催化学报 ›› 2026, Vol. 90: 52-81.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65171-6

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工况条件下进行氧化还原反应的卟啉电催化剂多尺度优化设计

赵明意a,1, 刘正阳a,1, 杨聪a,1, 何招弟a, 郭昱君a, 蔡瑞a, 尹向前c, 王建伟c, 穆雪琴a, 刘苏莉a,*(), 王定胜b,*(), 戴志晖a   

  1. a 南京工业大学化学与分子工程学院, 江苏南京 211816
    b 清华大学化学系, 北京 100084
    c 中国有研科技集团有限公司, 北京 100088
  • 收稿日期:2026-02-08 接受日期:2026-03-22 出版日期:2026-11-18 发布日期:2026-09-09
  • 通讯作者: *电子信箱: liusl@njtech.edu.cn (刘苏莉),
    wangdingsheng@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn (王定胜).
  • 作者简介:

    1共同第一作者.

  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(22234005);国家自然科学基金(22494632);国家自然科学基金联合基金(U25A20581);江苏省自然科学基金重点基础研究项目(25KJA150002);智能医用传感材料与器件江苏省高校重点实验室

Multiscale optimization design of porphyrin electrocatalysts for redox reactions under operational conditions

Mingyi Zhaoa,1, Zhengyang Liua,1, Cong Yanga,1, Zhaodi Hea, Yujun Guoa, Rui Caia, Xiangqian Yinc, Jianwei Wangc, Xueqin Mua, Suli Liua,*(), Dingsheng Wangb,*(), Zhihui Daia   

  1. a School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, Jiangsu, China
    b Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
    c China GRINM Group Co. Ltd., Beijing 100088, China
  • Received:2026-02-08 Accepted:2026-03-22 Online:2026-11-18 Published:2026-09-09
  • Contact: *E-mail:liusl@njtech.edu.cn(S. Liu),wangdingsheng@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn(D. Wang).
  • About author:Sui Liu (School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University) received her PhD from the Nanjing Normal University in 2014. She joined Nanjing Xiaozhuang University where she became a full professor. Currently, she works at the School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University. Her research focuses on new energy materials, water-splitting electrocatalysts, and other related fields of electrochemical catalysis.
    Dingsheng Wang (Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University) received his BS degree from the Department of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Science and Technology of China in 2004, and his PhD degree from the Department of Chemistry at Tsinghua University in 2009 under the supervision of Prof. Yadong Li. He conducted his postdoctoral research in Prof. Shoushan Fan's group at the Department of Physics, Tsinghua University. He joined the faculty of the Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, in 2012. His research interests focus on the synthesis and applications of nanomaterials, clusters, and single-atom and dual-atom site catalysts.

    1Contributed equally to this work.

  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(22234005);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22494632);Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U25A20581);Major Basic Research Project of the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(25KJA150002);Jiangsu Provincial University Key Laboratory of Intelligent Medical Sensing Materials and Devices

摘要:

氧化还原反应是连接化学能与电能的核心反应类型, 在能量转换领域具有关键作用. 其中, 电催化剂的活性、选择性与稳定性直接决定了能量转换技术的效能. 贵金属催化剂虽性能优异, 但受限于稀缺性与长期稳定性不足, 因而开发高性能、低成本的非贵金属催化剂意义重大. 卟啉分子因其独特的共轭结构、高度的可调性及良好的溶解性而备受关注. 然而, 理想化实验室条件与实际工业操作环境存在显著差距, 电解质变化、杂质积累、传质限制及高电流长期运行等因素易引发卟啉催化剂活性位点失活与结构崩溃. 因此, 需开发兼具高活性与高稳定性的卟啉催化剂以满足工业级氧化还原反应需求.

本综述系统分析了基于卟啉的电催化剂. 首先, 讨论了卟啉催化剂的主要类型, 然后在工业背景下探讨了面临的主要挑战. 卟啉催化剂在还原反应(如析氢反应、二氧化碳还原反应、氮氧化物还原反应等)中表现优异, 这主要归因于卟啉大环在阴极电位下的内在电化学稳定性, 其π共轭框架可保持结构与电子完整性, 从而保护活性位点. 然而, 在析氧反应等阳极氧化过程及实际工况下, 苛刻的操作条件会引发金属浸出、大环断裂及金属氧化态不可逆升高等问题, 使分子结构的稳定性面临严峻挑战. 为了解决卟啉催化剂工况条件下的稳定性问题, 本文从两方面分析并探讨了材料设计路径, 并对实际电解环境中的性能进行了验证. 原子尺度上, 通过强耦合载体构建与空间限域效应, 可提升电子传输效率并抑制活性物种迁移; 分子尺度上, 调节大环共轭结构、强化金属-配体键及优化传质通道, 可增加活性位点并调控中间体吸附强度. 但传统单一策略难以协同平衡高反应性、高选择性与高稳定性, 例如强锚定可能破坏大环对称性, 而增强共轭则可能削弱与载体的结合强度. 因此, 急需发展多尺度协同调控方法. 随后, 本文讨论了工业规模的电催化应用过程, 探讨了卟啉催化剂如何集成到宏观电极和器件中, 实现从活性位点到系统效率的过渡. 最后,系统性地总结了卟啉电催化剂在工业化过程中面临的挑战与机遇, 并细致分析了其主要类型及工业应用背景下的关键问题, 进而探讨了适合大规模生产的材料设计、器件集成与电极架构, 并探讨了潜在的技术发展潜力.

综上, 本综述系统总结了卟啉电催化剂的多尺度调控策略, 为高性能卟啉催化剂的设计、性能提升及工业化应用提供了一定的理论依据与技术参考. 未来, 还需进一步探索适用于大规模生产的卟啉催化剂调控路径, 令其真正应用于工业化实际生产.

关键词: 卟啉电催化剂, 氧化还原反应, 多尺度调控, 工业级生产

Abstract:

Porphyrin electrocatalysts possess significant advantages, including adjustable structure, high selectivity, and excellent stability, and are widely applied in redox reactions. However, under actual operating conditions, porphyrin catalysts are prone to structural rearrangement and loss of active sites, resulting in decreased activity and stability, and making it difficult to meet the requirements of industrial applications. Based on the current status of porphyrin catalysts from theoretical research to industrial application, this review aims to clarify the design and application strategies of them under actual operating conditions. Firstly, we provide an overview of the classification system of porphyrin catalysts. Secondly, we delve into the challenges faced by porphyrin catalysts in industrial environments. Subsequently, we propose optimization strategies for porphyrin electrocatalysts at the atomic scale (strongly coupled carrier and spatial confinement) and the molecular scale (regulation of large ring conjugation, strengthening metal-ligand bonds and mass transfer channels), and cover their practical applications. Finally, we focus on integrated electrodes suitable for industrial implementation. We systematically summarize the main challenges and solutions faced by porphyrin electrocatalysts under actual working conditions, and outline the future development directions.

Key words: Porphyrin electrocatalysts, Redox reactions, Multiscale regulation, Industrial-scale production