Promoting OH* adsorption by defect engineering of CuO catalysts for selective electro-oxidation of amines to nitriles coupled with hydrogen production
Yang Xu, Enhui Wei, Yuan Dong, Yu Fan, Hongtao Gao, Xiliang Luo, Wenlong Yang
Abstract
CuO nanorod arrays with oxygen vacancies were constructed for selective electro-oxidation of benzylamine to benzonitrile coupled with H 2 generation.
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CatalysisAdsorptionHydrogenChemistryHydrogen productionCombinatorial chemistryInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchFuel Cells and Related Materials