Selective production of formate over a CuO electrocatalyst by electrochemical and photoelectrochemical biomass valorisation
Ping‐Chang Chuang, Yi‐Hsuan Lai
Abstract
CuO acts as a selective (a) electrocatalyst for electrochemical formate production from various biomass wastes and (b) a cocatalyst on a hematite photoanode for photoelectrochemical formate production from glucose.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrocatalystFormateElectrochemistryValorisationBiomass (ecology)ChemistryHematiteCatalysisInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringMaterials scienceElectrodeMineralogyOrganic chemistryWaste managementEngineeringOceanographyPhysical chemistryGeologyCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsIron oxide chemistry and applicationsElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion