Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2023, Vol. 52: 79-98.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(23)64498-5

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Single-atom catalysts for the photocatalytic and electrocatalytic synthesis of hydrogen peroxide

Xiaolong Tanga,b, Feng Lia,b, Fang Lia, Yanbin Jianga,b,*(), Changlin Yua,*()   

  1. aSchool of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, Guangdong, China
    bSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2023-06-27 Accepted:2023-08-25 Online:2023-09-18 Published:2023-09-25
  • Contact: *E-mail: cebjiang@scut.edu.cn (Y. Jiang),yuchanglinjx@163.com (C. Yu).
  • About author:Yanbin Jiang (School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology) was elected as a member of 2th supercritical fluid technology committee, CIESC (2023‒2028). He received his B.A. degree from Beijing University of Chemical Technology (China) in 1992, and Ph.D. degree from South China University of Technology in 2000. He carried out postdoctoral research at Department of Chemical Engineering in Kyoto University (Japan) from 2003 to 2005. Since July 1995, he has been working in School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology. He won the Science and Technology Award of Guangdong Province five times as a major completer (2000‒2015). His research interests mainly focus on chemical product engineering, especially separation engineering, process and particle technology. He has published more than 160 peer-reviewed papers.
    Changlin Yu (School of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology Maoming) received his B.S. in 2004 and Ph.D degree in 2007 from Hunan University Science and Technology and the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, respectively. From 2007 to 2008, he did postdoctoral research at The Chinese University of Hongkong. At the end of 2008, he joined the Department School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou. From 2012 to 2013, he worked as visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University. In 2019, He joined the Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology and received the Guangdong Pearl River Scholar in 2019. His research interests currently focus on new materials and energy photocatalysis, electrocatalysis with emphasis on design of new catalysts and control of morphology, microstructure and reaction mechanism for hydrogen production, environmental pollutants degradation, etc. He is author or co-author of more than 220 peer-reviewed papers with over 10000 citations with an H-index of 52. He was invited as a member of the editorial board of Chin. J. Catal. Since 2021.
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(22272034);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22102034);Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2022A1515011900);Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2023A1515012948);Guangdong Province Universities and Colleges Pearl River Scholar Funded Scheme(2019);Environment and Energy Green Catalysis Innovation Team of Colleges and Universities of Guangdong Province(2022KCXTD019);Yangfan Applied Innovation Project of Maoming Green Chemical Industry Research Institute(MMGCIRI-2022YFJH-Y-002);Science and Technology Project of Maoming(2020KJZX035)

Abstract:

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is widely used as an environmentally friendly oxidant and plays an important role in a range of applications, including chemical synthesis, wastewater treatment, medical disinfection, and papermaking. Compared to the conventional anthraquinone process for the preparation of H2O2, the photocatalytic and electrocatalytic production of H2O2 has the advantages of simple and controllable operating conditions and non-polluting reaction products, which is one of the most essential ideal means for H2O2 production. Among them, single-atom catalysts (SACs) with maximal atom utilization and special unsaturated coordination environments have attracted considerable attention because of their excellent catalytic performance in the photocatalytic and electrocatalytic production of H2O2. Subsequently, recent progress in H2O2 production based on photocatalytic and electrocatalytic activity is presented in this review. First, the working mechanisms and advantages of SACs for the photocatalytic and electrocatalytic production of H2O2 were presented. Second, we combined density functional theory calculations and advanced characterization techniques to introduce SAC systems for H2O2 production. Finally, the future directions of SACs for photocatalytic and electrocatalytic H2O2 production are discussed.

Key words: Single-atom catalyst, Photocatalysis, Electrocatalysis, Hydrogen peroxide, Performance enhancement