ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1002/celc.202482201
Maike Berger, Alexandra Markus, Stefan Palkovits, Prof. Regina Palkovits
{"title":"Front Cover: Electrocatalytic Performance and Kinetic Behavior of Anion-Intercalated Borate-Based NiFe LDH in Alkaline OER (ChemElectroChem 22/2024)","authors":"Maike Berger, Alexandra Markus, Stefan Palkovits, Prof. Regina Palkovits","doi":"10.1002/celc.202482201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202482201","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The front cover shows a karate fighter who is supposed to represent our electrodes system. She kicks into water and splits the water into O<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub> bubbles. The feet with which she splits the water are “coated” with our catalyst material NiFe LDH. The same schematic of LDH as in the article was used to illustrate the structure giving reference to our article. Her fists glow with electricity. A wind turbine can be seen in the background to emphasize that green electricity is being used. The woman is standing in a mineral cave and a mineral is shown at the bottom left, which is intended to establish a link to borate/borax minerals. More information can be found in the Research Article by Regina Palkovits and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/celc.202400457).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"11 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202482201","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electro-Oxidative Extraction of Methanol from Lignin Using a Three-Dimensional Graphite Anode","authors":"Zichun Xiong, Kazuyo Kobayashi, Aki Miyawaki, Shinya Teranishi, Yoshiharu Sawada, Takashi Hibino","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400464","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper reports an electrochemical approach that uses lignin as a resource for renewable and sustainable methanol production. The aromatic rings of lignin have methoxy substituents, which can be oxidatively demethylated to methanol by active oxygen produced at the anode. A graphite electrode fabricated in a sponge form provided sufficient reaction space for the lignin feedstock, efficiently generated active oxygen species from water, and considerably suppressed the overoxidation of methanol to carbon dioxide. As a result, the methanol yield reached approximately 70 % at a temperature of 75 °C, atmospheric pressure, and anode potential of +0.57 V. Another advantage of this technique is that hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) occurred at the cathode and the cathode potential was held at approximately −0.5 V during the HER. Therefore, the cell voltage required for lignin electrolysis was 1.1 V or lower, which means that hydrogen as well as methanol was produced under mild conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"12 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400464","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143116651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1002/celc.202400457
Maike Berger, Alexandra Markus, Stefan Palkovits, Prof. Regina Palkovits
{"title":"Electrocatalytic Performance and Kinetic Behavior of Anion-Intercalated Borate-Based NiFe LDH in Alkaline OER","authors":"Maike Berger, Alexandra Markus, Stefan Palkovits, Prof. Regina Palkovits","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400457","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400457","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The synthesis of hydrogen <i>via</i> water electrolysis is an important step towards resolving the energy crisis and impeding global warming, as hydrogen can be used as a green energy carrier. The oxygen evolution as one half-cell reaction (OER) is currently limiting efficient water splitting due to kinetic inhibition as well as a complex mechanism, causing a large overpotential. Nickel-iron layered double hydroxides (LDH) were found to be suitable OER catalysts, as they are cost effective, stable and highly active. This work focuses on the intercalation of different organic and inorganic borates into the LDH interlayers to study their influence on OER. Besides activity and stability measurements, three borate candidates were chosen for a kinetic study, including steady-state Tafel analysis and reaction order plots. It was found that the Bockris pathway with the second step as rate-determining step was predominant for all three catalysts. Of all candidates, the intercalation of borate resulted in the highest performance, which was associated with a high reducibility affecting the active metal sites.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"11 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400457","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142679908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-11-14DOI: 10.1002/celc.202400439
Ridho Asra, Alan M. Jones
{"title":"Electrochemical Synthesis of Purine Alkaloid Metabolites from Caffeine","authors":"Ridho Asra, Alan M. Jones","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400439","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The development of electrochemical approaches to the valorization of abundant natural products into high value medications and metabolites is of pharmaceutical interest. In this study, we explored the electrosynthetic behavior of the abundant legal psychoactive, caffeine, a representative member of the purine alkaloid class. Initial screening of the cyclic voltammetric behavior of eleven exemplar purine alkaloids revealed a structure electroactivity relationship (SeAR) for determining the initial oxidation site of caffeine. Optimization of the current controlled electrochemical (CCE) reaction enabled the dialing-in/out of differential oxidative metabolic products using both undivided and divided cells. Sequential <i>des</i>methylation around the purine ring was observed both by isolation and comparison to authentic metabolite reference standards via HPLC measurements. Amide, imide, and a novel <i>N</i>-methyl heteroaryl oxidation mechanism were observed. Tractable quantities of the high-value medication, theophylline, and the dietary supplement, paraxanthine, were isolated in 17 % and 8 % <i>b.r.s.m</i>. This approach offers a marked improvement compared to the best-in-class techniques (chemical 0.8 % and enzymatic 0.97 % yields) and may have potential in other natural product and drug discovery settings to prepare valuable metabolites.