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Wang J, Guo J, Zhou Q, Hu S, Zhang X. Improving the Performance of Pd for Formic Acid Dehydrogenation by Introducing Barium Titanate. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:18713-18721. [PMID: 38568896 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c17345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Formic acid, a safe and widely available organic compound, produces hydrogen under mild conditions, with the existence of Pd-based catalysts. Efficiently generating hydrogen via formic acid decomposition (FAD) is restricted by the cleavage of the C-H bond in adsorbed HCOO* and strong adsorption of hydrogen on the Pd surface. Herein, tetragonal-phase barium titanate (TBT) was in situ grown on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) to support Pd (Pd/TBT/rGO) for FAD. The internal electric field exists around TBT owing to its spontaneous polarization capacity. The physical characterizations illustrate that the introduction of barium titanate affects the catalytic performance of the catalyst by decreasing the particle size of Pd nanoparticles (NPs) and forming electron-rich Pd. The as-synthesized Pd/TBT/rGO exhibited excellent catalytic activity and hydrogen selectivity for FAD with a high initial turnover frequency up to 3019.72 h-1 at 333 K. The reason for this enhancement is not only the small-size Pd NPs but also the internal electric field from TBT, which promotes the desorption of adsorbed hydrogen on the Pd surface. Additionally, the electron-rich Pd is favorable to the cleavage of the C-H bond in HCOO*. This work will improve the understanding of the characterization of barium titanate and provide a new design strategy for the FAD catalyst.
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- Junyu Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Hannagan RT, Lam HY, Réocreux R, Wang Y, Dunbar A, Lal V, Çınar V, Chen Y, Deshlahra P, Stamatakis M, Eagan NM, Sykes ECH. Investigating Spillover Energy as a Descriptor for Single-Atom Alloy Catalyst Design. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:10561-10569. [PMID: 37976045 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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The identification of thermodynamic descriptors of catalytic performance is essential for the rational design of heterogeneous catalysts. Here, we investigate how spillover energy, a descriptor quantifying whether intermediates are more stable at the dopant or host metal sites, can be used to design single-atom alloys (SAAs) for formic acid dehydrogenation. Using theoretical calculations, we identify NiCu as a SAA with favorable spillover energy and demonstrate that formate intermediates produced after the initial O-H activation are more stable at Ni sites where rate-determining C-H activation occurs. Surface science experiments demonstrated that NiCu(111) SAAs are more reactive than Cu(111) while they still follow the formate reaction pathway. However, reactor studies of silica-supported NiCu SAA nanoparticles showed only a modest improvement over Cu resulting from surface coverage effects. Overall, this study demonstrates the potential of engineering SAAs using spillover energy as a design parameter and highlights the importance of adsorbate-adsorbate interactions under steady-state operation.
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- Ryan T Hannagan
- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Thomas Young Centre and Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Roberts Building, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Thomas Young Centre and Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Roberts Building, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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Shi Y, Luo B, Liu R, Sang R, Cui D, Junge H, Du Y, Zhu T, Beller M, Li X. Atomically Dispersed Cobalt/Copper Dual-Metal Catalysts for Synergistically Boosting Hydrogen Generation from Formic Acid. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202313099. [PMID: 37694769 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202313099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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The development of practical materials for (de)hydrogenation reactions is a prerequisite for the launch of a sustainable hydrogen economy. Herein, we present the design and construction of an atomically dispersed dual-metal site Co/Cu-N-C catalyst allowing significantly improved dehydrogenation of formic acid, which is available from carbon dioxide and green hydrogen. The active catalyst centers consist of specific CoCuN6 moieties with double-N-bridged adjacent metal-N4 clusters decorated on a nitrogen-doped carbon support. At optimal conditions the dehydrogenation performance of the nanostructured material (mass activity 77.7 L ⋅ gmetal -1 ⋅ h-1 ) is up to 40 times higher compared to commercial 5 % Pd/C. In situ spectroscopic and kinetic isotope effect experiments indicate that Co/Cu-N-C promoted formic acid dehydrogenation follows the so-called formate pathway with the C-H dissociation of HCOO* as the rate-determining step. Theoretical calculations reveal that Cu in the CoCuN6 moiety synergistically contributes to the adsorption of intermediate HCOO* and raises the d-band center of Co to favor HCOO* activation and thereby lower the reaction energy barrier.
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- Yanzhe Shi
- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse, Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Centre of Quantum and Matter Sciences International Research Institute for Multidisciplinary Science, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
- School of Physics, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse, Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Centre of Quantum and Matter Sciences International Research Institute for Multidisciplinary Science, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
- School of Physics, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse, Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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Zhang W, Dong R, Wang L, Wang G, Xue Z, Sui W, Jia H, Si C. Lignin-coordinated highly dispersed PdZn alloy nanocluster supported on N-doped nanolayer carbon and its application in hexavalent chromium detoxification. Int J Biol Macromol 2023:125326. [PMID: 37302625 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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As a renewable and low-cost biomacromolecule with high aromaticity and carbon content, lignin is a promising raw material for preparation of versatile carbon materials. Herein, we present a facile one-pot approach to prepare PdZn alloy nanocluster catalysts supported on N-doped lignin-derived nanolayer carbon through facile pyrolysis of melamine-mixed lignin-Pd-Zn complex. The dispersion of the PdZn alloy nanoclusters could be effectively modulated by varying the addition of melamine and the molar ratio of Pd and Zn salts. PdZn alloy nanocluster catalysts (Pd-Zn29@N10C) with ultra-small particle size (about 0.47 nm) were prepared when 10 times of melamine (relative to lignin weight) was added and the molar ratio of Pd and Zn salts was 1:29. Thereby, the catalyst presented superior catalytic activity for reduction of Cr(VI) to harmfulless Cr(III), significantly better than the two references Zn@N10C (without Pd addition) and Pd-Zn29@C (without N doping), as well as the commercial Pd/C. In addition, thanks to the strong anchoring of the PdZn alloy on the N-doped nanolayer support, the Pd-Zn29@N10C catalysts also exhibited good reusability. Consequently, the current study provides a straightforward and feasible method for producing highly dispersed PdZn alloy nanoclusters by lignin coordination, and further demonstrates its excellent applicability in hexavalent chromium reduction.
