Nickel chalcogenides as selective ethanol oxidation electro-catalysts and their structure–performance relationships
Yufeng Zhang, Lipeng Zhang, Chun Song, Yangyuanxiang Qin, Lianyue Lu, Wei Zhu, Zhongbin Zhuang
Abstract
Five nickel chalcogenides have been studied and they showed high selectivity towards selective ethanol electro-oxidation to acetic acid. The activities of the different nickel chalcogenides are correlated with the Ni-Ni projected distances of the catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
NickelCatalysisSelectivityAcetic acidEthanolInorganic chemistryNickel compoundsChemistryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringMetallurgyOrganic chemistryEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsAdvanced battery technologies research