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"11 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400439","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143115260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-11-13DOI: 10.1002/celc.202400577
Ali Can Çelt, Meltem Çayirli, Reşat Can Özden, Ersu Lökçü, Mustafa Anik
{"title":"Synthesis of MoS₂/Graphene Hetero-Film Photocatalyst and Li-Oxygen Battery Application","authors":"Ali Can Çelt, Meltem Çayirli, Reşat Can Özden, Ersu Lökçü, Mustafa Anik","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400577","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400577","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, bilayer MoS<sub>2</sub> was synthesized on graphene film using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to get a hetero-film photo-catalyst for the photo-assisted charging of Li-oxygen battery. The synthesized hetero-film exhibited an optical band gap of 1.8 eV and a valence band edge potential of −1.23 V<sub>Ag/AgCl</sub> (2.04 V<sub>Li+/Li</sub>). Fast-responding photocurrents in the microampere range were achieved through on-off cycles under visible-light irradiation. The anodic nature of the photocurrents indicated that the synthesized semiconductor film was n-type. Photo-assisted testing demonstrated that the MoS<sub>2</sub>/graphene hetero-film photo-catalyst significantly reduced the charging potential and increased the discharging potential at a current density of 0.1 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>, thereby greatly enhancing the cyclic performance of the Li-oxygen battery.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400577","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143114927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-11-07DOI: 10.1002/celc.202482102
Susan Montes, Alexander Beutl, Andrea Paolella, Marcus Jahn, Artur Tron
{"title":"Cover Feature: Cost-Effective Solutions for Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing: Comparative Analysis of Olefine and Rubber-Based Alternative Binders for High-Energy Ni-Rich NCM Cathodes (ChemElectroChem 21/2024)","authors":"Susan Montes, Alexander Beutl, Andrea Paolella, Marcus Jahn, Artur Tron","doi":"10.1002/celc.202482102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202482102","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Cover Feature explores olefin and rubber-based polymers as alternatives to PVDF for binder materials in high-energy Ni-rich NCM LiNixCoyMnzO2 (NCM, x ≥ 0.8) Li-ion cathodes. The evaluation of PIB, SBS, NBR, and HNBR binders includes their physical, chemical, and electrochemical properties and production costs, showing effective competition against PVDF-NMP, by offering stable performance, lower costs and reduced contamination due to their fluorine-free nature. More details are available in the Research Article by Alexander Beutl, Artur Tron, and co-workers (10.1002/celc.202400465).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"11 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202482102","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142665960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-11-07DOI: 10.1002/celc.202400505
Yuanbo Li, Meng Li, Mamutjan Tursun, Prof. Abdukader Abdukayum, Prof. Ligang Feng
{"title":"Phosphorus Doped MoO2 Enhanced Pt Catalyst for Methanol Oxidation","authors":"Yuanbo Li, Meng Li, Mamutjan Tursun, Prof. Abdukader Abdukayum, Prof. Ligang Feng","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400505","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400505","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The sluggish kinetics of methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) required high-performing catalysts in the development of direct methanol fuel cells. Herein, a phosphorus-doped MoO<sub>2</sub> nanorods-supported Pt catalyst was proposed which exhibited remarkably enhanced catalytic performance toward MOR in comparison with Pt/MoO<sub>2</sub> and commercial Pt/C. Specifically, the Pt/MoO<sub>2</sub>-P possessed the highest peak current density of 62.63 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>, about 1.38 and 2.21 times higher than that of Pt/MoO<sub>2</sub> (45.24 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>) and Pt/C (28.40 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>), respectively. Meanwhile, the Pt/MoO<sub>2</sub>-P possessed high intrinsic activity expressed by specific activity and mass activity, and largely improved catalytic kinetics. Moreover, the chronoamperometry and CO-stripping testing successfully revealed the superior stability and CO-poisoning resistance of Pt/MoO<sub>2</sub>-P, rendering Pt/MoO<sub>2</sub>-P a promising catalyst for MOR. The theoretical calculation revealed the electron redistribution and strong metal-support interaction among Pt/MoO<sub>2</sub>-P catalysts. The greatly enhanced catalytic performance could be attributed to the heteroatom doping engineering, greatly enhancing the conductivity, and inducing electron redistribution, thereby leading to the strong metal-support interaction and high CO-anti poisoning ability.