Carbon capture and storage articles within Nature Communications

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  22 April 2024 | Open Access

  Catalytic role of in-situ formed C-N species for enhanced Li₂CO₃ decomposition

  Sluggish kinetics of the CO₂ reactions lead to the accumulation of Li₂CO₃ residuals, which hinders the cycling stability of Li-CO₂ batteries. Here, the authors reveal the catalytic role of in-situ formed C-N species in enhancing the reversibility of Li₂CO₃ and cycle life of Li-CO₂ batteries.

  • Fangli Zhang
  • , Wenchao Zhang
  •  & Zaiping Guo

• Article
  08 February 2024 | Open Access

  Redox-tunable isoindigos for electrochemically mediated carbon capture

  Electrochemically-mediated carbon capture has good energy efficiency and potential in carbon dioxide separation, but optimisation of these systems is challenging. Here, the authors report the use of isoindigo derivatives to give fine-tuned interactions with CO₂ for carbon capture methods.

  • Xing Li
  • , Xunhua Zhao
  •  & Yayuan Liu

• Article
  31 January 2024 | Open Access

  Impact of palladium/palladium hydride conversion on electrochemical CO₂ reduction via in-situ transmission electron microscopy and diffraction

  The evolution of Pd-based material during CO₂ electroreduction requires further investigation. Here the authors use in-situ liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy and select area diffraction characterization techniques to visualize the morphological and phase structure evolution of the Pd/PdHx catalysts under CO₂ electroreduction conditions.

  • Ahmed M. Abdellah
  • , Fatma Ismail
  •  & Drew Higgins

• Article
  15 January 2024 | Open Access

  Gas diffusion enhanced electrode with ultrathin superhydrophobic macropore structure for acidic CO₂ electroreduction

  Carbon dioxide electroreduction in acidic environments has been suboptimal. Here, the authors addressed this issue by designing a gas diffusion electrode with a special metal structure, which achieves efficient electroreduction while conducting a systematic investigation of the underlying mechanism.

  • Mingxu Sun
  • , Jiamin Cheng
  •  & Miho Yamauchi

• Article
  02 January 2024 | Open Access

  Vitamin C-induced CO₂ capture enables high-rate ethylene production in CO₂ electroreduction

  Efficiently producing multicarbon chemicals through electrochemical CO₂ reduction is essential for achieving economically feasible carbon neutrality. Here, the authors present molecularly enhanced CO₂-to-*CO conversion and *CO dimerization for high-rate ethylene production by nanoconfinement of ascorbic acid.

  • Jongyoun Kim
  • , Taemin Lee
  •  & Dae-Hyun Nam

• Article
  20 December 2023 | Open Access

  Engineering a synthetic energy-efficient formaldehyde assimilation cycle in Escherichia coli

  One-carbon substrates are attractive feedstocks for circular bioeconomy. Here, the authors design an erythrulose monophosphate (EuMP) cycle for formaldehyde assimilation, demonstrate the activity of the core reactions in E. coli, and show its integration with pathway reactions existed in pentose phosphate pathway and glycolysis.

  • Tong Wu
  • , Paul A. Gómez-Coronado
  •  & Hai He

• Article
  22 November 2023 | Open Access

  A scalable membrane electrode assembly architecture for efficient electrochemical conversion of CO₂ to formic acid

  Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to formic acid is a promising and sustainable pathway for valuable chemical generation. However, direct production of formic acid rather than formate is challenging. Herein the authors report a zero-gap membrane electrode assembly architecture with perforated cation exchange membrane for the direct electrochemical synthesis of formic acid from CO2.

  • Leiming Hu
  • , Jacob A. Wrubel
  •  & K. C. Neyerlin

• Article
  03 November 2023 | Open Access

  Direct prediction of gas adsorption via spatial atom interaction learning

  Accurate end-to-end deep learning models for adsorption prediction in porous materials would help its discovery. Here, the authors present DeepSorption, a spatial atom interaction learning network to predict structure-adsorption from atomic coordinates and chemical element types.

