A Green and Effective Organocatalyst for Faster Oxidation of Li<sub>2</sub>S in Electrochemical Processes
Qining Fan, Shilin Zhang, Jicheng Jiang, Wilford Lie, Wei Kong Pang, Qinfen Gu, Weishen Yang, Huan Liu, Jiazhao Wang, Zhanhu Guo
Abstract
Abstract The search for viable carbon‐neutral sources of renewable energy is one of the most critical challenges in science today. The chemical community is committed to seeking efficient, inexpensive, and sustainable electrocatalysts that can exploit the energy produced by sustainable energy resources. Here, an ethanol organocatalyst, which is green and cheap, that can efficiently catalyze the oxidation of Li 2 S in the electrochemical reactions of Li 2 S cathodes is identified . This study demonstrates that a multitude of small molecular organocatalysts will offer electrochemists an elegant tool for accelerating electrochemical reactions with otherwise unattainable efficiency and precision. This concept refashions electrochemical domains and has broad implications for the design of “green” and sustainable chemistry cycles.