IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/rensus/v214y2025ics1364032125001972.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

MXenes-based materials for CO2 capture and conversion: A comprehensive review

Author

Listed:
  • Aizaz, Umer
  • Ul Hassan, Intisar
  • Onaizi, Sagheer A.

Abstract

CO2 concentration in the atmosphere is rapidly increasing, causing serious environmental problems and threatening the sustainability of life on Earth. To combat CO2 emissions, several materials have been developed and applied in some studies. One class of emerging nanomaterials with a potential efficacy for CO2 capture and conversion is MXenes. However, comprehensive and up-to-date reviews, as the one devised herein, on the utilization of MXenes for CO2 capture and conversion are still greatly lacking in the published research. Accordingly, this work is devoted to reviewing the recent developments in MXenes applications for CO2 capture and conversion into valuable chemicals and fuels. To provide the reader with a comprehensive knowledge on the topic, MXenes synthesis, characterization, and structural modifications aiming to boost charge separation and visible light absorption and, thus, photocatalytic performance has been presented before delving into CO2 capture and conversion contents. Then, recent studies on CO2 capture, including Direct Air Capture, using MXene-based materials as adsorbents have been reviewed. Additionally, CO2 separation from gas mixtures using membranes (including mixed matrix membranes) fabricated from MXene-based materials has been thoroughly presented and discussed. More importantly, recent studies on the application of MXene-based materials for the photocatalytic and electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 into valuable chemicals and fuels have been extensively discussed; the involved mechanisms in these conversion processes have been detailed. This review concludes by highlighting the challenges, limitations, and obstacles still facing the deployment of MXenes-based materials for CO2 capture and conversion while suggesting future research directions to address them.

Suggested Citation

  • Aizaz, Umer & Ul Hassan, Intisar & Onaizi, Sagheer A., 2025. "MXenes-based materials for CO2 capture and conversion: A comprehensive review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 214(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:214:y:2025:i:c:s1364032125001972
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2025.115524
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032125001972
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.rser.2025.115524?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to

