Michele Aresta , Tomasz Baran , Domenico Caringella , Shambel G. Wasse , Yusuf I. Abubakar , Alessandra Petrucciani , Alessandra Norici , Ernesto Mesto , Elvira De Giglio , Roberto Comparelli , Angela Dibenedetto
{"title":"Orientational-growth of Cu2O {111} or {110} facets induced by frustules for CO2-H2O specific photo(electro)chemical conversion into methanol/ethanol under visible-light","authors":"Michele Aresta , Tomasz Baran , Domenico Caringella , Shambel G. Wasse , Yusuf I. Abubakar , Alessandra Petrucciani , Alessandra Norici , Ernesto Mesto , Elvira De Giglio , Roberto Comparelli , Angela Dibenedetto","doi":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103071","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103071","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>p-Type-semiconductor Cu<sub>2</sub>O facets {111} (<em>octahedral</em>) and {110} (<em>rhombododecahedral</em>) present a higher photo(electro)catalytic activity towards CO2RRs (CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction Reaction) than {100} (cubic). Two frustules (the siliceous skeleton of microalgae <em>Diatoms</em>) having a different morphology, namely: <em>Navicula sp.</em> (<em>Nsp</em>, elongated pore-shape) and <em>Conticribra weissflogii</em> (<em>Cw</em>, round pore-shape) have been used for the first time in this work as template for the orientational growth of Cu<sub>2</sub>O facets. Frustules are calcinated at 700 °C to avoid residual organics that may give false positives during photo(electro)catalysis. Each of the frustules is found to induce a facet of Cu<sub>2</sub>O preferentially. <em>Nsp</em> induces the {111} facet (Band-gap=2.26 eV), while <em>Cw</em> preferentially induces the {110} facet (Band-gap=1.96 eV). Under visible light irradiation, <em>Nsp</em>-grown Cu<sub>2</sub>O converts CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>O into methanol, while <em>Cw</em>-grown Cu<sub>2</sub>O produces ethanol. The different behaviour is related to the different Cu-Cu distance (the active catalytic centres) in the two facets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of CO2 Utilization","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 103071"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143716084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jing-Ting Huang, Ruo-Yun Lin, Tzu-Hsun Tsai, Tzu-Peng Lin, Shawn D. Lin
{"title":"Mid-temperature CO2 deoxygenation to CO over Fe-CeO2","authors":"Jing-Ting Huang, Ruo-Yun Lin, Tzu-Hsun Tsai, Tzu-Peng Lin, Shawn D. Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103074","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103074","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>CO<sub>2</sub> capture and utilization is a must for easing the global warming caused by the uses of fossil fuels. We examine M-CeO<sub>2</sub> (M = Cu, Co, and Fe @M/Ce = 2/8) prepared by coprecipitation and hard template synthesis. Fe-CeO<sub>2</sub> is the only one showing thermal CO<sub>2</sub> deoxygenation to CO at below 700 °C after reduction. XRD analyses of as prepared Fe-CeO<sub>2</sub> demonstrate the presence of segregated Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and CeO<sub>2</sub> phases with partial mixing. Both Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> phase and CeO<sub>2</sub> phase show redox during sequential TPR (temperature-programmed reduction)-CO<sub>2</sub>-TPRx (temperature-programmed reaction) up to 700 °C. The evolved Fe<sup>0</sup> after TPR appears to be the main active phase for CO<sub>2</sub> deoxygenation which becomes oxidized back to Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> after CO<sub>2</sub>-TPRx. The results indicate that the interface (interphase) between Fe-domain and CeO<sub>2</sub>-domain is involved leading to the observed deoxygenation reactivity. That the stripped oxygen from CO<sub>2</sub> over Fe-domain can spillover to CeO<sub>2</sub> domain is considered as a possible explanation. We perform isothermal CO<sub>2</sub> deoxygenation test at 600 °C over TPR-treated Fe-CeO<sub>2</sub> using oxygen-conducting membrane reactor, and the CO<sub>2</sub> deoxygenation capacity is found significantly higher than that observed when in the absence of oxygen conducting membrane. This demonstrates not only the possible oxygen spillover but also the possibility of achieving a sustainable CO<sub>2</sub> deoxygenation process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of CO2 Utilization","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 103074"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143697492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zubair Masaud , Kim R. Gustavsen , Hao Huang , Andy M. Booth , Lars Eric Roseng , Kaiying Wang
{"title":"Cu single atoms supported on crystalline graphdiyne porphyrin analogs with dual active sites for enhanced C2 product formation","authors":"Zubair Masaud , Kim R. Gustavsen , Hao Huang , Andy M. Booth , Lars Eric Roseng , Kaiying Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103067","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103067","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Developing advanced catalysts for efficient electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction has long been a sought-after objective, but designing catalysts with open porous structures, metal sites, high atom utilization, nanoporosity, and electrical conductivity, remains challenging. Downsizing metal sites to single atoms and supporting them on conductive Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) offers a strategic solution to these challenges. Herein, we report a novel catalyst with a combination of copper single-atom sites supported by a highly crystalline graphdiyne porphyrin analog (Cu-SGPA). Computational analysis reveals the presence of 2.34 nm open pores with conducting π-conjugated graphdiyne linkages. The joint action of the dual active sites of Cu single atoms and the adjacent carbon atoms facilitates carbon product formation through uniquely achieved intermediate species. Cu-SGPA demonstrates a remarkable faradaic efficiency (FE) of 70 % at optimized potentials of −1.0 V vs RHE, with over 45 % FE for C<sub>2</sub> products, surpassing FE for single-atom catalysts supported on COFs. This study introduces a promising catalyst design that will inspire future efforts in developing and optimizing similar single-atom catalysts supported on conductive COFs for enhanced CO<sub>2</sub> utilization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of CO2 Utilization","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 103067"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143680475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guillermo Díaz-Sainz , Kevin Fernández-Caso , Beatriz Ávila-Bolívar , Vicente Montiel , José Solla-Gullón , Manuel Alvarez-Guerra , Angel Irabien
{"title":"Advances in the development of innovative Bi-Sn-Sb-based Gas Diffusion Electrodes for continuous CO2 electroreduction to formate","authors":"Guillermo Díaz-Sainz , Kevin Fernández-Caso , Beatriz Ávila-Bolívar , Vicente Montiel , José Solla-Gullón , Manuel Alvarez-Guerra , Angel Irabien","doi":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103070","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103070","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The electrocatalytic reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> to formate or formic acid represents a promising approach to mitigating CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. Despite progress with Bi and Sn-based cathodes, there remains a demand for new electrocatalytic materials with enhanced activity for industrial-scale implementation. In a recent contribution, carbon-supported Bi-Sn-Sb nanoparticles with different atomic ratios were prepared and evaluated for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> to formate, assessing their performance in terms of activity, selectivity, and stability under working conditions in an H-type cell. Under this electrochemical reactor configuration, the results clearly indicated that the incorporation of small amounts of Sb and Sn into Bi significantly enhanced stability without substantially affecting activity and selectivity, achieving promising results with Bi<sub>80</sub>Sn<sub>10</sub>Sb<sub>10</sub> electrocatalysts. Here, we report the use of Bi-Sn-Sb-based Gas Diffusion Electrodes (GDEs) in a flow electrochemical reactor for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> to formate. The study also aims to rigorously compare the performance of Bi-Sn-Sb GDEs with that of analogous GDEs based solely on Bi or Sn. When compared to relevant references, the Bi-Sn-Sb catalyst demonstrates performance metrics that reflect comparable system efficiency to the Bi and Sn cathodes previously used by our research group, operating at current densities up to 200 mA·cm<sup>−2</sup> and achieving formate concentrations of approximately 15 g·L<sup>−1</sup>. Furthermore, these materials exhibited technical feasibility, remaining stable throughout the 5-hour experiment with less than a 10 % decrease in concentration. This stability marks a vital first step toward the future implementation of this type of cathode in the electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to formate.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of CO2 Utilization","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 103070"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143695976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haojue Wen , Xinru Han , Lina Zhang , Yongdong Chen , Wei Wei , Nannan Sun
{"title":"Effect of Ga doping on the catalytic performance of Zn-ZSM-5 for CO2-assisted oxidative dehydrogenation of C2H6","authors":"Haojue Wen , Xinru Han , Lina Zhang , Yongdong Chen , Wei Wei , Nannan Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103066","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103066","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Using a low silica-to-alumina ratio NaZSM-5 zeolite as the support, a bimetallic modified catalyst, Ga<sub>x</sub>ZnZ5, was prepared through ion-exchange method for CO<sub>2</sub>-mediated oxidative dehydrogenation of C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub> (CO<sub>2</sub>-ODH). Based on systematic characterization and evaluation, it was found that Zn is the primary active component in the catalytic system for activating C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>, but it is merely active towards CO<sub>2</sub>, leading to rapid catalyst deactivation. Under the influence of Ga species, CO<sub>2</sub> can readily engage into the reaction network. During the initial stage of the reaction, the activated CO<sub>2</sub> primarily participants in dry reforming with C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6-x</sub> species that rapidly formed on highly active Zn sites. However, the rapid cleavage of C-H bonds on these Zn sites leads to significant carbon deposition and subsequent deactivation. Following this rapid deactivation phase, CO<sub>2</sub> becomes involved in the reaction through the reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) reaction and carbon elimination reactions, thereby shifting the reaction equilibrium towards C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub> formation while alleviating the accumulation of carbon deposition and thus enhancing stability. With the optimum catalyst (Ga<sub>0.27</sub>ZnZ5), excellent and stable performance with 22.64 % C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub> yield and nearly 100 % selectivity could be achieved after an induction period of ca. 100 minutes, these are among the highest values reported so far.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of CO2 Utilization","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 103066"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143680412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miaomiao Zhang, Yibo Gao, Wenlong Wang, Zhanlong Song, Yanpeng Mao
