Carbonized Yolk-shell Metal-Organic Frameworks for Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 into Ethylene

With the excessive consumption of fossil fuels and the massive emission of CO₂, it has led to a series of environmental crises posing a serious threat to sustainable development. Electrochemical CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR) to ethylene helps solve these serious environmental crises. Herein, we report the synthesis of a copper-based electrocatalyst by pyrolysis of yolk-shell structured HKUST-1 with partial substitution of trimesic acid by benzimidazole(nitrogen source). The electrocatalyst exhibits an ethylene Faradic efficiency(FE) of 25.8% and a partial ethylene current density of 23.7 mA/cm², in addition, the electrocatalyst can maintain stable performance during 10 h of electrolysis, which are all better than those of the electrocatalyst without nitrogen dopant. According to electrochemical measurements and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS), we propose that the nitrogen dopant plays an effective role in stabilizing Cu(I) species and promoting CO₂ molecules activation, as well as suppressing the reduction of Cu(I) species during electrolysis. Eventually, the performance of the electrocatalyst toward CO₂RR is studied in a flow cell. This work provides a new route for the design of Cu-based electrocatalyst toward electrochemical CO₂ conversion into ethylene.     

用于电化学水氧化的铁、镍、钴金属及其二元金属纳米颗粒比较研究

从环境兼容角度来设计应用于氧析出反应的电催化剂是否有效、耐用和廉价对能源转化过程至关重要. 本文报告了一种快速制备低成本、原料丰富的金属催化剂制备方法。通过一步电化学沉积法在钛金属基材上制备了铁、镍、钴金属及其钴镍、钴铁二元金属纳米颗粒. 采用场发射电子显微镜 (FE-SEM), 能量散射X-射线能谱 (EDX), X-射线衍射光谱 (XRD), X-射线光电子能谱 (XPS)和电化学技术对制备的不同纳米颗粒进行了表征. 电化学结果显示,在合成的五种钛基金属纳米催化剂中, 钛基上沉积钴金属纳米颗粒(Ti/Co)电极在0.l mol·L^-1氢氧化钾溶液中氧析出反应的电催化活性最好,0.70 V(相对于银/氯化银电极)的电流密度为10.0 mA·cm^-2. 经优化后Ti/Co电极的过电位(η)很小,当电流密度为10.0 mA·cm^-2时η为0.43 V,质量活性高达105.7 A·g^-1,逆转频率(TOF)值为1.63×10^-3 s^-1, 这些与当前最好的碳载铂(Pt/C)和氧化钌(RuO₂)电催化剂的性能相当. 此外,通过计时电位技术对优化后Ti/Co电极的耐久性进行了测试, 发现该电极在碱性溶液中氧析出反应的稳定性良好. 本工作制备的钛金属基材上电化学沉积金属钴纳米颗粒具有高催化活性、高稳定性、原料来源丰富、廉价且易于大规模生产,在工业化水分解领域具有潜在的应用前景.     

Preparation of nanostructured Co–Mo alloy electrodes and investigation of their electrocatalytic activity for hydrazine oxidation in alkaline medium

Cobalt and cobalt–molybdenum alloy electrodes are prepared by galvanic deposition on copper substrates. In this paper, we report a study on the influence of alloying cobalt with molybdenum for the oxidation of hydrazine in 1 M NaOH aqueous solutions. The electrocatalytic properties of the electrodes are studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronoamperometry (CA), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDS,) and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) analysis demonstrate that the structural features and compositions of the as‐prepared Co–Mo coatings vary with the deposition conditions. Electrochemical characterization indicates that the electrochemical properties and the electrocatalytic activity of the investigated alloys were strongly dependent on the microstructural features obtained under different deposition conditions. The overall experimental data indicate that alloying cobalt with molybdenum metal leads to an increase of the electrocatalytic activity in hydrazine electroxidation compared to when using the pure cobalt electrode. High catalytic efficiencies were achieved on Co/25 at.% Mo and Co/33 at.% Mo electrodes, the latter being the best electrocatalyst for hydrazine electroxidation.     

