Electrocatalysis for CO 2 conversion: from fundamentals to value-added products

G Wang, J Chen, Y Ding, P Cai, L Yi, Y Li… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The continuously increasing CO2 released from human activities poses a great threat to
human survival by fluctuating global climate and disturbing carbon balance among the four …

Design, fabrication, and mechanism of nitrogen‐doped graphene‐based photocatalyst

C Bie, H Yu, B Cheng, W Ho, J Fan, J Yu - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Solving energy and environmental problems through solar‐driven photocatalysis is an
attractive and challenging topic. Hence, various types of photocatalysts have been …

Electroreduction of CO2: Advances in the Continuous Production of Formic Acid and Formate

K Fernández-Caso, G Díaz-Sainz… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The study of the electrochemical CO2 reduction to obtain formate (HCOO–) or formic acid
(HCOOH) is receiving much attention as a promising technology. Since continuous–mode …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism of CN bonds formation in electrocatalytic urea production revealed by ab initio molecular dynamics simulation

X Liu, Y Jiao, Y Zheng, M Jaroniec, SZ Qiao - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Electrosynthesis of urea from CO2 and NOX provides an exceptional opportunity for human
society, given the increasingly available renewable energy. Urea electrosynthesis is …

A review on graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) based nanocomposites: synthesis, categories, and their application in photocatalysis

M Ismael - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, heterogeneous photocatalysis using semiconductor and solar energy has
gained a lot of attention owing to its potential applications in many fields such as the …

[HTML][HTML] The sabatier principle in electrocatalysis: Basics, limitations, and extensions

H Ooka, J Huang, KS Exner - Frontiers in Energy Research, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Sabatier principle, which states that the binding energy between the catalyst and the
reactant should be neither too strong nor too weak, has been widely used as the key …

Noble-metal based random alloy and intermetallic nanocrystals: syntheses and applications

M Zhou, C Li, J Fang - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Precise control over the size, shape, composition, structure, and crystal phase of random
alloy and intermetallic nanocrystals has been intensively explored in technologically …

Advances and challenges in understanding the electrocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to fuels

YY Birdja, E Pérez-Gallent, MC Figueiredo, AJ Göttle… - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
The electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide is a promising approach for storing (excess)
renewable electricity as chemical energy in fuels. Here, we review recent advances and …

Photocatalytic CO 2 conversion: What can we learn from conventional CO x hydrogenation?

T Kong, Y Jiang, Y Xiong - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-driven reduction of CO2 into fuels/feedstocks is a promising strategy for addressing
energy and CO2 emission issues. Despite great research efforts, it still remains a grand …

Recent advances in carbon dioxide utilization

Z Zhang, SY Pan, H Li, J Cai, AG Olabi… - … and sustainable energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is the major contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the
main driver of climate change. Currently, CO 2 utilization is increasingly attracting interest in …