Enhancing Glycerol Conversion and Selectivity toward Glycolic Acid via Precise Nanostructuring of Electrocatalysts

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Enhancing Glycerol Conversion and Selectivity toward Glycolic Acid via Precise Nanostructuring of Electrocatalysts
Title:
Enhancing Glycerol Conversion and Selectivity toward Glycolic Acid via Precise Nanostructuring of Electrocatalysts
Journal Title:
ACS Catalysis
Publication Date:
30 November 2021
Citation:
Kim, D., Oh, L. S., Tan, Y. C., Song, H., Kim, H. J., Oh, J. (2021). Enhancing Glycerol Conversion and Selectivity toward Glycolic Acid via Precise Nanostructuring of Electrocatalysts. ACS Catalysis, 14926–14931. doi:10.1021/acscatal.1c04581
Abstract:
The glycerol electro-oxidation reaction (GEOR) can economically convert glycerol, a byproduct of biodiesel production, to glycolic acid. Herein, nanostructured Au catalysts were fabricated on a Si substrate by the electrochemical reduction of anodic-treated (RA-treatment) Au films, which tuned the surface area from 1 to 16 cm2. Treatment of 0.1 M glycerol at 1.0 V (vs RHE) for 2 h in 1 M KOH solution afforded a glycerol conversion and glycolic acid selectivity of 50.9 and 47%, respectively. The RA-Au catalyst selectively afforded glycolic acid from glycerol due to the enhanced facet-dependent OH adsorption, especially at the (100) and (110) sites, as well as the increased surface area. RA treatment of a Au-coated Ni foam further enhanced the GEOR performance, affording 68.7% glycerol conversion and 41.2% glycolic acid selectivity at 1.0 V (vs RHE) within 2 h by providing more active sites.
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Publisher Copyright
Funding Info:
This research / project is supported by the Korean Government (Ministry of Science and ICT), National Research Foundation of Korea - Development of Glycerol Electro-oxidation Catalysts for Selective Production of Green Plastic Monomers
Grant Reference no. : NRF-2020M3H4A1A02084595
Description:
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in ACS Catalysis, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.1c04581
ISSN:
2155-5435
2155-5435
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