Fe-N/C is a promising oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)catalyst to substitute the current widely used precious metal platinum.Cost-effectively fabricating the Fe-N/C material with high catalytic activity and getting in-d...Fe-N/C is a promising oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)catalyst to substitute the current widely used precious metal platinum.Cost-effectively fabricating the Fe-N/C material with high catalytic activity and getting in-depth insight into the responsible catalytic site are of great significance.In this work,we proposed to use biomass,tea leaves waste,as the precursor to prepare ORR catalyst.By adding 5%FeCl3(wt%)into tea precursor,the pyrolysis product(i.e.,5%Fe-N/C)exhibited an excellent four-electron ORR activity,whose onset potential was only 10 m V lower than that of commercial Pt/C.The limiting current density of 5%Fe-N/C(5.75 m A/cm^(2))was even higher than Pt/C(5.44 m A/cm^(2)).Compared with other biomass or metal organic frameworks derived catalysts,5%Fe-N/C showed similar ORR activity.Also,both the methanol tolerance and material stability performances of as-prepared 5%Fe-N/C catalyst were superior to that of Pt/C.X-ray adsorption fine structure characterization revealed that the FeN4O2might be the possible catalytic site.An appropriate amount of iron chloride addition not only facilitated catalytic site formation,but also enhanced material conductivity and reaction kinetics.The results of this work may be useful for the Fe based transition metal ORR catalyst design and application.展开更多
以煅烧三聚氰胺后形成的C3N4材料为氮源,柠檬酸为碳源,六水合三氯化铁为铁源,通过两步法合成FeN/C催化剂,并考察该催化剂对氧还原反应的电催化能力。采用XRD、SEM、Raman、XPS等表征手段对Fe-N/C催化剂的晶体结构和元素化学状态进行综...以煅烧三聚氰胺后形成的C3N4材料为氮源,柠檬酸为碳源,六水合三氯化铁为铁源,通过两步法合成FeN/C催化剂,并考察该催化剂对氧还原反应的电催化能力。采用XRD、SEM、Raman、XPS等表征手段对Fe-N/C催化剂的晶体结构和元素化学状态进行综合评价;以CV和LSV等电化学测试手段探究Fe-N/C催化剂的氧还原电催化能力。研究结果表明,Fe-N/C催化剂具有管状形貌、较高的石墨氮含量和较佳的氧还原电催化能力。通过对电化学性能关键参数进行分析发现,Fe-N/C催化剂的起始电位是1.071 V vs. RHE,半波电位是0.911 V vs. RHE,极限电流密度是5.943 mA/cm2。展开更多
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells(PEMFC)have attracted much attention because of their high energy conversion efficiency,high power density and zero emission of pollutants.However,the high cost of the cathode platin...Proton exchange membrane fuel cells(PEMFC)have attracted much attention because of their high energy conversion efficiency,high power density and zero emission of pollutants.However,the high cost of the cathode platinum group metal(PGM)catalysts creates a barrier for the large-scale application of PEMFC.Tremendous efforts have been devoted to the development of low-cost PGM-free catalysts,especially the Fe-N-C catalysts,to replace the expensive PGM catalysts.However,the characterization methods and evaluation standards of the catalysts varies,which is not conducive to the comparison of PGM-free catalysts.U.S.Department of energy(DOE)is the only authority that specifies the testing standards and activity targets for PGM-free catalysts.In this review,the major breakthroughs of Fe-N-C catalysts are outlined with the reference of DOE standards and targets.The preparation and characteristics of these highly active Fe-N-C catalysts are briefly introduced.Moreover,the efforts on improving the mass transfer and the durability issue of Fe-N-C fuel cell are discussed.Finally,the prospective directions concerning the comprehensive evaluation of the Fe-N-C catalysts are proposed.展开更多
