Efficient electrochemical production of glucaric acid and H2 via glucose electrolysis
University of Science and Technology of China · University of Wisconsin–Madison · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract Glucose electrolysis offers a prospect of value-added glucaric acid synthesis and energy-saving hydrogen production from the biomass-based platform molecules. Here we report that nanostructured NiFe oxide (NiFeO x ) and nitride (NiFeN x ) catalysts, synthesized from NiFe layered double hydroxide nanosheet arrays on three-dimensional Ni foams, demonstrate a high activity and selectivity towards anodic glucose oxidation. The electrolytic cell assembled with these two catalysts can deliver 100 mA cm −2 at 1.39 V. A faradaic efficiency of 87% and glucaric acid yield of 83% are obtained from the glucose electrolysis, which takes place via a guluronic acid pathway evidenced by in-situ infrared spectroscopy.…
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- FWCI
- 16.11
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- 100%
- References
- 65
Authors
12- WLWu‐Jun LiuCorresponding
University of Science and Technology of China, University of Wisconsin–Madison, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion
- ZXZhuoran Xu
University of Wisconsin–Madison
- DZDongting Zhao
University of Wisconsin–Madison
- XPXiaoqiang Pan
University of Science and Technology of China, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion
- HLHongchao Li
University of Science and Technology of China, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion
Topics & keywords
- Electrolysis
- Bulk electrolysis
- Electrochemistry
- Catalysis
- Hydrogen production
- Electrolyte
- Materials science
- Faraday efficiency
- Affordable and clean energy