Eva Ng, Camilo A Mesa, Elena Mas-Marzá, 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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ACS Measurement Science Au is an open access journal that publishes experimental computational or theoretical research in all areas of chemical measurement science. Short letters comprehensive articles reviews and perspectives are welcome on topics that report on any phase of analytical operations including sampling measurement and data analysis. This includes:Chemical Reactions and SelectivityChemometrics and Data ProcessingElectrochemistryElemental and Molecular CharacterizationImagingInstrumentationMass SpectrometryMicroscale and Nanoscale systemsOmics (Genomics Proteomics Metabonomics Metabolomics and Bioinformatics)Sensors and Sensing (Biosensors Chemical Sensors Gas Sensors Intracellular Sensors Single-Molecule Sensors Cell Chips Arrays Microfluidic Devices)SeparationsSpectroscopySurface analysisPapers dealing with established methods need to offer a significantly improved original application of the method.