Simple and Effective HPLC Method for Elucidating Glycerol Oxidation Products

IF 4.6 Q1 CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL

ACS Measurement Science Au Pub Date : 2025-05-31 DOI:10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.5c0002410.1021/acsmeasuresciau.5c00024

Eva Ng, Camilo A. Mesa*, Elena Mas-Marzá and Sixto Giménez*,

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Abstract

The glycerol electrooxidation reaction (GEOR) has been gaining increasing attention as a substitute for the oxygen evolution reaction to improve H₂ production while producing high-value-added products. During GEOR, several C₃, C₂, and C₁ species can be generated, making the detection and quantification of all these products a complex challenge that has not been fully addressed yet. Our study describes the development and optimization of a simple high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method, capable not only of detecting but also simultaneously quantifying eight different GEOR products using a single diode array detector (DAD). To address possible overlapping signals, an indirect quantification approach is also proposed. The optimized method has been applied to real electrochemical GEOR systems, employing a Ni foil in alkaline media or a Pt foil in acidic media as oxidation electrocatalysts. Results show how product distributions varied significantly along with the pH, with formate being the main product in alkaline conditions (∼68% selectivity), whereas glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone were the major products in acidic conditions (∼40% and ∼26%, respectively).

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简单有效的HPLC法分析甘油氧化产物

甘油电氧化反应（GEOR）作为析氧反应的替代反应，在生产高附加值产品的同时提高H2的产率，受到越来越多的关注。在GEOR过程中，可以产生多种C3、C2和C1物质，这使得所有这些产物的检测和定量成为一项复杂的挑战，目前尚未完全解决。我们的研究描述了一种简单的高效液相色谱（HPLC）方法的开发和优化，该方法不仅可以检测而且可以使用单个二极管阵列检测器（DAD）同时定量8种不同的GEOR产品。为了解决可能的重叠信号，还提出了一种间接量化方法。该优化方法已应用于实际的电化学GEOR系统中，分别采用碱性介质中的镍箔或酸性介质中的铂箔作为氧化电催化剂。结果表明，产物分布随pH值变化显著，在碱性条件下甲酸酯是主要产物（选择性为~ 68%），而在酸性条件下甘油醛和二羟丙酮是主要产物（分别为~ 40%和~ 26%）。

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