{"title":"Effect of promoters on the syngas production in the microwave-enhanced methane dry reforming over Ni-x/AC (x = Mg, Ca, La, Ce) catalysts","authors":"Miaomiao Zhang, Yibo Gao, Wenlong Wang, Zhanlong Song, Yanpeng Mao","doi":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103064","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103064","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Capitalizing on the targeted energy transfer, microwave-enhanced dry reforming of methane (MW-DRM) is an attractive CO<sub>2</sub> valorization technology. However, this process coupled with carbon-based catalysts may suffer from rapid deactivation due to severe carbon deposition/loss or active metal sintering. In this study, activated carbon (AC)-supported Ni catalysts modified with different promoters (Mg, Ca, La, Ce) were investigated for MW-DRM process. As proved by the experiment results, Ca-promoted catalyst exhibited the worst reforming activity and stability in the MW-DRM and conventional heating DRM (CH-DRM) processes due to the severe carbon gasification of AC support and the severe sintering of the active metal. Compared to Mg, Ca, and La promoters, Ni-Ce/AC catalyst was demonstrated the optimum catalyst for MW-DRM process, which showed the most excellent stability with good reforming activity over 96 % and 98 % for CH<sub>4</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub> conversion rates, respectively. By converting MW energy attenuation into heat and plasma, the locally-formed high-energy active sites composed of adjacent Ni, CeO<sub>2</sub> and AC support of the Ni-Ce/AC catalyst could contribute to achieving the effective and localized activation of CH<sub>4</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub> molecules, thus leading to the enhancement of the reforming activity and the reduction of the loss of AC support due to CO<sub>2</sub> gasification. Moreover, MW heating method could avoid the excessive consumption of the AC support in Ni-Ce/AC by increasing the graphitization degree of AC, thus prolonging the lifetime of the AC-based catalysts. Above all, these findings provide new insights for the synergistic effect of MW with AC-based catalysts for syngas production.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of CO2 Utilization","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 103064"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143680487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ludisbel León-Marcos, Antonio Montes, Diego Valor, Ignacio García-Casas, Noelia D. Machado, Clara Pereyra
{"title":"Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHB-HV) impregnated with mango leaves extracts using supercritical solvent impregnation","authors":"Ludisbel León-Marcos, Antonio Montes, Diego Valor, Ignacio García-Casas, Noelia D. Machado, Clara Pereyra","doi":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103062","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103062","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The impregnation of the polymer poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHB-HV) with mango leaves extract (MLE) was carried out using the Supercritical Solvent Impregnation method. The impregnation loads, antioxidant compounds and physical properties of impregnated polymers were investigated with the variation of operating parameters (temperature (35 and 55 °C), pressure (10, 20 and 30 MPa) and depressurization rate (0.1 and 5 MPa/min)). Furthermore, the influence of varying impregnation times (1, 3, 6, 10, 24 h) with 30 MPa, 35 °C and 5 MPa/min was also investigated and the antimicrobial capacity (AC) was determined. The results showed a decrease of the impregnation loads, antioxidant and antimicrobial capacities with increasing impregnation time. At 30 MPa, 35 ºC and 5 MPa/min with an impregnation time of 1 h, impregnation loads and antioxidant capacities of 2.82 ± 0.04 mg MLE/100 mg PHB-HV and 2.77 ± 0.10 mg AC/100 mg PHB-HV, respectively, and a growth inhibition percentage against <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> and <em>Escherichia coli</em> bacteria greater than 60 % were obtained.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of CO2 Utilization","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 103062"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143643778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deep eutectic solvent-based slurry for CO2 capture: Enhanced efficiency and kinetics","authors":"Sahar Foorginezhad, Xiaoyan Ji","doi":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103065","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103065","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The imperative need to mitigate CO<sub>2</sub> emissions has become increasingly critical due to their severe impact on environmental sustainability and public health. Among the emerging carbon capture technologies, deep eutectic solvent (DES)-based technologies have attracted significant attention owing to their facile synthesis and superior CO<sub>2</sub> capture capacity. However, their widespread industrial deployment has been hindered by challenges associated with high viscosity and cost. To address these