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Nonmetallic Boron Phosphide is Used for High Selective Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to Methanol

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Boron Phosphide: What’s it all about? Boron phosphide, also known as BP (boron phosphide), is an inorganic compound that is made up of boron phosphorous. It’s a form of semiconductor material. Henri Morvasan (1891) synthesized the material. The sphalerite crystal structure is what it looks like. Boronphosphide will not react to a boiling alkali or concentrated acid solution. It may, however, react to a molten basis such as sodium hydroxide when preheated. Boron-phosphate can withstand oxidation at temperatures below 1000°C. It reacts to chlorine at approximately 500°C. Its crystal structure is identical to that of the boron caride. Because it has high resistance to high temperatures and both zinc phosphate’s anticorrosive and high covering and colouring powers, boron white powder is commonly used in non-toxic, anticorrosive paints and coatings. Excellent dispersion, high whiteness, fineness, and ability to work with all pigments make it an excellent wear-resistant coating material. Some fields also use boron-phosphide as a semiconductor material. However, boron-phosphide has many other uses. Recent scientists tried something new.

Nonmetallic Electrocatalysts For Boron Phosphide

We all know that increased fuel consumption is causing an increase in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2). This is raising concern about an energy crisis, and increasing the risk of global warming. This problem can be solved by the conversion of carbon dioxide into high value carbon-based fuels, and chemical materials. Electrochemical CO2 removal (CO2RR), however, is a multi-step Electrochemical transfer. These Electrochemical reductions can produce a wide range of products. Methanol, the most valuable C1 product, has an extremely high energy density and is easily stored at atmospheric pressure. This makes it a great fuel-cell material. The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China’s Sun Xoping recently published a boron phosphide-based nanoparticle that is a nonmetallic electrocatalyst for electrochemically reducing CO2 to methanol. When the reduction potential of 0.1mKHCO3 was 0.5V, the Faraday Efficiency of methanol produced reached 92.0%. The decisive step in the reduction reaction pathway is *CO+*OH, *CO+*H2O and the corresponding Gibbs energy is 1.36 eV. Additionally, the BP (111) crystal surface’s desorption barrier of CO was very high at 0.95 eV. The CH2O and CO2O corresponding Gibbs free energies were 1.36 eV. These factors are important for high selective CO2 reduction to methanol with the BP catalyst.

App Prospect

Before this invention, CO2RR catalysts could have been made from precious metals. Metal-based and metal-based metals are often used. But the former were difficult to apply in large quantities due to their high costs, while the latter ran the risk of metal ions releasing into the environment during operation. This effort by Professor Sun Xuping and his team saved costs while improving the reaction efficiency. The future holds many opportunities for large-scale application. Intelligent-materials (aka. Intelligent-materials is an advanced material. With over 12 years’ experience, Intelligent-materials is an established global supplier of chemical materials and manufacturer. High purity, small particles size, and low impurity are the hallmarks of the boronphosphide dust produced by our company. We can help you if your requirements are lower.
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