  • Jiyu Cui
  • , Fang Wu
  •  & Huabin Xing

• Article
  12 October 2023 | Open Access

  Integrated urban water management by coupling iron salt production and application with biogas upgrading

  Effective urban water management requires technological solutions that enable system-wide gains via a holistic approach. Here, authors propose an integrated system where an iron-oxidising electrochemical cell upgrades biogas while producing FeCO₃ and subsequently uses the salt in wastewater treatment.

  • Zhetai Hu
  • , Lanqing Li
  •  & Zhiguo Yuan

• Matters Arising
  13 July 2023 | Open Access

  Reply to: The impact of thermodynamics when using a catalyst for conventional carbon capture solvent regeneration

  • Masood S. Alivand
  • , Geoffrey W. Stevens
  •  & Kathryn A. Mumford

• Matters Arising
  13 July 2023 | Open Access

  The impact of thermodynamics when using a catalyst for conventional carbon capture solvent regeneration

  • Frédérick de Meyer

• Article
  06 July 2023 | Open Access

  How to make climate-neutral aviation fly

  Europe’s aviation must reduce more than just flight CO₂ emissions to achieve net-zero. Synthetic fuels and carbon capture and storage could help but decreasing air traffic is crucial due to non-CO₂ climate impacts and resource constraints.

  • Romain Sacchi
  • , Viola Becattini
  •  & Marco Mazzotti

• Article
  01 June 2023 | Open Access

  Cu-based high-entropy two-dimensional oxide as stable and active photothermal catalyst

  Synergistically enhancing catalytic stability and activity of Cu-based nanocatalysts is an ongoing challenge. Here the authors report Cu-based high-entropy two-dimensional oxide as stable and active catalyst for photothermal CO2 hydrogenation under ambient sunlight irradiation.

  • Yaguang Li
  • , Xianhua Bai
  •  & Jinhua Ye

• Article
  17 May 2023 | Open Access

  Aqueous phase conversion of CO₂ into acetic acid over thermally transformed MIL-88B catalyst

  Carbon dioxide conversion into chemicals is essential for carbon capture and utilization. Here, the authors present a novel iron-based catalyst, synthesized from the thermal treatment of a parent metal-organic framework (MIL-88B), to produce a dual-active site for carbon dioxide reduction into acetic acid.

  • Waqar Ahmad
  • , Paramita Koley
  •  & Akshat Tanksale

• Article
  23 March 2023 | Open Access

  Scalable synthesis of coordinatively unsaturated metal-nitrogen sites for large-scale CO₂ electrolysis

  Scalable fabrication of coordinatively unsaturated metal-nitrogen is challenging. Here the authors report a general method for synthesize such material for CO2 electrochemical conversion at a high catalytic current of 10 A for more than 60 h stability using a 100 cm2 membrane flow cell.

  • Ji Wei Sun
  • , Xuefeng Wu
  •  & Hua Gui Yang

• Article
  14 March 2023 | Open Access

  Sustainable methane utilization technology via photocatalytic halogenation with alkali halides

  A sustainable photocatalytic methane halogenation strategy is developed for methyl halide production using low-cost alkali halides over Cu-doped TiO2 nanostructures. Copper sites ultimately stabilize *CH3 to promote reaction with Cl− to form CH3Cl.

  • Jun Ma
  • , Can Zhu
  •  & Yujie Xiong

• Article
  25 January 2023 | Open Access

  Benchmark single-step ethylene purification from ternary mixtures by a customized fluorinated anion-embedded MOF

  Ethylene (C₂H₄) purification from multi-component mixtures by physical adsorption is a great challenge in the chemical industry. Here authors present a GeF6^2- anion embedded MOF ZNU-6 with customized pore structure and pore chemistry for benchmark one-step C₂H₄ recovery from C₂H₂ and CO₂ with record C₂H₄ productivity.

