Promoted CO2 Reforming with Bioethanol over TiO2-Supported Photothermal Catalysts

Reducing the greenhouse gas CO2 in the atmosphere and converting it into high-value-added syngas is regarded as a competitive strategy in line with green and sustainable development. Herein, a series of M/TiO2 (M = Cu, Co, Ni) catalysts were developed for photothermal CO2 reduction with bioethanol,...

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Main Authors: Xueke Wang, Yixuan Li, Jessica Nginyo, Daniela Iracelma Difuma Luis, Dong Cao, Zhiyong Deng, Weijie Cai
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Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2025-01-01
Series:Energy Material Advances
Online Access:https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/energymatadv.0205
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author Xueke Wang
Yixuan Li
Jessica Nginyo
Daniela Iracelma Difuma Luis
Dong Cao
Zhiyong Deng
Weijie Cai
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Jessica Nginyo
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Dong Cao
Zhiyong Deng
Weijie Cai
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description Reducing the greenhouse gas CO2 in the atmosphere and converting it into high-value-added syngas is regarded as a competitive strategy in line with green and sustainable development. Herein, a series of M/TiO2 (M = Cu, Co, Ni) catalysts were developed for photothermal CO2 reduction with bioethanol, and the synergistic mechanism between photocatalysis and thermocatalysis was deeply investigated. Systematic characteristics and photothermal ethanol dry reforming (EDR) testing results revealed the relevancy between catalytic behavior and microstructure properties of TiO2-supported catalysts. Notably, the Ni/TiO2 catalyst displayed superior catalytic behavior than Cu/TiO2 and Co/TiO2 counterparts, which mainly attributed to their abundant oxygen vacancies and stronger Ni–TiO2 interaction. In addition, both the narrower band gap and higher light absorption ability directly promoted the Ni/TiO2 catalyst possessing outstanding ethanol conversion (94.5%) and controllable H2/CO ratio (0.65) at 450 °C. Furthermore, the relatively less activation energy also determined that the Ni/TiO2 sample possessed the fastest kinetic progression in the EDR process. Therefore, the Ni/TiO2 catalyst exhibited the better photothermal catalytic activity compared with other 2 samples. We anticipate that photothermal synergy would offer good technical guidance to promote the conversion and utilization of greenhouse gas CO2 under relatively low temperature environment.
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spelling doaj-art-559deb28d6de43b0bd60692fa6883e212025-08-20T03:53:23ZengAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Energy Material Advances2692-76402025-01-01610.34133/energymatadv.0205Promoted CO2 Reforming with Bioethanol over TiO2-Supported Photothermal CatalystsXueke Wang0Yixuan Li1Jessica Nginyo2Daniela Iracelma Difuma Luis3Dong Cao4Zhiyong Deng5Weijie Cai6School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116023, China.School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116023, China.School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116023, China.School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116023, China.Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Low Metamorphic Coal Clean Utilization, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yulin University, Yulin 719000, China.Air Environmental Modeling and Pollution Controlling Key Laboratory of Sichuan Higher Education Institutes, College of Resources and Environment, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China.School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116023, China.Reducing the greenhouse gas CO2 in the atmosphere and converting it into high-value-added syngas is regarded as a competitive strategy in line with green and sustainable development. Herein, a series of M/TiO2 (M = Cu, Co, Ni) catalysts were developed for photothermal CO2 reduction with bioethanol, and the synergistic mechanism between photocatalysis and thermocatalysis was deeply investigated. Systematic characteristics and photothermal ethanol dry reforming (EDR) testing results revealed the relevancy between catalytic behavior and microstructure properties of TiO2-supported catalysts. Notably, the Ni/TiO2 catalyst displayed superior catalytic behavior than Cu/TiO2 and Co/TiO2 counterparts, which mainly attributed to their abundant oxygen vacancies and stronger Ni–TiO2 interaction. In addition, both the narrower band gap and higher light absorption ability directly promoted the Ni/TiO2 catalyst possessing outstanding ethanol conversion (94.5%) and controllable H2/CO ratio (0.65) at 450 °C. Furthermore, the relatively less activation energy also determined that the Ni/TiO2 sample possessed the fastest kinetic progression in the EDR process. Therefore, the Ni/TiO2 catalyst exhibited the better photothermal catalytic activity compared with other 2 samples. We anticipate that photothermal synergy would offer good technical guidance to promote the conversion and utilization of greenhouse gas CO2 under relatively low temperature environment.https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/energymatadv.0205
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Daniela Iracelma Difuma Luis
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Energy Material Advances
title Promoted CO2 Reforming with Bioethanol over TiO2-Supported Photothermal Catalysts
title_full Promoted CO2 Reforming with Bioethanol over TiO2-Supported Photothermal Catalysts
title_fullStr Promoted CO2 Reforming with Bioethanol over TiO2-Supported Photothermal Catalysts
title_full_unstemmed Promoted CO2 Reforming with Bioethanol over TiO2-Supported Photothermal Catalysts
title_short Promoted CO2 Reforming with Bioethanol over TiO2-Supported Photothermal Catalysts
title_sort promoted co2 reforming with bioethanol over tio2 supported photothermal catalysts
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