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Nitrogen-doped nanocarbon as a metal-free catalyst for CO 2 hydroboration

Tao Du, Peng Zhang, Guofeng Wang, Zhen Jiao, Jiancheng Zhou, Yuxiao Ding

Nanoscale· Volume 17· Issue 3

Abstract

Designing heterogeneous metal-free catalysts for highly efficient transformation of CO2 into valuable products is a dream goal and a long-standing challenge in thermal catalysis. Herein, N-doped nanocarbon catalysts, NOLCx, are synthesized and present an attractive ability to catalyse CO2 hydroboration. N doping on the NOLCx surface mainly exists in the form of pyridinic N, pyrrolic N and graphitic N, where pyridinic N and pyrrolic N are the possible catalytic active sites. In situ IR was utilized to examine the catalytic mechanism and capture the reaction intermediate. These findings could promote the in-depth understanding of carbon surface chemistry and the rational design of heterogeneous metal-free nanocarbon catalysts for CO2 thermal transformation.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis · CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts · Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

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Affiliations

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, Peoples R China

State Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Catalysis and Carbon Dioxide Utilization, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, Peoples R China

Joint Research Inistitute Southeast University & Monash University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, Peoples R China

Funding

Chinese Academy of Sciences · National Key Research and Development Program of China · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province

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