{"title":"Depolymerization of Waste Polycarbonates to Value-Added Products.","authors":"Ganeshdev Padhi, Vaibhav Ramachandra Pansare, Priyam Bajpai, Gamidi Rama Krishna, Kumar Vanka, Nagaraju Barsu","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202400756","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cssc.202400756","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Additive free aminolysis method developed for the depolymerization/upcycling of polycarbonates. We report here chemical recycling of polycarbonate under ambient conditions to get its monomer bisphenol A, monoaminocarbamate and biscarbamates in 1 : 2 : 1 ratio respectively. By employing the secondary amine as the aminating reagent, facilitates the depolymerization to work under additive/catalyst free conditions. The developed method deals with depolymerization of waste polycarbonates and works even with late-stage amine derivatives such as amoxapine and desloratadine which are drugs molecules known to treat neurotic disorders and allergies respectively. The reaction can be scaled up and works with similar efficacy which depicts the efficiency of the depolymerization of wasteend-of-life polycarbonate plastic waste. The biscarbamate and bisphenol-A was further subjected for the post functionalization to obtain amides and phenol in good yields.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400756"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141986918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSusChemPub Date : 2025-01-14Epub Date: 2024-10-23DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401404
Minjung Kang, Jeongwon Youn, Jong Hyeak Choe, Jung-Hoon Lee, Chang Seop Hong
{"title":"Diaminopropane-Functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks with Controllable Diamine Loss and One-Channel Flipped CO<sub>2</sub> Adsorption Mode.","authors":"Minjung Kang, Jeongwon Youn, Jong Hyeak Choe, Jung-Hoon Lee, Chang Seop Hong","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202401404","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cssc.202401404","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diamine-functionalized metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) based on Mg<sub>2</sub>(dobpdc) (dobpdc<sup>4-</sup>=4,4'-dioxidobihyenyl-3,3'-dicarboxylate) are considered promising CO<sub>2</sub> adsorbents owing to their characteristic stepwise adsorption behavior. However, the high temperatures required for CO<sub>2</sub> desorption from diamine-Mg<sub>2</sub>(dobpdc)-based adsorbents induce gradual diamine loss. Additionally, the existence of an exotic CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption mode remains experimentally unanswered. Herein, we present CO<sub>2</sub> adsorbents obtained by functionalizing Mn<sub>2</sub>(dobpdc) with a series of diaminopropane derivatives. The low regeneration energies of these adsorbents allow for CO<sub>2</sub> desorption at temperatures lower than those reported for Mg-based analogs. Our first-principles density functional theory calculations indicated that the bond strength between the diamine and Mn ions in Mn<sub>2</sub>(dobpdc) is greater than that between the diamine and Mg ions in Mg<sub>2</sub>(dobpdc). This stronger bonding prevents diamine loss even at high temperatures and enables efficient regeneration. Additionally, the computational and experimental results showed that MOFs functionalized with primary-tertiary diamine exhibit unique one-channel flipped adsorption structures that have not been previously observed. Our findings provide valuable insights into the role of metal ions in diamine loss for the future development of efficient amine-based CO<sub>2</sub> adsorbents.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401404"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142015767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSusChemPub Date : 2025-01-14Epub Date: 2024-10-22DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401121
Lixia Ma, Jie Yang, Peiyan Yang, Luo Huang, Xiaojie Zhou, Xuqian Zhao, Jianghao Kang, Yunpeng Fang, Ruibin Jiang
{"title":"Fragmented Polymetric Carbon Nitride with Rich Defects for Boosting Electrochemical Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide in Alkaline and Neutral Media.","authors":"Lixia Ma, Jie Yang, Peiyan Yang, Luo Huang, Xiaojie Zhou, Xuqian Zhao, Jianghao Kang, Yunpeng Fang, Ruibin Jiang","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202401121","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cssc.202401121","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction via 2e<sup>-</sup> pathway is a safe and friendly route for hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) synthesis. In order to achieve efficient synthesis of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, it is essential to accurately control the active sites. Here, fragmented polymetric carbon nitride with rich defects (DCN) is designed for H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> electrosynthesis. The multi-type defects, including the sodium atom doping in six-fold cavities, the boron atom doping at N-B-N sites and the cyano groups, are successfully created. Owing to the synergistic effect of these defects, the fragmented DCN achieves a high H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production rate of 2.28 mol g<sub>cat.