  • Yunjia Jiang,
  • , Yongqi Hu,
  •  & Yuanbin Zhang

• Article
  19 January 2023 | Open Access

  Electrochemical direct air capture of CO₂ using neutral red as reversible redox-active material

  Electrochemical direct air capture (DAC) of CO₂ requires air-stable redox-active materials. Here, the authors present an electrochemical DAC using air-stable redox couple of neutral red with a minimum energy requirement of 65 kJ_e/mol_CO2.

  • Hyowon Seo
  •  & T. Alan Hatton

• Article
  05 December 2022 | Open Access

  Toward economical application of carbon capture and utilization technology with near-zero carbon emission

  Carbon capture, utilization and storage technology is limited by the need for a separate CO₂ capture step. Here, the authors propose a strategy and economic analysis for simultaneous dilute CO₂ capture from flue gas and direct electrochemical reduction to synthesis gas via reaction swing absorption.

  • Kezia Megagita Gerby Langie
  • , Kyungjae Tak
  •  & Ung Lee

• Article
  26 November 2022 | Open Access

  Fast light-switchable polymeric carbon nitride membranes for tunable gas separation

  Simuli-responsive separation membranes often suffer from slow response times or require high energy input for switching to occur. Here authors demonstrate light-switchable gas separation membranes based on polymeric carbon nitride with fast switching times for the efficient separation of gases with higher polarizabilities.

  • Timur Ashirov
  • , Julya Stein Siena
  •  & Ali Coskun

• Article
  14 September 2022 | Open Access

  Energy comparison of sequential and integrated CO₂ capture and electrochemical conversion

  Coupling CO₂ capture and electrolysis offers new opportunities to reduce energy cost. Here, the authors identify that the integrated electrolyser must show similar performance to the gas-fed electrolyser to ensure an energy benefit of up to 44% versus sequential capture and conversion processes.

  • Mengran Li
  • , Erdem Irtem
  •  & Thomas Burdyny

• Article
  30 August 2022 | Open Access

  Precursor engineering of hydrotalcite-derived redox sorbents for reversible and stable thermochemical oxygen storage

  Thermochemical redox reactions of metal oxides are promising for CO₂ capture, gas purification, air separation, and energy storage. Here, the authors report mixed metal oxides derived from layered double hydroxides precursors, and demonstrate their reversible and stable thermochemical oxygen storage.

  • Michael High
  • , Clemens F. Patzschke
  •  & Qilei Song

• Article
  24 June 2022 | Open Access

  Bipolar membrane electrolyzers enable high single-pass CO₂ electroreduction to multicarbon products

  In the carbon dioxide (CO₂) to multicarbon electrolysis, the crossover CO₂ to the oxygen-rich anodic gas stream add a further energy-intensive chemical separation step. Here, the authors demonstrate a bipolar membrane-based electrolyzer design that eliminates the crossover CO2.

  • Ke Xie
  • , Rui Kai Miao
  •  & Edward H. Sargent

• Article
  02 June 2022 | Open Access

  Eliminating the need for anodic gas separation in CO₂ electroreduction systems via liquid-to-liquid anodic upgrading

  In the electrified conversion of CO2 to multicarbon products, CO2 crossover to the O2-rich anodic stream adds a further, energy-intensive, chemical separation step. Here, the authors demonstrate a strategy that eliminates the separation requirement.

  • Ke Xie
  • , Adnan Ozden
  •  & Edward H. Sargent

• Article
  19 April 2022 | Open Access

  Low energy carbon capture via electrochemically induced pH swing with electrochemical rebalancing

  This work demonstrates a safe and scalable electrochemical CO₂ separation method that allows promisingly low (62 kJ/mol_CO2) energetic cost at a high current density, and it can be used for direct air capture when a suitable molecule is used.

  • Shijian Jin
  • , Min Wu
  •  & Michael J. Aziz

• Article
  10 March 2022 | Open Access

  Engineered assembly of water-dispersible nanocatalysts enables low-cost and green CO₂ capture

  Catalytic solvent regeneration is of interest to reduce energy consumption in CO2 separation, however, the development of engineered nanocatalysts remains a challenge. Here, a new avenue is presented for the next generation of advanced metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in energy-efficient CO2 capture.