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- Wenhui Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Papermaking and Biorefinery, College of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Papermaking and Biorefinery, College of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Papermaking and Biorefinery, College of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Papermaking and Biorefinery, College of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Papermaking and Biorefinery, College of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong 250132, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Papermaking and Biorefinery, College of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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Bhandari S, Rangarajan S, Li S, Scaranto J, Singh S, Maravelias CT, Dumesic JA, Mavrikakis M. A Coverage Self-Consistent Microkinetic Model for Vapor-Phase Formic Acid Decomposition over Pd/C Catalysts. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c06078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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- Saurabh Bhandari
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706, Wisconsin, United States
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The role of coverage effects on the structure–sensitivity of formic acid electrooxidation on Pd surfaces. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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A review of formic acid decomposition routes on transition metals for its potential use as a liquid H2 carrier. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-022-1276-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Choudhary N, Abdelgaid M, Mpourmpakis G, Mobin SM. CuNi bimetallic nanocatalyst enables sustainable direct carboxylation reactions. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ruehl G, Harman SE, Gluth OM, LaVoy DH, Campbell CT. Energetics of Adsorbed Formate and Formic Acid on Cu(111) by Calorimetry. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rahman MS, Xu Y. Acetate formation on metals via CH4 carboxylation by CO2: A DFT study. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2022.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mastronardi V, Kim J, Veronesi M, Pomili T, Berti F, Udayan G, Brescia R, Diercks JS, Herranz J, Bandiera T, Fichthorn KA, Pompa PP, Moglianetti M. Green chemistry and first-principles theory enhance catalysis: synthesis and 6-fold catalytic activity increase of sub-5 nm Pd and Pt@Pd nanocubes. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:10155-10168. [PMID: 35796244 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr02278h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Synthesizing metal nanoparticles with fine control of size, shape and surface properties is of high interest for applications such as catalysis, nanoplasmonics, and fuel cells. In this contribution, we demonstrate that the citrate-coated surfaces of palladium (Pd) and platinum (Pt)@Pd nanocubes with a lateral length <5 nm and low polydispersity in shape achieve superior catalytic properties. The synthesis achieves great control of the nanoparticle's physico-chemical properties by using only biogenic reagents and bromide ions in water while being fast, easy to perform and scalable. The role of the seed morphology is pivotal as Pt single crystal seeds are necessary to achieve low polydispersity in shape and prevent nanorods formation. In addition, electrochemical measurements demonstrate the abundancy of Pd{100} surface facets at a macroscopic level, in line with information inferred from TEM analysis. Quantum density functional theory calculations indicate that the kinetic origin of cubic Pd nanoshapes is facet-selective Pd reduction/deposition on Pd(111). Moreover, we underline both from an experimental and theoretical point of view that bromide alone does not induce nanocube formation without the synergy with formic acid. The superior performance of these highly controlled nanoparticles to perform the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol was proved: polymer-free and surfactant-free Pd nanocubes outperform state-of-the-art materials by a factor >6 and a commercial Pd/C catalyst by more than one order of magnitude.
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- Valentina Mastronardi
- Nanobiointeractions & Nanodiagnostics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
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- D3-PharmaChemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genoa, Italy
- Structural Biophysics and Translational Pharmacology Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genoa, Italy
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- Nanobiointeractions & Nanodiagnostics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- D3-PharmaChemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
- Center for Bio-Molecular Nanotechnologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Barsanti 14, 73010 Arnesano (Lecce), Italy
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- Electron Microscopy Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Electrochemistry Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- D3-PharmaChemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
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- Nanobiointeractions & Nanodiagnostics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.
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- Nanobiointeractions & Nanodiagnostics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.
- Center for Bio-Molecular Nanotechnologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Barsanti 14, 73010 Arnesano (Lecce), Italy
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Yin R, Jiang B, Guo H. Mechanism and Dynamics of CO 2 Formation in Formic Acid Decomposition on Pt Surfaces. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Rongrong Yin
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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- Department of Chemical Physics, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
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Pei W, Wang P, Zhou S, Zhao J. Inverse Design of Nanoclusters for Light-Controlled CO 2-HCOOH Interconversion. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:2523-2532. [PMID: 35285226 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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With global push of hydrogen economy, efficient scenarios for hydrogen storage, transportation, and generation are indispensable. Here we devise a strategy for controllable hydrogen fuel storage and retrieval via light-switched CO2-to-HCOOH interconversion. To realize it, palladium sulfide nanocluster catalysts with multiple specific functionalities are directly searched by our home-developed inverse design approach based on genetic algorithm (IDOGA) and ab initio calculations. Over 500 low-energy PdxSy (x + y ≤ 30) clusters are sieved through a multiobjective function combining stability, activity, optical absorption, and reduction capability of photocarriers. The structure-property relationships and key factors governing the trade-off among these stringent criteria are disclosed. Finally, 14 candidate PdxSy clusters with proper sulfidation degree and high stability in an aqueous environment have been screened. Our IDOGA program provides a general approach for inverse search of nanoclusters with any designated elemental compositions and functionalities for any device applications.