</sub> <sup>-1</sup> h<sup>-1</sup> and a high Faradic efficiency of nearly 90 % in alkaline media at 0.4 V vs. RHE in H-type cell. In neutral media, the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> concentration produced by DCN can reach 1815 μM within 6 h at a potential of 0.2 V vs. RHE, and the H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production rate of DCN is 0.23 mol g<sub>cat.</sub> <sup>-1</sup> h<sup>-1</sup>. In addition, DCN shows excellent long-term durability in alkaline and neutral media. This study provides a new approach for the development of the boron, nitrogen doped carbon-based electrocatalysts for H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> electrochemical synthesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401121"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142015769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Constructing Dual-Phase Co<sub>9</sub>S<sub>8</sub>-CoMo<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub> Heterostructure as an Efficient Trifunctional Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction, Oxygen Evolution and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions.","authors":"Wenjie Wang, Yuqing Chen, Shanshan Qiao, Jing Zhao, Wenlong Zhao, Yike Wei, Yanhong Tang, Chengbin Liu","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202400678","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cssc.202400678","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Designing robust, efficient and inexpensive trifunctional electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is significant for rechargeable zinc-air batteries and water-splitting devices. To this end, constructing heterogenous structures based on transition metals stands out as an effective strategy. Herein, a dual-phase Co<sub>9</sub>S<sub>8</sub>-CoMo<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub> heterostructure grown on porous N, S-codoped carbon substrate (Co<sub>9</sub>S<sub>8</sub>-CoMo<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub>/NSC) via a one-pot synthesis is investigated as the trifunctional ORR/OER/HER electrocatalyst. The optimized Co<sub>9</sub>S<sub>8</sub>-CoMo<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub>/NSC2 exhibits that ORR has a half-wave potential of 0.86 V (vs. RHE) and the overpotentials at 10 mA cm<sup>-2</sup> for OER and HER are 280 and 89 mV, respectively, superior to most transition-metal based trifunctional electrocatalysts reported to date. The Co<sub>9</sub>S<sub>8</sub>-CoMo<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub>/NSC2-based zinc-air battery (ZAB) has a high open-circuit voltage (1.41 V), large capacity (804 mAh g<sup>-1</sup>) and highly stable cyclability (97 h at 10 mA cm<sup>-2</sup>). In addition, the prepared Co<sub>9</sub>S<sub>8</sub>-CoMo<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub>/NSC2-based ZAB in series can self-drive the corresponding water-splitting device. The dual-phase Co<sub>9</sub>S<sub>8</sub>-CoMo<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub> heterostructure provides not only multi-type active sites to drive the ORR, OER and HER, but also high-speed charge transfer channels between two phases to improve the synergistic effect and reaction kinetics.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400678"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142034653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSusChemPub Date : 2025-01-14Epub Date: 2024-10-23DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401517
Ying Gao, Xicai Tian, Qiang Niu, Pengfei Zhang
{"title":"General Synthesis of High-Entropy Oxides and Carbon-Supported High-Entropy Oxides by Mechanochemistry.","authors":"Ying Gao, Xicai Tian, Qiang Niu, Pengfei Zhang","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202401517","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cssc.202401517","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>High-entropy oxides (HEOs) have been receiving a lot of attention due to their excellent properties. However, current common methods for preparing HEOs usually involve high-temperature processes. The development of green synthesis techniques remains an important issue. Carbon-supported HEOs have shown excellent performance in electrochemical energy storage in recent years. Crucially, the traditional methods cannot synthesize carbon-supported HEOs under N<sub>2</sub> or air atmospheres. Toward this end, a universal method for preparing carbon-supported HEOs was proposed. During this process, without high-temperature post-treatment, high-entropy LaMnO<sub>3</sub> could be synthesized in 2 hours using the mechanical ball-milling method. Furthermore, this method was universal and has been proved in the synthesis of a series of HEOs such as PrVO<sub>3</sub>, SmVO<sub>3</sub>, and MgAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>. The LaMnO<sub>3</sub> species synthesized by this method exhibit excellent catalytic performance in CO combustion and could maintain a conversion rate of over 97 % for 350 hours. Subsequently, carbon-supported HEOs could be obtained with 0.5 hours of additional ball-milling, offering significant advantages over traditional methods. This process provides a potential method to synthesize carbon-supported HEOs.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401517"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142046027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSusChemPub Date : 2025-01-14Epub Date: 2024-10-21DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401593
