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Electrochemical CO2 Utilisation
CO2 Capture & Utilisation
CO2 Capture & Utilisation
CO2 Capture & Utilisation
CO2 Capture & Utilisation
Power production from combustion of fossil fuels releases CO2, which is mainly responsible for global warming and cause severe problems to both ecology and human beings. The rise in atmospheric CO2 levels must be slowed or reverted to avoid undesirable climate change. Materials capable of cost-effective CO2 conversion into chemicals and fuels would help in stabilizing the atmospheric levels of greenhouse gas. The potential products can be obtained with CO2 conversion are formic acid, methanol, CO and ethylene. At present there is no commercially viable process for the conversion of CO2 to useful chemicals and the current state-of-the-art materials are expensive, which limit commercial implementation. For example, although several materials are known for the electrochemical conversion of CO2, until now only precious metals such as Au and Ag could promote this process with Faradaic efficiency more than 80%. Because of the durability and poisoning effect many efficient catalysts are far beyond commercialization. We strategically focus on the synthesis of nanomaterials in various forms (metals, bimetals, alloys, intermetallic, core shell etc.) and study their efficiency in the photochemical, electrochemical and heterogeneous conversion of CO2 into fuel and chemicals. The reaction mechanism and kinteics are completely understood by a detailed electronic structure calculations. Our materials and methods are expected to have the potential to convert waste CO2 to produce gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and industrial chemicals.
Power production from combustion of fossil fuels releases CO2, which is mainly responsible for global warming and cause severe problems to both ecology and human beings. The rise in atmospheric CO2 levels must be slowed or reverted to avoid undesirable climate change. Materials capable of cost-effective CO2 conversion into chemicals and fuels would help in stabilizing the atmospheric levels of greenhouse gas. The potential products can be obtained with CO2 conversion are formic acid, methanol, CO and ethylene. At present there is no commercially viable process for the conversion of CO2 to useful chemicals and the current state-of-the-art materials are expensive, which limit commercial implementation. For example, although several materials are known for the electrochemical conversion of CO2, until now only precious metals such as Au and Ag could promote this process with Faradaic efficiency more than 80%. Because of the durability and poisoning effect many efficient catalysts are far beyond commercialization. We strategically focus on the synthesis of nanomaterials in various forms (metals, bimetals, alloys, intermetallic, core shell etc.) and study their efficiency in the photochemical, electrochemical and heterogeneous conversion of CO2 into fuel and chemicals. The reaction mechanism and kinteics are completely understood by a detailed electronic structure calculations. Our materials and methods are expected to have the potential to convert waste CO2 to produce gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and industrial chemicals.
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Publication List (2026)
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Porosity and basicity tuned biomass-derived activated carbon enhancing CO2 capture Mater. Horiz. 2026 13 (10), 5201–5211.
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Unraveling the Secrets of Ordered Pd2Ge Intermetallic Catalysts for Multifunctional Electrochemical Performance. Acc. Chem. Res. 2026, 59, 12, 1997–2008.
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Unraveling the Mechanism of Higher Alcohol Production on the Ordered PdCu3 Nanointermetallic Surface during CO2 Electroreduction ACS Catal. 2026 16 (13), 12486–12504.
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Selectivity Reversal from CO to Ethylene Products in CO2 Photoreduction via Electronic Modulation of SnS2 Using a Vinyl-Bridged Porous Organic Polymer. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148 (25), 25669–25684.
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Multistep Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer for C─C Coupling in CO2 Reduction. Adv Energy Mater. 2026, e70924.
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In situ and operando characterization of photo/photothermocatalytic CO2 reduction. Chem Catal. 2026, 6
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Engineering CO2-to-CO Conversion: Integrating Catalyst Design, Mechanistic Investigation, Reactor Fundamentals, TEA–LCA Evaluations, and AI-Driven Optimization. ACS Catal. 2026, 16 (5), 4290–4314.
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Unravelling the Growth Mechanism of Local Entropy Tailored Intermetallic Pd3Ni Exhibiting Tetrafunctional Activity in a Water Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell. ACS Nano 2026, 20, 4, 3886–3903
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Challenging the Dogma: The True Reactivity of Amines in CO2 Photoreduction. ACS Energy Lett. 2026, 11, 2, 979–985
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Unraveling Anodic Reaction Challenges and Mitigation Strategies in Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer (AEMWE) Systems. ACS Energy Lett. 2026, 11, 1, 43–53
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Confining Reaction Intermediates in Oxide-Derived Hollow Cu–Zn Bimetallic Catalyst Facilitates Selective Formation of C2+ Alcohols from Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, e2315