Runyao Zhao, Yiding Wang, Jiaju Fu, Fengtao Zhang, Linzi Wen, Yanfei Zhao, Bo Guan, Buxing Han, Zhimin Liu
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Abstract
Coupling with the nitrate electroreduction reaction (NitRR), the electrosynthesis of cyclohexanone oxime (CHO, the vital feedstock in the nylon-6 industry) from cyclohexanone provides a promising alternative to the traditional energy consumption process. However, it still suffers from low efficiency because selective production of *NH2OH intermediate from NitRR under large current densities is challenging. We here report a Cu1MoOx/nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) electrocatalyst with high-density Cu–Mo dual sites for NitRR to selectively produce and stabilize *NH2OH, with the subsequent cyclohexanone oximation achieving the highest CHO Faradaic efficiency of 94.5% and a yield rate of 3.0 mol g–1 h–1 at an industrially relevant current density of 0.5 A cm–2. Furthermore, in situ characterizations evidenced that the Cu–Mo dual sites in Cu1MoOx/NC effectively inhibited hydrodeoxygenation of hydroxyl-containing intermediates of NitRR, selectively producing *NH2OH and thus achieving cyclohexanone oximation with high efficiency. This work provides a high-performance catalyst for CHO electrosynthesis from nitrogenous waste, showing promising application potential in industrial production of CHO.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry has been relaunched as ACS Combinatorial Science under the leadership of new Editor-in-Chief M.G. Finn of The Scripps Research Institute. The journal features an expanded scope and will build upon the legacy of the Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry, a highly cited leader in the field.