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Metal-Organic Framework Based Catalysts for Energy Applications
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Metal-Organic Framework Based Catalysts for Energy Applications

A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrocatalysis".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2023) | Viewed by 7192

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Peng Zhang

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Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Interests: catalysis; porous materials; energy chemistry; microbiology
Dr. Sai Che

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State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of New Energy and Materials, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Interests: porous graphitic carbon; carbon membrane; electrocatalysis
Prof. Dr. Jiandong Pang

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School of Material Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Interests: crystalline porous materials; gas adsorption and separation; stimuli-responsive materials; catalysis; photocatalysis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The demand for clean and sustainable energy has increased research into catalytic materials and processes. As a group of highly porous crystalline material, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) show great potential for catalytic material development. As catalysts, the intrinsic functionalities of metal nodes and organic linkers provide the MOFs with special physicochemical properties. These highly designable materials also provide ideal platforms to investigate the relationship between the structure and properties. As porous hosts, the high porousity and adjustable pore size make MOFs exceptional hosts with regard to immobilizing various catalytic-active species, including metal/metal oxide nanoparticles, enzymes, etc. Moreover, as precursors or templates, MOFs have also been employed to synthesize various kinds of porous materials and single-atom catalysts (SACs), which all show unique properties in energy-related catalysis.

This Special Issue aims to illustrate the state of the art in this research area, highlighting cutting-edge research and summarizing achievements in materials synthesis and their applications in various energy catalysis processes. We would also like to discuss challenges and future development, bringing new insight to this fast-growing field. Submissions of research communications/articles, reviews, perspectives, and comments are welcome.

Dr. Peng Zhang
Dr. Sai Che
Prof. Dr. Jiandong Pang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • metal–organic frameworks
  • porous materials
  • catalysis for energy conversion and storage
  • photocatalysis
  • electrocatalysis
  • hydrogen production
  • oxygen reactions (including both ORR and OER)
  • CO2 conversion
  • biomass conversion
  • novel catalytic processes

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In Situ Growth of Self-Supporting MOFs-Derived Ni2P on Hierarchical Doped Carbon for Efficient Overall Water Splitting
by Neng Chen, Sai Che, Hongchen Liu, Na Ta, Guohua Li, Fengjiang Chen, Guang Ma, Fan Yang and Yongfeng Li
Catalysts 2022, 12(11), 1319; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12111319 - 27 Oct 2022
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The in situ growth of metal organic framework (MOF) derivatives on the surface of nickel foam is a novel type of promising self-supporting electrode catalyst. In this paper, this work reports for the first time the strategy of in situ growth of Ni-MOF, [...] Read more.
The in situ growth of metal organic framework (MOF) derivatives on the surface of nickel foam is a novel type of promising self-supporting electrode catalyst. In this paper, this work reports for the first time the strategy of in situ growth of Ni-MOF, where the metal source is purely provided by a nickel foam (NF) substrate without any external metal ions. MOF-derived Ni2P/NPC structure is achieved by the subsequent phosphidation to yield Ni2P on porous N, P-doped carbon (NPC) backbone. Such strategy provides the as-synthesized Ni2P/NPC/NF electrocatalyst an extremely low interfacial steric resistance. Moreover, a unique three-dimensional hierarchical structure is achieved in Ni2P/NPC/NF, providing massive active sites, short ion diffusion path, and high electrical conductivity. Directly applied as the electrode, Ni2P/NPC/NF demonstrates excellent electrocatalytic performance towards both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER), with low overpotentials of only 58 mV and 208 mV to drive 10 mA cm−2, respectively, in 1 M KOH. Furthermore, Ni2P/NPC/NF acting as the overall water splitting electrodes can generate a current density of 10 mA cm−2 at an ultralow cell voltage of 1.53 V. This simple strategy paves the way for the construction of self-supporting transition metal-based electrocatalysts. Full article
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The Progress of Metal-Organic Framework for Boosting CO2 Conversion
by Zhengyi Di, Yu Qi, Xinxin Yu and Falu Hu
Catalysts 2022, 12(12), 1582; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121582 - 05 Dec 2022
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With the rapid development of modern society, environmental problems, including excessive amounts of CO2 released in the atmosphere, are becoming more and more serious. It is necessary to develop new materials and technologies to reduce pollution. Among them, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have [...] Read more.
With the rapid development of modern society, environmental problems, including excessive amounts of CO2 released in the atmosphere, are becoming more and more serious. It is necessary to develop new materials and technologies to reduce pollution. Among them, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have shown potential for application in the area of catalysis due to their ultra-high specific surface area, structural versatility, and designability as well as ease of modification and post-synthesis. Herein, we summarize recent research advances by use of MOFs for boosting CO2 conversion. Furthermore, challenges and possible research directions related to further exploration are also discussed. Full article
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The Advanced Synthesis of MOFs-Based Materials in Photocatalytic HER in Recent Three Years
by Hao Zhang, Cha Li, Yang Li, Jiandong Pang and Xianhe Bu
Catalysts 2022, 12(11), 1350; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12111350 - 02 Nov 2022
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Since the advent of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), researchers have paid extensive attention to MOFs due to their determined structural composition, controllable pore size, and diverse physical and chemical properties. Photocatalysis, as a significant application of MOFs catalysts, has developed rapidly in recent years [...] Read more.
Since the advent of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), researchers have paid extensive attention to MOFs due to their determined structural composition, controllable pore size, and diverse physical and chemical properties. Photocatalysis, as a significant application of MOFs catalysts, has developed rapidly in recent years and become a research hotspot continuously. Various methods and approaches to construct and modify MOFs and their derivatives can not only affect the structure and morphology, but also largely determine their properties. Herein, we summarize the advanced synthesis of MOFs-based materials in the field of the photocatalytic decomposition of water to produce hydrogen in the recent three years. The main contents include the overview of the novel synthesis strategies in four aspects: internal modification and structure optimization of MOFs materials, MOFs/semiconductor composites, MOFs/COFs-based hybrids, and MOFs-derived materials. In addition, the problems and challenges faced in this direction and the future development goals were also discussed. We hope this review will help deepen the reader’s understanding and promote continued high-quality development in this field. Full article
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