The Impact of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)-Metal Interactions on the Electrochemical Reduction Pathways of HMF on Various Metal Electrodes
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States); Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul (Korea, Republic of); Korea University, Seoul, (Korea, Republic of); Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); OSTI
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
- Korea University, Seoul, (Korea, Republic of); Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), which can be derived from lignocellulosic biomass, is an important platform molecule that can be used to produce valuable biofuels and polymeric materials. Electrochemical reduction of HMF is of great interest as it uses water as the hydrogen source and achieves desired reduction reactions at room temperature and ambient pressure. Hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis are two important reactions for reductive HMF conversion. Therefore, elucidating key characteristics of electrocatalysts that govern the selectivity for hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis is critical in rationally developing efficient and selective electrocatalysts. Here in this study, combined experimental and computational investigations are used to demonstrate how the adsorption energy of HMF on metal surfaces and the resulting changes in the intramolecular bond lengths of adsorbed HMF directly impact the reduction pathways of HMF. These results make it possible to rationally understand a general trend in the behaviors observed when using various metal electrodes for HMF reduction.
- Research Organization:
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST); National Research Foundation (NRF); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0020983
- OSTI ID:
- 1976314
- Journal Information:
- ChemSusChem, Journal Name: ChemSusChem Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 14; ISSN 1864-5631
- Publisher:
- ChemPubSoc EuropeCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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