简介：CO2conversionviaphotocatalysisisapotentialsolutiontoaddressglobalwarmingandenergyshortage.PhotocatalysiscandirectlyutilizetheinexhaustiblesunlightasanenergysourcetocatalyzethereductionofCO2tousefulsolarfuelssuchasCO,CH4,CH3OH,andC2H5OH.Amongstudiedformulations,CubasedphotocatalystsarethemostattractiveforCO2conversionbecausetheCu-basedphotocatalystsarelow-costandabundancecomparingnoblemetal-basedcatalysts.Inthisliteraturereview,acomprehensivesummaryofrecentprogressonCu-basedphotocatalystsforCO2conversion,whichincludesmetalliccopper,copperalloynanoparticles（NPs）,copperoxides,andcoppersulfidesphotocatalysts,canbefound.Thisreviewalsoincludedadetaileddiscussiononthecorrelationsofmorphology,structure,andperformanceforeachtypeofCu-basedcatalysts.Thereactionmechanismsandpossiblepathwaysforproductionsofvarioussolarfuelswereanalyzed,whichprovideinsightintothenatureofpotentialactivesitesforthecatalysts.Finally,thecurrentchallengesandperspectivefutureresearchdirectionswereoutlined,holdingpromisetoadvanceCu-basedphotocatalystsforCO2conversionwithmuch-enhancedenergyconversionefficiencyandproductionrates.

简介：Reversewatergasshift（RWGS）reactioncanbeservedasapivotalstageoftransitioningtheabundantCO2resourceintochemicalsorhydrocarbonfuels,whichisattractivefortheCO2utilizationandofeventuallysignificanceinenablingarebuiltecologicalsystemforunconventionalfuels.Thisconceptisappealingwhentheprocessisconsideredasasolutionforthestorageofrenewableenergy,whichmayalsofindavarietyofpotentialendusesfortheouterspaceexploration.However,abigchallengetothisissueistherationaldesignofhightemperatureendurableRWGScatalystswithdesirableCOproductselectivity.Inthiswork,wepresentacomprehensiveoverviewofrecentpublicationsonthisresearchtopic,mainlyfocusingonthecatalyticperformanceofRWGSreactionoverthreemajorkindsofheterogeneouscatalysts,includingsupportedmetalcatalysts,mixedoxidecatalystsandtransitionmetalcarbides.Thereactionthermodynamicanalysis,kineticsandmechanismsarealsodescribedindetail.Thepresentreviewattemptstoprovideageneralguidelineabouttheconstructionofwell-performedheterogeneouscatalystsfortheRWGSreaction,aswellasdiscussingthechallengesandfurtherprospectsofthisprocess.

简介：Co-electrolysisofCO2andH2Ousinghigh-temperaturesolidoxideelectrolysiscells（SOECs）intovaluablechemicalshasattractedgreatattentionsrecentlyduetothehighconversionandenergyefficiency,whichprovidesopportunitiesofreducingCO2emission,mitigatingglobalwarmingandstoringintermittentrenewableenergies.AsingleSOECtypicallyconsistsofanionconductingelectrolyte,ananodeandacathodewheretheco-electrolysisreactiontakesplace.Thehighoperatingtemperatureanddifficultactivatedcarbon-oxygendouble-bondofCO2putforwardstrictrequirementsforSOECcathode.Greateffortsarebeingdevotedtodevelopsuitablecathodematerialswithhighcatalyticactivityandexcellentlong-termstabilityforCO2/H2Oelectro-reduction.Thesofarcathodematerialdevelopmentisthekeypointofthisreviewandalternativestrategiesofhigh-performancecathodematerialpreparationisproposed.UnderstandingthemechanismofCO2/H2Oelectro-reductionisbeneficialtohighlyactivecathodedesignandoptimization.Thusthepossiblereactionmechanismisalsodiscussed.Especially,amethodincombinationwithelectrochemicalimpedancespectroscopy（EIS）measurement,distributionfunctionsofrelaxationtimes（DRT）calculation,complexnonlinearleastsquare（CNLS）fittingandoperandoambientpressureX-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy（APXPS）characterizationisintroducedtocorrectlydisclosethereactionmechanismofCO2/H2Oco-electrolysis.Finally,differentreactionmodesoftheCO2/H2OcoelectrolysisinSOECsaresummarizedtooffernewstrategiestoenhancetheCO2conversion.Otherwise,developingSOECsoperatingat300-600°CcanintegratetheelectrochemicalreductionandtheFischer-TropschreactiontoconverttheCO2/H2Ointomorevaluablechemicals,whichwillbeanewresearchdirectioninthefuture.