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Chen Z, Wang H, Ma X, Chen X, Gui S, Li J. Flow-Through Electrochemical Membrane Reactor with a Self-Supported Carbon Membrane Electrode for Highly Efficient Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:42460-42469. [PMID: 37647533 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c06307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
Abstract
In situ electroreduction of O2 to H2O2 by using electrons as reagents is known as a green process, which is highly desirable for environmental remediation and chemical industries. However, the development of a cost-effective electrode with superior H2O2 synthesis rate and stability is challenging. A self-supported carbon membrane (CM) was prepared in this study from activated carbon and phenolic resin by carbonization under a H2 atmosphere. It was employed as the cathode to build a flow-through electrochemical membrane reactor (FT-ECMR) for electrosynthesis of H2O2. The results showed that the CM had a small pore size (34 nm), a high porosity (42.3%), and a high surface area (450.7 m2 g-1). In contrast to most of the state-of-the-art self-supported carbon electrode reported in the previous works, the FT-ECMR exhibited a high concentration of continuous and stable H2O2 electrosynthesis (1042 mg L-1) as well as a H2O2 synthesis rate of 5.21 mg h-1 cm-2. It had also demonstrated a high oxygen conversion (0.37%) and current efficiency (88%). The outstanding performance of the FT-ECMR for H2O2 synthesis was attributed to the enhanced mass transfer of the reactor, the existence of a relatively high surface area of CM, and the abundant disordered carbon structures (sp3-C, defects, and edges). In conclusion, our work highlighted using the FT-ECMR with the CM to synthesize H2O2 efficiently and cost-effectively.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zishang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, National Center for International Joint Research on Membrane Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, National Center for International Joint Research on Membrane Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, National Center for International Joint Research on Membrane Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
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- Institute of Energy Research, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang 330096, P. R. China
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- Institute of Energy Research, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang 330096, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, National Center for International Joint Research on Membrane Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
- College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, University of South Africa Science Campus, Florida 1710, Johannesburg, South Africa
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