Optimizing hydrogen production by alkaline water decomposition with transition metal-based electrocatalysts

J Li, Z Jing, H Bai, Z Chen, AI Osman… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Burning fossil fuels account for over 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions and over 90%
of carbon dioxide emissions, calling for alternative fuels such as hydrogen. Since the …

Wettability control in electrocatalyst: A mini review

Y Liang, Y Han, J Li, J Wang, D Liu, Q Fan - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrocatalysis, as a typical heterogeneous catalysis, generally occurs in the di-or tri-phase
interfaces. Wettability is an important property for describing the balance of a gas-liquid-solid …

Switchable wetting of oxygen-evolving oxide catalysts

TH Shen, L Spillane, J Peng, Y Shao-Horn, V Tileli - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
The surface wettability of catalysts is typically controlled via surface treatments that promote
catalytic performance. Here we report on potential-regulated hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity at …

Insights into the interfacial effects in heterogeneous metal nanocatalysts toward selective hydrogenation

K Liu, R Qin, N Zheng - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous metal catalysts are distinguished by their structure inhomogeneity and
complexity. The chameleonic nature of heterogeneous metal catalysts have prevented us …

Molecular self-assembly in conductive covalent networks for selective nitrate electroreduction to ammonia

F Sun, Y Gao, M Li, Y Wen, Y Fang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical nitrate (NO3–) reduction in aqueous media provides a useful approach for
ammonia (NH3) synthesis. While efforts are focused on developing catalysts, the local …

Designing Undercoordinated Ni–Nx and Fe–Nx on Holey Graphene for Electrochemical CO2 Conversion to Syngas

J Leverett, R Daiyan, L Gong, K Iputera, Z Tong, J Qu… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this study, we propose a top-down approach for the controlled preparation of
undercoordinated Ni–N x (Ni-hG) and Fe–N x (Fe-hG) catalysts within a holey graphene …

Temperature-responsive polymer-tethered Zr-porphyrin MOFs encapsulated carbon dot nanohybrids with boosted visible-light photodegradation for organic …

Z Xia, B Shi, W Zhu, C Lü - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Zirconium-based porphyrin metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted extensive
attention in the photocatalysis because of their considerable specific surface area, powerful …

Remarkable electrocatalytic CO2 reduction with ultrahigh CO/H2 ratio over single-molecularly immobilized pyrrolidinonyl nickel phthalocyanine

DD Ma, SG Han, C Cao, X Li, XT Wu, QL Zhu - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
How to efficiently obtain the value-added products through electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction is
highly desired while remains significant challenges. Herein, we report an extremely active …

Interfacial engineering in Pickering emulsion photocatalytic microreactors: From mechanisms to prospects

Y Qu, D Sun, Y Yu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Considering the immiscible, limited-contact surfaces and confined active sites problems, the
multiphase catalytic systems often confront many challenges. Due to the natural barriers of …

Wettability Control in Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction: Effects, Modulations and Mechanisms

R Lu, X Zhang, H Shi, Z Zhao, M Li, X Zhang - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wettability control at the electrolyte/electrode interface represents a critical factor governing
the fundamental mechanisms of reaction pathways and kinetics in practical electrocatalysis …