  • Masood S. Alivand
  • , Omid Mazaheri
  •  & Kathryn A. Mumford

• Article
  06 August 2021 | Open Access

  Vacancy-defect modulated pathway of photoreduction of CO₂ on single atomically thin AgInP₂S₆ sheets into olefiant gas

  CO₂ conversion driven by light is a promising strategy to synchronously overcome global warming and energy-supply issues. Here the authors show that the sulfur defect engineering on a quaternary AgInP2S6 atomic layer can excitingly change the CO₂ photoreduction reaction pathway to the generation of ethene.

  • Wa Gao
  • , Shi Li
  •  & Zhigang Zou

• Article
  18 May 2021 | Open Access

  Low coordination number copper catalysts for electrochemical CO₂ methanation in a membrane electrode assembly

  Electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to methane can store intermittent renewable electricity in a staple of global energy. Here, the authors develop a moderator strategy to maintain the catalyst in a low coordination state, thereby enabling stable and selective electrochemical methanation.

  • Yi Xu
  • , Fengwang Li
  •  & David Sinton

• Article
  09 April 2021 | Open Access

  Direct electrosynthesis of 52% concentrated CO on silver’s twin boundary

  Isolating purified electrosynthesis product is a major challenge in electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction. Here, the authors report a nanotwinned silver electrocatalyst and a pneumatic-trough cell system to produce a 52% concentrated CO, which is further utilized as a carbon feedstock for graphene production.

  • Can Tang
  • , Peng Gong
  •  & Zhengzong Sun

• Article
  08 February 2021 | Open Access

  Carbon dioxide utilization in concrete curing or mixing might not produce a net climate benefit

  Carbon curing or mixing in concrete is promising for carbon dioxide sequestration. Here, the authors show that the increased use of binder material to compensate the loss in compressive strength and electricity for carbon dioxide curing is more likely to increase carbon dioxide emissions on a life cycle basis for carbon cured or mixed concrete.

  • Dwarakanath Ravikumar
  • , Duo Zhang
  •  & Victor Li

• Article
  04 February 2021 | Open Access

  Morphology and mechanism of highly selective Cu(II) oxide nanosheet catalysts for carbon dioxide electroreduction

  Copper oxides (CuO) can selectively catalyze the electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to hydrocarbons and oxygenates. Here, the authors study the activity and morphological evolution of 2D CuO nanosheets under applied electrode potentials to conclude the primacy of dendritic shapes and involvement of a new coupling pathway.

  • Xingli Wang
  • , Katharina Klingan
  •  & Peter Strasser

• Article
  28 January 2021 | Open Access

  Fast operando spectroscopy tracking in situ generation of rich defects in silver nanocrystals for highly selective electrochemical CO₂ reduction

  Efficient electrocatalysts are crucial to the electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction. Here, the authors use the fast operando technique to explore a silver-based catalyst with improved catalytic performance benefiting from the suitable defect structures.

  • Xinhao Wu
  • , Yanan Guo
  •  & Zongping Shao

• Article
  12 January 2021 | Open Access

  Pyroelectric nanoplates for reduction of CO₂ to methanol driven by temperature-variation

  CO₂ is a problematic greenhouse gas, although its conversion to alternative fuels represents a promising approach to limit its long-term effects. Here, the authors demonstrate that CO₂ can be reduced to methanol through pyroelectric catalysis under temperature variation near room temperature.

  • Lingbo Xiao
  • , Xiaoli Xu
  •  & Guifu Zou

• Article
  11 January 2021 | Open Access

  Carbon hollow fiber membranes for a molecular sieve with precise-cutoff ultramicropores for superior hydrogen separation

  Energy-efficient hydrogen purification technologies are needed for the hydrogen economy. Here the authors report facile and scalable fabrication of asymmetric carbon molecular sieve membranes for the separation of hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

  • Linfeng Lei
  • , Fengjiao Pan
  •  & Michael D. Guiver

• Article
  04 September 2020 | Open Access

  A direct coupled electrochemical system for capture and conversion of CO₂ from oceanwater

  Isolating CO₂ to use in electrochemical CO₂ reduction systems is an ongoing issue. Here, the authors present a proof-of-concept integrated system combining a bipolar membrane electrodialysis cell with a vapor-fed CO₂ reduction cell for capture and conversion of CO₂ from oceanwater.

