scholarly journals Single-atom Cu anchored catalysts for photocatalytic renewable H2 production with a quantum efficiency of 56%

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yumin Zhang ◽  
Jianhong Zhao ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Bin Xiao ◽  
Wen Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Efficiency ◽  
H2 Production ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
Simulated Solar Light ◽  
Single Atoms ◽  
Highly Dispersed ◽  
Apparent Quantum Efficiency ◽  
Loading Amount ◽  
Excellent Stability

AbstractSingle-atom catalysts anchoring offers a desirable pathway for efficiency maximization and cost-saving for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. However, the single-atoms loading amount is always within 0.5% in most of the reported due to the agglomeration at higher loading concentrations. In this work, the highly dispersed and large loading amount (>1 wt%) of copper single-atoms were achieved on TiO2, exhibiting the H2 evolution rate of 101.7 mmol g−1 h−1 under simulated solar light irradiation, which is higher than other photocatalysts reported, in addition to the excellent stability as proved after storing 380 days. More importantly, it exhibits an apparent quantum efficiency of 56% at 365 nm, a significant breakthrough in this field. The highly dispersed and large amount of Cu single-atoms incorporation on TiO2 enables the efficient electron transfer via Cu2+-Cu+ process. The present approach paves the way to design advanced materials for remarkable photocatalytic activity and durability.

Tunable Carbon Surface from Mono- to Multi-Metallic Single Atoms

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weihong Lai ◽  
Heng Wang ◽  
Quan jiang ◽  
Zichao Yan ◽  
Hanwen Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Structural Evolution ◽  
Charge Compensation ◽  
Catalytic Reactions ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
Carbon Surface ◽  
Hydrogen Electrode ◽  
Single Atoms ◽  
Mass Activity ◽  
Co Doped

<p>Herein, we develop a non-selective charge compensation strategy to prepare multi-single-atom doped carbon (MSAC) in which a sodium p-toluenesulfonate (PTS-Na) doped polypyrrole (S-PPy) polymer is designed to anchor discretionary mixtures of multiple metal cations, including iron (Fe<sup>3+</sup>), cobalt (Co<sup>3+</sup>), ruthenium (Ru<sup>3+</sup>), palladium (Pd<sup>2+</sup>), indium (In<sup>3+</sup>), iridium (Ir<sup>2+</sup>), and platinum (Pt<sup>2+</sup>) . As illustrated in Figure 1, the carbon surface can be tuned with different level of compositional complexities, including unary Pt<sub>1</sub>@NC, binary (MSAC-2, (PtFe)<sub>1</sub>@NC), ternary (MSAC-3, (PtFeIr)<sub>1</sub>@NC), quaternary (MSAC-4, (PtFeIrRu)<sub>1</sub>@NC), quinary (MSAC-5, (PtFeIrRuCo)<sub>1</sub>@NC), senary (MSAC-6, (PtFeIrRuCoPd)<sub>1</sub>@NC), and septenary (MSAC-7, (PtFeIrRuCoPdIn)<sub>1</sub>@NC) samples. The structural evolution of carbon surface dictates the activities of both ORR and HER. The senary MSAC-6 achieves the ORR mass activity of 18.1 A·mg<sub>metal</sub><sup>-1</sup> at 0.9 V (Vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)) over 30K cycles, which is 164 times higher than that of commercial Pt/C. The quaternary MSAC-4 presented a comparable HER catalytic capability with that of Pt/C. These results indicate that the highly complexed carbon surface can enhance its ability over general electrochemical catalytic reactions. The mechanisms regarding of the ORR and HER activities of the alternated carbon surface are also theoretically and experimentally investigated in this work, showing that the synergistic effects amongst the co-doped atoms can activate or inactivate certain single-atom sites.</p>

