Unifying views on catalyst deactivation

AJ Martín, S Mitchell, C Mondelli, S Jaydev… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Berzelius stated that catalysts remain unaltered in their reaction environment. However,
catalyst deactivation always becomes noticeable at certain timescales, frequently hindering …

Enrichment of reactants and intermediates for electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction

PP Yang, MR Gao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) presents a sustainable
route to convert renewable electricity to value-added fuels and feedstocks in the form of …

Recent advances in scanning electrochemical microscopy for probing the sites in electrocatalysts

J Li, H Yang, X Gu, Y Zou, D Zhan… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In electrochemical reactions, the study of catalyst activity is becoming increasingly extensive.
The insights into the active sites of catalysts have been providing ideas for efficiently …

Halide-guided active site exposure in bismuth electrocatalysts for selective CO2 conversion into formic acid

S Yang, H An, S Arnouts, H Wang, X Yu, J de Ruiter… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
It remains a challenge to identify the active sites of bismuth catalysts in the electrochemical
CO2 reduction reaction. Here we show through in situ characterization that the activation of …

Long-chain hydrocarbons by CO2 electroreduction using polarized nickel catalysts

Y Zhou, AJ Martín, F Dattila, S **, N López… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
The electroreduction of CO2, driven by renewable electricity, can be used to sustainably
generate synthetic fuels. So far, only copper-based materials have been used to catalyse the …

Membrane Electrode Assembly for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction: Principle and Application

Z Zhang, X Huang, Z Chen, J Zhu… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) in membrane electrode assembly (MEA)
systems is a promising technology. Gaseous CO2 can be directly transported to the cathode …

Structural transformation of heterogeneous materials for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction

H Ding, H Liu, W Chu, C Wu, Y **e - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical water splitting for hydrogen generation is a promising pathway for
renewable energy conversion and storage. One of the most important issues for efficient …

Cation defect engineering of transition metal electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction

D Yan, C **a, W Zhang, Q Hu, C He… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The rational design and development of highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER)
electrocatalysts is vital for the application of renewable energy devices. Recently, the …

Construction of C–N bonds from small-molecule precursors through heterogeneous electrocatalysis

J Li, Y Zhang, K Kuruvinashetti… - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Energy-intensive thermochemical processes within chemical manufacturing are a major
contributor to global CO2 emissions. With the increasing push for sustainability, the scientific …

Electrocatalysis for CO 2 conversion: from fundamentals to value-added products

G Wang, J Chen, Y Ding, P Cai, L Yi, Y Li… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The continuously increasing CO2 released from human activities poses a great threat to
human survival by fluctuating global climate and disturbing carbon balance among the four …