Crystalline Nickel, Cobalt, and Manganese Antimonates as Electrocatalysts for the Chlorine Evolution Reaction
Abstract
The chlorine-evolution reaction (CER) is a common, commercially valuable electrochemical reaction, and is practiced at industrial scale globally. A precious metal solid solution of RuO2 or IrO2 with TiO2 is the predominant electrocatalyst for the CER. Herein we report that materials comprised only of non-precious metal elements, specifically crystalline transition-metal antimonates (TMAs) such as NiSb2Ox, CoSb2Ox, and MnSb2Ox, are moderately active, stable catalysts for the electrochemical oxidation of chloride to chlorine under conditions relevant to the commercial chlor-alkali process. Specifically, CoSb2Ox exhibited a galvanostatic potential of 1.804 V vs. NHE at 100 mA cm–2 of Cl2(g) production from aqueous pH = 2.0, 4.0 M NaCl after 250 h of operation. In this work, studies of the bulk and surface of the electrocatalyst and the composition of the electrolyte before and after electrolysis indicated minimal changes in the surface structure and intrinsic activity of CoSb2Ox as a result of Cl2(g) evolution under these conditions.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1610784
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1500144
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0004993; DGE-1144469
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Energy & Environmental Science
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 12; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1754-5692
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Chemistry; Energy & Fuels; Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Citation Formats
Moreno-Hernandez, Ivan A., Brunschwig, Bruce S., and Lewis, Nathan S. Crystalline Nickel, Cobalt, and Manganese Antimonates as Electrocatalysts for the Chlorine Evolution Reaction. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1039/c8ee03676d.
Moreno-Hernandez, Ivan A., Brunschwig, Bruce S., & Lewis, Nathan S. Crystalline Nickel, Cobalt, and Manganese Antimonates as Electrocatalysts for the Chlorine Evolution Reaction. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ee03676d
Moreno-Hernandez, Ivan A., Brunschwig, Bruce S., and Lewis, Nathan S. Tue .
"Crystalline Nickel, Cobalt, and Manganese Antimonates as Electrocatalysts for the Chlorine Evolution Reaction". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ee03676d. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1610784.
@article{osti_1610784,
title = {Crystalline Nickel, Cobalt, and Manganese Antimonates as Electrocatalysts for the Chlorine Evolution Reaction},
author = {Moreno-Hernandez, Ivan A. and Brunschwig, Bruce S. and Lewis, Nathan S.},
abstractNote = {The chlorine-evolution reaction (CER) is a common, commercially valuable electrochemical reaction, and is practiced at industrial scale globally. A precious metal solid solution of RuO2 or IrO2 with TiO2 is the predominant electrocatalyst for the CER. Herein we report that materials comprised only of non-precious metal elements, specifically crystalline transition-metal antimonates (TMAs) such as NiSb2Ox, CoSb2Ox, and MnSb2Ox, are moderately active, stable catalysts for the electrochemical oxidation of chloride to chlorine under conditions relevant to the commercial chlor-alkali process. Specifically, CoSb2Ox exhibited a galvanostatic potential of 1.804 V vs. NHE at 100 mA cm–2 of Cl2(g) production from aqueous pH = 2.0, 4.0 M NaCl after 250 h of operation. In this work, studies of the bulk and surface of the electrocatalyst and the composition of the electrolyte before and after electrolysis indicated minimal changes in the surface structure and intrinsic activity of CoSb2Ox as a result of Cl2(g) evolution under these conditions.},
doi = {10.1039/c8ee03676d},
journal = {Energy & Environmental Science},
number = 4,
volume = 12,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue Mar 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
Free Publicly Available Full Text
Publisher's Version of Record
Other availability
Search WorldCat to find libraries that may hold this journal
Cited by: 46 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science
Web of Science
Save to My Library
You must Sign In or Create an Account in order to save documents to your library.