Improving peroxymonosulfate activation by copper ion-saturated adsorbent-based single atom catalysts for the degradation of organic contaminants: electron-transfer mechanism and the key role of Cu single atoms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingwen Pan ◽  
Baoyu Gao ◽  
Pijun Duan ◽  
Kangying Guo ◽  
Muhammad Akram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Organic Contaminants ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Copper Ion ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
Electron Transfer Mechanism ◽  
Persulfate Oxidation ◽  
Single Atoms ◽  
Oxidation Technology

Nonradical pathway-based persulfate oxidation technology is considered to be a promising method for high-salinity organic wastewater treatment.

scholarly journals The Potential of Gas Switching Partial Oxidation Using Advanced Oxygen Carriers for Efficient H2 Production with Inherent CO2 Capture

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 4713
Author(s):  
Carlos Arnaiz del Pozo ◽  
Schalk Cloete ◽  
Ángel Jiménez Álvaro ◽  
Felix Donat ◽  
Shahriar Amini
Keyword(s):  
Partial Oxidation ◽  
Co2 Capture ◽  
Oxygen Carrier ◽  
H2 Production ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Oxygen Carriers ◽  
Large Power ◽  
Steam Methane ◽  
Hydrogen Supply ◽  
Energy Penalty

The hydrogen economy has received resurging interest in recent years, as more countries commit to net-zero CO2 emissions around the mid-century. “Blue” hydrogen from natural gas with CO2 capture and storage (CCS) is one promising sustainable hydrogen supply option. Although conventional CO2 capture imposes a large energy penalty, advanced process concepts using the chemical looping principle can produce blue hydrogen at efficiencies even exceeding the conventional steam methane reforming (SMR) process without CCS. One such configuration is gas switching reforming (GSR), which uses a Ni-based oxygen carrier material to catalyze the SMR reaction and efficiently supply the required process heat by combusting an off-gas fuel with integrated CO2 capture. The present study investigates the potential of advanced La-Fe-based oxygen carrier materials to further increase this advantage using a gas switching partial oxidation (GSPOX) process. These materials can overcome the equilibrium limitations facing conventional catalytic SMR and achieve direct hydrogen production using a water-splitting reaction. Results showed that the GSPOX process can achieve mild efficiency improvements relative to GSR in the range of 0.6–4.1%-points, with the upper bound only achievable by large power and H2 co-production plants employing a highly efficient power cycle. These performance gains and the avoidance of toxicity challenges posed by Ni-based oxygen carriers create a solid case for the further development of these advanced materials. If successful, results from this work indicate that GSPOX blue hydrogen plants can outperform an SMR benchmark with conventional CO2 capture by more than 10%-points, both in terms of efficiency and CO2 avoidance.

scholarly journals Highly dispersed Pt atoms and clusters on hydroxylated indium tin oxide: A view from first-principles calculations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simran Kumari ◽  
Philippe Sautet
Keyword(s):  
Heterogeneous Catalysis ◽  
Metal Atom ◽  
Tin Oxide ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
Small Cluster ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Highly Dispersed

Supported single-atom and small cluster catalysts have become highly popular in heterogeneous catalysis. These catalysts can maximize the metal atom utilization while still showcasing superior catalytic performance. One of the...

Construction of the 1D Covalent Organic Framework/2D g-C3N4 Heterojunction with High Apparent Quantum Efficiency at 500 nm

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (46) ◽  
pp. 51555-51562
Author(s):  
Yanmei Xing ◽  
Liying Yin ◽  
Yingnan Zhao ◽  
Zhilu Du ◽  
Hua-Qiao Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Efficiency ◽  
Covalent Organic Framework ◽  
Apparent Quantum Efficiency ◽  
Organic Framework

Synergy of Single Atoms Pd and Oxygen Vacancies on In2O3 for Highly Selective C1 Oxygenates Production from Methane under Visible Light

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Luo ◽  
Lei Fu ◽  
Huifen Liu ◽  
Youxun Xu ◽  
Jialiang Xing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Vacancies ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
Electron Transfer Pathway ◽  
Mild Conditions ◽  
Single Atoms ◽  
Primary Products ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Regulation Of Activity ◽  
Visible Irradiation ◽  
Dft Modelling