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- Wei Pei
- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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Oshchepkov AG, Savinova ER. Nickel as a Promising Electrocatalytic Material for Electrooxidation of Hydrogen and Borohydride: State-of-the-Art and Future Challenges. KINETICS AND CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0023158422010050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Piazza V, Junior RB, Gazzoli D, Groppi G, Beretta A. H2 from biofuels and carriers: A kinetic investigation of formic acid decomposition on Rh/Al2O3 in the annular reactor. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Lin TC, Razdan NK, Bhan A. Rates and Reversibilities in Interconnected Reaction Networks. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Ting C. Lin
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 421 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Barlocco I, Bellomi S, Tumiati S, Fumagalli P, Dimitratos N, Roldan A, Villa A. Selective decomposition of hydrazine over metal free carbonaceous materials. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:3017-3029. [PMID: 35037926 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05179b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Herein we report a combined experimental and computational investigation unravelling the hydrazine hydrate decomposition reaction on metal-free catalysts. The study focuses on commercial graphite and two different carbon nanofibers, pyrolytically stripped (CNF-PS) and high heat-treated (CNF-HHT), respectively, treated at 700 and 3000 °C to increase their intrinsic defects. Raman spectroscopy demonstrated a correlation between the initial catalytic activity and the intrinsic defectiveness of carbonaceous materials. CNF-PS with higher defectivity (ID/IG = 1.54) was found to be the best performing metal-free catalyst, showing a hydrazine conversion of 94% after 6 hours of reaction and a selectivity to H2 of 89%. In addition, to unveil the role of NaOH, CNF-PS was also tested in the absence of alkaline solution, showing a decrease in the reaction rate and selectivity to H2. Density functional theory (DFT) demonstrated that the single vacancies (SV) present on the graphitic layer are the only active sites promoting hydrazine decomposition, whereas other defects such as double vacancy (DV) and Stone-Wales (SW) defects are unable to adsorb hydrazine fragments. Two symmetrical and one asymmetrical dehydrogenation pathways were found, in addition to an incomplete decomposition pathway forming N2 and NH3. On the most stable hydrogen production pathway, the effect of the alkaline medium was elucidated through calculations concerning the diffusion and recombination of atomic hydrogen. Indeed, the presence of NaOH helps the extraction of H species without additional energetic barriers, as opposed to the calculations performed in a polarizable continuum medium. Considering the initial hydrazine dissociative adsorption, the first step of the dehydrogenation pathway is more favourable than the scission of the N-N bond, which leads to NH3 as the product. This first reaction step is crucial to define the reaction mechanisms and the computational results are in agreement with the experimental ones. Moreover, comparing two different hydrogen production pathways (with and without diffusion and recombination), we confirmed that the presence of sodium hydroxide in the experimental reaction environment can modify the energy gap between the two pathways, leading to an increased reaction rate and selectivity to H2.
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- Ilaria Barlocco
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi 19, Milano I-20133, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi 19, Milano I-20133, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra Ardito Desio, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Mangiagalli 34, Milano I-20133, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra Ardito Desio, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Mangiagalli 34, Milano I-20133, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale e dei Materiali, ALMA MATER STUDIORUM Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, Bologna 40136, Italy
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, CF10 3AT, Cardiff, UK.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi 19, Milano I-20133, Italy.
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Shi Y, Schimmenti R, Zhu S, Venkatraman K, Chen R, Chi M, Shao M, Mavrikakis M, Xia Y. Solution-Phase Synthesis of PdH 0.706 Nanocubes with Enhanced Stability and Activity toward Formic Acid Oxidation. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:2556-2568. [PMID: 35108015 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c10199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Palladium is one of the few metals capable of forming hydrides, with the catalytic properties being dependent on the elemental composition and spatial distribution of H atoms in the lattice. Herein, we report a facile method for the complete transformation of Pd nanocubes into a stable phase made of PdH0.706 by treating them with aqueous hydrazine at a concentration as low as 9.2 mM. Using formic acid oxidation (FAO) as a model reaction, we systematically investigated the structure-catalytic property relationship of the resultant nanocubes with different degrees of hydride formation. The current density at 0.4 V was enhanced by four times when the nanocubes were completely converted from Pd to PdH0.706. On the basis of a set of slab models with PdH(100) overlayers on Pd(100), we conducted density functional theory calculations to demonstrate that the degree of hybrid formation could influence both the activity and selectivity toward FAO by modulating the relative stability of formate (HCOO) and carboxyl (COOH) intermediates. This work provides a viable strategy for augmenting the performance of Pd-based catalysts toward various reactions without altering the loading of this scarce metal.
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- Yifeng Shi
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, PR China
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, PR China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States.,School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States.,The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Liu S, Ma R, Wang X, Chen Y, Xu J, Zhang Y. Palladium catalyzes hydrogen production from formic acid: significant impact of support polypyrrole. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj03831e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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As a simple and promising hydrogen carrier, hydrogen production from formic acid (HCOOH) has been extensively investigated, owing to the properties of colorlessness, non-toxicity, and safety of formic acid.
