Experimental and Quantum Chemical Approaches to Develop Highly Selective Nanocatalysts for CO2-free Power Circulation.
Renewable electricity must be utilized to usefully suppress the atmospheric CO2concentration and slow the progression of global warming. We have thus proposed a new concept involving CO2-free electric power circulation systems via highly selective electrochemical reactions of alcohol/carboxylic acid redox couples. Design concepts for nanocatalysts able to catalyze highly selective electrochemical reactions are provided from both experimental and quantum mechanical perspectives.
International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan. yamauchi@i2cner.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
Miho
M
Yamauchi
Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan. nobuki.ozawa@imr.tohoku.ac.jp.
Nobuki
N
Ozawa
Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan. momoji@imr.tohoku.ac.jp.
Momoji
M
Kubo
Fe-group nanoalloys; carbon-neutral; density functional calculations; electrocatalysts; titanium