Pd/C催化剂用于CO2电化学还原生成CO:Pd载量的影响

CO₂电化学还原反应可以将CO₂转化为燃料并同时实现再生能源的有效存储. 目前纳米结构的多相催化剂已经广泛应用于此反应,其中碳负载钯纳米粒子（Pd/C）表现出优异的CO₂电化学还原性能. 本工作研究了钯载量对于Pd/C催化剂结构以及其催化CO₂还原生成CO反应活性和选择性的影响. 不同载量的Pd/C催化剂通过液相还原方法制备,钯纳米粒子均匀地分散在碳载体上,载量并没有明显改变对纳米粒子的粒径. 在优选的电解质（0.1 mol·L^-1 KHCO₃）中,CO法拉第效率与载量呈现火山型曲线关系,-0.89 V时载量为20wt%的Pd/C催化剂达到最高的CO法拉第效率(91.2%). 生成CO的几何电流密度随着钯载量的增加而增加,但CO转换频率具有相反的趋势,载量为2.5wt%的Pd/C催化剂具有最高的转换频率. 这种载量对CO₂电化学还原反应活性和选择性的影响主要由活性位的数量、反应动力学、中间物种的稳定性以及反应物、中间物种和产物的传质过程等共同决定.     

氮化铌电催化还原CO2

通过电化学的方法将CO₂转化为CO是解决资源和环境问题的经济友好的策略。在本次工作中,利用湿化学方法制备了铌/碳的前驱体,在NH₃和Ar氛围下煅烧后分别转化为Nb₄N₅/C和Nb₂O₅/C。当氮化温度达到700℃时,制备的Nb₄N₅/C表现出优异的催化活性,在CO₂饱和的0.5 mol·L^-1的NaCl溶液中,电解电位为-0.83V（RHE）时,CO的法拉第效率最高,达到57%。实验结果表明,Nb₄N₅/C的催化活性与Nb₄N₅中的N掺杂有关。     

超薄氮掺杂碳纳米片负载单原子镍用于高效电催化还原二氧化碳

将二氧化碳转化为高附加值的燃料和化学品是缓解当前能源危机和控制温室气体排放的有效策略之一,但此法受限于缺乏高活性与高选择性的电催化剂。因此,我们通过热解含镍金属有机框架结构(MOF)和二氰二胺制得负载高含量镍单原子(7.77% (w))的超薄氮掺杂二维碳纳米片用于电催化还原CO₂生成CO。研究发现高温热解能将MOF中Ni²⁺转化为Ni⁺-N-C和Ni²⁺-N-C结构,且Ni⁺-N-C含量依赖于热解温度——其含量随热解温度增加呈现火山型变化。800 ℃下,Ni²⁺到Ni⁺-N-C的转化和石墨化的C生成达到最优水平。Ni⁺-N-C结构有适宜的*CO中间体结合能,能有效地抑制析氢反应的同时还能促进CO生成。因此,800 ℃热处理制得的材料(Ni-N-C-800)催化CO₂生成CO效率最高。调节电解液浓度,能进一步优化电催化性能。当电解液(碳酸氢钾)浓度为0.5 mol·L^-1时,Ni-N-C-800的CO生成选择性在较宽电压窗口内(-0.77到-1.07 V vs. RHE)都高于90%,且具有优良的稳定性。这些结果表明,选择合适的前躯体通过调控热解温度以及氮掺杂可以有效提高镍基MOF衍生催化剂的二氧化碳电催化性能。     

氧化还原刻蚀铜表面对二氧化碳电催化还原性能的研究

大规模化石燃料的使用排放了大量的二氧化碳（CO₂）,导致环境中二氧化碳的含量急剧增加. 为了降低大气中二氧化碳的含量,以电催化的方法将二氧化碳转化为有用的化工原料和燃料是解决能源和环境问题的重要途径. 本文主要利用氧化还原刻蚀法,在铜表面形成复合纳米结构,用于二氧化碳的电催化还原反应研究. 首先,作者通过一定浓度的三氯化铁（FeCl₃）溶液与铜片的氧化还原反应,在刻蚀铜表面时形成具有立方体结构的氯化亚铜纳米材料,用于二氧化碳的电催化还原反应. 为了研究反应时间对催化性能的影响,作者通过改变反应时间（1、2、3和4 h）合成了不同结构的铜基催化剂. 研究发现,在反应3 h后,Cu-3h催化剂对二氧化碳的电催化还原具有较小的起始电压（-0.3 V vs. RHE）和较大的电流密度值,表现出了较强的还原能力. 经检测,所得到主要还原产物为一氧化碳（CO）和甲烷（CH₄）. 在-0.6 V时,二氧化碳催化还原的法拉第效率可达到60%,表明以氧化还原法刻蚀铜表面具有较好的改善二氧化碳电催化还原的能力.     

