CO2/carbonate-mediated electrochemical water oxidation to hydrogen peroxide

Lei Fan; Xiaowan Bai; Chuan Xia; Xiao Zhang; Xunhua Zhao; Yang Xia; Zhen-Yu Wu; Yingying Lu; Yuanyue Liu; Haotian Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30251-5

Nature Communications (May 2022)

CO2/carbonate-mediated electrochemical water oxidation to hydrogen peroxide

Lei Fan,
Xiaowan Bai,
Chuan Xia,
Xiao Zhang,
Xunhua Zhao,
Yang Xia,
Zhen-Yu Wu,
Yingying Lu,
Yuanyue Liu,
Haotian Wang

Affiliations

Lei Fan: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
Xiaowan Bai: Texas Materials Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Chuan Xia: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
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
Yang Xia: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
Zhen-Yu Wu: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
Yingying Lu: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang 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/s41467-022-30251-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Electrochemical H2O oxidation to H2O2 is challenged by the competitive O2 evolution reaction. Here, the authors report a CO2/carbonate mediation approach to steering the H2O oxidation pathway from O2 evolution to H2O2 generation.

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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