Issue 12, 2020

Enhanced catalytic reaction at an air–liquid–solid triphase interface

Abstract

Gaseous reactant involved heterogeneous catalysis is critical to the development of clean energy, environmental management, health monitoring, and chemical synthesis. However, in traditional heterogeneous catalysis with liquid–solid diphase reaction interfaces, the low solubility and slow transport of gaseous reactants strongly restrict the reaction efficiency. In this minireview, we summarize recent advances in tackling these drawbacks by designing catalytic systems with an air–liquid–solid triphase joint interface. At the triphase interface, abundant gaseous reactants can directly transport from the air phase to the reaction centre to overcome the limitations of low solubility and slow transport of the dissolved gas in liquid–solid diphase reaction systems. By constructing a triphase interface, the efficiency and/or selectivity of photocatalytic reactions, enzymatic reactions, and (photo)electrochemical reactions with consumption of gaseous reactants oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen are significantly improved.

Graphical abstract: Enhanced catalytic reaction at an air–liquid–solid triphase interface

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
24 dec 2019
Accepted
01 mar 2020
First published
02 mar 2020
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2020,11, 3124-3131

Enhanced catalytic reaction at an air–liquid–solid triphase interface

L. Chen and X. Feng, Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 3124 DOI: 10.1039/C9SC06505A

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