TY - JOUR
T1 - Silicon carbide in catalysis: from inert bed filler to catalytic support and multifunctional material
AU - Kulkarni, Shekhar Rajabhau
AU - Velisoju, Vijay Kumar
AU - Tavares, F.
AU - Dikhtiarenko, Alla
AU - Gascon, Jorge
AU - Castaño, Pedro
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2022-01-25
Acknowledgements: This work was supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The authors like to acknowledge Sandra Ramirez Cherbuy for her assistance in preparing the graphics and schematics used in the manuscript.
PY - 2022/1/22
Y1 - 2022/1/22
N2 - Silicon carbide (SiC) or carborundum has unparalleled thermal stability and conductivity compared with many other materials. This feature together with its unique photoelectrical properties (tunable band gap: 2.39–3.33 eV), low thermal expansion, high strength, and good chemical and thermal stability makes it an ideal inert solid in catalysis. The evolution of methods for synthesizing SiC has also progressively endowed it with additional features at the multiscale. This review tracks the development of SiC from a secondary to a leading role material in catalysis. First, the intrinsic properties of SiC are discussed and compared with other state-of-the-art catalytic materials. The synthetic methods are systematically reviewed and compared. Then, the applications of SiC in catalysis are assessed, paying particular attention to those that involve C1 chemistry (Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis and the valorization of CO2 and CH4), photocatalysis and biomass conversion. Finally, the potential future applications of SiC are also addressed and discussed.
AB - Silicon carbide (SiC) or carborundum has unparalleled thermal stability and conductivity compared with many other materials. This feature together with its unique photoelectrical properties (tunable band gap: 2.39–3.33 eV), low thermal expansion, high strength, and good chemical and thermal stability makes it an ideal inert solid in catalysis. The evolution of methods for synthesizing SiC has also progressively endowed it with additional features at the multiscale. This review tracks the development of SiC from a secondary to a leading role material in catalysis. First, the intrinsic properties of SiC are discussed and compared with other state-of-the-art catalytic materials. The synthetic methods are systematically reviewed and compared. Then, the applications of SiC in catalysis are assessed, paying particular attention to those that involve C1 chemistry (Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis and the valorization of CO2 and CH4), photocatalysis and biomass conversion. Finally, the potential future applications of SiC are also addressed and discussed.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/675084
UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01614940.2022.2025670
U2 - 10.1080/01614940.2022.2025670
DO - 10.1080/01614940.2022.2025670
M3 - Article
SN - 0161-4940
SP - 1
EP - 64
JO - Catalysis reviews
JF - Catalysis reviews
ER -