limitations, this study adopts novel a approach that synergistically integrates cosolvent addition and immobilization to develop a slurry with enhanced CO<sub>2</sub> capture efficiency. Specifically, an aqueous DES solution was formulated using imidazolium chloride-ethylenediamine ([ImCl][EDA]) in a 1:6 molar ratio with water as the cosolvent, followed by the immobilization of DES onto mesoporous silica to form a composite slurry. CO<sub>2</sub> capture experiments revealed a high sorption capacity of 28.34 wt% at 22 °C and 1 bar, along with rapid sorption and desorption rates of 1.39 and 0.30 mol CO<sub>2</sub>/(kg sorbent·min) within the first 2 min. Furthermore, the slurry exhibited excellent cyclic stability, maintaining a 98 % recovery rate. The significant improvements in CO<sub>2</sub> capture capacity, desorption kinetics, and thermal stability underscore the potential of this hybrid system for scalable industrial applications in carbon capture and utilization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of CO2 Utilization","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 103065"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143643777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Phakamile Ndlovu , Mandla B. Chabalala , Mohau Rampou , Siphesihle Praise-God Khumalo , Simbarashe Fashu , Douglas Hungwe
{"title":"Carbon dioxide utilization in mineral processing","authors":"Phakamile Ndlovu , Mandla B. Chabalala , Mohau Rampou , Siphesihle Praise-God Khumalo , Simbarashe Fashu , Douglas Hungwe","doi":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103063","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103063","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mining and mineral processing, significant contributors to CO₂ emissions, can reduce their carbon footprint and support a circular economy by integrating CO₂ into various unit operations, offering a promising way to mitigate emissions while enhancing mineral recovery and waste management. This review examines CO₂ utilization in leaching, flotation, wastewater treatment, and CO₂ sequestration via mineral carbonation using tailings. Emerging CO₂-augmented leaching techniques, including CO₂-water, supercritical CO₂, CO₂-ammonia, ionic-liquid, and CO₂-cyanide leaching have shown improved performance for a limited number of minerals at the laboratory scale. Similar to its role in leaching, CO₂ can act as a depressant or pH modifier in flotation, improving process selectivity and efficiency while reducing the need for additional chemicals. For water treatment, CO₂ facilitates the precipitation of heavy metals and contaminants under optimal conditions. CO₂ sequestration through mineral carbonation provides a sustainable method for locking CO₂ in stable mineral forms, utilizing tailings for both waste management and carbon capture. CO₂ utilization in flotation, leaching, and water treatment is currently limited to lab-scale experiments, emphasizing the need for scale-up trials to fully assess technical feasibility and identify potential bottlenecks associated with large-scale implementation. This review also identifies key challenges, including process optimization, scalability, and the need for further technological advancements. Future research should address these barriers to enable the practical integration of CO₂ utilization into mineral processing operations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of CO2 Utilization","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 103063"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143637424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Micro-crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane foam with ultra-low density, excellent resilience and recycling by supercritical CO2/N2","authors":"Xiulu Gao, Chenyang Niu, Jiaqi Wang, Yue Wu, Yichong Chen, Ling Zhao, Dongdong Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103061","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103061","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> foaming can produce cushioning materials with excellent performance, such as thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) foam. However, TPU foam generally face the issues of low mechanical resilience and hard recycling. The foaming properties of TPU and the dimensional stability of the product are affected by the molecular structure of the matrix. In this study, the diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) masterbatch, a special modifier for TPU, was selected to prepare modified TPU with micro-crosslinking structure and chain extension. The micro-crosslinking structure limited the large-scale relaxation of molecular chains and enhanced the rheological properties and foaming behavior of TPU. The maximum expansion ratio of TPU foam was increased from 14.5 to 28.3. The shrinkage problem was optimized through CO<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> foaming. TPU foams with different stabilized expansion ratios (7–15.9) were produced by changing the N<sub>2</sub> partial pressure. The ultra-high expansion ratio and uniform cell structure provided high relative stress softening (>95 %), low relative hysteresis loss (∆<em>U</em>/<em>U</em>≈5 %) and excellent resilience (∼70.1 %) for TPU foam. This product is promised to realize light-weighting and efficient energy recovery of TPU foam. After a closed-loop sustainable recycling and foaming process, the recyclable RTPU foam still maintained high expansion ratio and low energy loss.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of CO2 Utilization","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 103061"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143620954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}