Closing the carbon loop,through CO_(2)capture and utilization,is a promising route to mitigate climate change.Solar energy is a sustainable energy source which can be exploited to drive catalytic reactions for utilizi...Closing the carbon loop,through CO_(2)capture and utilization,is a promising route to mitigate climate change.Solar energy is a sustainable energy source which can be exploited to drive catalytic reactions for utilizing CO_(2),including converting the CO_(2)into useful products.Solar energy can be harnessed through a range of different pathways to valorize CO_(2).Whilst using solar energy to drive CO_(2)reduction has vast potential to promote catalytic CO_(2)conversions,the progress is limited due to the lack of understanding of property-performance relations as well as feasible material engineering approaches.Herein,we outline the various driving forces involved in photothermal CO_(2)catalysis.The heat from solar energy can be utilized to induce CO_(2)catalytic reduction reactions via the photothermal effect.Further,solar energy can act to modify reaction pathways through light-matter interactions.Light-induced chemical functions have demonstrated the ability to regulate intermediary reaction steps,and thus control the reaction selectivity.Photothermal catalyst structures and specific catalyst design strategies are discussed in this context.This review provides a comprehensive understanding of the heat-light synergy and guidance for rational photothermal catalyst design for CO_(2)utilization.展开更多
In this work,the steam reforming of acetic acid was catalyzed by Ni-based catalysts supported on ceria-zirconia of different morphological structures(nanopolyhedra,nanorods,and nanocubes).The altered shapes led to the...In this work,the steam reforming of acetic acid was catalyzed by Ni-based catalysts supported on ceria-zirconia of different morphological structures(nanopolyhedra,nanorods,and nanocubes).The altered shapes led to the variation in catalyst properties,such as the exposed planes,ease of Ni reduction/oxidation,and carbon removal,which affected its catalytic performance.Additionally,it was found that the exposed planes present in cubic{100}and rod structures({100}and{110})enhanced the formation of Ni^(0) and subsequently promoted the reforming reaction.Moreover,oxygen vacancies and mobility properties of{100}and{110}exposed planes can promote the oxidation reaction of carbon,resulting in a stable catalyst for the reforming of acetic acid.The results also showed that the type of depositing carbons was influenced by the support morphology.All the catalysts showed a100% acetic acid conversion with the 15Ni/NC-Ce Zr(cubic structure)catalyst exhibited the highest hydrogen yield.展开更多
基金supported by the Australian Research Council(ARC)under the Laureate Fellowship Scheme-FL140100081 and ARC Discovery Project DP170102410the support of Scientia Ph D Scholarship from UNSW Sydneythe support of Australia Government Research Training Program(RTP)Scholarship。
文摘Closing the carbon loop,through CO_(2)capture and utilization,is a promising route to mitigate climate change.Solar energy is a sustainable energy source which can be exploited to drive catalytic reactions for utilizing CO_(2),including converting the CO_(2)into useful products.Solar energy can be harnessed through a range of different pathways to valorize CO_(2).Whilst using solar energy to drive CO_(2)reduction has vast potential to promote catalytic CO_(2)conversions,the progress is limited due to the lack of understanding of property-performance relations as well as feasible material engineering approaches.Herein,we outline the various driving forces involved in photothermal CO_(2)catalysis.The heat from solar energy can be utilized to induce CO_(2)catalytic reduction reactions via the photothermal effect.Further,solar energy can act to modify reaction pathways through light-matter interactions.Light-induced chemical functions have demonstrated the ability to regulate intermediary reaction steps,and thus control the reaction selectivity.Photothermal catalyst structures and specific catalyst design strategies are discussed in this context.This review provides a comprehensive understanding of the heat-light synergy and guidance for rational photothermal catalyst design for CO_(2)utilization.
基金financial support from the Petroleum and Petrochemical College,Chulalongkorn University and the Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technologythe Ratchadapisek Somphot Fund for Postdoctoral Fellowship,Chulalongkorn University。
文摘In this work,the steam reforming of acetic acid was catalyzed by Ni-based catalysts supported on ceria-zirconia of different morphological structures(nanopolyhedra,nanorods,and nanocubes).The altered shapes led to the variation in catalyst properties,such as the exposed planes,ease of Ni reduction/oxidation,and carbon removal,which affected its catalytic performance.Additionally,it was found that the exposed planes present in cubic{100}and rod structures({100}and{110})enhanced the formation of Ni^(0) and subsequently promoted the reforming reaction.Moreover,oxygen vacancies and mobility properties of{100}and{110}exposed planes can promote the oxidation reaction of carbon,resulting in a stable catalyst for the reforming of acetic acid.The results also showed that the type of depositing carbons was influenced by the support morphology.All the catalysts showed a100% acetic acid conversion with the 15Ni/NC-Ce Zr(cubic structure)catalyst exhibited the highest hydrogen yield.
