Solar-assisted co-electrolysis of glycerol and water for concurrent production of formic acid and hydrogen
Zunjian Ke, Nicholas S. G. Williams, Xingxu Yan, Sabrina Younan, Dong He, Xianyin Song, Xiaoqing Pan, Xiangheng Xiao, Jing Gu
Abstract
A N-CoO x -catalyzed glycerol oxidation with a low energy supply (1.31 V) and high conversion of glycerol to formic acid (96.2% FE) was employed to repace OER and couple with solar-driven HER for co-production of formic acid and hydrogen.
Topics & Concepts
Formic acidGlycerolHydrogen productionElectrolysisChemistryHydrogenCatalysisNuclear chemistryElectrolysis of waterInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodePhysical chemistryElectrolyteElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsCatalysis for Biomass Conversion