Recent developments in electrode materials for the selective upgrade of biomass-derived platform molecules into high-value-added chemicals and fuels

Z Fan, W Zhang, L Li, Y Wang, Y Zou, S Wang… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
As the “fourth-largest energy source” and the “only renewable organic carbon source”,
biomass and its derived platform molecules (BDPMs) are widely used for selective …

An overview of glycerol electrooxidation mechanisms on Pt, Pd and Au

T Li, DA Harrington - ChemSusChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the most recent decade, glycerol electrooxidation (GEOR) has attracted extensive
research interest for valorization of glycerol: the conversion of glycerol to value‐added …

Electrocatalytic conversion of glycerol to oxalate on Ni oxide nanoparticles-modified oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes

DM Morales, D Jambrec, MA Kazakova, M Braun… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalytic oxidation of glycerol (GOR) as the anode reaction in water electrolysis
facilitates the production of hydrogen at the cathode at a substantially lower cell voltage …

How to change the reaction chemistry on nonprecious metal oxide nanostructure materials for electrocatalytic oxidation of biomass‐derived glycerol to renewable …

LS Oh, M Park, YS Park, Y Kim, W Yoon… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Au and Pt are well‐known catalysts for electrocatalytic oxidation of biomass‐derived
glycerol. Although some nonprecious‐metal‐based materials to replace the costly Au and Pt …

A review of carbon‐supported nonprecious metals as energy‐related electrocatalysts

J Wang, J Kim, S Choi, H Wang, J Lim - Small Methods, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of sustainable energy conversion and storage devices, such as fuel cells,
metal–air batteries, and electrolyzers is highly dependent on the catalytic oxygen reduction …

Recent advances in glycerol valorization via electrooxidation: Catalyst, mechanism and device

J Wu, X Yang, M Gong - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Glycerol is one of the most important biomass-based platform molecules, massively
produced as a by-product in the biodiesel industry. Its high purification cost from the crude …

Solvation effects on DFT predictions of ORR activity on metal surfaces

Q Zhang, A Asthagiri - Catalysis Today, 2019 - Elsevier
We present a comparison study between the implicit and explicit solvation approach for
density functional theory (DFT) predictions of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity …

Electrochemical conversion of biomass derived products into high-value chemicals

P Prabhu, Y Wan, JM Lee - Matter, 2020 - cell.com
Chemical manufacturing industries are plagued with energy-and cost-intensive processes,
employing harsh reaction conditions and toxic/expensive catalysts to drive chemical …

Recent advances in non-noble electrocatalysts for oxidative valorization of biomass derivatives

R Ge, J Li, H Duan - Science China Materials, 2022 - Springer
Electrocatalysis is deemed as a promising approach for sustainable energy conversion and
chemical production. Although a variety of cathode reactions (eg, hydrogen evolution and …

Study on catalyst selection for electrochemical valorization of glycerol

MSE Houache, K Hughes, EA Baranova - Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The recent tremendous growth of biodiesel production from vegetable oils or waste fats has
led to increased glycerol accumulation as a by-product of this process. This sparked …