Works referenced in this record:
X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopic Studies on ZnS: MnF 2 Phosphors
journal, February 1976
- Aoki, Akira
- Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 15, Issue 2
Addressing the terawatt challenge: scalability in the supply of chemical elements for renewable energy
journal, January 2012
- Vesborg, Peter C. K.; Jaramillo, Thomas F.
- RSC Advances, Vol. 2, Issue 21
Controlling Selectivity in the Chlorine Evolution Reaction over RuO 2 -Based Catalysts
journal, August 2014
- Exner, Kai S.; Anton, Josef; Jacob, Timo
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 53, Issue 41
Selective oxidation catalysts containing antimony for the conversion of 1-butene to butadiene I. Preparation and characterization
journal, February 1987
- Straguzzi, G.
- Journal of Catalysis, Vol. 103, Issue 2
The potential-pH diagram for the Ru−H2O−Cl− system at 25°C
journal, May 1990
- Loučka, T.
- Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, Vol. 20, Issue 3
Ti atoms in Ru0.3Ti0.7O2 mixed oxides form active and selective sites for electrochemical chlorine evolution
journal, November 2014
- Karlsson, Rasmus K. B.; Hansen, Heine A.; Bligaard, Thomas
- Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 146
Sn and Sb co-doped RuTi oxides supported on TiO2 nanotubes anode for selectivity toward electrocatalytic chlorine evolution
journal, June 2013
- Xiong, Kun; Deng, Zihua; Li, Li
- Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, Vol. 43, Issue 8
On the faradaic selectivity and the role of surface inhomogeneity during the chlorine evolution reaction on ternary Ti–Ru–Ir mixed metal oxide electrocatalysts
journal, January 2014
- Zeradjanin, Aleksandar R.; Menzel, Nadine; Schuhmann, Wolfgang
- Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., Vol. 16, Issue 27
Dimensionally Stable Ru/Ir/TiO 2 -Anodes with Tailored Mesoporosity for Efficient Electrochemical Chlorine Evolution
journal, April 2013
- Menzel, Nadine; Ortel, Erik; Mette, Katharina
- ACS Catalysis, Vol. 3, Issue 6
Effects of storage time and temperature on the antimony and some trace element release from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into the bottled drinking water
journal, November 2014
- Molaee Aghaee, Ebrahim; Alimohammadi, Mahmood; Nabizadeh, Ramin
- Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, Vol. 12, Issue 1
Novel Sb-doped ruthenium oxide electrode with ordered nanotube structure and its electrocatalytic activity toward chlorine evolution
journal, February 2013
- Cao, Huazhen; Lu, Donghui; Lin, Junpin
- Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 91
Commentary: The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation
journal, July 2013
- Jain, Anubhav; Ong, Shyue Ping; Hautier, Geoffroy
- APL Materials, Vol. 1, Issue 1
Electrochemical oxidation of organic pollutants for the wastewater treatment: direct and indirect processes
journal, January 2006
- Martínez-Huitle, Carlos A.; Ferro, Sergio
- Chem. Soc. Rev., Vol. 35, Issue 12
Morphology, Microstructure, and Electrocatalytic Properties of RuO[sub 2]-SnO[sub 2] Thin Films
journal, January 1999
- Nanni, Luca
- Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 146, Issue 1
The role of the Auger parameter in XPS studies of nickel metal, halides and oxides
journal, January 2012
- Biesinger, Mark C.; Lau, Leo W. M.; Gerson, Andrea R.
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 14, Issue 7, p. 2434-2442
Superaerophobic RuO 2 -Based Nanostructured Electrode for High-Performance Chlorine Evolution Reaction
journal, October 2016
- Jiang, Ming; Wang, Hao; Li, Yingjie
- Small, Vol. 13, Issue 4
X-ray photoelectron spectra of antimony oxides
journal, November 1989
- Izquierdo, R.; Sacher, E.; Yelon, A.
