Encapsulation of Cobalt Oxide into Metal‐Organic Frameworks for an Improved Photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction
Yiwen Ma, Juan Du, Yuanxing Fang, Xinchen Wang
Abstract
Abstract The increased emission of CO 2 has negative impacts on the environment. Among the strategies, photocatalytic reduction is promising to convert the CO 2 into chemicals. In this report, CoO x nanoparticles were loaded in the channels of MIL‐101(Cr), a kind of metal‐organic frameworks (MOF), to construct a novel CoO x /MIL‐101(Cr) system to facilitate CO 2 photoreduction. Under the optimal conditions, the CoO x /MIL‐101(Cr) showed a significantly enhanced performance for photocatalytic CO 2 reduction compared with bare CoO x and MIL‐101(Cr). Our findings provide a pathway for a rational design of efficient MOF systems for the photocatalytic reduction of CO 2 .
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisCobaltMetal-organic frameworkCobalt oxideOxideMaterials scienceRational designMetalCatalysisChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryMetallurgyAdsorptionEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsCovalent Organic Framework Applications