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Efficient photothermal CO2 methanation over NiFe alloy nanoparticles with enhanced localized surface plasmon resonance effect

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The methanation of CO2 using green hydrogen not only consumes CO2 as a carbon resource but also stores H2 with high density. However, the activation of CO2 molecules under mild conditions is challenging due to their inert nature. Herein, we report an efficient photothermal catalytic system using light irradiation which realizes the complete conversion of CO2 to methane without external heating. Over optimum bimetallic NiFe nanoparticles (NPs) with a Ni/Fe atomic ratio of 7, the CO2 conversion can reach up to 98% with a CH4 selectivity of 99%, and no catalyst deactivation was observed for more than 100 h, outperforming the reported catalysts. The catalytic performance is strongly dependent on the structure promoters, light absorption efficiency, NiFe particle sizes, and Ni/Fe ratio. The NiFe alloy NPs with an average size of ~21 nm dispersed on alumina nanosheets are evidenced to enhance the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect, thus efficiently triggering the CO2 methanation. This work emphasizes and clarifies the important role of LSPR in CO2 hydrogenation, which may benefit the rational utilization of CO2 using solar power.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (92145301, 22121001, 22222206, and U22A20392), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (20720220008 and 20720220021).

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    Jiarong Li, Qi Xu, Yaoyao Han, Zhiyong Guo, Liangqun Zhao, Kang Cheng, Qinghong Zhang & Ye Wang

  2. Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen, 361005, China

    Liangqun Zhao, Kang Cheng & Ye Wang

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Li, J., Xu, Q., Han, Y. et al. Efficient photothermal CO2 methanation over NiFe alloy nanoparticles with enhanced localized surface plasmon resonance effect. Sci. China Chem. 66, 3518–3524 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-023-1876-4

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