Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM, University of Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy.
ICCOM-CNR, University of Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy.
Adv Mater. 2019 Mar;31(13):e1802920. doi: 10.1002/adma.201802920. Epub 2018 Aug 17.
One of the recent trends in electrocatalytic reactions involves the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), where a new paradigm has been shaped to exploit this reaction for the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide (H O ). H O is a very versatile chemical of high commercial value, prepared currently through poorly sustainable processes. The emergence of metal-free carbon catalysts for the selective synthesis of H O is expected to revolutionize ORR research, beckoning at the development of new industrial schemes. The complexities of the mechanism and the factors dominating the selectivity of the process have been unveiled through a combination of theoretical and experimental studies.
最近，电催化反应的一个趋势涉及氧还原反应 (ORR)，人们已经形成了一种新的范例来利用该反应合成过氧化氢 (H O )。H O 是一种非常通用的高商业价值化学品，目前通过可持续性较差的工艺制备。用于选择性合成 H O 的无金属碳催化剂的出现有望彻底改变 ORR 研究，为新的工业方案的开发铺平道路。通过理论和实验研究的结合，揭示了该过程的机制复杂性和主导选择性的因素。