    for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Li Ding & Yanying Wei & Libo Li & Tao Zhang & Haihui Wang & Jian Xue & Liang-Xin Ding & Suqing Wang & Jürgen Caro & Yury Gogotsi, 2018. "MXene molecular sieving membranes for highly efficient gas separation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-7, December.
    2. Michael Ghidiu & Maria R. Lukatskaya & Meng-Qiang Zhao & Yury Gogotsi & Michel W. Barsoum, 2014. "Conductive two-dimensional titanium carbide ‘clay’ with high volumetric capacitance," Nature, Nature, vol. 516(7529), pages 78-81, December.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Dixit, Fuhar & Zimmermann, Karl & Alamoudi, Majed & Abkar, Leili & Barbeau, Benoit & Mohseni, Madjid & Kandasubramanian, Balasubramanian & Smith, Kevin, 2022. "Application of MXenes for air purification, gas separation and storage: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 164(C).
    2. Pandey, Mayank & Deshmukh, Kalim & Raman, Akhila & Asok, Aparna & Appukuttan, Saritha & Suman, G.R., 2024. "Prospects of MXene and graphene for energy storage and conversion," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 189(PB).
    3. Jeonghee Yeom & Ayoung Choe & Jiyun Lee & Jeeyoon Kim & Jinyoung Kim & Seung Hak Oh & Cheolhong Park & Sangyun Na & Young-Eun Shin & Youngoh Lee & Yun Goo Ro & Sang Kyu Kwak & Hyunhyub Ko, 2023. "Photosensitive ion channels in layered MXene membranes modified with plasmonic gold nanostars and cellulose nanofibers," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
    4. Wang, Qing & Han, Ning & Bokhari, Awais & Li, Xue & Cao, Yue & Asif, Saira & Shen, Zhengfeng & Si, Weimeng & Wang, Fagang & Klemeš, Jiří Jaromír & Zhao, Xiaolin, 2022. "Insights into MXenes-based electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 255(C).
    5. Zhen Shen & Wei Chen & Hang Xu & Wen Yang & Qing Kong & Ao Wang & Mingmei Ding & Juan Shang, 2019. "Fabrication of a Novel Antifouling Polysulfone Membrane with in Situ Embedment of Mxene Nanosheets," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-16, November.
    6. Brian C. Wyatt & Matthew G. Boebinger & Zachary D. Hood & Shiba Adhikari & Paweł Piotr Michałowski & Srinivasa Kartik Nemani & Murali Gopal Muraleedharan & Annabelle Bedford & Wyatt J. Highland & Paul, 2024. "Alkali cation stabilization of defects in 2D MXenes at ambient and elevated temperatures," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, December.
    7. Wufeng Wu & Xitai Cai & Xianfeng Yang & Yanying Wei & Li Ding & Libo Li & Haihui Wang, 2024. "Accurate stacking engineering of MOF nanosheets as membranes for precise H2 sieving," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.
    8. Kamble, Ashwin R. & Patel, Chetan M. & Murthy, Z.V.P., 2021. "A review on the recent advances in mixed matrix membranes for gas separation processes," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 145(C).
    9. Guo, Feng & Zou, Hongtao & Yao, Qilu & Huang, Bin & Lu, Zhang-Hui, 2020. "Monodispersed bimetallic nanoparticles anchored on TiO2-decorated titanium carbide MXene for efficient hydrogen production from hydrazine in aqueous solution," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 155(C), pages 1293-1301.
    10. Tianze Zhang & Libo Chang & Xiaofeng Zhang & Hujie Wan & Na Liu & Liujiang Zhou & Xu Xiao, 2022. "Simultaneously tuning interlayer spacing and termination of MXenes by Lewis-basic halides," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-9, December.
    11. Yongjiu Yuan & Xin Li & Lan Jiang & Misheng Liang & Xueqiang Zhang & Shouyu Wu & Junrui Wu & Mengyao Tian & Yang Zhao & Liangti Qu, 2023. "Laser maskless fast patterning for multitype microsupercapacitors," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-12, December.
    12. Ruoxin Wang & Jianhao Qian & Xiaofang Chen & Ze-Xian Low & Yu Chen & Hongyu Ma & Heng-An Wu & Cara M. Doherty & Durga Acharya & Zongli Xie & Matthew R. Hill & Wei Shen & Fengchao Wang & Huanting Wang, 2023. "Pyro-layered heterostructured nanosheet membrane for hydrogen separation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, December.
    13. Saxena, Shatakshi & Johnson, Michael & Dixit, Fuhar & Zimmermann, Karl & Chaudhuri, Shreya & Kaka, Fiyanshu & Kandasubramanian, Balasubramanian, 2023. "Thinking green with 2-D and 3-D MXenes: Environment friendly synthesis and industrial scale applications and global impact," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 178(C).
    14. Zhou, Weiming & Wu, Yiting & Huang, Hongqiang & Zhang, Mingxin & Sun, Xuhui & Wang, Zequn & Zhao, Fei & zhang, Houyu & Xie, Tengfeng & An, Meng & Wang, Liwei & Yuan, Zhanhui, 2022. "2D lamellar membrane with nanochannels synthesized by bottom-up assembly approach for the superior photocatalytic hydrogen evolution," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 168(C).
    15. Tiezhu Xu & Zhenming Xu & Tengyu Yao & Miaoran Zhang & Duo Chen & Xiaogang Zhang & Laifa Shen, 2023. "Discovery of fast and stable proton storage in bulk hexagonal molybdenum oxide," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-13, December.
    16. Xiuling Chen & Yanfang Fan & Lei Wu & Linzhou Zhang & Dong Guan & Canghai Ma & Nanwen Li, 2021. "Ultra-selective molecular-sieving gas separation membranes enabled by multi-covalent-crosslinking of microporous polymer blends," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-11, December.
    17. Xianhu Liu & Wenrui Zhang & Xin Zhang & Zhengui Zhou & Chunfeng Wang & Yamin Pan & Bin Hu & Chuntai Liu & Caofeng Pan & Changyu Shen, 2024. "Transparent ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene/MXene films with efficient UV-absorption for thermal management," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
    18. Alexandru Amărioarei & Frankie Spencer & Gefry Barad & Ana-Maria Gheorghe & Corina Iţcuş & Iris Tuşa & Ana-Maria Prelipcean & Andrei Păun & Mihaela Păun & Alfonso Rodriguez-Paton & Romică Trandafir & , 2021. "DNA-Guided Assembly for Fibril Proteins," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-17, February.
    19. Yuan Kang & Ting Hu & Yuqi Wang & Kaiqiang He & Zhuyuan Wang & Yvonne Hora & Wang Zhao & Rongming Xu & Yu Chen & Zongli Xie & Huanting Wang & Qinfen Gu & Xiwang Zhang, 2023. "Nanoconfinement enabled non-covalently decorated MXene membranes for ion-sieving," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.
    20. Rezakazemi, Mashallah & Arabi Shamsabadi, Ahmad & Lin, Haiqing & Luis, Patricia & Ramakrishna, Seeram & Aminabhavi, Tejraj M., 2021. "Sustainable MXenes-based membranes for highly energy-efficient separations," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 143(C).

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    JEL classification:

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:214:y:2025:i:c:s1364032125001972. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/600126/description#description .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.