Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Glycerol to Formate Coupled with Nitrate Reduction over Cu‐Doped NiCo Alloy Supported on Nickel Foam
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract Electrooxidation of biomass‐derived glycerol which is regarded as a main byproduct of industrial biodiesel production, is an innovative strategy to produce value‐added chemicals, but currently showcases slow kinetics, limited Faraday efficiency, and unclear catalytic mechanism. Herein, we report high‐efficiency electrooxidation of glycerol into formate via a Cu doped NiCo alloy catalyst supported on nickel foam (Cu−NiCo/NF) in a coupled system paired with nitrate reduction. The designed Cu−NiCo/NF delivers only 1.23 V vs . RHE at 10 mA cm −2 , and a record Faraday efficiency of formate of 93.8 %. The superior performance is ascribed to the rapid generation of Ni III −OOH and Co III −OOH species and…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 10.94
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 49
Authors
15- CLChen‐Yang Li
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- HLHao Li
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- HLHao LiCorresponding
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- BZBo Zhang
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- HLHuan Li
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Topics & keywords
- Formate
- Catalysis
- Nickel
- Bifunctional
- Materials science
- Electrochemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
- Electrocatalyst