Photocatalytic Coupling of CH₄ and CO₂ to Ethanol on Asymmetric Ce-O-Zn Sites
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2024
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Hao, S.
Chen, Y.
Peng, C.
Wang, H.
Wen, Q.
Hu, C.
Zhang, L.
Han, Q.
Zheng, G.
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Advanced Functional Materials, 2024; 34(17):2314118-1-2314118-7
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Shuya Hao, Yangshen Chen, Chen Peng, Huining Wang, Qianyou Wen, Cejun Hu, Lijuan Zhang, Qing Han, and Gengfeng Zheng
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Partial oxidation of methane (CH4) to value-added products is significantly challenging due to the highly inert chemical property of CH4 at ambient conditions and easy over-oxidation into carbon dioxide (CO2) or carbon monoxide (CO) at elevated temperatures and pressures. Targeting this challenge, the efficient photocatalytic coupling of CO2 and CH4 into ethanol is demonstrated, using a cerium (Ce)-doped zinc oxide (ZnO) photocatalyst with abundant Ce─O─Zn units. Under light illumination, CO2 is adsorbed on the Ce atoms and photo-reduced to CO, and CH4 is captured by the Zn atoms and photo-oxidized to hydroperoxymethane (CH3OOH). The close proximity of Ce and Zn atoms on the Ce─O─Zn units allowed to further efficiently couple the as-formed CO and CH3OOH into ethanol. Without additional Oxygen (O2) oxidant or sacrificial regent, the ethanol production rate reached 580 μmol g−1 h−1, substantially exceeding previously reports on photocatalytic CH4 oxidation. This work features to convert two greenhouse gases into value-added chemicals with adjacent and asymmetric reaction sites, suggesting attractive potentials for CH4 and CO2 utilization.
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Published online: December 31, 2023
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