Hierarchical modeling of the local reaction environment in electrocatalysis

X Zhu, J Huang, M Eikerling - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Electrocatalytic reactions, such as oxygen reduction/evolution reactions and
CO2 reduction reaction that are pivotal for the energy transition, are multistep processes that …

Challenges and recent progress in unraveling the intrinsic pH effect in electrocatalysis

W Chen, MK Zhang, BY Liu, J Cai, YX Chen - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The kinetics of many electrode reactions, especially those involving the consumption/
production of H+/OH−, show significant pH dependence. Systematic studies of the pH effect …

pH effects in a model electrocatalytic reaction disentangled

X Zhu, J Huang, M Eikerling - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Varying the solution pH not only changes the reactant concentrations in bulk solution but
also the local reaction environment (LRE) that is shaped furthermore by macroscopic mass …

Free Energy Pathway Exploration of Catalytic Formic Acid Decomposition on Pt-Group Metals in Aqueous Surroundings

ZY Hu, LH Luo, C Shang, ZP Liu - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Formic acid is an important platform molecule for hydrogen utilization, where Pt-group
metals are the only catalyst candidates to achieve ambient condition formic acid (FA) …

Formic acid oxidation on platinum electrodes: a detailed mechanism supported by experiments and calculations on well-defined surfaces

A Ferre-Vilaplana, JV Perales-Rondón… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In spite of the fact that the formic acid oxidation reaction on electrode surfaces has been
extensively investigated, a detailed mechanism explaining all the available experimental …

Tuning atomic Pt site surface on PtAu alloy toward electro-oxidation of formic acid

JH Zheng, J Zhang, G Li, JM Zhang, BW Zhang… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
PtAu alloy is considered to be a promising catalyst for the formic acid (HCOOH) electro-
oxidation reaction. Nevertheless, the mechanism of HCOOH electro-oxidation on various …

Correlating electrochemical biochar oxidation with electrolytes during biochar-assisted water electrolysis for hydrogen production

Y Du, Z Ying, X Zheng, B Dou, G Cui - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar-assisted water electrolysis (BAWE) for hydrogen production is employed to reduce
energy consumption by replacing the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with …

Understanding formic acid oxidation mechanism on platinum single crystal electrodes

E Herrero, JM Feliu - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent results on the formic acid oxidation reaction on platinum electrodes, especially those
obtained for platinum single crystal electrodes are reviewed. With all the available data, a …

Adsorbed formate is the last common intermediate in the dual-path mechanism of the electrooxidation of formic acid

A Betts, V Briega-Martos, A Cuesta, E Herrero - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
We report a study using Pt (111) and Pt (100) electrodes of the role of adsorbed formate in
both the direct and indirect pathways of the electrocatalytic oxidation of formic acid. Cyclic …

Challenges in unravelling the intrinsic kinetics of gas reactions at rotating disk electrodes by Koutecky–Levich equation

W Chen, HW Cui, LW Liao, YJ Xu, J Cai… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Rotating disk electrode (RDE) system is a widely applied technique for investigating the
kinetics of these reactions limited by poor mass transfer, eg, for reactions involving gaseous …