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Journal of Advanced Ceramics 2023, 12(10): 1833-1843 https://doi.org/10.26599/JAC.2023.9220791
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Boosting tribo-catalytic conversion of H2O and CO2 by Co3O4 nanoparticles through metallic coatings in reactors

Show Author's Information Xuchao Jiaa,  Hongbo Wanga,  Hua Leia,  Chenyue Maoa,  Xiaodong Cuia,  Yong Liua,  Yanmin Jiab,  Wenqing Yaoc( ),  Wanping Chena( )
School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
School of Science, Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi’an 710061, China
Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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water splitting, Co3O4, CO2 reduction, tribo-catalysis
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Jia X, Wang H, Lei H, et al. Boosting tribo-catalytic conversion of H2O and CO2 by Co3O4 nanoparticles through metallic coatings in reactors. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2023, 12(10): 1833-1843. https://doi.org/10.26599/JAC.2023.9220791
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In recent years, more and more metal oxides have been finding critical tribo-catalytic applications. Presently, we have explored the tribo-catalytic conversion of H2O and CO2 using Co3O4 nanoparticles and obtained some surprising results. In an as-received 150 mL glass reactor enclosed with 10 mL of H2O, 0.10 g of Co3O4 nanoparticles, 1 atm of CO2, and a Teflon magnetic rotary disk, we observed the production of as much as 57.41 µmol/L of H2, 0.15 µmol/L of CH4, and 0.21 µmol/L of CO after 5 h of magnetic stirring. Metallic coatings of Cu, Ni, SUS316, Ti, Nb, Mo, and W were further introduced on reactor bottoms separately. For those coatings of Ni, SUS316, Ti, and Nb, the reduction of CO2 was dramatically enhanced, and C2+ products of C2H6 and C2H4 were observed. Especially for the Ti coating, the amounts of H2 and CH4 were increased by 2 and 26 times from those for the glass bottom, respectively, and the amounts of C2H6 and C2H4 were very impressive. The Co3O4 nanoparticles were proven chemically stable under magnetic stirring in water, and hydroxyl radicals and superoxide radicals have been detected for the Co3O4 nanoparticles under magnetic stirring through fluorescence spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy analyses. These findings not only reveal outstanding capability of Co3O4 to generate multicarbon products from H2O and CO2 through tribo-catalysis but also highlight a promising potential of tribo-catalysis as a whole to harness mechanical energy for addressing energy shortages and environmental pollution.


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Boosting tribo-catalytic conversion of H2O and CO2 by Co3O4 nanoparticles through metallic coatings in reactors

Show Author's information Xuchao Jiaa, Hongbo Wanga, Hua Leia, Chenyue Maoa, Xiaodong Cuia, Yong Liua, Yanmin Jiab, Wenqing Yaoc( ), Wanping Chena( )
School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
School of Science, Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi’an 710061, China
Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

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In recent years, more and more metal oxides have been finding critical tribo-catalytic applications. Presently, we have explored the tribo-catalytic conversion of H2O and CO2 using Co3O4 nanoparticles and obtained some surprising results. In an as-received 150 mL glass reactor enclosed with 10 mL of H2O, 0.10 g of Co3O4 nanoparticles, 1 atm of CO2, and a Teflon magnetic rotary disk, we observed the production of as much as 57.41 µmol/L of H2, 0.15 µmol/L of CH4, and 0.21 µmol/L of CO after 5 h of magnetic stirring. Metallic coatings of Cu, Ni, SUS316, Ti, Nb, Mo, and W were further introduced on reactor bottoms separately. For those coatings of Ni, SUS316, Ti, and Nb, the reduction of CO2 was dramatically enhanced, and C2+ products of C2H6 and C2H4 were observed. Especially for the Ti coating, the amounts of H2 and CH4 were increased by 2 and 26 times from those for the glass bottom, respectively, and the amounts of C2H6 and C2H4 were very impressive. The Co3O4 nanoparticles were proven chemically stable under magnetic stirring in water, and hydroxyl radicals and superoxide radicals have been detected for the Co3O4 nanoparticles under magnetic stirring through fluorescence spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy analyses. These findings not only reveal outstanding capability of Co3O4 to generate multicarbon products from H2O and CO2 through tribo-catalysis but also highlight a promising potential of tribo-catalysis as a whole to harness mechanical energy for addressing energy shortages and environmental pollution.

Keywords: water splitting, Co3O4, CO2 reduction, tribo-catalysis

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Received: 30 May 2023
Revised: 25 July 2023
Accepted: 25 July 2023
Published: 19 October 2023
Issue date: October 2023

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This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52236003) and the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2020YFB2008800).

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