Recent advances and progress in biotemplate catalysts for electrochemical energy storage and conversion

Tayebeh Roostaei; Mohammad Reza Rahimpour; Heng Zhao; Mehdi Eisapour; Zhangxin Chen; Jinguang Hu

doi:10.1016/j.cis.2023.102958

Recent advances and progress in biotemplate catalysts for electrochemical energy storage and conversion

Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2023 Aug:318:102958. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.102958. Epub 2023 Jul 6.

Authors

Tayebeh Roostaei¹, Mohammad Reza Rahimpour², Heng Zhao³, Mehdi Eisapour³, Zhangxin Chen⁴, Jinguang Hu⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N1N4, Canada.
² Department of Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Electronic address: rahimpor@shirazu.ac.ir.
³ Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N1N4, Canada.
⁴ Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N1N4, Canada; Eastern Institute for Advanced Study, Ningbo, Zhengjiang 315200, China.
⁵ Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N1N4, Canada. Electronic address: jinguang.hu@ucalgary.ca.

PMID: 37453344
DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.102958

Abstract

Complex structures and morphologies in nature endow materials with unexpected properties and extraordinary functions. Biotemplating is an emerging strategy for replicating nature structures to obtain materials with unique morphologies and improved properties. Recently, efforts have been made to use bio-inspired species as a template for producing morphology-controllable catalysts. Fundamental information, along with recent advances in biotemplate metal-based catalysts are presented in this review through discussions of various structures and biotemplates employed for catalyst preparation. This review also outlines the recent progress on preparation routes of biotemplate catalysts and discusses how the properties and structures of these templates play a crucial role in the final performance of metal-based catalysts. Additionally, the application of bio-based metal and metal oxide catalysts is highlighted for various key energy and environmental technologies, including photocatalysis, fuel cells, and lithium batteries. Biotemplate metal-based catalysts display high efficiency in several energy and environmental systems. Note that this review provides guidance for further research in this direction.

Keywords: Biomimicking; Biotemplate; Catalyst; Energy storage and conversion; Natural morphologies.

Publication types

Review