Jonathan M Mauß, Ferdi Schüth
{"title":"On the Role of Anions in Solid Catalysts with Ionic Liquid Layer (SCILL) for the Selective Hydrogenation of Highly Concentrated Acetylene Streams.","authors":"Jonathan M Mauß, Ferdi Schüth","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202401593","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cssc.202401593","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Electric plasma assisted pyrolysis of methane represents a highly promising greener alternative to produce ethylene from biogas and renewable energies compared to conventional steam cracking of naphtha. The mediocre performance of typical Pd-Ag catalysts for the downstream purification of the substantially higher concentrated acetylene impurities (≥15 vol.-%) in those ethylene streams via selective hydrogenation is yet limiting economic interest. Following the concept of solid catalysts with ionic liquid layer (SCILL), we have modified an intrinsically non-selective palladium catalyst with imidazolium based ionic liquids varying among 10 different anions and investigated them in this reaction. The best performing [C<sub>4</sub>C<sub>1</sub>IM][MeSO<sub>4</sub>]-SCILL reaches an outstanding average ethylene selectivity over 20 h on-stream of 82 % at full acetylene conversion without any sign of deactivation, clearly outperforming conventional Pd-Ag catalysts. By varying parameters like ionic liquid (IL) loading, temperature, feed gas composition, cations, and by using XPS for surface analysis we could gain a very comprehensive understanding of the underlying mechanisms that reduce the competing over-hydrogenation and oligomerisation side-reactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401593"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11739838/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141910926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSusChemPub Date : 2025-01-14Epub Date: 2024-10-23DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400823
Heeju Ahn, Yeonju Park, Kwan Woo Nam
{"title":"Chelated Metal-Organic Frameworks for Improved the Performance of High-Nickel Cathodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries.","authors":"Heeju Ahn, Yeonju Park, Kwan Woo Nam","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202400823","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cssc.202400823","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lithium-ion batteries have gained widespread use in various applications, including portable devices, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems. High Ni cathode, LiNi<sub>x</sub>Co<sub>y</sub>Mn<sub>z</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (NCM, x≥0.8, x+y+z=1), have garnered significant attention owing to their high energy density. However, the limited Li-ion transfer rate and transition metal cross-talk to anode pose obstacles to further improvement of electrochemical performance. To tackle these challenges, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with chelating agents are employed as additive materials for electrode. MOFs with chelating agents offer three key attributes: (1) Effective mitigation of transition metal cross-talk to the anode, (2) Partial desolvation of Li<sup>+</sup> ions through MOF pores, and (3) Immobilization of anions via metal sites in the MOF. Leveraging these advantages, the chelating MOF-modified NCM cathode demonstrates reduced charge transfer resistance, both in their pristine and cycled states. In addition, they exhibit significantly improved the Li-ion diffusion coefficients after 100 cycles. These findings underscore the potential of MOFs with chelating agents as promising additive materials for enhancing the performance of LIBs.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202400823"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11739830/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142034652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSusChemPub Date : 2025-01-14Epub Date: 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401389
Pietro Ostellari, Martina Tapparelli, Giulia Bragaggia, Annalisa Sandon, Maria Cristina Lavagnolo, Leonardo Girardi, Michele Manica, Luigi Salmaso, Silvia Gross
{"title":"Hydroxy-Carboxylic Acids as Green and Abundant Ligands for Sustainable Recovery of Copper from a Multimetallic Powder: A Proof of Concept.","authors":"Pietro Ostellari, Martina Tapparelli, Giulia Bragaggia, Annalisa Sandon, Maria Cristina Lavagnolo, Leonardo Girardi, Michele Manica, Luigi Salmaso, Silvia Gross","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202401389","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cssc.202401389","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The recovery of copper and other valuable metals had become increasingly strategic for the future of the global economy, particularly in regions lacking abundant mineral resources, such as most European countries. In this study, we investigated the viability of utilizing environmentally friendly, cost-effective, abundant and bio-based ligands, specifically carboxylic acids and their derivatives, for copper leaching in a low-temperature hydrometallurgical process. Our investigation focused on elucidating the impact of substituents in the α position of hydroxy-carboxylic acids on copper solubilization efficacy. Notably, hydroxy-carboxylic acids, like malic acid and lactic acid, were evidenced as particularly promising ligands for leaching copper from a custom-made multimetallic powder. By thoroughly characterizing the obtained complexes (Raman, UV-Vis) and by supporting the experimental efforts by a Design of Experiment (DoE) approach, we optimized the leaching process. The influence of experimental parameters such as pH, temperature, leaching time, and Cu/ligand molar ratio on process yield (determined through Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectroscopy, ICP-OES, analysis) was thoroughly investigated. Additionally, we developed a subsequent copper recovery step by precipitating copper (II) hydroxide in an alkaline environment, guided by speciation diagrams tailored for each copper-ligand system.