Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 8, 2025
Abstract
Excessive
human
activities
have
led
to
a
series
of
environmental
and
energy
issues,
such
as
global
warming
shortages.
These
issues
drawn
the
attention
society
seek
alternatives
remediate
pollution
achieve
low‐carbon
society.
Photocatalytic
(PC),
photoelectrochemical
(PEC),
photoreforming
(PR)
processes
are
considered
promising
technologies
that
offer
opportunity
recycle
plastic
waste,
water,
carbon
dioxide
(CO
2
),
transforming
them
into
clean
hydrogen
(H
carbon‐neutral
methane
(CH
4
green
methanol
3
OH)
other
fuels
by
using
light‐responsive
semiconductors.
In
recent
decades,
intensive
research
has
been
devoted
exploring
photoactive
catalysts
with
ideal
optoelectronic
electronic
band
structures
can
effectively
catalyze
reactions
improving
light
absorption,
promoting
charge
transfer
suppressing
carrier
recombination
for
catalytic
enhancement
in
PCs,
PECs,
PRs.
However,
limited
focused
on
advanced
design
photocatalytic
reaction
systems
or
reactors,
which
is
critically
vital
upscaling
overall
solar
conversion
performance
an
industrial
scale.
This
review
summarizes
advancements
structural
engineering
strategies
challenges
designing
efficient
large‐scale
light‐driven
systems.
detail,
operational
parameters,
including
nature
reactant,
capture
ability,
photoreactor
geometry,
operating
mode,
phases,
affect
solar‐to‐fuel
discussed.
The
safety
concerns
standardization
industrial‐scale
applications
also
Finally,
perspectives
outlook
constructing
commercialized
PC,
PEC,
PR
prototypes
provided
become
industrially
viable
technologies.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(5), P. 1868 - 1883
Published: Jan. 18, 2024
Amid
growing
concerns
about
climate
change
and
energy
sustainability,
the
need
to
create
potent
catalysts
for
sequestration
conversion
of
CO2
value-added
chemicals
is
more
critical
than
ever.
This
work
describes
successful
synthesis
profound
potential
high-performance
nanofiber
catalysts,
integrating
earth-abundant
iron
(Fe)
cobalt
(Co)
as
well
their
alloy
counterpart,
FeCo,
achieved
through
electrospinning
judicious
thermal
treatments.
Systematic
characterization
using
an
array
advanced
techniques,
including
SEM,
TGA-DSC,
ICP-MS,
XRF,
EDS,
FTIR–ATR,
XRD,
Raman
spectroscopy,
confirmed
integration
homogeneous
distribution
Fe/Co
elements
in
nanofibers
provided
insights
into
catalytic
nuance.
Impressively,
bimetallic
FeCo
catalyst,
thermally
treated
at
1050
°C,
set
a
benchmark
with
unparalleled
rate
46.47%
atmospheric
pressure
consistent
performance
over
55
h
testing
period
500
°C.
Additionally,
this
catalyst
exhibited
prowess
producing
high-value
hydrocarbons,
comprising
8.01%
total
products
significant
31.37%
C2+
species.
Our
offers
comprehensive
layered
understanding
delving
transformations,
compositions,
structures
under
different
calcination
temperatures.
The
central
themes
metal–carbon
interactions,
advantages
synergies,
importance
structural
defects
all
converge
define
these
nanofibers.
These
revelations
not
only
deepen
our
but
also
stage
future
endeavors
designing
bespoke
properties
tailored
specific
applications.
Energies,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
16(22), P. 7672 - 7672
Published: Nov. 20, 2023
Natural
gas
is
the
most
growing
fossil
fuel
due
to
its
environmental
advantages.
For
economical
transportation
of
natural
distant
markets,
physical
(i.e.,
liquefaction
and
compression)
or
chemical
direct
indirect)
monetisation
options
must
be
considered
reduce
volume
meet
demand
different
markets.
Planning
supply
chains
a
complex
problem
in
today’s
turbulent
especially
considering
uncertainties
associated
with
final
market
competition
emerging
renewable
hydrogen
energies.
