Advancements in transition bimetal catalysts for electrochemical 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) oxidation

Y Li, H Huang, M Jiang, W Xi, J Duan, M Ratova… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The electrochemical oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) represents a significant
avenue for sustainable chemical synthesis, owing to its potential to generate high-value …

Electrocatalytic oxidation of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural for sustainable 2, 5‐furandicarboxylic acid production—From mechanism to catalysts design

X Jiang, W Li, Y Liu, L Zhao, Z Chen, L Zhang… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Catalytic conversion of biomass‐based platform chemicals is one of the significant
approaches to utilize renewable biomass resources. 2, 5‐Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) …

Electrocatalytic refinery of biomass-based 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to fine chemicals

Y Gao, L Ge, H Xu, K Davey, Y Zheng, SZ Qiao - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Because of depleting fossil-fuel reserves, together with the impacts of climate change,
alternative eco-friendly production of high-value chemicals and renewables is needed …

Highly efficient biomass upgrading by a Ni− Cu electrocatalyst featuring passivation of water oxidation activity

D Chen, Y Ding, X Cao, L Wang, H Lee… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electricity‐driven organo‐oxidations have shown an increasing potential recently. However,
oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is the primary competitive reaction, especially under high …

The pivot to achieve high current density for biomass electrooxidation: Accelerating the reduction of Ni3+ to Ni2+

Z Yang, B Zhang, C Yan, Z Xue, T Mu - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrochemical oxidation is a promising method to convert 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to
2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) with high selectivity at room temperature. Developing …

Key Roles of Interfacial OH ion Distribution on Proton Coupled Electron Transfer Kinetics Toward Urea Oxidation Reaction

R Li, Y Li, P Yang, P Ren, D Wang, X Lu, H Zhang… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Enhancing alkaline urea oxidation reaction (UOR) activity is essential to upgrade renewable
electrolysis systems. As a core step of UOR, proton‐coupled electron transfer (PCET) …

Hydrogenation versus hydrogenolysis during alkaline electrochemical valorization of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over oxide-derived Cu-bimetallics

P Hauke, T Merzdorf, M Klingenhof… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The electrochemical conversion of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural, especially its reduction, is an
attractive green production pathway for carbonaceous e-chemicals. We demonstrate the …

Proton transfer mediator for boosting the current density of biomass electrooxidation to the ampere level

Z Yang, S Wang, C Wei, L Chen, Z Xue… - Energy & Environmental …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Lack of catalysts that can simultaneously achieve high current densities and faradaic
efficiencies poses substantial barriers to the widespread implementation of biobased …

Ultra-low voltage bipolar hydrogen production from biomass-derived aldehydes and water in membrane-less electrolyzers

H Liu, N Agrawal, A Ganguly, Y Chen, J Lee… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Water electrolysis using renewable energy inputs is being actively pursued as a green route
for hydrogen production. However, it is limited by the high energy consumption due to the …

Selective two-electron electrocatalytic conversion of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural boosting hydrogen production under neutral condition over Co (OH) 2-CeO2 catalyst

Y Xie, L Sun, X Pan, Z Zhou, G Zhao - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023 - Elsevier
The coupling of electrocatalytic oxidation of biomass derivatives with hydrogen evolution
reaction (HER) is a promising strategy to promote hydrogen production, but it is extremely …