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401389"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11739845/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142102591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSusChemPub Date : 2025-01-14Epub Date: 2024-10-07DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401042
Peter Jeschke
{"title":"New Active Ingredients for Sustainable Modern Chemical Crop Protection in Agriculture.","authors":"Peter Jeschke","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202401042","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cssc.202401042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Today, the agrochemical industry faces enormous challenges to ensure the sustainable supply of high-quality food, efficient water use, low environmental impact, and the growing world population. The shortage of agrochemicals due to consumer perception, changing needs of farmers and ever-changing regulatory requirements is higher than the number of active ingredients that are placed on the market. The introduction of halogen atoms into an active ingredient molecule offers the opportunity to optimize its physico-chemical properties such as molecular lipophilicity. As early as 2010, around four-fifths of modern agrochemicals on the market contained halogen atoms. In addition, it becomes clear that modern agrochemicals have increasingly complex molecular structures with one or more stereogenic centers in the molecule. Today, almost half of modern agrochemicals are chiral molecules (herbicides, insecticides/acaricides/nematicides ≪ fungicides) and most of them consist of mixtures such as racemic mixtures of enantiomers, followed by mixtures of diastereomers and mixtures of pure enantiomers. Therefore, it is important that halogen-containing substituents or stereogenic centers are considered in the structural optimization of the active ingredients to ultimately develop sustainable agrochemicals in terms of efficacy, ecotoxicology, ease of use and cost-effectiveness.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401042"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11739819/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142379657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSusChemPub Date : 2025-01-14Epub Date: 2024-09-19DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401054
Chengxin Zhu, Qiong Liu, Huan Yan, Wei Zhang, Rong Chen
{"title":"Sulfur-Doped Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> Nanosheet for Enhanced Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction to CO with Ultra-High Selectivity.","authors":"Chengxin Zhu, Qiong Liu, Huan Yan, Wei Zhang, Rong Chen","doi":"10.1002/cssc.202401054","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cssc.202401054","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) has emerged as a compelling strategy for the conversion of renewable energy. However, the expeditious recombination of photogenerated charge carriers and the inadequate light absorption capabilities are currently predominant challenges. Herein, we developed a facile hydrothermal approach to synthesize a sulfur doped Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> nanosheet with a tunable energy band structure designed to enhance visible light absorption. Our findings indicate that the incorporation of sulfur into the catalytic sites induces an electron sink effect, significantly improving the separation efficiency of photogenerated charge carriers. Consequently, this sulfur-doped Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> catalyst exhibits a remarkable carbon monoxide (CO) yield of 16.64 μmol g<sub>cat</sub> <sup>-1</sup> h<sup>-1</sup> with nearly 100 % selectivity under illumination ranging from 420 to 780 nm. Through in-situ characterization techniques and theoretical calculations, it was revealed that sulfur-coordinated bismuth sites greatly enhance CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption and decrease the energy barrier for critical intermediates formation (*COOH), thus selectively driving the reaction towards CO production. This work not only advances our understanding of mechanisms underlying photocatalytic reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> on sulfur-doped bismuth-based catalysts but also sets a precedent for developing sophisticated photocatalytic systems for enhanced photoreduction reactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":149,"journal":{"name":"ChemSusChem","volume":" ","pages":"e202401054"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141791467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}