiveness and excellent durability. In recent years, leveraging advantages nonprecious electrocatalytic AOR, researchers delved into catalytic mechanisms various efficient catalysts fabricated evaluated. This review provides overview current advancements diverse systems centered around materials. It systematically summarizes shared traits distinctions characteristics across systems, thereby laying theoretical foundation developing novel catalyst that are efficient, stable, highly selective. will facilitate utilization further toward alcohols.

Language: Английский

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Microenvironment Engineering of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Liquid-Phase Environmental Catalysis DOI

Zhong‐Shuai Zhu,

Shuang Zhong, Cheng Cheng

et al.

Chemical Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 124(20), P. 11348 - 11434

Published: Oct. 9, 2024

Environmental catalysis has emerged as a scientific frontier in mitigating water pollution and advancing circular chemistry reaction microenvironment significantly influences the catalytic performance efficiency. This review delves into engineering within liquid-phase environmental catalysis, categorizing microenvironments four scales: atom/molecule-level modulation, nano/microscale-confined structures, interface surface regulation, external field effects. Each category is analyzed for its unique characteristics merits, emphasizing potential to enhance efficiency selectivity. Following this overview, we introduced recent advancements advanced material system design promote (e.g., purification, transformation value-added products, green synthesis), leveraging state-of-the-art technologies. These discussions showcase was applied different reactions fine-tune regimes improve from both thermodynamics kinetics perspectives. Lastly, discussed challenges future directions engineering. underscores of intelligent materials drive development more effective sustainable solutions decontamination.

Language: Английский

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