Alcohol oxidation with high efficiency and selectivity by nickel phosphide phases
Sirshendu Ghosh, Biswajit Mondal, Shubasis Roy, Menny Shalom, Maya Bar‐Sadan
Abstract
Ni 12 P 5 nanoparticles are used for electro-oxidation of various alcohols through a preferred reaction path, by O–H activation, that supresses futher oxidation to CO 2 and produces valuable chemicals.
Topics & Concepts
PhosphideNickelSelectivityAlcohol oxidationAlcoholNanoparticleChemistryMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryMetallurgyCatalysisNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science