Electrochemical oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide at practical rates in strong acidic media

Xiao Zhang; Xunhua Zhao; Peng Zhu; Zachary Adler; Zhen-Yu Wu; Yuanyue Liu; Haotian Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30337-0

Nature Communications (May 2022)

Electrochemical oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide at practical rates in strong acidic media

Xiao Zhang,
Xunhua Zhao,
Peng Zhu,
Zachary Adler,
Zhen-Yu Wu,
Yuanyue Liu,
Haotian Wang

Affiliations

Xiao Zhang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
Xunhua Zhao: Texas Materials Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Peng Zhu: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
Zachary Adler: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
Zhen-Yu Wu: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
Yuanyue Liu: Texas Materials Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Haotian Wang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30337-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Electrochemical oxygen reduction to H2O2 in acidic media suffers from low selectivity, especially at high current densities. Here, the authors report a cation-regulated “shielding effect” to promote the H2O2 selectivity under industrial-relevant current in strong acid.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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