Synthesis of molybdenum-cobalt nanoparticles decorated on date seed-derived activated carbon for the simultaneous electrochemical hydrogenation and oxidation of furfural into fuels

Laccase-Mediated Oxygen Reduction in Liquid Flow Fuel Cells for Efficient Oxidation of Biomass-Derived Aldehydes with Co-Generation of Electricity

“…At 315 K and applying a voltage of 0.8 V, they only obtained 64% furoic acid yield, which was significantly lower than the yield of furfuryl alcohol, and the space-time yield of furoic acid was about 0.946 g/L/h. 55 Peng et al showed that Ni 2 P/NF nanoflowers could catalyze the oxidation of furfural to generate furoic acid at 1.3−1.4 V, and the space-time yield of furoic acid was about 9.24 g/h/L. 56 It indicated that the LFFC reactor developed in this work could obtain a space-time yield of furoic acid in the range of the reported results.…”

“…used carbon-modified cobalt (Co) and molybdenum (Mo) nanoparticle electrodes to catalyze the electrooxidation of furfural. At 315 K and applying a voltage of 0.8 V, they only obtained 64% furoic acid yield, which was significantly lower than the yield of furfuryl alcohol, and the space-time yield of furoic acid was about 0.946 g/L/h . Peng et al showed that Ni 2 P/NF nanoflowers could catalyze the oxidation of furfural to generate furoic acid at 1.3–1.4 V, and the space-time yield of furoic acid was about 9.24 g/h/L .…”

Efficient electrochemical upgradation strategies for the biomass derivative furfural

“…The efficient conversion of FF to FA generally requires an alkaline environment and noble metal-based electrocatalysts (e.g., Ru 96,97 and Ir 98 ). Recently, a series of transition metal-based electrocatalysts represented by nickel have also been developed to achieve comparable electrocatalytic activity, such as Ni, 75,77 Ni 2 P, 99,100 NiFe/CC, 73 Ni 3 S 2 /NF, 101 N-MoCo/C, 102 and quinary (FeCrCoNiCu) 3 O 4 nanosheets. 103 However, simultaneously achieving high catalytic activity and stability remains challenging.…”

“…96,100 For example, a Mo–Co nanoparticle-modified nitrogen-doped activated carbon (N–MoCo/C) was reported as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for divergent paired electrolysis of FF. 102 The carbon-based substrate with low resistance and high specific surface area can fully utilize the electrocatalytic active sites. The only active substance in N–MoCo/C was molybdenum, and electrochemical efficiency was improved by suppressing the HER through the adjustment of Co content.…”

Development of nickel vanadium-impregnated activated carbon nanocomposites for electrocatalytic conversion of furfural into fuels

“…Furthermore, the hydrogen used in these reactions is primarily derived from fossil energy sources, making it incompatible with the goal of carbon neutrality [9]. Electrochemical methods and nanocomposites have demonstrated superior performance in various demanding applications such as for sensing ultra-trace levels of methylene blue [10], synergistic degradation of congo red and omeprazole in wastewater using rGO/Ag@ZnO [11], electrochemical N 2 [12], and CO 2 reduction [13], and furfural upgradation under mild conditions [14,15]. Studies have shown that furfural can be effectively reduced to furfuryl alcohol, 2methylfuran, and hydrofuran in an electrochemical catalytic environment [16].…”