Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

Direct insights into the role of epoxy groups on cobalt sites for acidic H2O2 production

  • Qingran Zhang,
  • Xin Tan,
  • Nicholas M. Bedford,
  • Zhaojun Han,
  • Lars Thomsen,
  • Sean Smith,
  • Rose Amal,
  • Xunyu Lu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17782-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The production of hydrogen peroxide by electrochemical oxygen reduction is an attractive alternative to the industrial process, but catalysts should be optimized. Here, the authors enhance hydrogen peroxide production in acidic media with epoxy groups near cobalt centers on carbon nanotubes.