Heteroatom-Doped Porous Carbon-Based Nanostructures for Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction
The continual rise of the CO 2 concentration in the Earth’s atmosphere is the foremost reason for environmental concerns such as global warming, ocean acidification, rising sea levels, and the extinction of various species. The electrochemical CO 2 reduction (CO 2 RR) is a promising green and effici...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:9870782d0816410ebeea1f0e14cae9e4 2024-01-07T09:45:45+01:00 Heteroatom-Doped Porous Carbon-Based Nanostructures for Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction Qingqing Lu Kamel Eid Wenpeng Li 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12142379 https://doaj.org/article/9870782d0816410ebeea1f0e14cae9e4 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/14/2379 https://doaj.org/toc/2079-4991 doi:10.3390/nano12142379 2079-4991 https://doaj.org/article/9870782d0816410ebeea1f0e14cae9e4 Nanomaterials, Vol 12, Iss 14, p 2379 (2022) doped carbon heteroatom porous carbon CO 2 reduction CO 2 conversion metal-free electrocatalysts electrochemical CO 2 reduction Chemistry QD1-999 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12142379 2023-12-10T01:48:56Z The continual rise of the CO 2 concentration in the Earth’s atmosphere is the foremost reason for environmental concerns such as global warming, ocean acidification, rising sea levels, and the extinction of various species. The electrochemical CO 2 reduction (CO 2 RR) is a promising green and efficient approach for converting CO 2 to high-value-added products such as alcohols, acids, and chemicals. Developing efficient and low-cost electrocatalysts is the main barrier to scaling up CO 2 RR for large-scale applications. Heteroatom-doped porous carbon-based (HA-PCs) catalysts are deemed as green, efficient, low-cost, and durable electrocatalysts for the CO 2 RR due to their great physiochemical and catalytic merits (i.e., great surface area, electrical conductivity, rich electrical density, active sites, inferior H 2 evolution activity, tailorable structures, and chemical–physical–thermal stability). They are also easily synthesized in a high yield from inexpensive and earth-abundant resources that meet sustainability and large-scale requirements. This review emphasizes the rational synthesis of HA-PCs for the CO 2 RR rooting from the engineering methods of HA-PCs to the effect of mono, binary, and ternary dopants (i.e., N, S, F, or B) on the CO 2 RR activity and durability. The effect of CO 2 on the environment and human health, in addition to the recent advances in CO 2 RR fundamental pathways and mechanisms, are also discussed. Finally, the evolving challenges and future perspectives on the development of heteroatom-doped porous carbon-based nanocatalysts for the CO 2 RR are underlined. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Nanomaterials 12 14 2379 |
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The continual rise of the CO 2 concentration in the Earth’s atmosphere is the foremost reason for environmental concerns such as global warming, ocean acidification, rising sea levels, and the extinction of various species. The electrochemical CO 2 reduction (CO 2 RR) is a promising green and efficient approach for converting CO 2 to high-value-added products such as alcohols, acids, and chemicals. Developing efficient and low-cost electrocatalysts is the main barrier to scaling up CO 2 RR for large-scale applications. Heteroatom-doped porous carbon-based (HA-PCs) catalysts are deemed as green, efficient, low-cost, and durable electrocatalysts for the CO 2 RR due to their great physiochemical and catalytic merits (i.e., great surface area, electrical conductivity, rich electrical density, active sites, inferior H 2 evolution activity, tailorable structures, and chemical–physical–thermal stability). They are also easily synthesized in a high yield from inexpensive and earth-abundant resources that meet sustainability and large-scale requirements. This review emphasizes the rational synthesis of HA-PCs for the CO 2 RR rooting from the engineering methods of HA-PCs to the effect of mono, binary, and ternary dopants (i.e., N, S, F, or B) on the CO 2 RR activity and durability. The effect of CO 2 on the environment and human health, in addition to the recent advances in CO 2 RR fundamental pathways and mechanisms, are also discussed. Finally, the evolving challenges and future perspectives on the development of heteroatom-doped porous carbon-based nanocatalysts for the CO 2 RR are underlined. |
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Heteroatom-Doped Porous Carbon-Based Nanostructures for Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction |
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Heteroatom-Doped Porous Carbon-Based Nanostructures for Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction |
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Heteroatom-Doped Porous Carbon-Based Nanostructures for Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction |
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heteroatom-doped porous carbon-based nanostructures for electrochemical co 2 reduction |
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