Rational regulation on pore structure and active site density plays critical roles in enhancing the performance of Fe-N-C catalysts. As the microporous structure of the carbon substrate is generally regarded as the ac...Rational regulation on pore structure and active site density plays critical roles in enhancing the performance of Fe-N-C catalysts. As the microporous structure of the carbon substrate is generally regarded as the active site hosts, its hostility to electron/mass transfer could lead to the incomplete fulfillment of the catalytic activity. Besides, the formation of inactive metallic Fe particles during the conventional catalyst synthesis could also decrease the active site density and complicate the identification of real active site. Herein, we developed a facial hydrogen etching methodology to yield single site Fe-N-C catalysts featured with micro/mesoporous hierarchical structure. The hydrogen concentration in pyrolysis process was designated to effectively regulate the pore structure and active site density of the resulted catalysts.The optimized sample achieves excellent ORR catalytic performance with an ultralow H2O2 yield(1%)and superb stability over 10,000 cycles. Our finding provides new thoughts for the rational design of hierarchically porous carbon-based materials and highly promising non-precious metal ORR catalysts.展开更多
Catalytic hydrogenation of CO_(2) using renewable hydrogen not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions,but also provides industrial chemicals.Herein,a Co-Fe bimetallic catalyst was developed by a facile reactive ball-mi...Catalytic hydrogenation of CO_(2) using renewable hydrogen not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions,but also provides industrial chemicals.Herein,a Co-Fe bimetallic catalyst was developed by a facile reactive ball-milling method for highly active and selective hydrogenation of CO_(2) to value-added hydrocarbons.When reacted at 320℃,1.0 MPa and 9600 mL h^(-1) g_(cat)^(-1),the selectivity to light olefin(C_(2)^(=)-C_(4)^(=)) and C_(5)+ species achieves 57.3% and 22.3%,respectively,at a CO_(2) co nversion of 31.4%,which is superior to previous Fe-based catalysts.The CO_(2) activation can be promoted by the CoFe phase formed by reactive ball milling of the Fe-Co_(3)O_(4) mixture,and the in-situ Co_(2)C and Fe_(5)C_(2) formed during hydrogenation are beneficial for the C-C coupling reaction.The initial C-C coupling is related to the combination of CO species with the surface carbon of Fe/Co carbides,and the sustained C-C coupling is maintained by self-recovery of defective carbides.This new strategy contributes to the development of efficient catalysts for the hydrogenation of CO_(2) to value-added hydrocarbons.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51908172)for the support of this study。
文摘Fe-N/C is a promising oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)catalyst to substitute the current widely used precious metal platinum.Cost-effectively fabricating the Fe-N/C material with high catalytic activity and getting in-depth insight into the responsible catalytic site are of great significance.In this work,we proposed to use biomass,tea leaves waste,as the precursor to prepare ORR catalyst.By adding 5%FeCl3(wt%)into tea precursor,the pyrolysis product(i.e.,5%Fe-N/C)exhibited an excellent four-electron ORR activity,whose onset potential was only 10 m V lower than that of commercial Pt/C.The limiting current density of 5%Fe-N/C(5.75 m A/cm^(2))was even higher than Pt/C(5.44 m A/cm^(2)).Compared with other biomass or metal organic frameworks derived catalysts,5%Fe-N/C showed similar ORR activity.Also,both the methanol tolerance and material stability performances of as-prepared 5%Fe-N/C catalyst were superior to that of Pt/C.X-ray adsorption fine structure characterization revealed that the FeN4O2might be the possible catalytic site.An appropriate amount of iron chloride addition not only facilitated catalytic site formation,but also enhanced material conductivity and reaction kinetics.The results of this work may be useful for the Fe based transition metal ORR catalyst design and application.