Ce-Doped Ordered Mesoporous Cobalt Ferrite Phosphides as Robust Catalysts for Water Oxidation

Controllable synthesis and rational design of ordered nanostructures are crucial for their renewable energy applications. In this work, a mesoporous CoP/Fe₂P doped with 5 % Ce by a simple nanocasting method is designed as a superior electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The well-designed composite delivers an efficient electrocatalytic activity with a low overpotential of 250 mV at 10 mA cm⁻² and excellent long-term stability with no degradation after 10 h of electrochemical OER test, superior to that of the state-of-the-art RuO₂ electrocatalyst in alkaline electrolyte. A comprehensive analysis demonstrates that the outstanding OER performance is due to the desirable combination of the highly exposed active centers in the Ce-doped bimetallic phosphides, efficient mass transfer, and effective electron conduction owing to the hierarchically mesoporous hybridization. Furthermore, the synergistic effect between Ce and CoP/Fe₂P accelerates the migration rate of electrons/ions and increases the electrochemical active area. This excellent OER performance observed by Ce doping of CoP/Fe₂P makes them possible candidates toward OER in alkaline electrolytes.     

Catalytic activity and electrochemical properties of Cu(II)-Schiff base complex encapsulated in the nanocavities of zeolite-Y for oxidation of olefins and sulfides

Copper(II) complex of a Schiff base ligand (H₂L) was synthesized, characterized, and encapsulated in the cavities of zeolite-Y by a fixed ligand method. The zeolite encapsulated metal complex (CuL-Y) was characterized using FT-IR, UV–Vis and atomic absorption spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy images (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET). The catalytic activity and electrochemical behavior of the encapsulated complex has been studied in the oxidation of a wide range of sulfides and olefins using H₂O₂ in ethanol. This heterogeneous catalytic system shows a dramatic increase in total turnover number (46,500) for oxidation of styrene. It could be readily reused for at least eight successive times without discernible activity and selectivity deterioration, which displays potential for practical applications.     

“卡房”结构LDHs负载Pt纳米催化剂用于乙醇电催化氧化

乙醇电催化氧化是直接乙醇燃料电池(DEFCs)的核心反应,而DEFCs的阳极电催化剂是提升乙醇转化效率的关键。Pt作为最稳定、最有效的催化剂之一,仍面临着成本高、容易被乙醇氧化产生的中间产物毒化等问题。选择合适的载体实现Pt的高度、均匀、稳定分散,不仅可以提高其抗中毒能力和催化活性,而且还可以减少Pt用量降低成本。本文采用两步电化学沉积法合成了层状双金属氢氧化物(LDHs)纳米阵列负载Pt纳米催化剂(Pt/LDHs/NF),具有“卡房”结构的LDHs增强了Pt纳米粒子的分散,有助于实现高效的乙醇电催化氧化性能。制备的Pt/NiFe-LDH/NF在碱性环境下对乙醇表现出最优的电催化氧化活性,峰值电流密度达到171.99mA·cm^-2。这可为今后设计和制备均匀、稳定分散的Pt基催化剂用于乙醇电催化氧化提供借鉴。     

Hydrothermal preparation and electrochemical sensing properties of TiO(2)-graphene nanocomposite

A facile hydrothermal method has been developed and shown to be effective for the preparation of TiO(2)-graphene nanocomposite. The as-prepared nanocomposite was characterized using FT-IR spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The TiO(2)-graphene modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) exhibited remarkable electron transfer kinetics and electrocatalytic activity toward the oxidation of dopamine (DA). Furthermore, the oxidation of common interfering agent such as ascorbic acid (AA) was significantly suppressed at this modified electrode, which resulted in good selectivity and sensitivity for electrochemical sensing of DA. These results demonstrate that the TiO(2)-graphene hybrid material has promising potential applications in electrochemical sensors and biosensors design.     

Neutral red as electron transfer mediator: enhanced electrocatalytic activity of platinum catalyst for methanol electro-oxidation

Organic molecule neutral red (NR), as electron transfer mediator, was introduced in the anodic electrocatalyst system for methanol oxidation and the resulting electrode was investigated by cyclic voltammetry, polarization method, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. For the same loading mass of platinum catalyst, 1.25 times larger exchange current density, 1.83 times higher specific activity, and better long-term cycle stability can be obtained at Pt/NR/graphite electrode, as compared to the electrode without NR. These results indicate that neutral red plays an important role on the enhanced electrocatalytic activity of platinum catalyst for methanol oxidation.     

