甘油
催化作用
乳酸
化学
氢
制氢
化学工程
核化学
生物化学
有机化学
细菌
生物
遗传学
工程类
作者
Yifan Yan,Pengjie Hao,Yu Fu,Wangsong Chen,Qiwei Shi,Hua Zhou,Xianggui Kong,Zhenhua Li,Mingfei Shao,Xue Duan
摘要
Abstract Utilizing sustainable electrocatalysis to upcycle glycerol (GLY; the by‐product of biodiesel) to lactic acid (LA; the key monomers for biodegradable polymer) is an efficient way to reduce the cost of biodiesel, which is also consistent with the waste‐to‐wealth principle. However, current research still suffers from issues of low LA selectivity (<80%), especially at high current density. Herein, we designed a cooperative catalyst by modifying BiO x nanolayers on gold nanoparticles (BiO x /Au), achieving high LA selectivity (82%) at high current density (226 mA cm −2 at 1.05 V vs. RHE), outperforming most of the reported works in the literature. We reveal that BiO x could promote the adsorption of the middle hydroxyl of GLY, which facilitates the formation of DHA and thus enables high LA selectivity. Moreover, the electron‐deficient Au in BiO x /Au is responsible for the enhanced current density, which is more beneficial to generate reactive oxygen species (OH*). To further reveal the application potential of this electrocatalytic strategy, we realized that the conversion of crude GLY extracted from cooking oil to LA coupled with H 2 production using a membrane‐free flow electrolyzer, demonstrating a sustainable fashion to convert biodiesel waste into high value‐added product and H 2 fuel.
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