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Kishore MA, Lee S, Yoo JS. Fundamental Limitation in Electrochemical Methane Oxidation to Alcohol: A Review and Theoretical Perspective on Overcoming It. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2301912. [PMID: 37740423 PMCID: PMC10625077 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202301912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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The direct conversion of gaseous methane to energy-dense liquid derivatives such as methanol and ethanol is of profound importance for the more efficient utilization of natural gas. However, the thermo-catalytic partial oxidation of this simple alkane has been a significant challenge due to the high C-H bond energy. Exploiting electrocatalysis for methane activation via active oxygen species generated on the catalyst surface through electrochemical water oxidation is generally considered as economically viable and environmentally benign compared to energy-intensive thermo-catalysis. Despite recent progress in electrochemical methane oxidation to alcohol, the competing oxygen evolution reaction (OER) still impedes achieving high faradaic efficiency and product selectivity. In this review, an overview of current progress in electrochemical methane oxidation, focusing on mechanistic insights on methane activation, catalyst design principles based on descriptors, and the effect of reaction conditions on catalytic performance are provided. Mechanistic requirements for high methanol selectivity, and limitations of using water as the oxidant are discussed, and present the perspective on how to overcome these limitations by employing carbonate ions as the oxidant.
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- M.R. Ashwin Kishore
- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of SeoulSeoul02504Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of SeoulSeoul02504Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of SeoulSeoul02504Republic of Korea
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Kim J, Kim JH, Oh C, Yun H, Lee E, Oh HS, Park JH, Hwang YJ. Electro-assisted methane oxidation to formic acid via in-situ cathodically generated H 2O 2 under ambient conditions. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4704. [PMID: 37543676 PMCID: PMC10404228 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40415-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023] Open
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Direct partial oxidation of methane to liquid oxygenates has been regarded as a potential route to valorize methane. However, CH4 activation usually requires a high temperature and pressure, which lowers the feasibility of the reaction. Here, we propose an electro-assisted approach for the partial oxidation of methane, using in-situ cathodically generated reactive oxygen species, at ambient temperature and pressure. Upon using acid-treated carbon as the electrocatalyst, the electro-assisted system enables the partial oxidation of methane in an acidic electrolyte to produce oxygenated liquid products. We also demonstrate a high production rate of oxygenates (18.9 μmol h-1) with selective HCOOH production. Mechanistic analysis reveals that reactive oxygen species such as ∙OH and ∙OOH radicals are produced and activate CH4 and CH3OH. In addition, unstable CH3OOH generated from methane partial oxidation can be additionally reduced to CH3OH on the cathode, and so-produced CH3OH is further oxidized to HCOOH, allowing selective methane partial oxidation.
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- Jiwon Kim
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei-KIST Convergence Research Institute, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-749, Republic of Korea
- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Clean Fuel Research Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon, 34129, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei-KIST Convergence Research Institute, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-749, Republic of Korea
- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
- KIST-SKKU Carbon-Neutral Research Center, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei-KIST Convergence Research Institute, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-749, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Prajapati A, Sartape R, Kani NC, Gauthier JA, Singh MR. Chloride-Promoted High-Rate Ambient Electrooxidation of Methane to Methanol on Patterned Cu–Ti Bimetallic Oxides. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Aditya Prajapati
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, 929 W. Taylor St., Chicago, Illinois60607, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, 929 W. Taylor St., Chicago, Illinois60607, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, 929 W. Taylor St., Chicago, Illinois60607, United States
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- Texas Tech University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lubbock, Texas79409, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, 929 W. Taylor St., Chicago, Illinois60607, United States
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Partial Methane Oxidation in Fuel Cell-Type Reactors for Co-Generation of Energy and Chemicals: A Short Review. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12020217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The conversion of methane into chemicals is of interest to achieve a decarbonized future. Fuel cells are electrochemical devices commonly used to obtain electrical energy but can be utilized either for chemicals’ production or both energy and chemicals cogeneration. In this work, the partial oxidation of methane in fuel cells for electricity generation and valuable chemicals production at the same time is reviewed. For this purpose, we compile different types of methane-fed fuel cells, both low- and high-temperature fuel cells. Despite the fact that few studies have been conducted on this subject, promising results are driving the development of fuel cells that use methane as a fuel source for the cogeneration of power and valuable chemicals.