大孔炭载Pd催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能

用X射线能量色散谱(EDS)、X射线衍射(XRD)谱、拉曼光谱和电化学技术研究和比较了直接甲酸燃料电池(DFAFC)中Vulcan XC-72炭黑载Pd (Pd/XC)和大孔炭载Pd (Pd/MC)催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能. 循环伏安曲线测量表明甲酸在Pd/XC和Pd/MC催化剂电极上主要氧化峰的峰电位基本相同, 在0.15 V左右, 但在Pd/MC催化剂电极上的峰电流密度比在Pd/XC催化剂上的大30%左右. 计时电流曲线测量表明, 在6000 s时, 在Pd/MC催化剂电极上的峰电流密度比在Pd/XC催化剂上的大38%左右, 这些结果说明Pd/MC催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化活性和稳定性要好于Pd/XC催化剂. 由于Pd/MC和Pd/XC催化剂的Pd粒子平均粒径和相对结晶度相似, 因此, Pd/MC催化剂电催化性能好的原因只能归结于MC大的孔径和高的石墨化程度引起的高电导率.     

Selective oxidation of alcohols over copper zirconium phosphate

The catalytic activity of copper zirconium phosphate (ZPCu) in the selective oxidation of alcohols to their corresponding ketones or aldehydes, using H₂O₂ as an oxidizing agent, was studied. The oxidation reaction was performed without any organic solvent, phase-transfer catalyst, or additive. Steric factors associated with the substrates influenced the reaction. The catalyst was characterized using X-ray diffraction, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. It was shown that the interlayer distance increased from 0.74 to 0.80 nm and the crystallinity was reduced after Cu²⁺ intercalation into the layers. This catalyst can be recovered and reused three times without significant loss of activity and selectivity.     

聚乙二醇稳定的RuB非晶态纳米催化剂对吡啶及其衍生物加氢反应

制备了聚乙二醇(PEG)稳定的RuB非晶态纳米催化剂, 采用X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和透射电镜(TEM)对催化剂进行表征. 结果表明, RuB以高分散态存在, 其平均粒径为2.4 nm. 该催化剂体系对吡啶及其衍生物显示了优异的催化活性和选择性. 在100 ℃、氢气压力3.0 MPa, 催化剂与底物的摩尔比为1/670的条件下, 反应60 min, 催化吡啶加氢的转化率大于99.0%, 生成哌啶的选择性为100%. 对含不同取代基的底物的加氢反应活性顺序如下: 2-甲基吡啶>2,6-二甲基吡啶>吡啶.     

红毛丹状磷化钴@钼钴氧空心微米小球用于碱性电催化析氢（英文）

氢气因其能量密度高、零排放和可再生的特点被广泛认为是最有前景的能源.电解水是一种产生高纯氢气的有效途径.目前,高性能的促进水电解的催化剂主要是贵金属材料,例如贵金属铂.然而,高成本大大阻碍了贵金属材料在电催化水分解中的广泛应用.因此,我们致力于研究具有高活性的非贵金属催化剂.因为电催化水分解析氢反应更容易发生在质子浓度高的条件下,所以研究碱性条件下催化析氢比研究酸性条件下催化析氢更具挑战性.在工业应用中,酸性电解质溶液对仪器设备的腐蚀性比碱性溶液更大,因此研究应用在碱性溶液中的析氢催化剂更有发展前景.过渡金属磷化物被广泛地研究作为高性能析氢电催化剂,然而过渡金属磷化物作为析氢催化剂的稳定性通常不是很好.我们通过钼元素的引入,提高过渡金属磷化物作为析氢催化剂的稳定性.电化学催化效率同样受到材料形貌和导电性的影响.大的比表面积有利于暴露更多的活性位点,使活性位点与电解质溶液的接触更加充分,有利于催化剂和溶液之间的传质.据报道,金属磷化物具有良好的导电性是由于磷化物中存在金属-金属键.所以合成具有大比表面积形貌的过渡金属磷化物材料能够满足析氢电催化剂对比表面积和导电性的两个需求.界面效应是调节催化剂性能的一个有效方法.析氢催化剂常常存在吸附质子能力过强或过弱、稳定性不好等问题.这些问题可以通过界面效应来解决.本文通过形成磷化估和钼钴氧的界面来调节改善磷化钴表面原来的电子密度,以达到理想的氢吸附自由能;同时此界面效应还能起到稳定催化剂性能的作用.本文首先采用水热法合成了红毛丹状钼钴氧空心微米小球前驱体.在钼酸根离子的引导下,利用奥斯特瓦尔德熟化原理一步实现了红毛丹状空心结构.前驱体再以次亚磷酸钠为磷源进行气相磷化,得到产物红毛丹状磷化钴@钼钴氧空心微米小球.通过扫描电镜和透射电镜对其红毛丹状空心结构进行了表征.利用X射线衍射和X射线光电子能谱等手段表征了材料的物相组成和价态分布.电化学测试均使用电化学工作站完成.该材料在碱性电解质溶液中展现了极好的电化学催化析氢性能,在电流密度为10 mA cm^-2时对应的析氢过电位仅为62 mV.在1 MKOH溶液中10 mA cm^-2电流密度下测试55 h,过电位仅增大约17 mV,显示了非常强的碱性析氢稳定性.得益于磷化钴和钼钴氧之间的界面效应,以及特殊的三维空心结构,红毛丹状磷化钴@钼钴氧空心微米小球表现出优异的析氢催化性能和稳定性.     

