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Insights by in-situ studies on the nature of highly-active hydrotalcite-based Ni-Fe catalysts for CO2 methanation (2023)
Journal Article

Designing CO2 methanation catalysts that meet industrial requirements is still challenging. We report Ni-Fe hydrotalcite-derived catalysts with a wide range of Ni and Mg loadings showing that an optimised composition with Ni0.4 gives a very high CO2... Read More about Insights by in-situ studies on the nature of highly-active hydrotalcite-based Ni-Fe catalysts for CO2 methanation.

Lithium-Directed Transformation of Amorphous Iridium (Oxy)hydroxides To Produce Active Water Oxidation Catalysts (2023)
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The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial to future energy systems based on water electrolysis. Iridium oxides are promising catalysts due to their resistance to corrosion under acidic and oxidizing conditions. Highly active iridium (oxy)hydroxi... Read More about Lithium-Directed Transformation of Amorphous Iridium (Oxy)hydroxides To Produce Active Water Oxidation Catalysts.

Orange peel biomass‐derived carbon supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 ‐ reduction to formic acid (2023)
Journal Article
Miah, T., Demoro, P., Nduka, I., De Luca, F., Abate, S., & Arrigo, R. (2023). Orange peel biomass‐derived carbon supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 ‐ reduction to formic acid. ChemPhysChem, https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202200589

We report a green, wet chemistry approach towards the production of C‐supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 reduction to formic acid. We use citrus peels as a C support precursor and as a source of reducing agents for the Cu cations. We sho... Read More about Orange peel biomass‐derived carbon supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 ‐ reduction to formic acid.

Enhanced stability of sub-nanometric iridium decorated graphitic carbon nitride for H 2 production upon hydrous hydrazine decomposition (2022)
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Stabilizing metal nanoparticles is vital for large scale implementations of supported metal catalysts, particularly for a sustainable transition to clean energy, e.g., H2 production. In this work, iridium sub-nanometric particles were deposited on co... Read More about Enhanced stability of sub-nanometric iridium decorated graphitic carbon nitride for H 2 production upon hydrous hydrazine decomposition.

In situ dynamics of carbon supported metal systems for carbon dioxide electroreduction (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Arrigo, R. (2022, November). In situ dynamics of carbon supported metal systems for carbon dioxide electroreduction. Presented at Proceedings of International Conference on Frontiers in Electrocatalytic Transformations (INTERECT22), València, Spain

Graphitic materials are largely explored as redox-active supports for metal species in acid/base catalysis, redox catalysis and electrocatalysis. [1] Edge terminations and in-plane point defects, such non 6-membered rings and vacancies on the basal p... Read More about In situ dynamics of carbon supported metal systems for carbon dioxide electroreduction.

On the stability of isolated iridium sites in N-rich frameworks against agglomeration under reducing conditions (2022)
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Stabilization of single metal atoms is a persistent challenge in heterogeneous catalysis. Especially supported late transitions metals are prone to undergo agglomeration to nanoparticles under reducing conditions. In this study, nitrogen-rich covalen... Read More about On the stability of isolated iridium sites in N-rich frameworks against agglomeration under reducing conditions.

Elucidating the formation and structural evolution of platinum single-site catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (2022)
Journal Article

Platinum single-site catalysts (SSCs) are a promising technology for
the production of hydrogen from clean energy sources. They have high activity and
maximal platinum-atom utilization. However, the bonding environment of
platinum during operation... Read More about Elucidating the formation and structural evolution of platinum single-site catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction.

Dynamics over a Cu–graphite electrode during the gas-phase CO2 reduction investigated by APXPS (2022)
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Arrigo, R., Blume, R., Large, A. I., Velasco-Vélez, J. J., Hävecker, M., Knop-Gericke, A., & Held, G. (2022). Dynamics over a Cu–graphite electrode during the gas-phase CO2 reduction investigated by APXPS. Faraday Discussions, 236, 126-140. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1fd00121c

We use ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron and absorption spectroscopies coupled with on-line gas detection to investigate in situ performance and interface chemistry of an electrodeposited Cu on a carbon support under conditions of CO2 reduction.