Cost-Effective 2D Ultrathin Metal-Organic Layers with Bis-Metallic Catalytic Sites for Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

As novel generated 2D materials, metal-organic layers (MOLs) have recently emerged as a potential platform for photocatalytic CO₂ reduction reaction (PCO₂RR). Such 2D structures negate the blemish of low-density catalytic sites and low electron transmission efficiency on the surface of metal organic frameworks (MOFs), while retaining the advantage of low expenditure when using earth-abundant metal nodes and meritorious applicability in the PCO₂RR. Herein, it is reported that the 2D ultrathin layer material with bis-metallic catalytic sites (Ni−O metal node and the Ni−N metal site) from bidentate ligand 2,2’-bipyridine-5,5’-dicarboxylate (H₂bpydc) and nickel(II) remarkably boosts the visible light-driven PCO₂RR performance with a CO yield of 2400 mmol g⁻¹ for 18 h and a selectivity up to 99 %. Consequently, the effects of morphology, catalytic sites and intrinsic properties on PCO₂RR efficiency have been investigated in detail. In this context, the ultrathin layer structure has been elucidated as the key point to facilitate electron transfer efficiency. Notably, the bis-metallic catalytic sites with reasonable distance between two adjacent metals presumably induce synergistic effect and offer a guiding ideology for further designing high performance photocatalysts.     

可见光下Fe~（3＋）掺杂对K2La2Ti3O（10）分解水制氢性能的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了Fe3+掺杂的Fe-K2La2Ti3O10.光催化剂,并通过X射线衍射(XRD)、紫外-可见漫反射(DRS)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等技术对其进行了表征和分析,考察了不同掺杂量对K2La2Ti3O10的性质及光催化分解水制氢活性的影响.结果表明,Fe-K2La2Ti3O10.在400-650 nm范围内显示强吸收,光谱响应扩展到可见光区(λ>400 nm),掺杂Fe3+后,K2La2Ti3O10.的可见光区的光催化制氢活性显著提高,掺杂量为nPe/nn=0.04时活性最佳,当催化剂用量为0.1 g,反应液为CH3OH(30 mL)+H2O(90 mL)时,产氢量达到1.92 μmol·h-1,为未掺杂时的4倍.     

Ag/N-TiO2/SBA-15光催化剂的制备及其可见光催化还原CO2

以钛酸四正丁酯(TB),羧基改性的SBA-15 (COOH/SBA-15),尿素和AgNO3为原料,利用溶剂热及焙烧处理制得Ag/N-TiO₂/SBA-15催化剂. 采用X 射线衍射(XRD),低温N2吸脱附,X 射线光电子能谱(XPS),紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-vis DRS),荧光(PL)光谱,电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱(ICP)和元素分析(EA)等表征. 结果显示：Ag/N-TiO₂/SBA-15样品具有介孔结构,TiO₂以单一的锐钛矿晶型均匀的分散在载体表面,Ag以单质形态沉积在TiO₂表面,N则掺入到TiO₂晶格中,并以取代N(O-Ti-N)和间隙N(Ti-O-N)两种方式共存. Ag/N-TiO₂/SBA-15催化剂中单质Ag既可以捕获光生电子提高量子效率,又促进了TiO₂对可见光的吸收. N掺杂拓宽了TiO₂吸收光谱的吸收范围,并且适量的N掺杂有助于光生电荷的分离,提高了光催化效率. 以光催化还原CO₂为探针反应,考察了催化剂在可见光下的催化活性. 结果表明：Ag/N-TiO₂/SBA-15系列催化剂均表现出了可见光催化还原CO₂性能,发现当Ag的质量分数为2%,N与Ti的物质的量比为3时,催化剂光催化活性最佳,产物甲醇产量高达45.7 μmol·g^-1·h^-1.     