A novel approach for lignin modification and degradation

We report on a novel approach, the integration of the photochemical and electrochemical oxidation, for the modification and degradation of kraft lignin, where the Ta₂O₅–IrO₂ thin film was used as the electrocatalyst and the TiO₂ nanotube arrays were used as the photocatalyst. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to characterize the fabricated catalysts. A UV–Vis spectroscopy was used to monitor the processes of the photochemical and/or electrochemical degradation of lignin. The modified lignin was characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, while the intermediates produced during the photoelectrochemical process were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Our study has demonstrated that the innovative approach described in this communication provides a promising and energy efficient, environmentally friendly method for lignin modification and degradation.     

氧化铜修饰羟基磷灰石负载金对醇类需氧氧化的双金属协同催化

采用均匀沉积-沉淀法制备了氧化铜修饰羟基磷灰石负载金催化剂(Au/CuO-HAP),并用原子吸收光谱、N2吸附脱附、X射线粉末衍射、透射电镜和X射线光电子能谱等方法对催化剂结构和形貌进行了表征.考察了催化剂对醇类液相需氧氧化的催化性能.与单金属Au/HAP或CuO-HAP相比较,双金属Au/CuO-HAP对苯甲醇氧化的催化活性和苯甲醛的选择性有显著提高,120 oC反应1.5 h,苯甲醇的转化率和苯甲醛的选择性分别达到99.7%和98.4%.在Au/CuO-HAP的催化下,其它类型的芳香醇均可高选择性转化为相应的醛或酮. Au/CuO-HAP催化剂有很好的稳定性和可回收性,4次回收后,其催化活性没有明显变化.     

Novel Ni−Fe-oxide systems for catalytic oxidation of cyanide in an aqueous phase

Catalytic activity of mixed Ni?Fe oxide systems with respect to air oxidation of aqueous cyanide solution at 308 K was investigated. The catalysts employed were prepared by an oxidation-precipitation method at room temperature and were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Mössbauer spectroscopy, and chemical analysis. The cyanide oxidation rate was found to be dependent on the catalyst's calcination temperature, pH of the medium, and catalyst loading. Results revealed that the catalyst calcined at 120°C is the most active where up to 90% of free cyanide (4 mM) was removed after oxidation for 30 minutes in the presence of 2.5 g/L catalyst at pH 9.5. The cyanide conversion becomes less favorable as the pH of the solution increases (with other constant parameters). The selectivity data showed that carbon dioxide is the main oxidation product, regardless of pH of the solution.     

