Covalent organic frameworks for photocatalysis: Synthesis, structural features, fundamentals and performance

YN Gong, X Guan, HL Jiang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are a new class of crystalline porous materials
obtained from covalently attached organic building units. By virtue of the unique …

Emerging low-nuclearity supported metal catalysts with atomic level precision for efficient heterogeneous catalysis

X Zheng, B Li, Q Wang, D Wang, Y Li - Nano research, 2022 - Springer
Supported atomically dispersed metal catalysts (ADMCs) have received enormous attention
due to their high atom utilization efficiency, mass activity and excellent selectivity. Single …

Active hydrogen boosts electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia

K Fan, W Xie, J Li, Y Sun, P Xu, Y Tang, Z Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia is a promising alternative strategy to the
traditional Haber-Bosch process but suffers from a low Faradaic efficiency and limited …

Recent progress in electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction to ammonia (NRR)

Z Huang, M Rafiq, AR Woldu, QX Tong, D Astruc… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia is an essential raw ingredient for fertilizers, a carbon-free hydrogen carrier, and an
alternative fuel. The natural process of producing ammonia cannot meet the rapidly growing …

Construction of C–N bonds from small-molecule precursors through heterogeneous electrocatalysis

J Li, Y Zhang, K Kuruvinashetti… - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Energy-intensive thermochemical processes within chemical manufacturing are a major
contributor to global CO2 emissions. With the increasing push for sustainability, the scientific …

Electronic state and microenvironment modulation of metal nanoparticles stabilized by MOFs for boosting electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction

L Wen, K Sun, X Liu, W Yang, L Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Modulation of the local electronic structure and microenvironment of catalytic metal sites
plays a critical role in electrocatalysis, yet remains a grand challenge. Herein, PdCu …

Covalent organic frameworks towards photocatalytic applications: Design principles, achievements, and opportunities

S Liu, M Wang, Y He, Q Cheng, T Qian… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a subclass of porous framework materials, covalent organic frameworks (COFs) feature
permanent porosity, long-range order, and rigid backbones, and offer an important material …

Efficient C–N coupling in the direct synthesis of urea from CO2 and N2 by amorphous SbxBi1-xOy clusters

X Chen, S Lv, J Kang, Z Wang, T Guo… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Although direct generation of high-value complex molecules and feedstock by coupling of
ubiquitous small molecules such as CO2 and N2 holds great appeal as a potential …

Optimizing intermediate adsorption via heteroatom ensemble effect over RuFe bimetallic alloy for enhanced nitrate electroreduction to ammonia

X Zhao, Y Jiang, M Wang, S Liu, Z Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) is a promising approach for nitrate
removal and NH3 synthesis at ambient conditions. As a complex eight‐electron/nine‐proton …

In situ construction of metal–organic frameworks as smart channels for the effective electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate at ultralow concentrations to ammonia

Z Wang, S Liu, M Wang, L Zhang, Y Jiang, T Qian… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical conversion of nitrate, a widespread water pollutant, into high-value-added
ammonia is a renewable and delocalized route to restore the globally perturbed nitrogen …