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

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  • Lingbo Xiao

    (College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, and Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province Soochow University)

  • Xiaoli Xu

    (College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, and Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province Soochow University)

  • Yanmin Jia

    (Xi’an University of Posts & Telecommunications)

  • Ge Hu

    (Soochow University)

  • Jun Hu

    (Soochow University)

  • Biao Yuan

    (ShanghaiTech University)

  • Yi Yu

    (ShanghaiTech University)

  • Guifu Zou

    (College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, and Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province Soochow University)

Abstract

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a problematic greenhouse gas, although its conversion to alternative fuels represents a promising approach to limit its long-term effects. Here, pyroelectric nanostructured materials are shown to utilize temperature-variations and to reduce CO2 for methanol. Layered perovskite bismuth tungstate nanoplates harvest heat energy from temperature-variation, driving pyroelectric catalytic CO2 reduction for methanol at temperatures between 15 °C and 70 °C. The methanol yield can be as high as 55.0 μmol⋅g−1 after experiencing 20 cycles of temperature-variation. This efficient, cost-effective, and environmental-friendly pyroelectric catalytic CO2 reduction route provides an avenue towards utilizing natural diurnal temperature-variation for future methanol economy.

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  • Lingbo Xiao & Xiaoli Xu & Yanmin Jia & Ge Hu & Jun Hu & Biao Yuan & Yi Yu & Guifu Zou, 2021. "Pyroelectric nanoplates for reduction of CO2 to methanol driven by temperature-variation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-20517-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20517-1
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