Solar-driven production of renewable chemicals via biomass hydrogenation with green methanol
Abstract Solar-driven, selective biomass hydrogenation is recognized as a promising route to renewable chemicals production, but remains challenging. Here, we report a TiO2 supported Cu single-atom catalyst with a four-coordinated Cu1−O4 structure, which can be universally applied for solar-driven p...
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| author | Guangyu Chen Cenfeng Fu Wenhua Zhang Wanbing Gong Jun Ma Xiaomin Ji Lisheng Qian Xuefei Feng Chuansheng Hu Ran Long Yujie Xiong |
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| description | Abstract Solar-driven, selective biomass hydrogenation is recognized as a promising route to renewable chemicals production, but remains challenging. Here, we report a TiO2 supported Cu single-atom catalyst with a four-coordinated Cu1−O4 structure, which can be universally applied for solar-driven production of various renewable chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass-derived platform molecules with good yields using green methanol as a hydrogen donor, to address this challenge. It is significant that the biomass upgrading driven by natural sunlight on a gram scale demonstrates the great practical potential. By combining in situ soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy with theoretical calculations, we successfully identify the dynamic evolution of Cu sites along with the biomass hydrogenation and methanol oxidation, where the tandem process is enabled by the photogenerated electrons and holes to complete a chemical cycle. The concept of solar-driven biomass hydrogenation proposed here provides an efficient and sustainable methodology for the sustainable production of renewable chemicals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4cb5ee07b6dd4d10a06c3c2f1d86b4192025-01-19T12:31:01ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-01-0116111210.1038/s41467-025-56094-4Solar-driven production of renewable chemicals via biomass hydrogenation with green methanolGuangyu Chen0Cenfeng Fu1Wenhua Zhang2Wanbing Gong3Jun Ma4Xiaomin Ji5Lisheng Qian6Xuefei Feng7Chuansheng Hu8Ran Long9Yujie Xiong10School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of TechnologySchool of Nuclear Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Nuclear Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Nuclear Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Nuclear Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Nuclear Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Nuclear Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Nuclear Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Nuclear Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Nuclear Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of ChinaAbstract Solar-driven, selective biomass hydrogenation is recognized as a promising route to renewable chemicals production, but remains challenging. Here, we report a TiO2 supported Cu single-atom catalyst with a four-coordinated Cu1−O4 structure, which can be universally applied for solar-driven production of various renewable chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass-derived platform molecules with good yields using green methanol as a hydrogen donor, to address this challenge. It is significant that the biomass upgrading driven by natural sunlight on a gram scale demonstrates the great practical potential. By combining in situ soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy with theoretical calculations, we successfully identify the dynamic evolution of Cu sites along with the biomass hydrogenation and methanol oxidation, where the tandem process is enabled by the photogenerated electrons and holes to complete a chemical cycle. The concept of solar-driven biomass hydrogenation proposed here provides an efficient and sustainable methodology for the sustainable production of renewable chemicals.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56094-4 |
| spellingShingle | Guangyu Chen Cenfeng Fu Wenhua Zhang Wanbing Gong Jun Ma Xiaomin Ji Lisheng Qian Xuefei Feng Chuansheng Hu Ran Long Yujie Xiong Solar-driven production of renewable chemicals via biomass hydrogenation with green methanol Nature Communications |
| title | Solar-driven production of renewable chemicals via biomass hydrogenation with green methanol |
| title_full | Solar-driven production of renewable chemicals via biomass hydrogenation with green methanol |
| title_fullStr | Solar-driven production of renewable chemicals via biomass hydrogenation with green methanol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solar-driven production of renewable chemicals via biomass hydrogenation with green methanol |
| title_short | Solar-driven production of renewable chemicals via biomass hydrogenation with green methanol |
| title_sort | solar driven production of renewable chemicals via biomass hydrogenation with green methanol |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56094-4 |
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