Isolated single-atom Pt sites for highly selective electrocatalytic hydrogenation of formaldehyde to methanol
Shunzheng Zhao, Yanfeng Wen, Xianyun Peng, Yuying Mi, Xijun Liu, Yifan Liu, Longchao Zhuo, Guangzhi Hu, Jun Luo, Xiaolong Tang
Abstract
Pt single atoms anchored on ultrathin Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> nanosheets can effectively catalyze the electrochemical hydrogenation of formaldehyde to methanol with a desirable faradaic efficiency of 95.8% and a record high yield rate of 30.7 mg h<sup>−1</sup> mg<sub>cat.</sub><sup>−1</sup>.
Topics & Concepts
FormaldehydeMethanolFaraday efficiencyElectrochemistryYield (engineering)Atom (system on chip)Inorganic chemistryChemistryElectrocatalystMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodeEmbedded systemMetallurgyComputer scienceElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques