Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
11(43)
Published: June 17, 2021
Abstract
Biomass
is
recognized
as
an
ideal
CO
2
neutral,
abundant,
and
renewable
resource
substitute
to
fossil
fuels.
The
rich
proton
content
in
most
biomass
derived
materials,
such
ethanol,
5‐hydroxymethylfurfural
(HMF)
glycerol
allows
it
be
effective
hydrogen
carrier.
oxidation
derivatives,
2,5‐difurandicarboxylic
acid
from
HMF,
glyceric
are
valuable
products
used
biodegradable
polymers
pharmaceuticals.
Therefore,
combining
biomass‐derived
compound
at
the
anode
evolution
reaction
cathode
a
electrolysis
or
photo‐reforming
reactor
would
present
promising
strategy
for
coproducing
high
value
chemicals
with
low
energy
consumption
emissions.
This
review
aims
combine
fundamental
knowledge
on
photo
electro‐assisted
catalysis
provide
comprehensive
understanding
of
general
mechanisms
different
molecule
oxidation.
At
same
time,
catalyst
requirements
recent
advances
various
feedstock
compounds
also
reviewed
detail.
Technoeconomic
assessment
life
cycle
analysis
performed
feedstocks
assess
relative
benefits
processes,
finally
critical
prospects
given
challenges
opportunities
technology
development
meet
sustainability
requirement
future
global
economy.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(23), P. 12897 - 12914
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
This
tutorial
review
discusses
the
similarities
and
differences
between
electrocatalytic
reduction
of
CO
2
to
C
2+
olefins
oxygenates
over
Cu-based
catalysts.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
10(3), P. 1754 - 1768
Published: Dec. 30, 2019
In
the
recent
years,
significant
progress
has
been
made
toward
designing
active
and
selective
catalysts
for
electrochemical
CO2
reduction,
with
particular
interest
focused
on
two
major
C2
products—ethylene
ethanol.
Numerous
efforts
have
to
enhance
understanding
of
heterogeneous
copper-based
reduction
mechanisms
by
computational
studies.
Here
we
provide
a
critical
assessment
various
proposed
scenarios
initial
post
C–C
coupling
steps
that
result
in
either
ethylene
or
silico
rationalization
parameters
controlling
product
selectivity,
such
as
catalyst
structure
composition
(Cu
facets,
presence
defective
sites
and/or
subsurface
oxygen
atoms,
interplay
second
metal)
reaction
conditions
(pH,
applied
potential,
electrolyte),
is
provided.
A
comprehensive
scheme
combining
pathways
derived,
issues
are
still
under
debate
require
further
investigations
highlighted.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(9), P. 4854 - 4862
Published: March 27, 2020
Despite
substantial
progress
in
the
electrochemical
conversion
of
CO2
into
value-added
chemicals,
translation
fundamental
studies
commercially
relevant
conditions
requires
additional
efforts.
Here,
we
study
catalytic
properties
tailored
Cu
nanocatalysts
under
current
densities
a
gas-fed
flow
cell.
We
demonstrate
that
their
facet-dependent
selectivity
is
retained
this
device
configuration
with
advantage
further
suppressing
hydrogen
production
and
increasing
faradaic
efficiencies
toward
reduction
products
compared
to
conventional
H-cell.
The
combined
catalyst
system
effects
result
state-of-the
art
product
at
high
(in
range
100-300
mA/cm2)
relatively
low
applied
potential
(as
as
-0.65
V
vs
RHE).
cubes
reach
an
ethylene
up
57%
corresponding
mass
activity
700
mA/mg,
octahedra
methane
51%
1.45
A/mg
1
M
KOH.
