Efficient electrochemical production of glucaric acid and H2 via glucose electrolysis

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 265 - 11
• Main Authors: Liu, Wu-Jun, Xu, Zhuoran, Zhao, Dongting, Pan, Xiao-Qiang, Li, Hong-Chao, Hu, Xiao, Fan, Zhi-Yong, Wang, Wei-Kang, Zhao, Guo-Hua, Jin, Song, Huber, George W., Yu, Han-Qing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 14.01.2020; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 140/146; 140/58; 147/135; 147/143; 639/301/299/886; 639/638/224/909; 639/638/675; Acids; Anodizing; Biomass; Biomass energy production; Catalysts; Chemical reduction; Chemical synthesis; Economic analysis; Economic models; Electrocatalysts; Electrochemistry; Electrolysis; Electrolytic cells; Energy conservation; Foams; Glucaric acid; Glucose; Heavy metals; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydrogen production; Hydrogen-based energy; Infrared analysis; Infrared spectroscopy; Intermetallic compounds; Iron compounds; Iron oxides; multidisciplinary; Nickel; Nickel compounds; Nickel ferrites; Nitrides; Organic chemistry; Oxidation; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Selectivity

Glucose electrolysis offers a prospect of value-added glucaric acid synthesis and energy-saving hydrogen production from the biomass-based platform molecules. Here we report that nanostructured NiFe oxide (NiFeO x ) and nitride (NiFeN x ) catalysts, synthesized from NiFe layered double hydroxide nan...