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- Sifan Liu
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Morden Analytical Science and Separation Technology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Morden Analytical Science and Separation Technology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Morden Analytical Science and Separation Technology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Morden Analytical Science and Separation Technology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Morden Analytical Science and Separation Technology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Morden Analytical Science and Separation Technology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, 363000, P. R. China
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Hydrothermal synthesis of long-chain hydrocarbons up to C 24 with NaHCO 3-assisted stabilizing cobalt. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2115059118. [PMID: 34911765 PMCID: PMC8713749 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2115059118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Abiotic CO2 reduction on transition metal minerals has been proposed to account for the synthesis of organic compounds in alkaline hydrothermal systems, but this reaction lacks experimental support, as only short-chain hydrocarbons (<C5) have been synthesized in artificial simulation. This presents a question: What particular hydrothermal conditions favor long-chain hydrocarbon synthesis? Here, we demonstrate the hydrothermal bicarbonate reduction at ∼300 °C and 30 MPa into long-chain hydrocarbons using iron (Fe) and cobalt (Co) metals as catalysts. We found the Co0 promoter responsible for synthesizing long-chain hydrocarbons to be extraordinarily stable when coupled with Fe-OH formation. Under these hydrothermal conditions, the traditional water-induced deactivation of Co is inhibited by bicarbonate-assisted CoOx reduction, leading to honeycomb-native Co nanosheets generated in situ as a new motif. The Fe-OH formation, confirmed by operando infrared spectroscopy, enhances CO adsorption on Co, thereby favoring further reduction to long-chain hydrocarbons (up to C24). These results not only advance theories for an abiogenic origin for some petroleum accumulations and the hydrothermal hypothesis of the emergence of life but also introduce an approach for synthesizing long-chain hydrocarbons by nonnoble metal catalysts for artificial CO2 utilization.
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Kurniawan E, Hara T, Permana Y, Kojima T, Ichikuni N, Shimazu S. Creation of Highly Reducible CuO Species by High-Temperature Calcination of a Cu-Al Layered Double Hydroxide: Selective Hydrogenation of Furfural into Furfuryl Alcohol with Formic Acid. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20210379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Enggah Kurniawan
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoi, Inage, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoi, Inage, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Research Division, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoi, Inage, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoi, Inage, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33, Yayoi, Inage, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan
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Lin TC, De La Torre U, Hejazi A, Kwon S, Iglesia E. Unimolecular and bimolecular formic acid decomposition routes on dispersed Cu nanoparticles. J Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.08.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Phan TT, Dao LTT, Giang LPT, Nguyen MT, Nguyen HMT. Mechanistic insights into the dehydrogenation of formaldehyde, formic acid and methanol using the Pt 4 cluster as a promising catalyst. J Mol Graph Model 2021; 111:108096. [PMID: 34875503 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2021.108096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Reaction mechanisms of the dehydrogenation of formaldehyde, formic acid and methanol on the Pt4 cluster were computationally investigated using density functional theory (DFT) with the B3LYP functional in the conjunction with the aug-cc-pVTZ basis sets for H, C and O atoms, and the cc-pVDZ-PP basis set for Pt. Herein, the key mechanistic aspects of three possible pathways of the dehydrogenation of these compounds are summarized. The results indicate that the formation of H2 and CO or CO2 molecules is more energetically favorable than the generation of H and H2O, HCHO products. Generally, the formation of H2 molecule in the presence of catalysts is more favorable than the direct decomposition of either HCHO, HCOOH or CH3OH molecule. The use of Pt4 catalyst significantly reduces the energy barriers for C-H and O-H bond cleavage of all three compounds to 14, 9 and 12 kcal/mol, respectively. The decomposition of HCOOH is found to be the most energetically favorable. In addition, the mechanistic insights of the reactions confirm the reduction of the energy barriers of the gas-phase dehydrogenation by 67-82 kcal/mol and bring it to the values smaller than 14 kcal/mol in the presence of the Pt4 catalysts.
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- Thuy Thi Phan
- Faculty of Chemistry, Vinh University, Vinh, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Computational Science, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Computational Science, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Center for Computational Science, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
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Barlocco I, Capelli S, Lu X, Bellomi S, Huang X, Wang D, Prati L, Dimitratos N, Roldan A, Villa A. Disclosing the Role of Gold on Palladium – Gold Alloyed Supported Catalysts in Formic Acid Decomposition. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ilaria Barlocco
- Dipartimento di Chimica Università degli Studi di Milano Via Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Università degli Studi di Milano Via Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute School of Chemistry Cardiff University Main Building, Park Place CF10 3AT Cardiff United Kingdom
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Università degli Studi di Milano Via Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Institute of Nanotechnology Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
- Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMF) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Università degli Studi di Milano Via Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale e dei Materiali ALMA MATER STUDIORUM Università di Bologna Viale Risorgimento 4 40136 Bologna Italy
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute School of Chemistry Cardiff University Main Building, Park Place CF10 3AT Cardiff United Kingdom
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Università degli Studi di Milano Via Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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Density functional study on formic acid decomposition on Pd(111) surface: a revisit and comparison with other density functional methods. J Mol Model 2021; 27:285. [PMID: 34524545 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-021-04903-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The mechanism of formic acid decomposition on the Pd(111) surface has been investigated by several theoretical methods in previous studies, including PBE and PW91. These results indicated that the mechanism is different from different methods, and even by using the same method (i.e., PBE), the mechanism is also different. In this study, we have revisited the formic acid decomposition on Pd(111) surface by using another density functional RPBE and by including van der Waals interaction which is neglected in the previous studies. Our results showed that the formic acid is decomposed via O-H bond cleavage to form bi-HCOO*, and the most favorable pathway is HCOOH* → bi-HCOO* + H* → CO2* + 2H*. The energy barrier is 0.55 eV at the rate-determining step. This conclusion is consistent with one of the PBE study. This demonstrated that computational methods have a great influence on the reaction mechanism, and care should be taken in selecting the appropriate computational methods.
