Alcohols electrooxidation coupled with H2 production at high current densities promoted by a cooperative catalyst

Zhenhua Li; Yifan Yan; Si-Min Xu; Hua Zhou; Ming Xu; Lina Ma; Mingfei Shao; Xianggui Kong; Bin Wang; Lirong Zheng; Haohong Duan

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27806-3

Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

Alcohols electrooxidation coupled with H2 production at high current densities promoted by a cooperative catalyst

Zhenhua Li,
Yifan Yan,
Si-Min Xu,
Hua Zhou,
Ming Xu,
Lina Ma,
Mingfei Shao,
Xianggui Kong,
Bin Wang,
Lirong Zheng,
Haohong Duan

Affiliations

Zhenhua Li: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Yifan Yan: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Si-Min Xu: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Hua Zhou: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Ming Xu: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Lina Ma: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Mingfei Shao: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Xianggui Kong: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Bin Wang: Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Sinopec Group
Lirong Zheng: Institute of High Energy Physics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Haohong Duan: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27806-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Electrochemical alcohol oxidation offers a promising approach to produce valuable chemicals that can be paired with fuel-producing reactions. Here, authors utilize gold and cobalt oxyhydroxide nanomaterials to obtain industrially-relevant electrolyzer current densities for benzyl alcohol oxidation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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