氮化钴电催化还原二氧化碳为一氧化碳

电催化还原二氧化碳是一种潜在的解决全球变暖的途径,但是仍有许多挑战. 本文报道了使用氮化钴在水溶液中电催化还原二氧化碳为一氧化碳. 通过对比不同煅烧温度及气氛合成的催化剂表明氮掺杂对催化活性的提高至关重要. 其中700-Co_5.47N/C展现了最高的催化活性,在较低的电势-0.7 V(vs. RHE)下,一氧化碳的电流密度达到9.78 mA·cm^-2. 另外,通过改变电解电压,CO/H₂ 的比例能在1:3到3:2之间调节. 91 mV·dec^-1的Tafel 斜率表明形成表面吸附的CO₂^·-中间体是CO₂表面还原的决速步骤,而氮化策略可以增加表面碱性位点的数量,从而稳定还原的中间体,提高反应效率和产物选择性.     

Molecular Modification of Single Cobalt Sites Boosts the Catalytic Activity of CO2 Electroreduction into CO

Electroreduction of CO₂ into carbonaceous fuels or industrial chemicals using renewable energy sources is an ideal way to promote global carbon recycling. Thus, it is of great importance to develop highly selective, efficient, and stable catalysts. Herein, we prepared cobalt single atoms (Co SAs) coordinated with phthalocyanine (Co SAs-Pc). The anchoring of phthalocyanine with Co sites enabled electron transfer from Co sites to CO₂ effectively via the π-conjugated system, resulting in high catalytic performance of CO₂ electroreduction into CO. During the process of CO₂ electroreduction, the Faradaic efficiency (FE) of Co SAs-Pc for CO was as high as 94.8 %. Meanwhile, the partial current density of Co SAs-Pc for CO was −11.3 mA cm⁻² at −0.8 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (vs RHE), 18.83 and 2.86 times greater than those of Co SAs (−0.60 mA cm⁻²) and commercial Co phthalocyanine (−3.95 mA cm⁻²), respectively. In an H-cell system operating at −0.8 V vs RHE over 10 h, the current density and FE for CO of Co SAs-Pc dropped by 3.2 % and 2.5 %. A mechanistic study revealed that the promoted catalytic performance of Co SAs-Pc could be attributed to the accelerated reaction kinetics and facilitated CO₂ activation.     

可见光诱导提升Pt/g-C3N4纳米片甲酸氧化性能的研究

以半导体材料类石墨氮化碳纳米片(g-C₃N₄纳米片)为载体,通过微波-多元醇法构筑了Pt/g-C₃N₄纳米片催化剂. 通过TEM、XRD、XPS、紫外-可见吸收光谱等方法对Pt/g-C₃N₄纳米片催化剂的粒径尺寸、组成、结构、光学等性质进行分析. 通过对比可见光照和暗室条件下的甲酸电氧化活性,Pt/g-C₃N₄纳米片催化剂在可见光照射下展现出良好的催化性能. 该性能的提高一方面可能是由于g-C₃N₄纳米片在可见光照射下加速了电子从Pt转移给g-C₃N₄纳米片,Pt处于“电子匮乏”状态,可削弱CO与Pt之间的化学键能,减弱CO在Pt表面的吸附能力,促进了CO的氧化,提高了催化剂抗中毒能力;另一方面,g-C₃N₄纳米片在光照条件下分离出的空穴可有效氧化甲酸分子,提高甲酸氧化活性. 因此,可见光条件下可有效提高Pt/g-C₃N₄纳米片催化剂甲酸催化氧化活性,这为直接甲酸燃料电池的发展提供了新思路.     

Cloride-derived copper electrode for efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 to ethylene

Transformation of CuCl into cubic structure of bi-phasic Cu₂O-Cu (CB-Cu) enhanced production of ethylene from electrochemical reduction of CO₂.     