This
review
study
evaluates
latest
research
on
mathematical
programming
MILP
MINLP)
as
decision-making
tool
for
designing
planning
under
horizons.
The
first
part
this
assesses
status
existing
infrastructures
by
addressing
readily
available
options,
quantitative
tools
selecting
single-state
multistate
chain
optimisation
models.
second
investigates
potential
energy
carrier
integration
chains,
carbon
capture
utilisation,
storage
technologies.
foreseen
decarbonise
systems,
diversify
product
portfolio,
fill
gap
between
current
future
need
cleaner
commodities.
Since
markets
are
has
replace
fuels
future,
stochastic
conditions
uncertainty
vital
hedge
against
risks
through
responsive
project’s
early
design
stages.
Hence,
studies
works
hydrogen–natural
were
reviewed
deterministic
conditions.
Only
models
optimisation,
including
linear
nonlinear
models,
evaluate
effectiveness
each
proposed
approach.
ACS ES&T Engineering,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 7, 2025
CO2
conversion
technologies
utilizing
solar
light
have
garnered
significant
attention
for
establishing
sustainable
societies.
Despite
the
extensive
investigation
of
photothermal
approaches,
effect
direct
irradiation
on
oxygen
carriers
reverse
water
gas
shift
chemical
looping
(RWGS-CL)
reaction
has
not
yet
been
explored.
In
this
study,
we
investigated
effects
activity
Pt-loaded
metal
oxides
in
RWGS-CL
at
473
K.
The
Pt/MoO3–x
material
exhibited
remarkable
photo-assisted
reaction,
which
was
attributed
to
its
high
concentration
vacancies
and
property.
Moreover,
it
is
notable
that
light-induced
heating
more
effective
than
uniform
exothermic
H2-reduction
step
due
preferable
temperature
gradient
material.
This
study
opens
up
new
potentials
photothermal-assisted
CL
method,
including
separation
endothermic
processes
reactions
strategic
use
gradients.
Carbon Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
4(1)
Published: Feb. 17, 2025
Abstract
The
conversion
of
CO
2
into
value-added
chemicals
and
fuels
is
one
the
potential
approaches
to
deal
with
environmental
issues
caused
by
increasing
carbon
dioxide
concentration
in
atmosphere.
can
be
transformed
a
variety
valuable
products,
including
but
not
limited
monoxide,
cyclic
carbonates,
formic
acid,
methanol,
methane,
ethanol,
acetic
propanol,
light
olefins,
aromatics,
gasoline
through
thermal
catalysis,
electrocatalysis,
photo(electro)catalysis.
In
ongoing
search
for
new
catalytic
conversions,
utilization
carbon-based
materials
as
catalyst
supports
demonstrates
improvement
performance.
This
because
unique
features
carbonaceous
supports,
such
tunable
porous
structure,
high
specific
surface
area,
good
chemical
stability,
excellent
conductivity.
Though
there
are
other
strategies
chemicals,
cycloaddition,
methanation,
hydrogenation,
photocatalysis,
five-membered
carbonates
has
garnered
significant
attention
its
address
concerns
reduce
reliance
on
fossil
fuels;
however,
it
faces
considerable
challenges
due
thermodynamic
stability
.
To
these
issues,
this
review
particularly
presents
recent
advancements
fixation
carbonate
using
carbonaceous-supported
systems
viz.
graphitic
nitride,
graphene,
nanotubes,
nanofiber,
activated
carbon,
sphere,
that
provide
advantages
structures,
areas,
stability.
Furthermore,
easily
modified
introducing
defects
or
heteroatoms
enhance
their
provides
information
current
research,
development
trends,
necessary
path
expedite
technological
technologies
terms
materials,
various
experimental
conditions
employed
reactions.
important
role
molecular
process
modeling
implementing
at
commercial
scale
also
highlighted.
aims
demonstrate
catalysts
improve
efficiency
production,
thereby
contributing
more
sustainable
processes.
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