Xiaolei Bao

ORCID: 0000-0002-6927-6924
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Research Areas
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction

Hebei Chemical and Pharmaceutical College
2021-2024

Yantai University
2023-2024

Shandong University
2019-2023

State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials
2019-2023

Zhejiang Environmental Monitoring Center
2022

Hebei Academy of Sciences
2018-2021

Chinese Academy of Sciences
2011-2018

State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control
2018

Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences
2012-2018

Cal Humanities
2014

Abstract Selective CO 2 photoreduction to hydrocarbon fuels such as CH 4 is promising and sustainable for carbon‐neutral future. However, lack of proper binding strengths with reaction intermediates makes it still a challenge photocatalytic methanation both high activity selectivity. Here, low‐coordination single Au atoms (Au 1 ‐S ) on ultrathin ZnIn S nanosheets was synthesized by complex‐exchange route, enabling exceptional reduction performance. Under visible light irradiation, /ZnIn...

10.1002/anie.202209446 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2022-08-22

Solar-driven catalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) into 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF) coupled with H2 evolution has been considered a promising approach. The exploration an active and stable photocatalyst still remains challenging work. Herein, we found that the flexible ultrathin graphitic carbon nitride (UCNT) could be ideal candidate. UCNT exhibits photocatalytic performance in selective HMF DFF activities 95.0 92.0 μmol g–1 h–1 under visible light irradiation. Importantly, also...

10.1021/acscatal.1c05357 article EN ACS Catalysis 2022-01-20

The electrocatalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a promising method for the efficient production biomass-derived high-value-added chemicals. However, its practical application limited by: 1) low activity and selectivity caused by competitive adsorption HMF OH- 2) operational stability uncontrollable reconstruction catalyst. To overcome these limitations, series Ni3 S2 /NiOx -n catalysts with controllable compositions well-defined structures are synthesized using novel in...

10.1002/adma.202304133 article EN Advanced Materials 2023-07-20

Photoconversion of CO2 and H2 O into ethanol is an ideal strategy to achieve carbon neutrality. However, the production with high activity selectivity challenging owing less efficient reduction half-reaction involving multi-step proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET), a slow C-C coupling process, sluggish water oxidation half-reaction. Herein, two-dimensional/two-dimensional (2D/2D) S-scheme heterojunction consisting black phosphorus Bi2 WO6 (BP/BWO) was constructed for photocatalytic...

10.1002/anie.202302919 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2023-06-30

Selective photocatalytic CO2 methanation provides an attractive avenue to address energy and environmental issues. However, impediments such as the sluggish adsorption activation of H2O molecules, along with unexpected intermediate desorption, greatly restrict activity selectivity methanation. To these issues, we devised a dual-active site catalyst comprising Cu single atoms (SAs) nanoclusters (NCs) supported on defective TiO2 (Cu1+NCs/BT). As result, remarkable CH4 98% yield 19.63 μmol...

10.1021/acscatal.4c00060 article EN ACS Catalysis 2024-03-25

Solar-driven biomass upgrading coupled with H2 generation is promising for achieving carbon neutrality. However, identification of the active sites simultaneous photocatalytic redox reactions remains elusive at atomic level. Herein, through rational construction atomically dispersed Ni on ZnIn2S4 nanosheets (Ni1/ZIS), we decipher reactive that enable high-performance 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) oxidation evolution. Under visible-light irradiation, Ni1/ZIS greatly outperforms its pristine...

10.1021/acscatal.4c00123 article EN ACS Catalysis 2024-05-14

Abstract Overall water splitting to generate H 2 and O is vital in solving energy problem. It still a great challenge seek efficient visible light photocatalyst realize overall splitting. In this work, the tetragonal zircon BiVO 4 prepared by epitaxial growth on FTO substrate its reaction studied. Under influence of strain, conduction band position shifts negatively beyond + /H reduction potential (0 V vs NHE), which enables it possess photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity. After...

10.1002/advs.202105299 article EN Advanced Science 2022-03-22

Rational design of high-performance OER catalyst based on the fundamental electronic structure to industrial requirements.

