Issue 2, 2017

Development of a reactor with carbon catalysts for modular-scale, low-cost electrochemical generation of H2O2

Abstract

The development of small-scale, decentralized reactors for H2O2 production that can couple to renewable energy sources would be of great benefit, particularly for water purification in the developing world. Herein, we describe our efforts to develop electrochemical reactors for H2O2 generation with high Faradaic efficiencies of >90%, requiring cell voltages of only ∼1.6 V. The reactor employs a carbon-based catalyst that demonstrates excellent performance for H2O2 production under alkaline conditions, as demonstrated by fundamental studies involving rotating-ring disk electrode methods. The low-cost, membrane-free reactor design represents a step towards a continuous, modular-scale, de-centralized production of H2O2.

Graphical abstract: Development of a reactor with carbon catalysts for modular-scale, low-cost electrochemical generation of H2O2

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Oct 2016
Accepted
25 Jan 2017
First published
01 Mar 2017

React. Chem. Eng., 2017,2, 239-245

Development of a reactor with carbon catalysts for modular-scale, low-cost electrochemical generation of H2O2

Z. Chen, S. Chen, S. Siahrostami, P. Chakthranont, C. Hahn, D. Nordlund, S. Dimosthenis, J. K. Nørskov, Z. Bao and T. F. Jaramillo, React. Chem. Eng., 2017, 2, 239 DOI: 10.1039/C6RE00195E

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