High yield electrooxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural catalysed by unsaturated metal sites in CoFe Prussian Blue Analogue films

Unsaturated Co metal sites in CoFe Prussian blue analogues are introduced by pulse electrodeposition on Ni foam. The PBA electrode achieved 94% yield of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural at 1.43 V vs. RHE.