Voltage cycling process for the electroconversion of biomass-derived polyols

Kim, Dohyung; Zhou, Chengshuang; Zhang, Miao; Cargnello, Matteo

doi:10.1073/pnas.2113382118

Voltage cycling process for the electroconversion of biomass-derived polyols

Journal Article · Wed Oct 06 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2113382118· OSTI ID:1962798

Kim, Dohyung ^[1]; Zhou, Chengshuang ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[3]

Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Stanford Univ., CA (United States). SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis

Electrification of chemical reactions is crucial to fundamentally transform our society that is still heavily dependent on fossil resources and unsustainable practices. In addition, electrochemistry-based approaches offer a unique way of catalyzing reactions by the fast and continuous alteration of applied potentials, unlike traditional thermal processes. In this work, we show how the continuous cyclic application of electrode potential allows Pt nanoparticles to electrooxidize biomass-derived polyols with turnover frequency improved by orders of magnitude compared with the usual rates at fixed potential conditions. Moreover, secondary alcohol oxidation is enhanced, with a ketoses-to-aldoses ratio increased up to sixfold. The idea has been translated into the construction of a symmetric single-compartment system in a two-electrode configuration. Its operation via voltage cycling demonstrates high-rate sorbitol electrolysis with the formation of H₂ as a desired coproduct at operating voltages below 1.4 V. The devised method presents a potential approach to using renewable electricity to drive chemical processes.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF); Villum Foundation

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1962798

Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Issue: 41 Vol. 118; ISSN 0027-8424

Publisher:: National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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