Zr modulated N doping composites for CO2 conversion into carbonates

Jielin Huang; Jie Wang; Haonan Duan; Li Dong; Songsong Chen; Junping Zhang; Xiangping Zhang

iScience (May 2024)

Zr modulated N doping composites for CO2 conversion into carbonates

Jielin Huang,
Jie Wang,
Haonan Duan,
Li Dong,
Songsong Chen,
Junping Zhang,
Xiangping Zhang

Affiliations

Jielin Huang: School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Jie Wang: School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Haonan Duan: Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Li Dong: School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Huizhou, Guangdong 516003, China; Corresponding author
Songsong Chen: Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Junping Zhang: Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Huizhou, Guangdong 516003, China; Corresponding author
Xiangping Zhang: Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Huizhou, Guangdong 516003, China; Corresponding author

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 27, no. 5
p. 109714

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Summary: Acidic and basic sites of catalysts are essential for CO2 capture and activation. In this work, Zr, N-ZnO/ZnAl-LDH-IL composites in ionic liquid and methanol systems were fabricated, and applied to catalyze the synthesis of ethylene carbonate (EC) from ethylene glycol (EG) and CO2 with about 4.76 mmolEC gCat.−1 h−1. The composites showed more strong basic sites due to the effective induction of reactive groups on the catalyst surface by Zr doping, resulting in an increase of pyridinic-N groups from 5.48% to 22.25%. More C atoms adjacent to pyridinic-N as strong basic sites was conducive to the activation of CO2 and EG. In addition, the possible catalytic pathway and mechanism of the composites for synthesizing EC as well as the doping of La, Fe, Ce, and Cu were also investigated, which provides an effective strategy for regulating the acid-base centers on the catalyst surface through ionic liquids and methanol solvents.

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