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"11 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400505","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143113038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Core-Shell Amorphous FePO4 as Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion and Sodium-Ion Batteries","authors":"Peng Tang, John Prochest Kachenje, Xiaoping Qin, Huihui Li, Xiangdong Zeng, Haiyang Tian, Wei Cao, Ying Zhou, Di Heng, Shishi Yuan, Xun Jia, Xiaolong Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhao","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400484","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Amorphous FePO<sub>4</sub> (AFP) is a promising cathode material for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries (LIBs & SIBs) due to its stability, high theoretical capacity, and cost-effective processing. However, challenges such as low electronic conductivity and volumetric changes seriously hinder its practical application. To overcome these hurdles, core-shell structure synthesis emerges as a useful solution. In this work, we for the first time made this comprehensive review on the progresses of core-shell amorphous FePO<sub>4</sub> (CS-AFP). This review summarizes 1) various synthesis methods such as template method, microemulsion method, and other methods, 2) characterization techniques, and 3) their involvement in improving electrochemical performance in LIBs and SIBs. In terms of further understanding the underlying mechanisms of advancing electrochemical performance of CS-AFP, the future perspective on two main aspects were insighted: (i) in situ characterization and (ii) novel designs of materials and structure for CS-AFP.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"11 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400484","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142762335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-10-30DOI: 10.1002/celc.202400472
Benjamin R. Howell, Joshua W. Gallaway
{"title":"PVDF and PEO Catholytes in Solid-State Cathodes Made by Conventional Slurry Casting","authors":"Benjamin R. Howell, Joshua W. Gallaway","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400472","url":null,"abstract":"<p>All-solid-state Li batteries are desired for better safety and energy density than Li-ion batteries. However, the lack of a penetrating liquid electrolyte requires a much different approach to the design of cathodes. The solid catholyte must enable good Li<sup>+</sup> conduction, form good interfaces with active material particles, and have the strength to bind the cathode together during repeated volume changes. Catholyte formulation is often simply adapted from Li-ion design principles, adding a Li salt to the PVDF binder. Here we show that such a PVDF binder at 10 wt % loading is a starved catholyte condition that compromises cell performance. By substituting a 70 : 30 blend of PVDF:PEO, performance is improved while maintaining nearly the same areal loading of LFP active material. Increasing the catholyte fraction to 16 % can also improve performance, but in this case the benefit of including PEO is lessened, with PVDF alone being an adequate catholyte. EIS analysis shows that PEO helps to form charge transfer interfaces at 10 % catholyte, but that its inclusion can degrade interfaces when there is ample catholyte at 16 %. It is also shown that catholyte agglomeration can impede bulk Li conduction, indicating that microstructural factors are of critical importance.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"11 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400472","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-10-30DOI: 10.1002/celc.202400489
Helena Pletsch, Yang Lyu, Dominik P. Halter
{"title":"Ex Situ Electro-Organic Synthesis – A Method for Unrestricted Reaction Control and New Options for Paired Electrolysis","authors":"Helena Pletsch, Yang Lyu, Dominik P. Halter","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400489","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Classic <i>in situ</i> electro-organic synthesis with substrates in an electrolyzer must compromise process conditions to balance electro- and thermochemical steps at both electrodes. This often restricts efficiency and product selectivity, since requirements may deviate for electrochemical (catalyst activation) and chemical (organic synthesis) steps, as well as for paired anode- and cathode reactions. Breaking this barrier, we report <i>ex situ</i> electro-organic synthesis as a versatile method that enables unique product selectivity and unusual product pairs. We exemplify the concept for pairing H<sub>2</sub> evolution (HER) with anodic alcohol oxidation. The two-step method accomplishes this by separating cathode reactions from organic substrate oxidation, and anodic electrocatalyst activation from chemical conversion of organic substrates in time and space. First, the electro-oxidation of Ni(OH)<sub>2</sub> anodes to NiOOH is paired with H<sub>2</sub> production by alkaline water electrolysis. Then, “charged” NiOOH electrodes are removed from the electrolyzer and used in external vessels to oxidize model substrate benzyl alcohol under regeneration of Ni(OH)<sub>2</sub>. Free choice of reaction media outside the electrolyzer allows to selectively obtain benzoic acid (in water) or benzaldehyde (in <i>n</i>-hexane), whereas classic <i>in situ</i> electrosynthesis only produces the acid together with H<sub>2</sub>. Perspectively, the method enables electrosynthesis of previously inaccessible products paired to H<sub>2</sub> generation.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"11 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400489","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}