Electrocatalytic hydrogenation(ECH)offers a sustainable route for the conversion of biomass-derived feedstocks under ambient conditions;however,an atomic-level understanding of the catalytic mechanism based on heterog...Electrocatalytic hydrogenation(ECH)offers a sustainable route for the conversion of biomass-derived feedstocks under ambient conditions;however,an atomic-level understanding of the catalytic mechanism based on heterogeneous electrodes is lacking.To gain insights into the relation between electrocatalysis and the catalyst surface configuration,herein,the facet dependence of the ECH of furfural(FAL)is investigated on models of nanostructured Pd cubes,rhombic dodecahedrons,and octahedrons,which are predominantly enclosed by{100},{110},and{111}facets,respectively.The facet-dependent specific activity to afford furfuryl alcohol(FOL)follows the order of{111}>{100}>{110}.Experimental and theoretical kinetic analyses confirmed the occurrence of a competitive adsorption Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism on Pd,in which the ECH activity can be correlated with the difference between the binding energies of chemisorbed H(^(*)H)and FAL(^(*)FAL)based on density functional theoretical(DFT)calculations.Among the three facets,Pd{111}exhibiting the strongest^(*)H but the weakest^(*)FAL showed the copresence of the^(*)H and^(*)FAL intermediates on the Pd surface for subsequent hydrogenation,experimentally confirming its high ECH activity and Faradaic efficiency.The free energies determined using DFT calculations indicated that^(*)H addition to the carbonyl of FAL on Pd{111}was thermodynamically preferred over desorption to gaseous H2,contributing to efficient ECH to afford FOL at the expense of H2 evolution.The obtained insights into the facet-dependent ECH underline that surface bindings assist ECH or H2 evolution considering their competitiveness.These findings are expected to deepen the fundamental understanding of electrochemical refinery and broaden the scope of electrocatalyst exploration.展开更多
The formation of nanoporous Pd was studied by electro-chemical dealloying a rapidly-quenched Al70Pd17Fe13 quasicrystal alloy in dilute NaCl aqueous solution,and the electro-catalytic activity of the nanoporous Pd towa...The formation of nanoporous Pd was studied by electro-chemical dealloying a rapidly-quenched Al70Pd17Fe13 quasicrystal alloy in dilute NaCl aqueous solution,and the electro-catalytic activity of the nanoporous Pd towards methanol electro-oxidation was evaluated by cyclic voltammetry in 1 mol/L KOH solution.XRD and TEM analyses revealed that nano-decomposition of quasicrystal grains occurred in the initial stage of dealloying,and the fully dealloyed sample was composed of FCC-Pd phase.Scanning electron microscopy observation indicated that a maze-like nanoporous pattern was formed in the dealloyed sample,consisting of percolated pores of 5.20 nm in diameter in a skeleton of randomly-orientated Pd nano-ligaments with a uniform thickness of^5 nm.A retention of^12 at.%Al in the Pd nano-ligments was determined by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS).The nanoporous Pd demonstrated obvious electro-catalytic activity towards methanol electro-oxidation in alkaline environment.展开更多
文摘Electrocatalytic hydrogenation(ECH)offers a sustainable route for the conversion of biomass-derived feedstocks under ambient conditions;however,an atomic-level understanding of the catalytic mechanism based on heterogeneous electrodes is lacking.To gain insights into the relation between electrocatalysis and the catalyst surface configuration,herein,the facet dependence of the ECH of furfural(FAL)is investigated on models of nanostructured Pd cubes,rhombic dodecahedrons,and octahedrons,which are predominantly enclosed by{100},{110},and{111}facets,respectively.The facet-dependent specific activity to afford furfuryl alcohol(FOL)follows the order of{111}>{100}>{110}.Experimental and theoretical kinetic analyses confirmed the occurrence of a competitive adsorption Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism on Pd,in which the ECH activity can be correlated with the difference between the binding energies of chemisorbed H(^(*)H)and FAL(^(*)FAL)based on density functional theoretical(DFT)calculations.Among the three facets,Pd{111}exhibiting the strongest^(*)H but the weakest^(*)FAL showed the copresence of the^(*)H and^(*)FAL intermediates on the Pd surface for subsequent hydrogenation,experimentally confirming its high ECH activity and Faradaic efficiency.The free energies determined using DFT calculations indicated that^(*)H addition to the carbonyl of FAL on Pd{111}was thermodynamically preferred over desorption to gaseous H2,contributing to efficient ECH to afford FOL at the expense of H2 evolution.The obtained insights into the facet-dependent ECH underline that surface bindings assist ECH or H2 evolution considering their competitiveness.These findings are expected to deepen the fundamental understanding of electrochemical refinery and broaden the scope of electrocatalyst exploration.
基金Foundation item:Project(51671045)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(DUT18GF112)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,ChinaProject(TZ2016004)supported by the Science Challenge Project,China
文摘The formation of nanoporous Pd was studied by electro-chemical dealloying a rapidly-quenched Al70Pd17Fe13 quasicrystal alloy in dilute NaCl aqueous solution,and the electro-catalytic activity of the nanoporous Pd towards methanol electro-oxidation was evaluated by cyclic voltammetry in 1 mol/L KOH solution.XRD and TEM analyses revealed that nano-decomposition of quasicrystal grains occurred in the initial stage of dealloying,and the fully dealloyed sample was composed of FCC-Pd phase.Scanning electron microscopy observation indicated that a maze-like nanoporous pattern was formed in the dealloyed sample,consisting of percolated pores of 5.20 nm in diameter in a skeleton of randomly-orientated Pd nano-ligaments with a uniform thickness of^5 nm.A retention of^12 at.%Al in the Pd nano-ligments was determined by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS).The nanoporous Pd demonstrated obvious electro-catalytic activity towards methanol electro-oxidation in alkaline environment.
