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◆ Angewandte Chemie International Edition2025-11-10· Microreactor

Ethanol Synthesis by CO <sub>2</sub> Photoreduction Catalyzed by Self‐Optimized Ti <sup>δ+</sup> ‐Based Heterojunction

Zhehao Liu, Liang Mao, Zheyang Liu, Min Zhou, Huilin Wang, Jing Li, Rui Zhang, Kaiqi Nie, Binhang Yan, Hongjie Zhang, Zhifeng Jiang, Shuyan Song, Weidong Shi

原始摘要(英文原文)· Original abstract
Abstract Photoreduction of CO 2 to ethanol (C 2 H 5 OH) is a promising carbon‐neutral technology for renewable energy. Nevertheless, low efficiency of multielectron utilization and high C─C coupling energy barrier cause poor performance in C 2 H 5 OH production. Here, we report a TiO 2−x /BNF (boron nitride flower) S‐scheme heterojunction microreactor to steer the asymmetric Ti active sites configuration and redox potential, thereby enhancing the thermodynamic and kinetic formation of C 2 H 5 OH. The S‐scheme TiO 2−x /BNF heterostructure provides spatially separated sites for CO 2 reduction and water oxidation with efficient charge carrier utilization. The flower‐like structure of BNF improves the local concentration of *CO within microreactors originated from confinement effect to satisfy the coupling process. Self‐generated oxygen vacancy in TiO 2−x brought by BNF leads to different electron densities of adjacent Ti sites, which strengthens the adsorption of *CO and reduces the *CO‐CHO formation energy. C 2 H 5 OH dehydration is often difficult within the hydrophilic TiO 2−x /BNF microreactor, thus it tends to produce C 2 H 5 OH rather than C 2 H 4 . Through the synergizing effects, the well‐constructed microreactor delivers an excellent C 2 H 5 OH production rate of 51.4 µmol g −1 h −1 with a selectivity of 99% and unprecedented global stability. Our work can serve as inspiration for developing Ti‐based catalysts for CO 2 conversion to C 2 H 5 OH using solar energy.
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