10.1039/d3qm00588g article EN Materials Chemistry Frontiers 2023-01-01

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have recently emerged as promising photocatalysts for CO2 reduction; however, understanding their interplay between the local electronic structure and overall performance at an atomic level still remains elusive. Here, we construct two Ni-SACs different sites of WO2.72 nanowires, i.e., bulk doping single Ni atoms in (B-Ni1/WO2.72) surface anchoring on (S-Ni1/WO2.72), to unravel manipulation boosting photoreduction. Impressively, B-Ni1/WO2.72 displays superior...

10.1021/acscatal.3c02000 article EN ACS Catalysis 2023-06-08

The rate-determining step of the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is oxidation reaction at photoanode, which 4 orders magnitude slower than reduction photocathode. In a conventional process to accelerate oxidation, oxygen evolution cocatalysts (OECs) are usually used on surface photoanode. As an alternative strategy, we considered employing composite photoanode made up semiconductor and carbon spheres, for it expected that photogenerated electrons particles can be captured by...

10.1021/acscatal.0c03671 article EN ACS Catalysis 2020-10-24

Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) is an important component of atmospheric fine particles (PM2.5), while the key factors controlling SOA formation in ambient air remain poorly understood. In this work, Beijing urban was investigated using oxidation flow reactor (OFR) with high concentrations OH radicals. The potential increased significantly increase PM2.5 concentration during observation. optimum exposure time, which aging time equivalent to (with similar exposure) associated peak formation,...

10.1021/acs.est.7b05701 article EN Environmental Science & Technology 2018-05-18

Hydrogenation of nitroaromatics is typically performed under harsh reaction conditions, which would bring safety issues and energy waste. The key for the hydrogenation to finely control product selectivity mild conditions. Herein, anisotropic Pd–Au nanorods (NRs) exhibited efficient plasmon-enhanced selective nitrobenzene aniline with formate as hydrogen donor. Under visible-light irradiation, both conversion can reach nearly 100%. Plasmon-induced interaction between formic acid (FA),...

10.1021/acscatal.1c00164 article EN ACS Catalysis 2021-03-12

Photocatalytic selective biomass aerobic oxidation to high-value products is promising for meeting carbon-neutral demand; however, great challenges remain in the lack of appropriate active sites molecular O2 activation and understanding their role at atomic scale reveal underlying mechanism. Herein, we report that a rational decoration ultralow-amount (0.08 wt %) Co single atoms on ZnIn2S4 nanosheets (Co1/ZIS) enables both high activity selectivity photocatalytic 5-hydroxymethylfurfural...

10.1021/acscatal.3c03332 article EN ACS Catalysis 2023-10-26

Wintertime meteorological conditions are usually unfavorable for ozone (O3) formation due to weak solar irradiation and low temperature. Here, we observed a prominent wintertime O3 pollution event in Shijiazhuang (SJZ) during the Chinese New Year (CNY) 2021. Meteorological results found that sudden change air pressure field, leading wind changing from northwest before CNY southwest CNY, promotes accumulation of pollutants neighbor areas SJZ greatly inhibits diffusion dilution local...

10.1038/s41612-023-00366-7 article EN cc-by npj Climate and Atmospheric Science 2023-05-16

The mass concentration of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) has been continuously decreasing in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. However, health endpoints do not exhibit a linear correlation with PM concentrations. Thus, it is urgent to clarify prior toxicological components further improve air quality. In this study, we analyzed long-term oxidative potential (OP) water-soluble PM2.5, which generally considered more effective assessing hazardous exposure Beijing from 2018 2022 based on...

10.1016/j.envint.2024.108724 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Environment International 2024-05-01

Plasmonic nanomaterials can convert low-intensity solar energy into chemical due to their surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect, offering an interesting approach enhancing conversion efficiency. Unraveling the physicochemical mechanisms of hot carrier relaxation and precise design hybrid plasmonic nanostructures are crucial for optimizing potential SPR effect in photocatalysis, especially considering ongoing challenges low quantum efficiency controversial plasmon-enhanced reactions....

10.1021/acscatal.4c03566 article EN ACS Catalysis 2024-07-17
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