Vacancy Optimized Coordination on Nickel Oxide for Selective Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Glycerol

The production of high-value-added organics by the glycerol oxidation reaction (GOR) holds significant research importance for addressing the surplus production of glycerol and mitigating the energy crisis. In this study, we report a vacancy optimized coordination on nickel oxide for the selective electrocatalytic oxidation of glycerol. Using in situ Raman and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, the formation of vacancies was traced during the cationic leaching process. Subsequently, in situ attenuated total reflection surface-enhanced IR absorption spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations revealed a significantly enhanced adsorption capacity and optimized co-adsorption process of OH–…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Award: 22122901
• NS
  Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province

  Awards: 2021RC3054, 2021JC0008, 2021JJ20024
• NK
  National Key Research and Development Program of China

  Award: 2022YFA1504200