Themed collection EES Catalysis Hot Papers

This review comprehensively summarizes the recent advances on crystalline carbon nitrides, including their preparation, optimization strategies, photocatalytic applications, as well as challenges and prospects.

The emerging single-atom catalysts derived from biomass sources to date have been comprehensively summarized and discussed, including synthesis strategies, various biomass precursors, catalytic applications, existing challenges, and perspectives.

This review discusses recent insights in catalyst layer design strategies for anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers, including electrode design, catalyst/ionomer integration, operational variables, in situ diagnostics, and cell durability.

We use an alchemical furnace as the main concept, with three pillars representing the general synthesis strategies for SACs. The four “elixirs” within the furnace chamber represent the diverse regulation strategies for SACs in CO₂RR applications.

This review summarizes the integration of single atom catalysts and catalyst-coated membrane architecture, exhibiting high utilization of SACs, facile ion transport, low interfacial resistance, and excellent scalability.

In this review we show how DFT gas-phase errors affect computational models of electrocatalytic reactions.

Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia offers a sustainable approach for nitrogenous waste upcycling. This review outlines recent advances in the design of electrocatalysts through cross-scale structural engineering.

Photocatalytic nitrogen reduction using inexhaustible solar energy has been considered as a promising strategy for NH₃ synthesis. The design of heterogeneous photocatalysts with tunable MSIs is of great significance.

Photocatalytic bioaerosol control systems are urgently needed to inactivate airborne pathogenic microorganisms to prevent secondary contamination.

A novel RCC process using modified CZA DFMs to produce renewable MeOH is presented. K/CZA provides exceptionally high productivity of MeOH compared to previously reported attempts of RCC to MeOH.

Cu is a unique metal that catalyzes carbon monoxide/carbon dioxide (CO/CO₂) to form high-order hydrocarbons and oxygenates through the CO/CO₂ reduction reaction (CO/CO₂RR) at decent selectivity and productivity.

The 3D structure of the anodic catalyst layer in polymer electrolyte water electrolysis is characterized and its shown that Pt-coated microporous transport layers help to reduce iridium loadings by maximizing catalyst utilization.

The production of acetic acid from CO₂ is tuned by the atomic ordering and optimized chemical bonding in ternary chalcogenides.

The defect-copper chalcopyrite CuGa₃Se₅ is a promising photocathode material for solar hydrogen generation. Here we assess its performance with photoelectrochemical measurements and vibrating Kelvin probe surface photovoltage spectroscopy.

Controllable adjustment of low-valent metal active sites near the pits can promote the WO_3−x surface charge delocalization, which dominates the formation of *CHO intermediates, thus customizing a unique reaction pathway for CO₂ reduction to CH₃OH.

Ethane–CO₂ reaction over a wide range of bimetallic-derived catalysts was adopted to unravel the structure–function relationship over two types of representative structures.

PdCu/CBC exhibited a remarkable R_urea of 763.8 ± 42.8 μg h⁻¹ mg_cat.⁻¹ at −0.50 V (vs. RHE) and an exceptional FE of 69.1 ± 3.8% at −0.40 V (vs. RHE). Taking advantage of operando spectroscopy characterization, the C–N coupling mechanism was verified.