Carbon-catalyzed oxygen-mediated dehydrogenation of formaldehyde in alkaline solution for efficient hydrogen production

Nan Lu; Xiaoqing Yan; Hui Ling Tan; Hisayoshi Kobayashi; Xuehan Yu; Yuezhou Li; Jiemei Zhang; Zhengxin Peng; Jing Sui; Ziying Zhang; Wen Liu; Renhong Li; Benxia Li

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.06.134

Carbon-catalyzed oxygen-mediated dehydrogenation of formaldehyde in alkaline solution for efficient hydrogen production

Nan Lu, Xiaoqing Yan^*, Hui Ling Tan, Hisayoshi Kobayashi, Xuehan Yu, Yuezhou Li, Jiemei Zhang, Zhengxin Peng, Jing Sui, Ziying Zhang, Wen Liu^*, Renhong Li^*, Benxia Li

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report an efficient process to dehydrogenate formaldehyde in alkaline solution, catalyzed by carbon nanotubes (CNTs) via a unique reaction mechanism involving molecular O₂. The superior catalytic performance of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) compared to the other carbon-based catalysts is attributed to their sp²-carbon-rich surface, hydrophilicity and abundant surface defects, which are the most plausible active sites. Peroxide species originating from the activation of adsorbed molecular oxygen on the CNTs is found to be a key to C–H activation, leading to efficient hydrogen production. The cost-effective carbon-based dehydrogenation catalysts offer new opportunities to the development of novel liquid organic hydrogen carrier technologies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	27877-27886
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume	47
Issue number	65
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.06.134
Publication status	Published - Jul 30 2022
Externally published	Yes

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

Keywords

Carbon catalysts
Dehydrogenation
Formaldehyde
Oxygen-mediated catalysis
Surface defects

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Carbon-catalyzed oxygen-mediated dehydrogenation of formaldehyde in alkaline solution for efficient hydrogen production

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