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- Title
Proton‐Coupled Electron Transfer in Photoelectrochemical Alcohol Oxidation Enhanced by Nickel‐Based Cocatalysts.
- Authors
Gao, Bin; Mu, Xiaowei; Feng, Jianyong; Huang, Huiting; Liu, Jianming; Liu, Wangxi; Zou, Zhigang; Li, Zhaosheng
- Abstract
Using biomass oxidation reactions instead of water oxidation reactions is optimal for accomplishing biomass conversion and effective hydrogen generation. Here, we report that α‐Fe2O3 photoanodes with a NiOOH cocatalyst exhibit excellent performance for photoelectrochemical oxidation of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5‐furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA). The conversion efficiency for HMF reaches 98.5 %, while the selectivity for FDCA is 94.2 %. We revealed that HMF is oxidized through a spontaneous proton‐coupled electron transfer (PCET) process with the high‐valent phase of the Ni‐based catalyst. The dangling oxygen and bridging oxygen of the high‐valent phase species serve as proton‐accepting sites. Furthermore, we pointed out that the deprotonated bond dissociation free energy difference between the catalysts and alcohols is the thermodynamic trigger for the PCET process. This study provides a reasonable explanation for the alcohol oxidation reaction, which is beneficial for designing biomass conversion systems.
- Subjects
ALCOHOL oxidation; OXIDATION of water; BIOMASS conversion; CHARGE exchange; INTERSTITIAL hydrogen generation
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2025, Vol 137, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1002/ange.202413298