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Li J, Li L, Ma X, Han X, Xing C, Qi X, He R, Arbiol J, Pan H, Zhao J, Deng J, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Cabot A. Selective Ethylene Glycol Oxidation to Formate on Nickel Selenide with Simultaneous Evolution of Hydrogen. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2300841. [PMID: 36950758 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
There is an urgent need for cost-effective strategies to produce hydrogen from renewable net-zero carbon sources using renewable energies. In this context, the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction can be boosted by replacing the oxygen evolution reaction with the oxidation of small organic molecules, such as ethylene glycol (EG). EG is a particularly interesting organic liquid with two hydroxyl groups that can be transformed into a variety of C1 and C2 chemicals, depending on the catalyst and reaction conditions. Here, a catalyst is demonstrated for the selective EG oxidation reaction (EGOR) to formate on nickel selenide. The catalyst nanoparticle (NP) morphology and crystallographic phase are tuned to maximize its performance. The optimized NiS electrocatalyst requires just 1.395 V to drive a current density of 50 mA cm-2 in 1 m potassium hydroxide (KOH) and 1 m EG. A combination of in situ electrochemical infrared absorption spectroscopy (IRAS) to monitor the electrocatalytic process and ex situ analysis of the electrolyte composition shows the main EGOR product is formate, with a Faradaic efficiency above 80%. Additionally, C2 chemicals such as glycolate and oxalate are detected and quantified as minor products. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations of the reaction process show the glycol-to-oxalate pathway to be favored via the glycolate formation, where the CC bond is broken and further electro-oxidized to formate.
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- Junshan Li
- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08193, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08193, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08910, Spain
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Nanyang Institute of Science and Technology, Nanyang, 473004, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Control on Surface and Interface, College of Science, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, 050018, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08910, Spain
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Huang XY, You LX, Zhang XF, Feng JJ, Zhang L, Wang AJ. -proline assisted solvothermal preparation of Cu-rich rhombic dodecahedral PtCu nanoframes as advanced electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution reactions. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Xu H, Song P, Gao F, Shiraishi Y, Du Y. Hierarchical branched platinum-copper tripods as highly active and stable catalysts. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:8246-8252. [PMID: 29683169 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr01962b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Designing and manipulating the structure of nanomaterials can efficiently tailor their catalytic properties, enabling the promotion of both their activity and stability. We herein report the shape-controlled synthesis of advanced Pt-Cu hierarchical tripod nanocrystals (HTNCs) by controlling the amount of KI and reaction time. The as-prepared nanocrystals (NCs) look like a typical tripod on the whole, consisting of similar branch structural units. In addition, the structure of the HTNCs could also be obtained with a narrow Pt/Cu feeding ratio. Owing to the unique HTNC structure and exposed high-index facets, as well as probable electronic effects between Cu and Pt, the as-obtained Pt-Cu HTNCs can exhibit greatly enhanced electrocatalytic activity toward ethylene glycol oxidation reaction (EGOR) and glycerol oxidation (GOR), which are 5.1 and 6.5 times higher in mass activity, as well as 5.6 and 7.3 times higher in specific activity relative to commercial Pt/C, showing that they are a class of promising electrocatalyst for fuel cells. This work presents huge opportunities for optimizing the electrocatalytic oxidation reaction by designing the structure of nanocatalysts.
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- Hui Xu
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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