Facet dependence of electrocatalytic furfural hydrogenation on palladium nanocrystals

Recent progress of Cu-based electrocatalysts for upgrading biomass-derived furanic compounds

“…Owing to the well-documented surface structures and electronic configurations, these bulky electrodes feature merits in mechanistic investigations to gain clear insights into the structure-activity relationship (e.g., facet/vacancy/size dependence). 65 However, there is still a challenge in electrocatalytic performance on bulky Cu because of the low density and activity of surface sites. It is urgent to design advanced Cu-based catalysts via nanostructuring and incorporation with secondary metals, following the guidelines acquired from bulky electrodes.…”

“…, facet/vacancy/size dependence). 65 However, there is still a challenge in electrocatalytic performance on bulky Cu because of the low density and activity of surface sites. It is urgent to design advanced Cu-based catalysts via nanostructuring and incorporation with secondary metals, following the guidelines acquired from bulky electrodes.…”

Alloying promotion of Pd-based metallenes in electrocatalytic hydrogenation of functionalized nitroarenes

“…8,10,11 Thereinto, electrocatalysts with elaborately designed surface congurations usually play a paramount role in promoting an efficient transformation via target routes. [12][13][14][15] Palladium (Pd)-based electrocatalysts capable of adsorbing/ activating protons and water are highly active for cathodic hydrogenation. [16][17][18][19][20] Unfortunately, they are also active for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) that consumes chemisorbed H (H*, * denotes an active site) and reduces the faradaic efficiencies (FEs) of target aniline products.…”

“…8,10,11 Thereinto, electrocatalysts with elaborately designed surface configurations usually play a paramount role in promoting an efficient transformation via target routes. 12–15…”

Promoted electrocatalytic hydrogenation of furfural in a bi-phasic system

“…In the FOL route, either the first (generating *F-CH 2 O) or second (generating FOL) *H addition can be the rate-determining step in ECH, both of which result in a quasi-first-order reaction for FOL production on Cu with respect to [FAL], according to the typical Langmuir-Hinshelwood (L-H) mechanism. [31][32][33] It should be pointed out that FOL is not the intermediate towards 2-MF because of the unfavorable deoxygenation of hydroxyl. 12 In our control experiment using FOL as the substrate for ECH, no 2-MF product could be detected.…”