太阳能驱动Ni-N掺杂多孔碳高效电催化还原CO2为CO

利用可再生能源将二氧化碳(CO2)电催化还原为有价值的化学品和燃料,不仅可缓解温室效应,而且可实现碳资源的循环利用。以蛋白胨与盐形成的凝胶为原料,经高温热解后制备了用于电还原CO2的Ni-N掺杂碳多孔催化剂。该催化剂表现出优异的电催化还原CO2为CO的性能,在电压为-0.66 V(vs.RHE)下,CO的法拉第效率为92.0%,过电位为550 mV,还原电流密度为2.5 mA·cm-2。该催化剂优异的CO2的电催化活性归因于其存在的Ni-N活性位点和高度多孔的结构。此外,利用太阳能电池产生的电能,该催化剂可持续进行CO2电催化还原为CO,为CO2的资源化利用提供了有价值的参考。     

功能化氮化碳对Pd基甲酸分解制氢催化剂性能的促进作用

负载型Pd基催化剂是最有效的甲酸分解(FAD)制氢催化剂之一,其中氮化碳载体的N含量较高,但是通常一步热解法制备的氮化碳为块状,难以有效分散表面金属纳米粒子(NPs)。 本文通过将尿素前驱体在溶剂化作用后热解得到功能化氮化碳,以此为载体,利用阴离子交换和硼氢化钠直接还原法制备了功能化氮化碳负载的Pd基催化剂(Pd/C₃N₄-F)。 通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对材料结构进行表征,并通过气体质量流量计测试了催化剂的性能。 Pd/C₃N₄-F具有优异的催化FAD制氢性能,30 ℃下的初始TOF(总转换频率)值和质量比活性分别为1824 h^-1和17.14 mol_H2/(g_Pd·h)。 对产物的气相色谱分析结果也表明没有副产物CO生成,表明催化剂具有优异的选择性。 并且随着温度的升高(30～40 ℃),催化剂性能逐渐提高。     

高活性位点密度Fe-N共掺杂碳纳米片的制备及氧还原性能

从三聚氰胺和均苯四甲酸酐单体出发, 通过熔融盐法合成了三嗪结构聚酰亚胺纳米片, 借助类石墨相氮化碳(g-C₃N₄)与铁离子的配位作用, 经高温热处理形成了高效掺杂的Fe-N/C催化剂. 研究结果表明, 该催化剂为表面粗糙的纳米片结构, 比表面积高达1794 m²/g. 通过g-C₃N₄的引入和含量的调控, 催化剂中铁元素的掺杂量最高可达1.13%(摩尔分数), 为未引入g-C₃N₄的3.3倍, 其原因可归结于g-C₃N₄配位锚定了铁离子, 其较强的配位作用可以避免高温热处理时铁元素的迁移和聚集. 该催化剂在酸性条件下氧还原反应半波电位为0.79 V, 10000周加速测试后的半波电位衰减了30 mV, 表现出较好的氧还原活性.     

Enhanced Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to CO on Ag/SnO2 by a Synergistic Effect of Morphology and Structural Defects

Silver (Ag)-based materials are considered to be promising materials for electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to produce CO, but the selectivity and efficiency of traditional polycrystalline Ag materials are insufficient; there still exists a great challenge to explore novel modified Ag based materials. Herein, a nanocomposite of Ag and SnO₂ (Ag/SnO₂) for efficient reduction of CO₂ to CO is reported. HRTEM and XRD patterns clearly demonstrated the lattice destruction of Ag and the amorphous SnO₂ in the Ag/SnO₂ nanocomposite. Electrochemical tests indicated the nanocomposite containing 15% SnO₂ possesses highest catalytic selectivity featured by a CO faradaic efficiency (FE) of 99.2% at −0.9 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (vs RHE) and FE>90% for the CO product at a wide potential range from −0.8 V to −1.4 V vs RHE. Experimental characterization and analysis showed that the high catalytic performance is attributed to not only the branched morphology of Ag/SnO₂ nanocomposites (NCs), which endows the maximum exposure of active sites, but also the special adsorption capacity of abundant defect sites in the crystal for *COOH (the key intermediate of CO formation), which improves the intrinsic activity of the catalyst. But equally important, the existed SnO₂ also plays an important role in inhibiting hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and anchoring defect sites. This work demonstrates the use of crystal defect engineering and synergy in composite to improve the efficiency of electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR).     

还原氧化石墨烯@泡沫镍载CoO纳米花电极制备及催化CO2性能

本文以氧化石墨烯包覆泡沫镍电极(GO@NF)作为基底,采用水热法在GO@NF基底上原位生长CoO纳米花,同时GO在水热过程中被同步热还原为还原氧化石墨烯(RGO),从而一步制得还原氧化石墨烯包覆泡沫镍负载CoO纳米花电极(CoO/RGO@NF)。使用XRD和SEM对CoO/RGO@NF电极进行表征,发现CoO纳米花均匀生长在泡沫镍三维网络结构上,CoO纳米花为大量针状纳米棒围绕一个中心而成的花状结构,纳米棒的长度约为10 ~ 15 μm,直径约为100 ~ 200 nm。使用循环伏安和线性扫描法测试了CoO/RGO@NF电极电催化CO₂的还原性能,在-0.76 V（vs. SHE）电位下,CoO/RGO@NF电极电催化CO₂还原的电流效率达到70.9%,产甲酸法拉第效率达到65.2%,甲酸产率为59.8 μmol·h^-1·cm^-2,且电极可持续稳定电催化还原CO₂ 4 h,表明CoO/RGO@NF电极对CO₂电还原有着优良的催化活性、选择性和稳定性。     