疏水性Cosalen/SBA-15的制备及在甲苯选择性氧化中的应用

以介孔分子筛SBA-15为载体, 先采用γ-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷(APTES)进行氨基硅烷化修饰, 然后经甲基三乙氧基硅烷(MTES)疏水修饰后固载双水杨醛缩乙二胺合钴配合物(Cosalen). 采用傅里叶变换红外光谱、 紫外-可见漫反射光谱、 X射线光电子能谱、 元素分析、 等离子体发射光谱、 X射线衍射和氮气物理吸附等手段对制备的固载型催化剂Cosalen/SBA-15进行了物相结构和修饰程度的表征, 并考察了样品对甲苯、 苯甲醛和苯甲醇的吸附性能及在甲苯液相氧化反应中的催化性能. 结果表明, 固载型催化剂Cosalen/SBA-15的介孔结构和孔道有序性保持良好, Cosalen通过与氨基配位固载在修饰后的载体SBA-15上, 且高度分散, 氨基硅烷化和甲基修饰明显增强了其表面疏水性能, 对苯甲醛和苯甲醇的吸附量降低. 疏水性Cosalen/SBA-15协同N-羟基邻苯二甲酰亚胺(NHPI)催化甲苯液相分子氧氧化反应, 无溶剂体系在130 ℃下反应2 h, 甲苯转化率达到16.0%, 产物中苯甲醛和苯甲醇的总选择性为32.0%, 在一定程度上抑制了极性产物深度氧化为苯甲酸. 高温不利于苯甲醛和苯甲醇选择性的提高, 降低温度至110 ℃, 甲苯转化率达到12.9%时, 苯甲醛和苯甲醇的总选择性提高到43.9%.     

Phase-mediated cobalt phosphide with unique core-shell architecture serving as efficient and bifunctional electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution and oxygen reduction reaction

Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) have been considered as two critical processes in the field of electrocatalytic water-splitting for hydrogen production and fuel cells. However, the sluggish reaction kinetics of HER and ORR required efficient electrocatalyst such as Pt to promote such process. Transition metal phosphides (TMPs) exhibit great potential to replace noble metal electrocatalysts to accelerate HER and ORR due to their high activity and easy availability. Herein, a highly-efficient bifunctional CoP electrocatalyst for HER and ORR, featuring a unique core-shell structure decorated on nitrogen-doped carbon matrix was designed and constructed via etching a cobalt-based zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-67) with phytic acid (PA) followed by pyrolysis treatment (PA-ZIF-67–900). Experimental results revealed that the pure-phase single-crystalline CoP exhibited outstanding electrocatalytic performance in HER and ORR, superior to Co(PO₃)₂ in PA-ZIF-67–700, hybrid phase of Co(PO₃)₂ and CoP in PA-ZIF-67–800 and Co₂P-doped CoP in PA-ZIF-67–1000. To reach the current density of 10 mA/cm² the as-synthesized CoP required an overpotential of 120 mV for HER in 1 mol/L KOH and half-wave potential of 0.85 V in O₂-saturated 0.1 mol/L KOH. This work present new clue for construction of efficient and bifunctional electrocatalyst in the field of energy conversion and storage     

酸处理的碳作为阳极电催化剂用于直接抗坏血酸碱性膜燃料电池

为改善电催化活性和亲水性,作者对商业碳黑（BP2000）进行了酸处理,获得了酸处理碳（ATC）. 通过X光电子能谱、红外光谱、热重和接触角测试的表征方法证明了酸处理在碳表面产生了丰富的含氧基团. 本文首次利用紫外可见光谱测试了碱性条件抗坏血酸（AA）在空气中的化学氧化活化能,结果为37.1 kJ·mol^-1. 另外,利用交流阻抗谱对碱性条件下ATC作为电催化剂时AA的氧化反应的活化能进行了评价. 碱性条件下,AA在单电池中有无ATC电催化剂层条件下的活化能分别为26.5和34.5 kJ·mol^-1,活化能的降低表明ATC是一种有效的阳极电催化剂. 作者将ATC应用于直接碱性膜AA燃料电池（DAAFCs）作为阳极电催化剂,并且对DAAFC中一系列参数进行了优化,包括催化剂在膜（CCM）或气体扩散层（CDM）上的喷涂方法、阳极电催化剂的载量、阳极电催化剂中碱性聚合物的比例. 结果表明,采用CCM的膜电极制备方法、0.5 mg·cm^-2的ATC载量、25wt%的碱性聚合物添加比例时,DAAFCs单池的功率密度可达18.5 mW·cm^-2,远高于使用商品PtRu/C（5 mW·cm^-2）做阳极电催化剂的单池. 在寿命测试中,使用溶解于1 mol·L^-1 NaOH水溶液中的 0.5 mol·L^-1 AA作为燃料（流速15 mL·min^-1）,DAAFCs单池的功率密度可以在25 min内维持在4 mW·cm^-2以上（75 °C）.     

反应pH值对微波法合成的Mo修饰的Pt/C催化剂结构和乙醇电氧化催化性能的影响

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