文摘以煅烧三聚氰胺后形成的C3N4材料为氮源,柠檬酸为碳源,六水合三氯化铁为铁源,通过两步法合成FeN/C催化剂,并考察该催化剂对氧还原反应的电催化能力。采用XRD、SEM、Raman、XPS等表征手段对Fe-N/C催化剂的晶体结构和元素化学状态进行综合评价;以CV和LSV等电化学测试手段探究Fe-N/C催化剂的氧还原电催化能力。研究结果表明,Fe-N/C催化剂具有管状形貌、较高的石墨氮含量和较佳的氧还原电催化能力。通过对电化学性能关键参数进行分析发现,Fe-N/C催化剂的起始电位是1.071 V vs. RHE,半波电位是0.911 V vs. RHE,极限电流密度是5.943 mA/cm2。
基金supported by the National Thousand Talents Plan of Chinathe National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.21673014 and U1766216)+1 种基金the 111 project(B17002)funded by the Ministry of Education of Chinathe Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China
文摘Proton exchange membrane fuel cells(PEMFC)have attracted much attention because of their high energy conversion efficiency,high power density and zero emission of pollutants.However,the high cost of the cathode platinum group metal(PGM)catalysts creates a barrier for the large-scale application of PEMFC.Tremendous efforts have been devoted to the development of low-cost PGM-free catalysts,especially the Fe-N-C catalysts,to replace the expensive PGM catalysts.However,the characterization methods and evaluation standards of the catalysts varies,which is not conducive to the comparison of PGM-free catalysts.U.S.Department of energy(DOE)is the only authority that specifies the testing standards and activity targets for PGM-free catalysts.In this review,the major breakthroughs of Fe-N-C catalysts are outlined with the reference of DOE standards and targets.The preparation and characteristics of these highly active Fe-N-C catalysts are briefly introduced.Moreover,the efforts on improving the mass transfer and the durability issue of Fe-N-C fuel cell are discussed.Finally,the prospective directions concerning the comprehensive evaluation of the Fe-N-C catalysts are proposed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21633008,21433003,U1601211,21733004)National Science and Technology Major Project(2016YFB0101202)+1 种基金Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Program(20150101066JC,20160622037JC,20170203003SF,20170520150JH)Hundred Talents Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Recruitment Program of Foreign Experts(WQ20122200077)
文摘Rational regulation on pore structure and active site density plays critical roles in enhancing the performance of Fe-N-C catalysts. As the microporous structure of the carbon substrate is generally regarded as the active site hosts, its hostility to electron/mass transfer could lead to the incomplete fulfillment of the catalytic activity. Besides, the formation of inactive metallic Fe particles during the conventional catalyst synthesis could also decrease the active site density and complicate the identification of real active site. Herein, we developed a facial hydrogen etching methodology to yield single site Fe-N-C catalysts featured with micro/mesoporous hierarchical structure. The hydrogen concentration in pyrolysis process was designated to effectively regulate the pore structure and active site density of the resulted catalysts.The optimized sample achieves excellent ORR catalytic performance with an ultralow H2O2 yield(1%)and superb stability over 10,000 cycles. Our finding provides new thoughts for the rational design of hierarchically porous carbon-based materials and highly promising non-precious metal ORR catalysts.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22008098, 21978156, 42002040)the Program for Innovative Research Team (in Science and Technology) in University of Henan Province (21IRTSTHN004)+1 种基金the Program for Science & Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province (22HASTIT008)the Foundation of State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering (2022-K34)。
文摘Catalytic hydrogenation of CO_(2) using renewable hydrogen not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions,but also provides industrial chemicals.Herein,a Co-Fe bimetallic catalyst was developed by a facile reactive ball-milling method for highly active and selective hydrogenation of CO_(2) to value-added hydrocarbons.When reacted at 320℃,1.0 MPa and 9600 mL h^(-1) g_(cat)^(-1),the selectivity to light olefin(C_(2)^(=)-C_(4)^(=)) and C_(5)+ species achieves 57.3% and 22.3%,respectively,at a CO_(2) co nversion of 31.4%,which is superior to previous Fe-based catalysts.The CO_(2) activation can be promoted by the CoFe phase formed by reactive ball milling of the Fe-Co_(3)O_(4) mixture,and the in-situ Co_(2)C and Fe_(5)C_(2) formed during hydrogenation are beneficial for the C-C coupling reaction.The initial C-C coupling is related to the combination of CO species with the surface carbon of Fe/Co carbides,and the sustained C-C coupling is maintained by self-recovery of defective carbides.This new strategy contributes to the development of efficient catalysts for the hydrogenation of CO_(2) to value-added hydrocarbons.
