Microenvironment engineering of heterogeneous catalysts for liquid-phase environmental catalysis

ZS Zhu, S Zhong, C Cheng, H Zhou, H Sun… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Environmental catalysis has emerged as a scientific frontier in mitigating water pollution and
advancing circular chemistry and reaction microenvironment significantly influences the …

Understanding and Tuning the Effects of H2O on Catalytic CO and CO2 Hydrogenation

M Wang, G Zhang, H Wang, Z Wang, Y Zhou… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Catalytic CO x (CO and CO2) hydrogenation to valued chemicals is one of the promising
approaches to address challenges in energy, environment, and climate change. H2O is an …

Rational Modulation of Interface Microenvironment and Design of the Flow Electrolyzer for COx Electroreduction to Alcohol

J Chen, X Peng, Z Li, B Yang, Q Zhang, J Lu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The electrocatalytic reduction of COx (including CO2 and CO) into value‐added fuels and
chemicals, particularly multi‐carbon (C2+) alcohols, presents a significant opportunity to …

Switching Reaction Pathways of CO2 Electroreduction by Modulating Cations in the Electrochemical Double Layer

J Yang, J Jiao, S Liu, Y Yin, Y Cheng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Tuning the selectivity of CO2 electroreduction reaction (CO2RR) solely by changing
electrolyte is a very attractive topic. In this study, we conducted CO2RR in different aqueous …

The loss of interfacial water-adsorbate hydrogen bond connectivity position surface-active hydrogen as a crucial intermediate to enhance nitrate reduction reaction

S Zheng, X Yang, ZZ Shi, H Ding, F Pan… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) offers a promising solution for
remediating nitrate-polluted wastewater while enabling the sustainable production of …

Specific Adsorption of Alkaline Cations Enhances CO–CO Coupling in CO2 Electroreduction

Y Qin, C **a, T Wu, J Zhang, G Gao… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Electrolyte alkaline cations can significantly modulate the reaction selectivity of
electrochemical CO2 reduction (eCO2R), enhancing the yield of the valuable multicarbon …

Critical Role of Cu Nanoparticle-Loaded Cu(100) Surface Structures on Structured Copper-Based Catalysts in Boosting Ethanol Generation in CO2 Electroreduction

Z Chen, Z Ma, G Fan, F Li - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024 - ACS Publications
Presently, realizing high ethanol selectivity in CO2 electroreduction remains challenging
due to difficult C–C coupling and fierce product competition. In this work, we report an …