Site‐Selected Doping of Upconversion Luminescent Er3+ into SrTiO3 for Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalytic H2 or O2 Evolution

A series of upconversion luminescent erbium‐doped SrTiO₃ (ABO₃‐type) photocatalysts with different initial molar ratios of Sr/Ti have been prepared by a facile polymerized complex method. Er³⁺ ions, which were gradually transferred from the A to the B site with increasing Sr/Ti, enabled the absorption of visible light and the generation of high‐energy excited states populated by upconversion processes. The local internal fields arising from the dipole moments of the distorted BO₆ octahedra promoted energy transfer from the high‐energy excited states of Er³⁺ with B‐site occupancy to the host SrTiO₃ and thus enhanced the band‐to‐band transition of the host SrTiO₃. Consequently, the erbium‐doped SrTiO₃ species with B‐site occupancy showed higher photocatalytic activity than those with A‐site occupancy for visible‐light‐driven H₂ or O₂ evolution in the presence of the corresponding sacrificial reagents. The results generally suggest that the introduction of upconversion luminescent agents into host semiconductors is a promising approach to simultaneously harnessing low‐energy photons and maintaining redox ability for photocatalytic H₂ and O₂ evolution and that the site occupancy of doped elements in ABO₃‐type perovskite oxides greatly determines the photocatalytic activity.     

三元Ho3+-TiO2/Bi等离子体复合纤维制备及其可见光催化产氢性能

以电纺Ho³⁺-TiO₂纳米纤维为基质,葡萄糖酸钠为还原剂,采用水热法制备Ho³⁺-TiO₂/Bi等离子体复合纤维光催化剂。 利用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)和瞬时光电流(IP)等分析测试手段对样品的物相、形貌和光电性能等进行表征。 以三乙醇胺为电子给体,研究了Ho³⁺-TiO₂/Bi光催化分解水产氢的反应过程。 结果表明:在水热过程中,Bi³⁺被葡萄糖酸钠还原成单质Bi纳米颗粒,复合在Ho³⁺-TiO₂纳米纤维表面形成肖特基结。 金属Bi通过局域表面等离子体共振效应结合稀土元素丰富的能级结构和4f电子跃迁特性,对TiO₂进行双重修饰改性,有效提高了TiO₂的光催化活性和稳定性,可见光下产氢速率最大为43.6 μmol/(g·h)。     

氮铋共掺杂TiO2的合成及其可见光催化性能研究

以纳米管钛酸为钛的前驱体,Bi(NO₃)₃·5H₂O为N源和Bi源,采用水热法制备了N、Bi共掺杂的TiO₂;并以甲基橙为目标降解物考察了所制备样品的可见光催化性能(λ≥420 nm).利用XRD、XPS、UV-Vis DRS、TEM等技术对不同条件下制备的产物进行了表征.结果表明,所得样品主要为锐钛矿型,粒径20 nm左右,掺杂的Bi主要以Bi₂O₃和BiONO₃两种形式存在.N元素除了以NO₃^-的形式存在于BiONO₃中,还有少量N以间隙氮掺杂于TiO₂中形成Ti-O-N键.N、Bi共掺杂的TiO₂在可见光下表现出了优越的光催化性能,其中水热温度为130 ℃,Bi/Ti摩尔比为1%时,催化活性最高.催化活性的提高源于N和Bi的掺杂增加了样品对可见光的利用效率,降低了光生电子空穴的复合速率.     

Improving the Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to CO through Immobilisation of a Molecular Re Catalyst on TiO2

The photocatalytic activity of phosphonated Re complexes, [Re(2,2′‐bipyridine‐4,4′‐bisphosphonic acid) (CO)₃(L)] (ReP; L=3‐picoline or bromide) immobilised on TiO₂ nanoparticles is reported. The heterogenised Re catalyst on the semiconductor, ReP–TiO₂ hybrid, displays an improvement in CO₂ reduction photocatalysis. A high turnover number (TON) of 48 mol_CO mol_Re^?1 is observed in DMF with the electron donor triethanolamine at λ>420 nm. ReP–TiO₂ compares favourably to previously reported homogeneous systems and is the highest TON reported to date for a CO₂‐reducing Re photocatalyst under visible light irradiation. Photocatalytic CO₂ reduction is even observed with ReP–TiO₂ at wavelengths of λ>495 nm. Infrared and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopies confirm that an intact ReP catalyst is present on the TiO₂ surface before and during catalysis. Transient absorption spectroscopy suggests that the high activity upon heterogenisation is due to an increase in the lifetime of the immobilised anionic Re intermediate (t_{50 %}>1 s for ReP–TiO₂ compared with t_{50 %}=60 ms for ReP in solution) and immobilisation might also reduce the formation of inactive Re dimers. This study demonstrates that the activity of a homogeneous photocatalyst can be improved through immobilisation on a metal oxide surface by favourably modifying its photochemical kinetics.     