- Applied Surface Science, Vol. 40, Issue 1-2
Electrochemical chlorine evolution at rutile oxide (110) surfaces
journal, January 2010
- Hansen, Heine A.; Man, Isabela C.; Studt, Felix
- Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., Vol. 12, Issue 1
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic chemical state quantification of mixed nickel metal, oxide and hydroxide systems
journal, April 2009
- Biesinger, Mark C.; Payne, Brad P.; Lau, Leo W. M.
- Surface and Interface Analysis, Vol. 41, Issue 4
Bi x Ti 1– x O z Functionalized Heterojunction Anode with an Enhanced Reactive Chlorine Generation Efficiency in Dilute Aqueous Solutions
journal, March 2015
- Cho, Kangwoo; Hoffmann, Michael R.
- Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 27, Issue 6
Crystalline nickel manganese antimonate as a stable water-oxidation catalyst in aqueous 1.0 M H 2 SO 4
journal, January 2017
- Moreno-Hernandez, Ivan A.; MacFarland, Clara A.; Read, Carlos G.
- Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 10, Issue 10
Sol–gel preparation of M-Sb oxides from Sb (OBu n ) 3 -M-acetate precursors with M = Mn, Co, Ni
journal, January 1993
- Westin, G.; Nygren, M.
- J. Mater. Chem., Vol. 3, Issue 4
Co 3 O 4 nanobelt arrays assembled with ultrathin nanosheets as highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts for the chlorine evolution reaction
journal, January 2018
- Zhu, Xianglin; Wang, Peng; Wang, Zeyan
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 6, Issue 26
Electrocatalysis in the anodic evolution of oxygen and chlorine
journal, November 1984
- Trasatti, S.
- Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 29, Issue 11, p. 1503-1512
Comparison of spray pyrolyzed FTO, ATO and ITO coatings for flat and bent glass substrates
journal, August 1999
- Bisht, H.; Eun, H. -T; Mehrtens, A.
- Thin Solid Films, Vol. 351, Issue 1-2
Resolving surface chemical states in XPS analysis of first row transition metals, oxides and hydroxides: Cr, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni
journal, January 2011
- Biesinger, Mark C.; Payne, Brad P.; Grosvenor, Andrew P.
- Applied Surface Science, Vol. 257, Issue 7, p. 2717-2730
Selectivity between Oxygen and Chlorine Evolution in the Chlor-Alkali and Chlorate Processes
journal, February 2016
- Karlsson, Rasmus K. B.; Cornell, Ann
- Chemical Reviews, Vol. 116, Issue 5
Controlling Selectivity in the Chlorine Evolution Reaction over RuO 2 -Based Catalysts
journal, August 2014
- Exner, Kai S.; Anton, Josef; Jacob, Timo
- Angewandte Chemie, Vol. 126, Issue 41
Works referencing / citing this record:
2D Electrocatalysts for Converting Earth‐Abundant Simple Molecules into Value‐Added Commodity Chemicals: Recent Progress and Perspectives
journal, October 2019
- Yin, Huajie; Dou, Yuhai; Chen, Shan
- Advanced Materials
Atomically dispersed Pt–N4 sites as efficient and selective electrocatalysts for the chlorine evolution reaction
journal, January 2020
- Lim, Taejung; Jung, Gwan Yeong; Kim, Jae Hyung
- Nature Communications, Vol. 11, Issue 1
Electrochemical performance of antimony/chlorine-incorporated nickel foam
journal, January 2019
- Tao, Keyu; Lv, Sen; Hai, Yang
- CrystEngComm, Vol. 21, Issue 48
In situ electrochemical oxidation of electrodeposited Ni-based nanostructure promotes alkaline hydrogen production
journal, September 2019
- Pang, Yajun; Yu, Yong; Chen, Hao
- Nanotechnology, Vol. 30, Issue 47
Atomically dispersed Pt–N4 sites as efficient and selective electrocatalysts for the chlorine evolution reaction
journal, January 2020
- Lim, Taejung; Jung, Gwan Yeong; Kim, Jae Hyung
- Nature Communications, Vol. 11, Issue 1