Biomass,as the exclusive and abundant organic resources,is considered to be the promising renewable resource.Carboxylic acids are one of the many compounds that can be obtained from raw biomass.Decarboxylation of carb...Biomass,as the exclusive and abundant organic resources,is considered to be the promising renewable resource.Carboxylic acids are one of the many compounds that can be obtained from raw biomass.Decarboxylation of carboxylic acids into fuels and chemicals via electrochemical method at mild reaction condition has been studied for many years.The(non-)Kolbe reaction,one of the oldest organic electrochemical reactions,is the decarboxylation of carboxylic acids to produce alkanes,alcohols,esters,etc.And electrode materials influence the production of electrocatalytic decarboxylation products from carboxylic acids.Therefore,this work mainly reviews the recent advances in applications of anodic materials for(non-)Kolbe electrocatalytic decarboxylation of carboxylic acids.It discusses the reaction mechanism of(non-)Kolbe electrolytic reaction,and the electrocatalytic oxidation of carboxylic acid using different electrodes and electrolytic systems to synthesize fuels and chemicals.Also,various types of electrode catalysts,such as Pt-based catalysts,C-based catalysts,and other catalysts,are introduced in detail.Finally,the challenges and future trends of the(non-)Kolbe reaction of carboxylic acids are presented.This review found that platinum-based electrocatalysts proved to be the most promising catalysts at present.And in recent years,a variety of synthesis methods have been developed to synthesize small size and high-performance noble metal based amorphous catalysts.Another approach is to study catalysts without platinum electricity,such as Ru,Ir,Ti and carbon materials.The review is helpful in understanding and know the anodic materials and their application in(non-)Kolbe electrocatalytic decarboxylation of carboxylic acids for the readers.展开更多
Carbon materials are widely used as catalysts in electrocatalytic oxidative(EO)degradation of wastewater due to their large specific surface area and low cost.Carbon materials can also be used as catalyst carriers for...Carbon materials are widely used as catalysts in electrocatalytic oxidative(EO)degradation of wastewater due to their large specific surface area and low cost.Carbon materials can also be used as catalyst carriers for EO reactions due to their ease of functionalization with other heteroatoms and metals/metal oxides.To improve the catalytic activity and current efficiency of carbon materials,modifying the structural and physicochemical properties of conventional carbon materials are common improvement method.This review briefly outlines the recent research progress of carbon materials in EO for organic pollutants degradation.It also discusses the modification strategies and corresponding electrocatalytic properties of various carbon materials(carbon nanomaterials and porous carbon materials),and explores the EO mechanism.Finally,some summaries of the remaining challenges and future developments of carbon materials in the field of electrocatalysis are given.展开更多
基金the financial support from Shanghai Pujiang Program(20PJ1404800)The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21671139)Shanghai Science and Technology Development Fund(20DZ2250700).
文摘Biomass,as the exclusive and abundant organic resources,is considered to be the promising renewable resource.Carboxylic acids are one of the many compounds that can be obtained from raw biomass.Decarboxylation of carboxylic acids into fuels and chemicals via electrochemical method at mild reaction condition has been studied for many years.The(non-)Kolbe reaction,one of the oldest organic electrochemical reactions,is the decarboxylation of carboxylic acids to produce alkanes,alcohols,esters,etc.And electrode materials influence the production of electrocatalytic decarboxylation products from carboxylic acids.Therefore,this work mainly reviews the recent advances in applications of anodic materials for(non-)Kolbe electrocatalytic decarboxylation of carboxylic acids.It discusses the reaction mechanism of(non-)Kolbe electrolytic reaction,and the electrocatalytic oxidation of carboxylic acid using different electrodes and electrolytic systems to synthesize fuels and chemicals.Also,various types of electrode catalysts,such as Pt-based catalysts,C-based catalysts,and other catalysts,are introduced in detail.Finally,the challenges and future trends of the(non-)Kolbe reaction of carboxylic acids are presented.This review found that platinum-based electrocatalysts proved to be the most promising catalysts at present.And in recent years,a variety of synthesis methods have been developed to synthesize small size and high-performance noble metal based amorphous catalysts.Another approach is to study catalysts without platinum electricity,such as Ru,Ir,Ti and carbon materials.The review is helpful in understanding and know the anodic materials and their application in(non-)Kolbe electrocatalytic decarboxylation of carboxylic acids for the readers.
基金the financial support from Shanghai Pujiang Program(20PJ1404800).
文摘Carbon materials are widely used as catalysts in electrocatalytic oxidative(EO)degradation of wastewater due to their large specific surface area and low cost.Carbon materials can also be used as catalyst carriers for EO reactions due to their ease of functionalization with other heteroatoms and metals/metal oxides.To improve the catalytic activity and current efficiency of carbon materials,modifying the structural and physicochemical properties of conventional carbon materials are common improvement method.This review briefly outlines the recent research progress of carbon materials in EO for organic pollutants degradation.It also discusses the modification strategies and corresponding electrocatalytic properties of various carbon materials(carbon nanomaterials and porous carbon materials),and explores the EO mechanism.Finally,some summaries of the remaining challenges and future developments of carbon materials in the field of electrocatalysis are given.