Oxygen-Bridged Indium-Nickel Atomic Pair as Dual-Metal Active Sites Enabling Synergistic Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Single-atom catalysts offer a promising pathway for electrochemical CO₂ conversion. However, it is still a challenge to optimize the electrochemical performance of dual-atom catalysts. Here, an atomic indium-nickel dual-sites catalyst bridged by an axial oxygen atom (O-In-N₆-Ni moiety) was anchored on nitrogenated carbon (InNi DS/NC). InNi DS/NC exhibits superior CO selectivity with Faradaic efficiency higher than 90 % over a wide potential range from −0.5 to −0.8 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (vs. RHE). Moreover, an industrial CO partial current density up to 317.2 mA cm⁻² is achieved at −1.0 V vs. RHE in a flow cell. In situ ATR-SEIRAS combined with theory calculations reveal that the synergistic effect of In-Ni dual-sites and O atom bridge not only reduces the reaction barrier for the formation of *COOH, but also retards the undesired hydrogen evolution reaction. This work provides a feasible strategy to construct dual-site catalysts towards energy conversion.     

海胆针状金纳米颗粒用于电催化二氧化碳还原

采用不加表面活性剂的种子介导生长策略合成了具有针状结构的金纳米颗粒, 其针尖处的尖端电场效应能有效富集电解质阳离子并提高二氧化碳局部浓度, 从而提高催化剂的电流密度和一氧化碳选择性, 在 -0.6 V(vs. RHE)时的法拉第效率可以达到96%. 电化学性能测试结果表明, 其高选择性不仅来源于丰富的表面缺陷, 更主要源于其独特的针状结构所带来的尖端电场效应.     

TiO_2纳米管电极上电化学还原CO_2生成CH_3OH

采用原位阳极氧化-煅烧法制备TiO_2纳米管(TiO_2NTs)电极,运用X射线衍射(XRD)、电场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、双电位阶跃测试等对制备电极进行表征,考察了其在0.1mol?L~(-1) KHCO_3水溶液中电化学还原CO_2的催化活性。结果表明TiO_2NTs电极上电化学还原CO_2的主产物为CH_3OH,CH_3OH由HCOOH和HCHO进一步还原而来。电极制备的最佳煅烧温度为450℃(TiO_2NTs-450),电解电位-0.56 V(vs RHE(可逆氢电极))时反应120 min后,生成CH_3OH的法拉第效率和分电流密度分别为85.8%和0.2 m A?cm~(-2)。与550和650℃煅烧的电极相比,TiO_2NTs-450电极具有更高的催化活性,归因于电极表面更多的三价钛活性位,有利于CO_2吸附,从而对·CO_2-起到稳定的作用,速率控制步骤转变为·CO_2-的质子化反应。     

Size-Dependent Nickel-Based Electrocatalysts for Selective CO2 Reduction

Closing the anthropogenic carbon cycle by converting CO₂ into reusable chemicals is an attractive solution to mitigate rising concentrations of CO₂ in the atmosphere. Herein, we prepared Ni metal catalysts ranging in size from single atoms to over 100 nm and distributed them across N-doped carbon substrates which were obtained from converted zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIF). The results show variance in CO₂ reduction performance with variance in Ni metal size. Ni single atoms demonstrate a superior Faradaic efficiency (FE) for CO selectivity (ca. 97 % at −0.8 V vs. RHE), while results for 4.1 nm Ni nanoparticles are slightly lower (ca. 93 %). Further increase the Ni particle size to 37.2 nm allows the H₂ evolution reaction (HER) to compete with the CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR). The FE towards CO production decreases to under 30 % and HER efficiency increase to over 70 %. These results show a size-dependent CO₂ reduction for various sizes of Ni metal catalysts.     

