Porous Polymer Materials for CO2 Capture and Electrocatalytic Reduction

Hui Wang; Genyuan Wang; Liang Hu; Bingcheng Ge; Xiaoliang Yu; Jiaojiao Deng

doi:10.3390/ma16041630

Porous Polymer Materials for CO₂ Capture and Electrocatalytic Reduction

Materials (Basel). 2023 Feb 15;16(4):1630. doi: 10.3390/ma16041630.

Authors

Hui Wang¹, Genyuan Wang², Liang Hu³, Bingcheng Ge³, Xiaoliang Yu³, Jiaojiao Deng⁴

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
³ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
⁴ Graphene Composite Research Center, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.

Abstract

Efficient capture of CO₂ and its conversion into other high value-added compounds by electrochemical methods is an effective way to reduce excess CO₂ in the atmosphere. Porous polymeric materials hold great promise for selective adsorption and electrocatalytic reduction of CO₂ due to their high specific surface area, tunable porosity, structural diversity, and chemical stability. Here, we review recent research advances in this field, including design of porous organic polymers (POPs), porous coordination polymers (PCPs), covalent organic frameworks (COFs), and functional nitrogen-containing polymers for capture and electrocatalytic reduction of CO₂. In addition, key issues and prospects for the optimal design of porous polymers for future development are elucidated. This review is expected to shed new light on the development of advanced porous polymer electrocatalysts for efficient CO₂ reduction.

Keywords: CO2 capture; CO2 reduction; polymer; porous structure.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

This research was funded by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (ZZLM, YY4V, YY5K).