Abstract Methane (CH4) oxidation to high value chemicals under mild conditions through photocatalysis is a sustainable and appealing pathway, nevertheless confronting the critical issues on both conversion and selectivity. Herein, under visible irradiation (420 nm), the synergy of palladium (Pd) atom cocatalyst and oxygen vacancies (OVs) on In2O3 nanorods enabled superior photocatalytic CH4 activation by O2. The optimised catalyst reached ca. 100 µmol·h− 1 of C1 oxygenates, with a selectivity of primary products (CH3OH and CH3OOH) up to 82.5 %. Mechanism investigation elucidated that such superior photocatalysis was induced by the dedicated function of Pd single atoms and oxygen vacancies on boosting hole and electron transfer pathway, respectively. O2 was proven to be the only oxygen source for CH3OH production, while H2O acted as the promoter for efficient CH4 activation through ·OH production and facilitated product desorption as indicated by DFT modelling. This work thus provides new understandings on simultaneous regulation of activity and selectivity by the significant synergy of single atom cocatalysts and oxygen vacancies.

scholarly journals Interfacial-confined coordination to single-atom nanotherapeutics

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Limei Qin ◽  
Jie Gan ◽  
Dechao Niu ◽  
Yueqiang Cao ◽  
Xuezhi Duan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Strategy ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Efficient Energy ◽  
Coordination Strategy ◽  
Single Atoms ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Narrow Bandgap ◽  
Catalytic Sites

AbstractPursuing and developing effective methodologies to construct highly active catalytic sites to maximize the atomic and energy efficiency by material engineering are attractive. Relative to the tremendous researches of carbon-based single atom systems, the construction of bio-applicable single atom materials is still in its infancy. Herein, we propose a facile and general interfacial-confined coordination strategy to construct high-quality single-atom nanotherapeutic agent with Fe single atoms being anchored on defective carbon dots confined in a biocompatible mesoporous silica nanoreactor. Furthermore, the efficient energy conversion capability of silica-based Fe single atoms system has been demonstrated on the basis of the exogenous physical photo irradiation and endogenous biochemical reactive oxygen species stimulus in the confined mesoporous network. More importantly, the highest photothermal conversion efficiency with the mechanism of increased electron density and narrow bandgap of this single atom structure in defective carbon was proposed by the theoretical DFT calculations. The present methodology provides a scientific paradigm to design and develop versatile single atom nanotherapeutics with adjustable metal components and tune the corresponding reactions for safe and efficient tumor therapeutic strategy.

Photoinduced Synergistic Catalysis on Zn Single-Atom-Loaded Hierarchical Porous Carbon for Highly Efficient CO2 Cycloaddition Conversion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Gong ◽  
Ji Sun ◽  
Yousong Liu ◽  
Guangcheng Yang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Porous Carbon ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
Hierarchical Porous Carbon ◽  
Reaction Conditions ◽  
Synergistic Catalysis ◽  
Single Atoms ◽  
Significant Challenge ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Hierarchical Porous

The use of solar energy to drive efficient CO2 cycloaddition conversion under mild reaction conditions is highly desired but remains a significant challenge. In this communication, a Zn single-atoms-loaded N-doped...

Screening effective single-atom ORR and OER electrocatalysts from Pt decorated MXenes by first-principles calculations

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (33) ◽  
pp. 17065-17077
Author(s):  
Dongxiao Kan ◽  
Ruqian Lian ◽  
Dashuai Wang ◽  
Xilin Zhang ◽  
Jing Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
First Principles ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Single Atoms ◽  
Catalytic Performances

Pt single atoms doped on V-, Ti-, Nb-, and Cr-based MXenes presented high catalytic performances, especially the Nb- and Cr-based ones, which were promising bifunctional ORR/OER catalysts.

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