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 …

Theoretical Insights into Heterogeneous (Photo)electrochemical CO2 Reduction

S Xu, EA Carter - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical and photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction technologies offer the promise of
zero-carbon-emission renewable fuels needed for heavy-duty transportation. However, the …

Delocalization state-induced selective bond breaking for efficient methanol electrosynthesis from CO2

S Kong, X Lv, X Wang, Z Liu, Z Li, B Jia, D Sun… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Methanol manufacturing by CO2 electrolysis is a potential near-zero-emission route to
carbon neutrality, but most of the previous studies in aqueous electrolytes have achieved …

Construction of Cr-embedded graphyne electrocatalyst for highly selective reduction of CO2 to CH4: A DFT study

L Fu, R Wang, C Zhao, J Huo, C He, KH Kim… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The design of advanced electrocatalysts is key for capturing chemically inert CO 2 for
conversion into value-added products (eg, fuel) and to effectively mitigate greenhouse gas …

Progress and Perspective of Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction for Renewable Carbonaceous Fuels and Chemicals

W Zhang, Y Hu, L Ma, G Zhu, Y Wang, X Xue… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The worldwide unrestrained emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) has caused serious
environmental pollution and climate change issues. For the sustainable development of …

Synergistically boosting highly selective CO2–to–CO photoreduction over BiOCl nanosheets via in-situ formation of surface defects and non-precious metal …

S Gong, G Zhu, R Wang, F Rao, X Shi, J Gao… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hollow hierarchical BiOCl (BOC) assembled by nanosheets with highly exposed (001) facet
is synthesized via a gas-bubble-template strategy. The as-synthesized BOC is further …

Density functional theory for electrocatalysis

X Liao, R Lu, L Xia, Q Liu, H Wang… - Energy & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It is a considerably promising strategy to produce fuels and high‐value chemicals through
an electrochemical conversion process in the green and sustainable energy systems …

Nanostructured Materials for Heterogeneous Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction and their Related Reaction Mechanisms

L Zhang, ZJ Zhao, J Gong - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The gradually increased concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has been
recognized as the primary culprit for the rise of the global mean temperature. In recent years …

Recent advances in inorganic heterogeneous electrocatalysts for reduction of carbon dioxide

DD Zhu, JL Liu, SZ Qiao - Advanced materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In view of the climate changes caused by the continuously rising levels of atmospheric CO2,
advanced technologies associated with CO2 conversion are highly desirable. In recent …

Single-atom catalysts for CO 2 electroreduction with significant activity and selectivity improvements

S Back, J Lim, NY Kim, YH Kim, Y Jung - Chemical science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
A single-atom catalyst (SAC) has an electronic structure that is very different from its bulk
counterparts, and has shown an unexpectedly high specific activity with a significant …