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Akça A, Karaman O. Electrocatalytic Decomposition of Formic Acid Catalyzed by M-Embedded Graphene (M = Ni and Cu): A DFT Study. Top Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11244-021-01499-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Li R, Liu Z, Trinh QT, Miao Z, Chen S, Qian K, Wong RJ, Xi S, Yan Y, Borgna A, Liang S, Wei T, Dai Y, Wang P, Tang Y, Yan X, Choksi TS, Liu W. Strong Metal-Support Interaction for 2D Materials: Application in Noble Metal/TiB 2 Heterointerfaces and their Enhanced Catalytic Performance for Formic Acid Dehydrogenation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2101536. [PMID: 34216405 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202101536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) is a phenomenon commonly observed on heterogeneous catalysts. Here, direct evidence of SMSI between noble metal and 2D TiB2 supports is reported. The temperature-induced TiB2 overlayers encapsulate the metal nanoparticles, resulting in core-shell nanostructures that are sintering-resistant with metal loadings as high as 12.0 wt%. The TiOx -terminated TiB2 surfaces are the active sites catalyzing the dehydrogenation of formic acid at room temperature. In contrast to the trade-off between stability and activity in conventional SMSI, TiB2 -based SMSI promotes catalytic activity and stability simultaneously. By optimizing the thickness and coverage of the overlayer, the Pt/TiB2 catalyst displays an outstanding hydrogen productivity of 13.8 mmol g-1 cat h-1 in 10.0 m aqueous solution without any additive or pH adjustment, with >99.9% selectivity toward CO2 and H2 . Theoretical studies suggest that the TiB2 overlayers are stabilized on different transition metals through an interplay between covalent and electrostatic interactions. Furthermore, the computationally determined trends in metal-TiB2 interactions are fully consistent with the experimental observations regarding the extent of SMSI on different transition metals. The present research introduces a new means to create thermally stable and catalytically active metal/support interfaces for scalable chemical and energy applications.
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- Renhong Li
- National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
- Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education, 1 CREATE Way, Singapore, 138602, Singapore
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- National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
- Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education, 1 CREATE Way, Singapore, 138602, Singapore
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- Institute of Chemical and Engineering Science Limited, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Pesek road, Singapore, 627833, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
- Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education, 1 CREATE Way, Singapore, 138602, Singapore
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- Institute of Chemical and Engineering Science Limited, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Pesek road, Singapore, 627833, Singapore
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- National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Institute of Molecule Catalysis and In-Situ/Operando Studies, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Institute of Molecule Catalysis and In-Situ/Operando Studies, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- National Engineering Lab for Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
- Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education, 1 CREATE Way, Singapore, 138602, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
- Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education, 1 CREATE Way, Singapore, 138602, Singapore
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Zhang F, Li J, Liu P, Li H, Chen S, Li Z, Zan WY, Guo J, Zhang XM. Ultra-high loading single CoN3 sites in N-doped graphene-like carbon for efficient transfer hydrogenation of nitroaromatics. J Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ye W, Huang H, Zou W, Ge Y, Lu R, Zhang S. Controllable Synthesis of Supported PdAu Nanoclusters and Their Electronic Structure-Dependent Catalytic Activity in Selective Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:34258-34265. [PMID: 34263596 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c07740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We report the design and synthesis of uniform PdAu alloy nanoclusters immobilized on diamine and graphene oxide-functionalized silica nanospheres. The structure-dependent activity for selectively catalytic dehydrogenation of formic acid (FA) has been evaluated and optimized by controlling the Pd/Au mole ratio and the carrier components. The relationship between the catalyst structure and activity has been investigated via both experiments and characterization. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) proved the formation of PdAu alloy nanoclusters. In situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) analyses verified the electron transfer between Au, Pd, and the support. An outstanding turnover frequency (TOF) value of 16 647 h-1 at 323 K, which is among the highest activity for FA dehydrogenation ever reported, can be achieved at optimized conditions and ascribed to the combination of the bimetallic synergistic effect and the carrier effect.
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- Wanyue Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Jeong S, Ohto T, Nishiuchi T, Nagata Y, Fujita JI, Ito Y. Polyethylene Glycol Covered Sn Catalysts Accelerate the Formation Rate of Formate by Carbon Dioxide Reduction. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c02646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Samuel Jeong
- Institute of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8571, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8571, Japan
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8571, Japan
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A Process for Hydrogen Production from the Catalytic Decomposition of Formic Acid over Iridium-Palladium Nanoparticles. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14123258. [PMID: 34204765 PMCID: PMC8231493 DOI: 10.3390/ma14123258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The present study investigates a process for the selective production of hydrogen from the catalytic decomposition of formic acid in the presence of iridium and iridium-palladium nanoparticles under various conditions. It was found that a loading of 1 wt.% of 2% palladium in the presence of 1% iridium over activated charcoal led to a 43% conversion of formic acid to hydrogen at room temperature after 4 h. Increasing the temperature to 60 °C led to further decomposition and an improvement in conversion yield to 63%. Dilution of formic acid from 0.5 to 0.2 M improved the decomposition, reaching conversion to 81%. The reported process could potentially be used in commercial applications.
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Tamarany R, Shin DY, Kang S, Jeong H, Kim J, Kim J, Yoon CW, Lim DH. Formic acid dehydrogenation over PdNi alloys supported on N-doped carbon: synergistic effect of Pd-Ni alloying on hydrogen release. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:11515-11527. [PMID: 33960334 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp00236h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Bimetallic Pd1Nix alloys supported on nitrogen-doped carbon (Pd1Nix/N-C, x = 0.37, 1.3 and 3.6) exhibit higher activities than Pd/N-C towards dehydrogenation of formic acid (HCO2H, FA). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations provided electronic and atomic structures, energetics and reaction pathways on Pd(111) and Pd1Nix(111) surfaces of different Pd/Ni compositions. A density of states (DOS) analysis disclosed the electronic interactions between Pd and Ni revealing novel active sites for FA dehydrogenation. Theoretical analysis of FA dehydrogenation on Pd1Nix(111) (x = 0.33, 1 and 3) shows that the Pd1Ni1(111) surface provides optimum H2-release efficiency via a favorable 'HCOO pathway', in which a hydrogen atom and one of the two oxygen atoms of FA interact directly with surface Ni atoms producing adsorbed CO2 and H2. The enhanced efficiency is also attributed to the blocking of an unfavorable 'COOH pathway' through which a C-O bond is broken and side products of CO and H2O are generated.