  • Ibadillah A. Digdaya
  • , Ian Sullivan
  •  & Chengxiang Xiang

• Article
  29 July 2020 | Open Access

  Alkaline thermal treatment of seaweed for high-purity hydrogen production with carbon capture and storage potential

  While biomass may serve as a renewable source of carbon-neutral hydrogen, it is challenging both to utilize as-found bio-resources and to suppress CO₂ formation. Here, authors convert wet, salty seaweed using alkaline thermal treatment to produce high-purity hydrogen and suppress carbon emission.

  • Kang Zhang
  • , Woo-Jae Kim
  •  & Ah-Hyung Alissa Park

• Article
  03 July 2020 | Open Access

  Ambient weathering of magnesium oxide for CO₂ removal from air

  To remove CO₂ from the atmosphere every year by mid-century will need new technologies. Here the authors proposed the use of magnesia (MgO) in ambient looping processes to remove CO₂ from the air and they found that the proposed approach will cost $46–195 tCO₂⁻¹ net removed from the atmosphere considering both grid and solar electricity resources without including post-processing costs.

  • Noah McQueen
  • , Peter Kelemen
  •  & Jennifer Wilcox

• Article
  08 May 2020 | Open Access

  Electrochemically mediated carbon dioxide separation with quinone chemistry in salt-concentrated aqueous media

  Redox-active organic compounds that reversibly bind and release CO₂ are promising candidates for carbon capture but are limited by the use of flammable, toxic aprotic electrolytes. Here the authors use salt-concentrated aqueous electrolytes in continuous CO₂ separation with good performance metrics.

  • Yayuan Liu
  • , Hong-Zhou Ye
  •  & T. Alan Hatton

• Article
  05 March 2020 | Open Access

  Tailoring the separation properties of flexible metal-organic frameworks using mechanical pressure

  Separation of gasses with similar physical and chemical properties can be energy demanding, and adsorption-based technologies may provide alternatives with lower energy consumption. Here, the authors show mechanical control of pore size aperture in flexible metal-organic frameworks for separation of gasses.

  • Nicolas Chanut
  • , Aziz Ghoufi
  •  & Philip L. Llewellyn

• Article
  23 January 2020 | Open Access

  Synergistic effect of quinary molten salts and ruthenium catalyst for high-power-density lithium-carbon dioxide cell

  Lithium-carbon dioxide cells are challenging due to the sluggish electron transfer in the Lithium carbonate in aprotic electrolyte. Here, the authors report synergistic effect of molten salt electrolyte and Ruthenium catalyst to enhance the electrochemical performance of Lithium-carbon dioxide batteries

  • Kyungeun Baek
  • , Woo Cheol Jeon
  •  & Seok Ju Kang

• Article
  07 January 2020 | Open Access

  Double layer charging driven carbon dioxide adsorption limits the rate of electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction on Gold

  Electrochemical CO₂ reduction is a potential route to the sustainable production of valuable fuels and chemicals. In this joint experimental-theoretical work, the authors address the issue of the rate-limiting step on Gold and present insights from multi-scale simulations into the importance of the electric double layer on reaction kinetics and mass transport.

  • Stefan Ringe
  • , Carlos G. Morales-Guio
  •  & Karen Chan

• Article
  16 December 2019 | Open Access

  RETRACTED ARTICLE: Colloidal silver diphosphide (AgP₂) nanocrystals as low overpotential catalysts for CO₂ reduction to tunable syngas

  Conversion of CO₂ into value-added chemicals by use of renewable energy is promising to achieve a carbon-neutral energy cycle. Here, the authors show that AgP₂ is a stable, selective and efficient syngas catalyst for solar-to-fuel conversion with a 3-fold lower overpotential compared to the benchmark Ag catalyst.