La_xSr_(1-x)FeO_3催化剂的制备及其催化还原SO_2性能的研究

采用柠檬酸配合溶胶凝胶法制备了不同La、Sr比例的La_xSr_(1-x)FeO_3催化剂样品,通过X射线衍射(XRD)、比表面积测定(BET)、CO-程序升温还原(CO-TPR)、SO2-程序升温脱附(SO2-TPD)、O2-程序升温脱附(O2-TPD)的方法对催化剂的结构和物理化学性质进行了表征.综合表征结果分析,通过柠檬酸配合法成功制得了具有典型钙钛矿结构的LaxSr1-xFe O3系列复合氧化物;在La Fe O3的结构中A位(La)掺杂替换少量的Sr,可以增大催化剂的比表面积、提高氧化物结构中氧空位的数量、促进反应气体在催化剂中完成反应,大大提升了SO2的催化还原转化效率.实验结果表明,当x为0.8时,CO催化还原SO2的转化率最高,在空速为24 000 m L/(g·h),温度600℃时,转化率达到95%,取得了良好的催化效果.     

Visible Light Activation of Boronic Esters Enables Efficient Photoredox C(sp2)–C(sp3) Cross‐Couplings in Flow

We report herein a new method for the photoredox activation of boronic esters. Using these reagents, an efficient and high‐throughput continuous flow process was developed to perform a dual iridium‐ and nickel‐catalyzed C(sp²)–C(sp³) coupling by circumventing solubility issues associated with potassium trifluoroborate salts. Formation of an adduct with a pyridine‐derived Lewis base was found to be essential for the photoredox activation of the boronic esters. Based on these results we were able to develop a further simplified visible light mediated C(sp²)–C(sp³) coupling method using boronic esters and cyano heteroarenes under flow conditions.     

Amino‐Assisted Anchoring of CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots on Porous g‐C3N4 for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Halide perovskite quantum dots (QDs) have great potential in photocatalytic applications if their low charge transportation efficiency and chemical instability can be overcome. To circumvent these obstacles, we anchored CsPbBr₃ QDs (CPB) on NH_x‐rich porous g‐C₃N₄ nanosheets (PCN) to construct the composite photocatalysts via N?Br chemical bonding. The 20 CPB‐PCN (20 wt % of QDs) photocatalyst exhibits good stability and an outstanding yield of 149 μmol h^?1 g^?1 in acetonitrile/water for photocatalytic reduction of CO₂ to CO under visible light irradiation, which is around 15 times higher than that of CsPbBr₃ QDs. This study opens up new possibilities of using halide perovskite QDs for photocatalytic application.     

Zn Doping Effect on the Performance of Fe-Based Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of CO2 to Light Hydrocarbons

In this work, we studied the role of zinc in the composition of supported iron-containing catalysts for the hydrogenation of CO₂. Various variants of incipient wetness impregnation of the support were tested to obtain catalyst samples. The best results are shown for samples synthesized by co-impregnation of the support with a common solution of iron and zinc precursors at the same molar ratio of iron and zinc. Catalyst samples were analyzed by various methods: Raman, DRIFT-CO, TPR-H₂, XPS, and UV/Vis. The introduction of zinc leads to the formation of a mixed ZnFe₂O₄ phase. In this case, the activation of the catalyst proceeds through the stage of formation of the metastable wustite phase FeO. The formation of this wustite phase promotes the formation of metallic iron in the composition of the catalyst under the reaction conditions. It is believed that the presence of metallic iron is a necessary step in the formation of iron carbides—that is, active centers for the formation and growth of chain in the hydrocarbons. This leads to an increase in the activity and selectivity of the formation of hydrocarbons in the process of CO₂ hydrogenation.     