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- Rizcky Tamarany
- Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea.
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Shiotari A, Putra SEM, Shiozawa Y, Hamamoto Y, Inagaki K, Morikawa Y, Sugimoto Y, Yoshinobu J, Hamada I. Role of Intermolecular Interactions in the Catalytic Reaction of Formic Acid on Cu(111). SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2008010. [PMID: 33759365 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202008010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Formic acid (HCOOH) can be catalytically decomposed into H2 and CO2 and is a promising hydrogen storage material. As H2 production catalysts, Cu surfaces allow selective HCOOH decarboxylation; however, the on-surface HCOOH decomposition reaction pathway remains controversial. In this study, the temperature dependence of the HCOOH/Cu(111) adsorption structures is elucidated by scanning tunneling microscopy and non-contact atomic force microscopy, establishing the adsorbate chemical species using density functional theory. 2D HCOOH islands at 80 K, linear chains of HCOOH and monodentate formate at 150 K, chain-like assemblies of monodentate and bidentate formate at 200 K, and bidentate formate clusters at 300 K are observed. At each temperature, the adsorbates experience attractive interactions among themselves. Such aggregation stabilizes them against desorption and decomposition. Thus, accurate evaluation of intermolecular interactions is essential to understand catalytic reactivity.
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- Akitoshi Shiotari
- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- Department of Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto, 615-8520, Japan
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- Department of Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto, 615-8520, Japan
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- Department of Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto, 615-8520, Japan
- Research Center for Ultra-Precision Science and Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- Department of Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto, 615-8520, Japan
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Elnabawy AO, Herron JA, Liang Z, Adzic RR, Mavrikakis M. Formic Acid Electrooxidation on Pt or Pd Monolayer on Transition-Metal Single Crystals: A First-Principles Structure Sensitivity Analysis. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Ahmed O. Elnabawy
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Chen BWJ, Bhandari S, Mavrikakis M. Role of Hydrogen-bonded Bimolecular Formic Acid–Formate Complexes for Formic Acid Decomposition on Copper: A Combined First-Principles and Microkinetic Modeling Study. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c05695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Benjamin W. J. Chen
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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The design of heterogeneous catalysts relies on understanding the fundamental surface kinetics that controls catalyst performance, and microkinetic modeling is a tool that can help the researcher in streamlining the process of catalyst design. Microkinetic modeling is used to identify critical reaction intermediates and rate-determining elementary reactions, thereby providing vital information for designing an improved catalyst. In this review, we summarize general procedures for developing microkinetic models using reaction kinetics parameters obtained from experimental data, theoretical correlations, and quantum chemical calculations. We examine the methods required to ensure the thermodynamic consistency of the microkinetic model. We describe procedures required for parameter adjustments to account for the heterogeneity of the catalyst and the inherent errors in parameter estimation. We discuss the analysis of microkinetic models to determine the rate-determining reactions using the degree of rate control and reversibility of each elementary reaction. We introduce incorporation of Brønsted-Evans-Polanyi relations and scaling relations in microkinetic models and the effects of these relations on catalytic performance and formation of volcano curves are discussed. We review the analysis of reaction schemes in terms of the maximum rate of elementary reactions, and we outline a procedure to identify kinetically significant transition states and adsorbed intermediates. We explore the application of generalized rate expressions for the prediction of optimal binding energies of important surface intermediates and to estimate the extent of potential rate improvement. We also explore the application of microkinetic modeling in homogeneous catalysis, electro-catalysis, and transient reaction kinetics. We conclude by highlighting the challenges and opportunities in the application of microkinetic modeling for catalyst design.
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- Ali Hussain Motagamwala
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Fang Z, Chen W. Recent advances in formic acid electro-oxidation: from the fundamental mechanism to electrocatalysts. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:94-105. [PMID: 36131880 PMCID: PMC9419285 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00803f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Direct formic acid fuel cells have attracted significant attention because of their low fuel crossover, high safety, and high theoretical power density among all the proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. Much effort has been devoted to the study of formic acid oxidation, including the reaction processes and electrocatalysts. However, as a model reaction, the anodic electro-oxidation process of formic acid is still not very clear, especially regarding the confirmation of the intermediates, which is not helpful for the design and synthesis of high-performance electrocatalysts for formic acid oxidation or conducive to understanding the reaction mechanisms of other small fuel molecules. Herein, we briefly review the recent advances in investigating the mechanism of formic acid electro-oxidation and the basic design concepts of formic acid oxidation electrocatalysts. Rather than an exhaustive overview of all aspects of this topic, this mini-review mainly outlines the progress of this field in recent years.
