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    煤液化沥青基镍–硫氮共掺杂泡沫炭整体式催化剂高效电还原CO2

    Efficient electroreduction of CO2 over coal liquefaction pitch-based nickel-sulfur-nitrogen co-doped carbon foam monolithic catalysts

    • 摘要: 过渡金属–氮掺杂碳基材料(M−N−C)因其独特的电子结构和可调控的配位环境在电化学CO2还原反应(CO2RR)中展现出显著潜力,但其M-N4活性位点的高几何/电子对称性易导致产物选择性降低,且传统粉末催化剂普遍存在活性位点利用率低、结构稳定性差及传质受限等问题,严重制约了其实际应用性能。针对上述挑战,提出一种双效协同调控策略:通过硫掺杂重构M-N4中心配位微环境打破其固有的对称性以增强本征催化活性,同时结合三维分级多孔整体式结构设计优化反应物/产物的传质动力学并提高电荷传输效率。以煤液化沥青为碳源,借助聚氨酯泡沫模板法构筑了镍–硫氮共掺杂泡沫炭整体式催化剂并研究了其CO2RR性能。试验表明:S原子的引入对Ni活性中心的电子具有调控作用,同时三维互连骨架结构有利于暴露更多的活性位点,加快反应的传质过程和电荷传导,从而显著提升了CO2RR性能。在0.1 mol/L KHCO3电解液中,该催化剂于−1.4 V vs. RHE电位下实现97.8%的CO法拉第效率,电流密度达到 57.8 mA/cm2,并在−1.0~−1.8 V vs. RHE宽电位窗口内保持>90%的CO选择性,且能稳定运行15 h以上。研究通过“原子级配位调控–宏观结构设计”的双尺度优化,为开发高效、稳定的整体式CO₂RR电催化剂提供了新思路,同时拓展了低阶碳资源(如煤液化沥青)的高值化应用路径。

       

      Abstract: Dispersed transition metal-nitrogen-doped carbon materials (M−N−C) exhibit remarkable potential for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) due to their unique electronic structures and tunable coordination environments. However, the high geometrical and electronic symmetry of M-N4 active sites often leads to reduced product selectivity, while conventional powdered catalysts generally suffer from low active site utilization, poor structural stabilityand mass transfer limitations, significantly restricting their practical application performance. To address these challenges, this study proposes a dual-effect synergistic regulation strategy: sulfur doping to reconstruct the coordination microenvironment of M-N₄ centers, breaking their inherent symmetry to enhance intrinsic catalytic activit, combined with a three-dimensional hierarchical porous monolithic structure design to optimize reactant/product mass transfer kinetics and improve charge transport efficiency. Using coal liquefaction pitch as carbon source, we fabricated a nickel-sulfur-nitrogen co-doped carbon foam monolithic catalyst via a polyurethane foam templating method and investigated its CO₂RR performance. The results demonstrate that the introduced sulfur atoms effectively modulate the electronic structure of Ni active centers, while the 3D interconnected framework facilitates greater exposure of active sites and accelerates both mass transport and charge conduction. This synergistic effect between the 3D architecture and S/N heteroatom-mediated electronic regulation significantly enhances CO₂RR performance. In 0.1 mol/L KHCO3 electrolyte, the catalyst achieves 97.8% Faradaic efficiency for CO at −1.4 V vs. RHE with a current density of 57.8 mA/cm2, while maintaining >90% CO selectivity across a broad potential window from −1.0 to −1.8 V vs. RHE, and stable operation for over 15 hours. This work establishes a novel structure-function cooperative regulation mechanism for designing high-performance monolithic electrocatalysts. Through dual-scale optimization combining “atomic-level coordination regulation” and “macroscopic structural design”, we provide new insights for developing efficient and stable monolithic CO2RR electrocatalysts, while simultaneously expanding the high-value utilization pathways for low-rank carbon resources (e.g., liquefaction pitch).

       

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