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Wang Q, Li T, Yang C, Chen M, Guan A, Yang L, Li S, Lv X, Wang Y, Zheng G. Electrocatalytic Methane Oxidation Greatly Promoted by Chlorine Intermediates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:17398-17403. [PMID: 34060206 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Renewable energy-powered methane (CH4 ) conversion at ambient conditions is an attractive but highly challenging field. Due to the highly inert character of CH4 , the selective cleavage of its first C-H bond without over-oxidation is essential for transforming CH4 into value-added products. In this work, we developed an efficient and selective CH4 conversion approach at room temperature using intermediate chlorine species (*Cl), which were electrochemically generated and stabilized on mixed cobalt-nickel spinels with different Co/Ni ratios. The lower overpotentials for *Cl formation enabled an effective activation and conversion of CH4 to CH3 Cl without over-oxidation to CO2 , and Ni3+ at the octahedral sites in the mixed cobalt-nickel spinels allowed to stabilize surface-bound *Cl species. The CoNi2 Ox electrocatalyst exhibited an outstanding yield of CH3 Cl (364 mmol g-1 h-1 ) and a high CH3 Cl/CO2 selectivity of over 400 at room temperature, with demonstrated capability of direct CH4 conversion under seawater working conditions.
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- Qihao Wang
- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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Wang Q, Li T, Yang C, Chen M, Guan A, Yang L, Li S, Lv X, Wang Y, Zheng G. Electrocatalytic Methane Oxidation Greatly Promoted by Chlorine Intermediates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202105523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Qihao Wang
- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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Shen MH, Chao TH, Tang YT, Cheng MJ. First-Principles Evaluation of One-Dimensional Metal-Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic C-H Activation of Natural Gas. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:292-295. [PMID: 33458962 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202001170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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To replace the oxygen evolution reaction with thermodynamically more favorable and economically more profitable methane and ethane (the major components of natural gas) electrochemical partial oxidation, we employed constant electrode potential density functional theory calculations to screen 20 one-dimensional metal-organic frameworks containing heteroatom-substituted benzene as electrocatalysts. By computing the Pourbaix diagrams, O-H binding energies, and C-H activation barriers, we determined that although none of these catalysts were able to activate methane, one was able to hydroxylate ethane to ethanol with facile kinetics, making it a promising electrocatalyst for natural gas oxidation.
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- Min-Hsiu Shen
- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, 701, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, 701, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, 701, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, 701, Tainan, Taiwan
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Abdelkader Mohamed AG, Zahra Naqviab SA, Wang Y. Advances and Fundamental Understanding of Electrocatalytic Methane Oxidation. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202001412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Aya Gomaa Abdelkader Mohamed
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P. R. China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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Sher Shah MSA, Oh C, Park H, Hwang YJ, Ma M, Park JH. Catalytic Oxidation of Methane to Oxygenated Products: Recent Advancements and Prospects for Electrocatalytic and Photocatalytic Conversion at Low Temperatures. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:2001946. [PMID: 33304753 PMCID: PMC7709990 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202001946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 08/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Methane is an important fossil fuel and widely available on the earth's crust. It is a greenhouse gas that has more severe warming effect than CO2. Unfortunately, the emission of methane into the atmosphere has long been ignored and considered as a trivial matter. Therefore, emphatic effort must be put into decreasing the concentration of methane in the atmosphere of the earth. At the same time, the conversion of less valuable methane into value-added chemicals is of significant importance in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Although, the transformation of methane to valuable chemicals and fuels is considered the "holy grail," the low intrinsic reactivity of its C-H bonds is still a major challenge. This review discusses the advancements in the electrocatalytic and photocatalytic oxidation of methane at low temperatures with products containing oxygen atom(s). Additionally, the future research direction is noted that may be adopted for methane oxidation via electrocatalysis and photocatalysis at low temperatures.
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- Md. Selim Arif Sher Shah
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringYonsei University50 Yonsei‐ro, Seodaemun‐guSeoul03722Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringYonsei University50 Yonsei‐ro, Seodaemun‐guSeoul03722Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy EngineeringSchool of Energy and Chemical EngineeringLow Dimensional Carbon Materials CenterPerovtronics Research CenterUlsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)Ulsan44919Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringYonsei University50 Yonsei‐ro, Seodaemun‐guSeoul03722Republic of Korea
- Clean Energy Research CenterKorea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)Seoul02792Republic of Korea
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesShenzhenGuangdong518055China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringYonsei University50 Yonsei‐ro, Seodaemun‐guSeoul03722Republic of Korea
- Clean Energy Research CenterKorea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)Seoul02792Republic of Korea
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Methane conversion to higher value-added product and energy co-generation using anodes OF PdCu/C in a solid electrolyte reactor: alkaline fuel cell type monitored by differential mass spectroscopy. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-020-04296-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Antonin V, Assumpção M, Silva J, Parreira L, Lanza M, Santos M. Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured electrocatalysts based on nickel and tin for hydrogen peroxide electrogeneration. Electrochim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Rocha RS, Reis RM, Lanza MR, Bertazzoli R. Electrosynthesis of methanol from methane: The role of V2O5 in the reaction selectivity for methanol of a TiO2/RuO2/V2O5 gas diffusion electrode. Electrochim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.09.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Rocha RS, Lanza MRV, Bertazzoli R. Electrosynthesis of Ethylene Glycol from Oxidation of Ethylene Using a TiO2–RuO2/PTFE Gas Diffusion Electrode. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s12678-011-0063-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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