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- Zhongying Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 Jilin China
- University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 Anhui China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 Jilin China
- University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230029 Anhui China
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Wang C, Astruc D. Recent developments of nanocatalyzed liquid-phase hydrogen generation. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:3437-3484. [PMID: 33492311 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00515k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Hydrogen is the most effective and sustainable carrier of clean energy, and liquid-phase hydrogen storage materials with high hydrogen content, reversibility and good dehydrogenation kinetics are promising in view of "hydrogen economy". Efficient, low-cost, safe and selective hydrogen generation from chemical storage materials remains challenging, however. In this Review article, an overview of the recent achievements is provided, addressing the topic of nanocatalysis of hydrogen production from liquid-phase hydrogen storage materials including metal-boron hydrides, borane-nitrogen compounds, and liquid organic hydrides. The state-of-the-art catalysts range from high-performance nanocatalysts based on noble and non-noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) to emerging single-atom catalysts. Key aspects that are discussed include insights into the dehydrogenation mechanisms, regenerations from the spent liquid chemical hydrides, and tandem reactions using the in situ generated hydrogen. Finally, challenges, perspectives, and research directions for this area are envisaged.
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- Changlong Wang
- Univ. Bordeaux, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, 351 Cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence Cedex, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, 351 Cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence Cedex, France.
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Barlocco I, Capelli S, Lu X, Tumiati S, Dimitratos N, Roldan A, Villa A. Role of defects in carbon materials during metal-free formic acid dehydrogenation. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:22768-22777. [PMID: 33174567 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr05774f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Commercial graphite (GP), graphite oxide (GO), and two carbon nanofibers (CNF-PR24-PS and CNF-PR24-LHT) were used as catalysts for the metal-free dehydrogenation reaction of formic acid (FA) in the liquid phase. Raman and XPS spectroscopy demonstrated that the activity is directly correlated with the defectiveness of the carbon material (GO > CNF-PR24-PS > CNF-PR24-LHT > GP). Strong deactivation phenomena were observed for all the catalysts after 5 minutes of reaction. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations demonstrated that the single vacancies present on the graphitic layers are the only active sites for FA dehydrogenation, while other defects, such as double vacancies and Stone-Wales (SW) defects, rarely adsorb FA molecules. Two different reaction pathways were found, one passing through a carboxyl species and the other through a hydroxymethylene intermediate. In both mechanisms, the active sites were poisoned by an intermediate species such as CO and atomic hydrogen, explaining the catalyst deactivation observed in the experimental results.
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- Ilaria Barlocco
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi 19, I-20133 Milano, Italy.
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Wai MH, Ashok J, Dewangan N, Das S, Xi S, Borgna A, Kawi S. Influence of Surface Formate Species on Methane Selectivity for Carbon Dioxide Methanation over Nickel Hydroxyapatite Catalyst. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202001300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Ming Hui Wai
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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- Institute of Chemical & Engineering Sciences 1 Pesek Road Jurong Island, Singapore 627833 Singapore
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- Institute of Chemical & Engineering Sciences 1 Pesek Road Jurong Island, Singapore 627833 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4 Singapore 117585 Singapore
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Yang S, Chung Y, Lee KS, Kwon Y. Enhancements in catalytic activity and duration of PdFe bimetallic catalysts and their use in direct formic acid fuel cells. J IND ENG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2020.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Benjamin W. J. Chen
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin − Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin − Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Shin DY, Kim MS, Kang S, Kwon JA, Govindaraja T, Yoon CW, Lim DH. Hybrid Pd38 nanocluster/Ni(OH)2-graphene catalyst for enhanced HCOOH dehydrogenation: First principles approach. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-020-0606-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wang R, Zhu B, Zhang G, Gao Y. Theoretical study of CO 2 hydrogenation on Cu surfaces. J Mol Model 2020; 26:202. [PMID: 32648050 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-020-04448-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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CO2 reduction has attracted extensive attentions for its wide applications in chemical engineering and green chemistry. As one of major commercial catalysts, Cu have been widely studied considering its low price and high catalytic efficiency. However, previous studies were mostly focused on the Cu(111) surface, while other surfaces were rarely studied. In this work, we employed the density functional theory calculations to fully investigate the adsorption of all intermediates and products of CO2 hydrogenation on three low-index surfaces as Cu(111), Cu(100), and Cu(110), which have been reported as the main facets of Cu nanoparticles under reaction conditions. Besides, the reaction pathways were also discussed. Our results indicated CO2 hydrogenation is preferred to adopt formate pathways on the Cu surfaces, while the COOH pathway is least favorable. Moreover, Cu(100) and Cu(110) surfaces have the comparable (even better) catalytic activities compared with Cu(111) surface. This study provides the fundamental data for the adsorption and reaction of CO2 hydrogenation, which will be helpful for the design of Cu-based nanocatalysts.
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- Rong Wang
- College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150040, China.
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, China.
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Li MM, Zou H, Zheng J, Wu T, Chan T, Soo Y, Wu X, Gong X, Chen T, Roy K, Held G, Tsang SCE. Methanol Synthesis at a Wide Range of H
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Ratios over a Rh‐In Bimetallic Catalyst. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202000841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Molly Meng‐Jung Li
- Department of Chemistry University of Oxford Oxford OX1 3QR UK
- Department of Applied Physics Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oxford Oxford OX1 3QR UK
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangzhou University China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oxford Oxford OX1 3QR UK
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center Hsinchu Taiwan
- Department of Physics National Tsing Hua University Hsinchu Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center Hsinchu Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center Hsinchu Taiwan
- Department of Physics National Tsing Hua University Hsinchu Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Centre for Computational Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Centre for Computational Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oxford Oxford OX1 3QR UK
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- Diamond Light Source Harwell Campus Chilton Oxfordshire OX11 0DE UK
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- Diamond Light Source Harwell Campus Chilton Oxfordshire OX11 0DE UK
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Li MMJ, Zou H, Zheng J, Wu TS, Chan TS, Soo YL, Wu XP, Gong XQ, Chen T, Roy K, Held G, Tsang SCE. Methanol Synthesis at a Wide Range of H 2 /CO 2 Ratios over a Rh-In Bimetallic Catalyst. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:16039-16046. [PMID: 32458500 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202000841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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There is increasing interest in capturing H2 generated from renewables with CO2 to produce methanol. However, renewable hydrogen production is expensive and in limited quantity compared to CO2 . Excess CO2 and limited H2 in the feedstock gas is not favorable for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol, causing low activity and poor methanol selectivity. Now, a class of Rh-In catalysts with optimal adsorption properties to the intermediates of methanol production is presented. The Rh-In catalyst can effectively catalyze methanol synthesis but inhibit the reverse water-gas shift reaction under H2 -deficient gas flow and shows the best competitive methanol productivity under industrially applicable conditions in comparison with reported values. This work demonstrates a strong potential of Rh-In bimetallic composition, from which a convenient methanol synthesis based on flexible feedstock compositions (such as H2 /CO2 from biomass derivatives) with lower energy cost can be established.
