TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a reactor with carbon catalysts for modular-scale, low-cost electrochemical generation of H2O2
AU - Chen, Zhihua
AU - Chen, Shucheng
AU - Siahrostami, Samira
AU - Chakthranont, Pongkarn
AU - Hahn, Christopher
AU - Nordlund, Dennis
AU - Dimosthenis, Sokaras
AU - Nørskov, Jens K.
AU - Bao, Zhenan
AU - Jaramillo, Thomas F.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The development of small-scale, decentralized reactors for H2O2 production that can couple to renewable energy sources would be of great benefit, particularly for water purification in the developing world. Herein, we describe our efforts to develop electrochemical reactors for H2O2 generation with high Faradaic efficiencies of >90%, requiring cell voltages of only ∼1.6 V. The reactor employs a carbon-based catalyst that demonstrates excellent performance for H2O2 production under alkaline conditions, as demonstrated by fundamental studies involving rotating-ring disk electrode methods. The low-cost, membrane-free reactor design represents a step towards a continuous, modular-scale, de-centralized production of H2O2.
AB - The development of small-scale, decentralized reactors for H2O2 production that can couple to renewable energy sources would be of great benefit, particularly for water purification in the developing world. Herein, we describe our efforts to develop electrochemical reactors for H2O2 generation with high Faradaic efficiencies of >90%, requiring cell voltages of only ∼1.6 V. The reactor employs a carbon-based catalyst that demonstrates excellent performance for H2O2 production under alkaline conditions, as demonstrated by fundamental studies involving rotating-ring disk electrode methods. The low-cost, membrane-free reactor design represents a step towards a continuous, modular-scale, de-centralized production of H2O2.
U2 - 10.1039/c6re00195e
DO - 10.1039/c6re00195e
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85040033368
SN - 2058-9883
VL - 2
SP - 239
EP - 245
JO - Reaction Chemistry and Engineering
JF - Reaction Chemistry and Engineering
IS - 2
ER -