CeO2担载Cu纳米粒子电催化CO2还原产乙烯：CeO2不同暴露晶面对催化性能的影响

Fossil fuels are expected to be the major source of energy for the next few decades. However, combustion of nonrenewable resources leads to the release of large quantities of CO₂, the primary greenhouse gas. Notably, the concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere is increasing annually at an astounding rate. Electrochemical CO₂ reduction (ECR) to value-added fuels and chemicals using electricity from intermittent renewable energy sources is a carbon-neutral method to alleviate anthropogenic CO₂ emissions. Despite the steady progress in the selective generation of C₁ products (CO and formic acid), the production of multi-carbon species still suffers from low selectivity and efficiency. As an ECR product, ethylene (C₂H₄) has a higher energy density than do C₁ species and is an important industrial feedstock in high demand. However, the conversion of CO₂ to C₂H₄ is plagued by low productivity and large overpotential, in addition to the severe competing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) during the ECR. To address these issues, the design and development of advanced electrocatalysts are critical. Here, we demonstrate fine-tuning of ECR to C₂H₄ by taking advantage of the prominent interaction of Cu with shape-controlled CeO₂ nanocrystals, that is, cubes, rods, and octahedra predominantly covered with (100), (110), and (111) surfaces, respectively. We found that the selectivity and activity of the ECR depended strongly on the exposed crystal facets of CeO₂. The overall ECR Faradaic efficiency (FE) over Cu/CeO₂(110) (FE ≈ 56.7%) surpassed that of both Cu/CeO₂(100) (FE ≈ 51.5%) and Cu/CeO₂(111) (FE ≈ 48.4%) in 0.1 mol·L^-1 KHCO₃ solutions with an H-type cell. This was in stark contrast to the exclusive occurrence of the HER over pure carbon paper, CeO₂(100), CeO₂(110), and CeO₂(111). In particular, the FE toward C₂H₄ formation and the partial current density increased in the sequence Cu/CeO₂(111) < Cu/CeO₂(100) < Cu/CeO₂(110) within applied bias potentials from -1.00 to -1.15 V (vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode), reaching 39.1% over Cu/CeO₂(110) at a mild overpotential (1.13 V). The corresponding values for Cu/CeO₂(100) and Cu/CeO₂(111) were FE_C2H4 ≈ 31.8% and FE_C2H4 ≈ 29.6%, respectively. The C₂H₄ selectivity was comparable to that of many reported Cu-based electrocatalysts at similar overpotentials. Furthermore, the FE for C₂H₄ remained stable even after 6 h of continuous electrolysis. The superior ECR activity of Cu/CeO₂(110) to yield C₂H₄ was attributed to the metastable (110) surface, which not only promoted the effective adsorption of CO₂ but also remarkably stabilized Cu⁺, thereby boosting the ECR to produce C₂H₄. This work offers an alternative strategy to enhance the ECR efficiency by crystal facet engineering.     

钯基纳米材料电化学还原二氧化碳研究进展

电化学二氧化碳还原是利用电能驱动将CO_2高效转化为小分子碳基燃料的新方法,被认为是目前最具应用潜力的碳资源转化技术之一。然而,CO_2还原反应仍面临着诸多挑战,如反应过电位高,产物选择性低以及析氢反应的竞争等。因此,开发高效的电催化剂是发展CO_2还原技术的核心关键。近年来,Pd基材料在CO_2还原反应中表现出独特的催化性能优势:它不仅可以在接近平衡电位下高选择性地还原CO_2生成甲酸/甲酸盐,还能够在一定的负电位区间高效地还原CO_2生成CO。尽管如此,Pd基材料目前仍存在着成本较高、活性不理想以及稳定性差等问题,严重制约了其进一步应用与发展。对此,本文首先简单介绍了CO_2RR的基本原理,并综述了近年来Pd基催化剂电还原CO_2的应用研究及发展现状。重点探讨了尺寸效应、形貌效应、合金效应、核壳效应及载体效应等对Pd基催化剂性能的影响。最后针对这类材料的问题挑战及其未来发展方向进行了探讨与展望。     

单层含氧缺陷δ-MnO2用于二氧化碳还原

电催化还原二氧化碳成多碳燃料一直是研究的热点. 而找到活性高,选择性优,稳定性好的催化剂一直是研究者们奋斗的目标. 二氧化锰因其独特的物理和化学性质被广泛的应用于电催化领域,而缺陷的调控可以改变催化剂的电子性质,在此次工作中作者系统地研究了在有氧缺陷和没有氧缺陷的二维二氧化锰上的电催化二氧化碳还原反应. 通过利用自旋极化密度泛函理论,作者分别计算了他们的电子性质和分子在吸附过程中的能量值. 结果显示,缺陷的引入改变了二氧化锰的特性,使其从半导体性质变为半金属性质,从而提高催化剂的导电性. 同时,分析能量图也很容易发现对应产品的选择性也发生了变化. 二氧化锰有利于甲酸的产生,而氧缺陷的二氧化锰更有利于一氧化碳的生成. 本研究将为二氧化碳还原的其他非贵金属氧化物催化剂的结构设计和优化提供一定的指导.