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- Molly Meng-Jung Li
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.,Department of Applied Physics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan.,Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan.,Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Centre for Computational Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Centre for Computational Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Chilton, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Chilton, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK
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Formic acid (FA) can be considered both a CO and a H2 carrier via selective dehydration and dehydrogenation pathways, respectively. The two processes can be influenced by the modification of the active components of the catalysts used. In the present study the adsorption of FA and the decomposition of the formed formate intermediate were investigated on potassium promoted Rh(111) surfaces. The preadsorbed potassium markedly increased the uptake of FA at 300 K, and influenced the decomposition of formate depending on the potassium coverage. The work function (Δϕ) is increased by the adsorption of FA on K/Rh(111) at 300 K suggesting a large negative charge on the chemisorbed molecule, which could be probably due to the enhanced back-donation of electrons from the K-promoted Rh into an empty π orbital of HCOOH. The binding energy of the formate species is therefore increased resulting in a greater concentration of irreversibly adsorbed formate species. Decomposition of the formate species led to the formation of H2, CO2, H2O, and CO, which desorbed at significantly higher temperatures from the K-promoted surface than from the K-free one as it was proven by thermal desorption studies. Transformation of surface formate to carbonate (evidenced by UPS) and its decomposition and desorption is responsible for the high temperature CO and CO2 formation.
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Jin Y, Chen F, Guo L, Wang J, Kou B, Jin T, Liu H. Engineering Two-Dimensional PdAgRh Nanoalloys by Surface Reconstruction for Highly Active and Stable Formate Oxidation Electrocatalysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:26694-26703. [PMID: 32418422 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c05929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Promoting the formate oxidation reaction (FOR) is central to develop promising direct formate fuel cells, but current electrocatalysts are suffering from low activity and ultrapoor stability. Herein, the ternary PdAgRh nanoalloys with ultrathin two-dimensional architecture are for the first time synthesized and employed as a novel class of electrocatalysts for the FOR. Benefitting from unique nanostructure as well as oxophilic Rh surface oxides, the Pd55Ag30Rh15/C electrocatalyst demonstrates an exceptional FOR activity of 1.85 A mgPd-1, showing a 4.74-fold improvement compared to the commercial Pd/C, and retains the current density of 150 mA mgPd-1 after a long-term test, representing the greatest durability among all available FOR electrocatalysts. More strikingly, extending the upper limit potential (ULP) of cyclic voltammetry is revealed to facilitate the surface reconstruction of the Pd55Ag30Rh15/C electrocatalyst to in situ form Ag surface oxides (Ag-O), resulting in a highly active and stable Pd/Ag-O interface at the atomic scale, which considerably boost the FOR performance. In particular, the reconstructed Pd55Ag30Rh15/C electrocatalyst exhibits a mass activity of 3.26 A mgPd-1 with 74.2% of initial activity retained after 1000 cycles. This work showcases an effective strategy to tune surface reconstruction on multimetallic nanoalloys for robust FOR electrocatalysts and beyond.
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- Yachao Jin
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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Xiong Y, Dong J, Huang ZQ, Xin P, Chen W, Wang Y, Li Z, Jin Z, Xing W, Zhuang Z, Ye J, Wei X, Cao R, Gu L, Sun S, Zhuang L, Chen X, Yang H, Chen C, Peng Q, Chang CR, Wang D, Li Y. Single-atom Rh/N-doped carbon electrocatalyst for formic acid oxidation. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 15:390-397. [PMID: 32231268 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-020-0665-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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To meet the requirements of potential applications, it is of great importance to explore new catalysts for formic acid oxidation that have both ultra-high mass activity and CO resistance. Here, we successfully synthesize atomically dispersed Rh on N-doped carbon (SA-Rh/CN) and discover that SA-Rh/CN exhibits promising electrocatalytic properties for formic acid oxidation. The mass activity shows 28- and 67-fold enhancements compared with state-of-the-art Pd/C and Pt/C, respectively, despite the low activity of Rh/C. Interestingly, SA-Rh/CN exhibits greatly enhanced tolerance to CO poisoning, and Rh atoms in SA-Rh/CN resist sintering after long-term testing, resulting in excellent catalytic stability. Density functional theory calculations suggest that the formate route is more favourable on SA-Rh/CN. According to calculations, the high barrier to produce CO, together with the relatively unfavourable binding with CO, contribute to its CO tolerance.
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- Yu Xiong
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process Intensification, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facilities, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Power Sources, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power Sources, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Power Sources, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemical Power Sources, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab of Electrochemical Power Sources, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab of Electrochemical Power Sources, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Energy Chemical Process Intensification, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
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Enantioselective photoinduced cyclodimerization of a prochiral anthracene derivative adsorbed on helical metal nanostructures. Nat Chem 2020; 12:551-559. [DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-0453-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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