Lu Kang-Qiang, Hao Jin-Ge, Wei Yu, Weng Bo, Ge Shiyi, Yang Kai, Lu Suwei, Yang Min-Quan, Liao Yuhe
Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Materials Chemistry, College of Materials, Metallurgical and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, P. R. China.
cMACS, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Inorg Chem. 2024 Jan 8;63(1):795-802. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03802. Epub 2023 Dec 18.
The conversion of diluted CO into tunable syngas via photocatalysis is critical for implementing CO reduction practically, although the efficiency remains low. Herein, we report the use of graphene-modified transition metal hydroxides, namely, NiCo-GR, for the conversion of diluted CO into syngas with adjustable CO/H ratios, utilizing Ru dyes as photosensitizers. The Ni(OH)-GR cocatalyst can generate 12526 μmol g h of CO and 844 μmol g h of H, while the Co(OH)-GR sample presents a generation rate of 2953 μmol g h for CO and 10027 μmol g h for H. Notably, by simply altering the addition amounts of nickel and cobalt in the transition metal composite, the CO/H ratios in syngas can be easily regulated from 18:1 to 1:4. Experimental characterization of composites and DFT calculations suggest that the differing adsorption affinities of CO and HO over Ni(OH)-GR and Co(OH)-GR play a significant role in determining the selectivity of CO and H products, ultimately affecting the CO/H ratios in syngas. Overall, these findings demonstrate the potential of graphene-modified transition metal hydroxides as efficient photocatalysts for CO reduction and syngas production.
尽管效率仍然较低,但通过光催化将稀释的一氧化碳转化为可调谐合成气对于实际实现一氧化碳减排至关重要。在此,我们报道了使用石墨烯修饰的过渡金属氢氧化物,即NiCo-GR,以钌染料作为光敏剂,将稀释的一氧化碳转化为具有可调CO/H比的合成气。Ni(OH)-GR助催化剂可产生12526 μmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹的CO和844 μmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹的H₂,而Co(OH)-GR样品的CO生成速率为2953 μmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹,H₂生成速率为10027 μmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹。值得注意的是,通过简单改变过渡金属复合物中镍和钴的添加量,合成气中的CO/H比可轻松从18:1调节至1:4。复合材料的实验表征和密度泛函理论计算表明,CO和H₂O在Ni(OH)-GR和Co(OH)-GR上不同的吸附亲和力在决定CO和H₂产物的选择性方面起着重要作用,最终影响合成气中的CO/H比。总体而言,这些发现证明了石墨烯修饰的过渡金属氢氧化物作为用于一氧化碳还原和合成气生产的高效光催化剂的潜力。