Chemical Reviews,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
124(7), С. 3648 - 3693
Опубликована: Март 22, 2024
CO2
electrolyzers
have
progressed
rapidly
in
energy
efficiency
and
catalyst
selectivity
toward
valuable
chemical
feedstocks
fuels,
such
as
syngas,
ethylene,
ethanol,
methane.
However,
each
component
within
these
complex
systems
influences
the
overall
performance,
further
advances
needed
to
realize
commercialization
will
require
an
approach
that
considers
whole
process,
with
electrochemical
cell
at
center.
Beyond
boundaries,
electrolyzer
must
integrate
upstream
feeds
downstream
separation
processes
a
way
minimizes
product
intensity
presents
viable
use
cases.
Here
we
begin
by
describing
sources,
their
intensities,
impurities.
We
then
focus
on
cell,
most
common
system
architectures,
systems.
evaluate
savings
feasibility
of
alternative
approaches
including
integration
capture,
direct
conversion
flue
gas
two-step
via
carbon
monoxide.
pathways
minimize
separations
produce
concentrated
streams
compatible
existing
sectors.
Applying
this
comprehensive
upstream-to-downstream
approach,
highlight
promising
routes,
outlook,
for
reduction.
ACS Nano,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
16(12), С. 19959 - 19979
Опубликована: Дек. 15, 2022
To
utilize
intermittent
renewable
energy
as
well
achieve
the
goals
of
peak
carbon
dioxide
emissions
and
neutrality,
various
electrocatalytic
devices
have
been
developed.
However,
reactions,
e.g.,
hydrogen
evolution
reaction/oxygen
reaction
in
overall
water
splitting,
polysulfide
conversion
lithium–sulfur
batteries,
formation/decomposition
lithium
peroxide
lithium–oxygen
nitrate
reduction
to
degrade
sewage,
suffer
from
sluggish
kinetics
caused
by
multielectron
transfer
processes.
Owing
merits
accelerated
charge
transport,
optimized
adsorption/desorption
intermediates,
raised
conductivity,
regulation
microenvironment,
ease
combine
with
geometric
characteristics,
built-in
electric
field
(BIEF)
is
expected
overcome
above
problems.
Here,
we
give
a
Review
about
very
recent
progress
BIEF
for
efficient
electrocatalysis.
First,
construction
strategies
characterization
methods
(qualitative
quantitative
analysis)
are
summarized.
Then,
up-to-date
overviews
engineering
electrocatalysis,
attention
on
electron
structure
optimization
microenvironment
modulation,
analyzed
discussed
detail.
In
end,
challenges
perspectives
proposed.
This
gives
deep
understanding
design
electrocatalysts
next-generation
storage
devices.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
52(5), С. 1723 - 1772
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023
Defective
two-dimensional
(2D)
materials
show
huge
potential
for
energy-related
fields.
This
review
overviews
the
formation/evolution
mechanisms
and
engineering
strategies
of
defects
in
2D
materials,
which
enable
enhanced
electrode
reaction
kinetics.
Energy & Environmental Science,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
15(9), С. 3603 - 3629
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2022
The
review
summarizes
the
recent
strategies
to
improve
energy
efficiency
of
CO
2
electroreduction,
a
guiding
metric
for
industrial
application
and
economic
feasibility,
with
emphasis
on
designing
remarkable
catalyst
advanced
electrolysis
system.
Energy & Environmental Science,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
16(11), С. 4714 - 4758
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023
This
review
analyzes
advanced
catalysts
and
C
2+
synthesis
mechanisms
based
on
theoretical
explorations
in
situ
/
operando
characterizations.
Triphasic
interface
optimization
is
discussed
for
the
potential
of
industry-compatible
stability.
Nature Communications,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
13(1)
Опубликована: Дек. 9, 2022
Electrochemical
CO2
reduction
to
multicarbon
products
faces
challenges
of
unsatisfactory
selectivity,
productivity,
and
long-term
stability.
Herein,
we
demonstrate
electroreduction
in
strongly
acidic
electrolyte
(pH
≤
1)
on
electrochemically
reduced
porous
Cu
nanosheets
by
combining
the
confinement
effect
cation
synergistically
modulate
local
microenvironment.
A
Faradaic
efficiency
83.7
±
1.4%
partial
current
density
0.56
0.02
cm-2,
single-pass
carbon
54.4%,
stable
electrolysis
30
h
a
flow
cell
are
demonstrated
for
aqueous
consisting
sulfuric
acid
KCl
with
pH
1.
Mechanistically,
accumulated
species
(e.g.,
K+
OH-)
Helmholtz
plane
account
selectivity
activity
toward
kinetically
reducing
proton
coverage
thermodynamically
favoring
conversion.
We
find
that
cations
facilitate
C-C
coupling
through
interaction
between
key
intermediate
*OCCO.
Advanced Materials,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
34(39)
Опубликована: Май 17, 2022
Abstract
Atomically
dispersed
metal
catalysts
have
triggered
great
interest
in
the
field
of
catalysis
owing
to
their
unique
features.
Isolated
single
or
few
atoms
can
be
anchored
on
substrates
via
chemical
bonding
space
confinement
maximize
atom
utilization
efficiency.
The
key
challenge
lies
precisely
regulating
geometric
and
electronic
structure
active
centers,
thus
significantly
influencing
catalytic
properties.
Although
several
reviews
been
published
preparation,
characterization,
application
single‐atom
(SACs),
comprehensive
understanding
SACs,
dual‐atom
(DACs),
atomic
clusters
has
never
systematically
summarized.
Here,
recent
advances
engineering
local
environments
state‐of‐the‐art
DACs,
for
enhanced
performance
are
highlighted.
Firstly,
various
synthesis
approaches
presented.
Then,
special
attention
is
focused
elucidation
terms
state
coordination
structure.
Furthermore,
a
summary
isolated
applications
thermocatalysis,
electrocatalysis,
photocatalysis
provided.
Finally,
potential
challenges
future
opportunities
this
emerging
This
review
will
pave
way
regulate
microenvironment
site
boosting
processes.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
52(6), С. 2193 - 2237
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023
Electrochemical
C–N
coupling
reaction
by
renewable
electricity
for
the
electrosynthesis
of
organonitrogen
compounds
with
abundant
CO
2
and
nitrogenous
small
molecules
as
carbon
nitrogen
sources,
respectively,
is
a
promising
sustainable
synthetic
strategy.
Chemical Reviews,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
123(17), С. 10530 - 10583
Опубликована: Авг. 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.
