Ru/FeO_x catalyst performance design: Highly dispersed Ru species for selective carbon dioxide hydrogenation

A series of Ru/FeOx catalysts were synthesized for the selective hydrogenation of CO2to CO.Detailed characterizations of the catalysts through X‐ray diffraction,X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy,transmission electron microscopy,and temperature‐programmed techniques were performed to directly monitor the surface chemical properties and the catalytic performance to elucidate the reaction mechanism.Highly dispersed Ru species were observed on the surface of FeOx regardless of the initial Ru loading.Varying the Ru loading resulted in changes to the Ru coverage over the FeOx surface,which had a significant impact on the interaction between Ru and adsorbed H,and concomitantly,the H2activation capacity via the ability for H2dissociation.FeOx having0.01%of Ru loading exhibited100%selectivity toward CO resulting from the very strong interaction between Ru and adsorbed H,which limits the desorption of the activated H species and hinders over‐reduction of CO to CH4.Further increasing the Ru loading of the catalysts to above0.01%resulted in the adsorbed H to be easily dissociated,as a result of a weaker interaction with Ru,which allowed excessive CO reduction to produce CH4.Understanding how to selectively design the catalyst by tuning the initial loading of the active phase has broader implications on the design of supported metal catalysts toward preparing liquid fuels from CO2.?2018,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences toward preparing liquid fuels from CO2.?2018,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences.Published by Elsevier B.V.All rights reserved.

Ni-doped ZnCo2O4 atomic layers to boost the selectivity in solar-driven reduction of CO2

Regulating the selectivity of CO2 photoreduction is particularly challenging. Herein, we propose ideal models of atomic layers with/without element doping to investigate the effect of doping engineering to tune the selectivity of CO2 photoreduction. Prototypical ZnCo2O4 atomic layers with/without Ni-doping were first synthesized. Density functional theory calculations reveal that introducing Ni atoms creates several new energy levels and increases the density-of-states at the conduction band minimum. Synchrotron radiation photoemission spectroscopy demonstrates that the band structures are suitable for CO2 photoreduction, while the surface photovoltage spectra demonstrate that Ni doping increases the carrier separation efficiency. In situ diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectra disclose that the CO2^- radical is the main intermediate, while temperature-programed desorption curves reveal that the ZnCo2O4 atomic layers with/without Ni doping favor the respective CO and CH4 desorption. The Ni-doped ZnCo2O4 atomic layers exhibit a 3.5-time higher CO selectivity than the ZnCo2O4 atomic layers. This work establishes a clear correlation between elemental doping and selectivity regulation for CO2 photoreduction, opening new possibilities for tailoring solar-driven photocatalytic behaviors.

A Doubly Interpenetrated Co(Ⅱ) Framework：Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Selective Adsorption of CO_2

A novel,porous and doubly interpenetrated MOF（FJU-29） was synthesized and characterized by FT-IR,TGA and X-ray single-crystal/powder diffraction.FJU-29 crystallizes in monoclinic,space group C2/c with a = 22.2890（7）,b = 10.9175（2）,c = 21.5601（7） ？,β = 112.908（4）o,V = 4832.7（3） ？~3,Z = 8,Mr = 450.26,D_c = 1.238 g/cm^3,F（000） = 1832,μ（CuKα） = 5.885 mm^（-1）,R = 0.0585 and wR = 0.1544 for 4789 observed reflections（I 〉 2s（I））,and R = 0.0726 and wR = 0.1627 for all data.FJU-29 possesses paddle-wheel {Co_2（COO）_4} clusters bridged by bi-pyrazolate naphthalene diimide ligands（H_2NDI） and H_2BDC to from a 3D framework with a pcu-topology.The desolvated FJU-29a shows the BET surface area of 560.44 m^2·g^（-1） accompanies with discriminating uptakes in CO_2 and N_2.The adsorption selectivity determined by ideal adsorbed solution theory（IAST） indicated that FJU-29 a has high CO_2/N_2（18/85） selectivity（75.5） at 296 K and 100 kPa.The relatively high selectivity further implies that FJU-29 a is a potential material for practical flue gas purification.

Near-infrared absorbing 2D/3D ZnIn2S4/N-doped graphene photocatalyst for highly efficient CO2 capture and photocatalytic reduction

Hierarchical heterostructure photocatalysts with broad spectrum solar light utilization,particularly in the nearinfrared(NIR)region,are emerging classes of advanced photocatalytic materials for solar-driven CO2 conversion into value-added chemical feedstocks.Herein,a novel two-demensional/three-demensional(2 D/3 D)hierarchical composite is hydrothermally synthesized by assembling vertically-aligned ZnIn2 S4(ZIS)nanowall arrays on nitrogen-doped graphene foams(NGF).The prepared ZIS/NGF composite shows enhancement in photothermal conversion ability and selective CO2 capture as well as solar-driven CO2 photoreduction.At273 K and 1 atm,the ZIS/NGF composite with 1.0 wt%NGF achieves a comparably high CO2-to-N2 selectivity of 30.1,with an isosteric heat of CO2 adsorption of 48.2 kJ mol^-1.And in the absence of cocatalysts and sacrificial agents,the ZIS/NGF composite with cyclability converts CO2 into CH4,CO and CH3 OH under simulated solar light illumination,with the respective evolution rates about 9.1,3.5,and 5.9 times higher than that of the pristine ZIS.In-depth analysis using in-situ irradiated X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(ISI-XPS)in conjunction with Kelvin probe measurements reveals the underlying charge transfer pathway and process from ZIS to NGF.

Sorbents with high efficiency for CO2 capture based on amines-supported carbon for biogas upgrading

Sorbents for CO2 capture have been prepared by wet impregnation of a commercial active carbon （Ketjen-black, Akzo Nobel） with two CO2-philic compounds, polyethylenimine （PEI） and tetraethylenepentamine （TEPA）, respectively. The effects of amine amount （from 10 to 70 wt.%）, CO2 concentration in the feed, sorption temperature and gas hourly space velocity on the CO2 capture performance have been investigated. The sorption capacity has been evaluated using the breakthrough method, with a fixed bed reactor equipped with on line gas chromatograph. The samples have been characterized by N2 adsorption-desorption, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray （SEM/EDX）. A promising CO2 sorption capacity of 6.90 mmo1/gsorbent has been obtained with 70 wt.% of supported TEPA at 70℃ under a stream containing 80 vol% of CO2. Sorption tests, carried out with simulated biogas compositions （CH4/CO2 mixtures）, have revealed an appreciable CO2 separation selectivity; stable performance was maintained for 20 adsorption-desorption cycles.

Targeted synthesis of novel porous aromatic frameworks with selective separation of CO_2/CH_4and CO_2/N_2

Novel porous aromatic frameworks（PAF-53 and PAF-54） have been obtained by the polymerization of amino compound（p-phenylenediamine and melamine） and cyanuric chloride. They display a certain amount of CO2 adsorption capacity and highly selective separation of CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 as 18.1 and83 by Henry Law respectively. They may be applied as ideal adsorbents to separate and capture CO2.