  • Hui Li
  • , Peng Wen
  •  & Scott M. Geyer

• Article
  29 November 2019 | Open Access

  Efficient upgrading of CO to C₃ fuel using asymmetric C-C coupling active sites

  Catalysts for CO electroreduction have focused on Cu, and their main products have been C₂ chemicals. Here authors use the concept of asymmetric active sites to develop a class of doped Cu catalysts for C-C coupling, delivering record selectivity to n-propanol.

  • Xue Wang
  • , Ziyun Wang
  •  & Edward H. Sargent

• Article
  22 October 2019 | Open Access

  Dopant-tuned stabilization of intermediates promotes electrosynthesis of valuable C3 products

  The electro-oxidative synthesis of valued chemicals offers to enhance the overall efficiency and economic viability of renewable electrosynthesis systems. Here, the authors use dopant-tuned catalysts to promote the electrosynthesis of dimethyl carbonate from CO and methanol via oxidative carbonylation.

  • Tao-Tao Zhuang
  • , Dae-Hyun Nam
  •  & Edward H. Sargent

• Article
  25 September 2019 | Open Access

  Carbon dioxide capture and efficient fixation in a dynamic porous coordination polymer

  Porous coordination polymers that possess structural flexibility show great promise for gas adsorption and catalysis. Here the authors synthesize a dynamic porous coordination polymer with rotating ligands that permit effective CO₂ trapping, and demonstrate subsequent CO₂ cycloaddition to epoxides.

  • Pengyan Wu
  • , Yang Li
  •  & Susumu Kitagawa

• Article
  27 August 2019 | Open Access

  Molecular cobalt corrole complex for the heterogeneous electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide

  Electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to ethanol is one of the most challenging energy conversion reactions. Here the authors show selective electroreduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol by using a functionalized cobalt A3-corrole catalyst immobilized on a carbon paper electrode.

  • Sabrina Gonglach
  • , Shounik Paul
  •  & Soumyajit Roy

• Article
  28 May 2019 | Open Access

  Tuning porosity in macroscopic monolithic metal-organic frameworks for exceptional natural gas storage

  While metal–organic frameworks exhibit record-breaking gas storage capacities, their typically powdered form hinders their industrial applicability. Here, the authors engineer UiO-66 into centimetre-sized monoliths with optimal pore-size distributions, achieving benchmark volumetric working capacities for both CH₄ and CO₂.

  • B. M. Connolly
  • , M. Aragones-Anglada
  •  & D. Fairen-Jimenez

• Perspective
  30 April 2019 | Open Access

  Crowd oil not crude oil

  Climate change represents an existential, global threat to humanity, yet its delocalized nature complicates climate action. Here, the authors propose retrofitting air conditioning units as integrated, scalable, and renewable-powered devices capable of decentralized CO₂ conversion and energy democratization.

  • Roland Dittmeyer
  • , Michael Klumpp
  •  & Geoffrey Ozin

• Article
  23 April 2019 | Open Access

  Liquid marble-derived solid-liquid hybrid superparticles for CO₂ capture

  Carbon capture is increasingly important to address current environmental challenges but developing effective carbon capture materials is challenging. Here, the authors report liquid marble-derived superparticles which overcome current limitations associated with both liquid and solid carbon capture materials.

  • Xia Rong
  • , Rammile Ettelaie
  •  & Hengquan Yang

• Article
  22 March 2019 | Open Access

  Fluorinated MOF platform for selective removal and sensing of SO₂ from flue gas and air

  Removal of SO₂ from flue gas is of prime importance to avoid its poisoning of CO₂-seperating agents. Here, the authors demonstrate that two fluorinated metal–organic frameworks selectively remove SO₂ from synthetic flue gas and can sense SO₂ with p.p.m.-level detection using quartz crystal microbalance transducers.

  • M. R. Tchalala
  • , P. M. Bhatt
  •  & M. Eddaoudi