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Transforming Electrocatalytic Biomass Upgrading and Hydrogen Production from Electricity Input to Electricity Output

2021; Wiley; Volume: 61; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/anie.202115636

1521-3773

Tehua Wang, Zhifeng Huang, Tianyang Liu, Tao Li, Jing Tian, Kaizhi Gu, Xiaoxiao Wei, Peng Zhou, Lang Gan, Shiqian Du, Yuqin Zou, Ru Chen, Yafei Li, Xian‐Zhu Fu, Shuangyin Wang,

Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

Abstract Integrating biomass upgrading and hydrogen production in an electrocatalytic system is attractive both environmentally and in terms of sustainability. Conventional electrolyser systems coupling anodic biosubstrate electrooxidation with hydrogen evolution reaction usually require electricity input. Herein, we describe the development of an electrocatalytic system for simultaneous biomass upgrading, hydrogen production, and electricity generation. In contrast to conventional furfural electrooxidation, the employed low‐potential furfural oxidation enabled the hydrogen atom of the aldehyde group to be released as gaseous hydrogen at the anode at a low potential of approximately 0 V RHE (vs. RHE). The integrated electrocatalytic system could generate electricity of about 2 kWh per cubic meter of hydrogen produced. This study may provide a transformative technology to convert electrocatalytic biomass upgrading and hydrogen production from a process requiring electricity input into a process to generate electricity.