可见光下Fe3+掺杂对K2La2Ti3O10分解水制氢性能的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了Fe3+掺杂的Fe-K2La2Ti3O10光催化剂, 并通过X射线衍射(XRD)、紫外-可见漫反射(DRS)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等技术对其进行了表征和分析, 考察了不同掺杂量对K2La2Ti3O10的性质及光催化分解水制氢活性的影响. 结果表明, Fe-K2La2Ti3O10在400-650 nm范围内显示强吸收, 光谱响应扩展到可见光区(λ>400 nm), 掺杂Fe3+后, K2La2Ti3O10的可见光区的光催化制氢活性显著提高, 掺杂量为nFe/nTi=0.04时活性最佳, 当催化剂用量为0.1 g, 反应液为CH3OH(30 mL)+H2O(90 mL)时, 产氢量达到1.92 μmol·h-1, 为未掺杂时的4倍.     

Isotope exchange in ionised CO2/CO mixtures: the role of asymmetrical C2O3+ ions

A hitherto unknown, atmospherically relevant, isotope-exchange reaction was studied in ionised gaseous mixtures containing carbon dioxide and monoxide. The mechanism of the O exchange, proceeding over a double-minimum potential-energy surface, was positively established by mass spectrometric and theoretical methods that also allowed the identification and characterisation of the C2O3+ intermediate. The increase of internal energy displaces the observed reactivity towards an endothermic reaction path that involves only CO2 and represents an indirect route to the dissociation of carbon dioxide.     

Hydroxide Is Not a Promoter of C2+ Product Formation in the Electrochemical Reduction of CO on Copper

Highly alkaline electrolytes have been shown to improve the formation rate of C₂₊ products in the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and carbon monoxide (CO) on copper surfaces, with the assumption that higher OH^? concentrations promote the C?C coupling chemistry. Herein, by systematically varying the concentration of Na⁺ and OH^? at the same absolute electrode potential, we demonstrate that higher concentrations of cations (Na⁺), rather than OH^?, exert the main promotional effect on the production of C₂₊ products. The impact of the nature and the concentration of cations on the electrochemical reduction of CO is supported by experiments in which a fraction or all of Na⁺ is chelated by a crown ether. Chelation of Na⁺ leads to drastic decrease in the formation rate of C₂₊ products. The promotional effect of OH^? determined at the same potential on the reversible hydrogen electrode scale is likely caused by larger overpotentials at higher electrolyte pH.     

Acceptorless Photocatalytic Dehydrogenation of Furfuryl Alcohol (FOL) to Furfural (FAL) and Furoic Acid (FA) over Ti3C2Tx/CdS under Visible Light

Acceptorless photocatalytic dehydrogenation is not only a promising alternative to photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen generation but also provides a green and sustainable strategy for the synthesis of value-added organic compounds. In this work, Ti₃C₂T_x/CdS nanocomposites were obtained by self-assembly of hexagonal CdS in the presence of preformed Ti₃C₂T_x nanosheets, which serves as a photocatalyst for acceptorless dehydrogenation of biomass-derived furfuryl alcohol (FOL) to furfural (FAL) and furoic acid (FA) in neutral and alkaline medium respectively, with simultaneous generation of stoichiometric hydrogen under visible light. Ti₃C₂T_x MXene acts as an efficient cocatalyst for the photocatalytic dehydrogenation of FOL over CdS, with an optimum performance achieved over 0.50 wt% Ti₃C₂T_x/CdS nanocomposite. This study provides an economic and sustainable strategy for the simultaneous valorization of biomass-derived FOL to produce FAL and FA as well as the production of clean energy hydrogen under mild condition based on noble metal-free semiconductor-based photocatalysts.