TY - JOUR
T1 - Low-Temperature Direct Electrochemical Methanol Reforming Enabled by CO-Immune Mo-based Hydrogen Evolution Catalysts
AU - Bau, Jeremy
AU - Rueping, Magnus
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2021-05-03
Acknowledgements: The research reported in this study was supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.
PY - 2021/4/29
Y1 - 2021/4/29
N2 - Hydrogen storage in the form of intermediate artificial fuels such as methanol is important for future chemical and energy applications, and the electrochemical regeneration of hydrogen from methanol is thermodynamically favorable compared to direct water splitting. However, CO produced from methanol oxidation can adsorb to H 2 evolution catalysts and drastically reduce catalyst activity. In this study, we report and explore the origins of CO immunity in Mo-containing H 2 evolution catalysts. Unlike conventional catalysts such as Pt or Ni, Mo-based catalysts display remarkable immunity to CO poisoning. The origin of this behavior in NiMo appears to arise from the apparent inability of CO to bind Mo in electrocatalytic conditions, with mechanistic consequences for the HER in these systems. This specific property of Mo-based HER catalysts makes them ideal in environments where poisons may be present.
AB - Hydrogen storage in the form of intermediate artificial fuels such as methanol is important for future chemical and energy applications, and the electrochemical regeneration of hydrogen from methanol is thermodynamically favorable compared to direct water splitting. However, CO produced from methanol oxidation can adsorb to H 2 evolution catalysts and drastically reduce catalyst activity. In this study, we report and explore the origins of CO immunity in Mo-containing H 2 evolution catalysts. Unlike conventional catalysts such as Pt or Ni, Mo-based catalysts display remarkable immunity to CO poisoning. The origin of this behavior in NiMo appears to arise from the apparent inability of CO to bind Mo in electrocatalytic conditions, with mechanistic consequences for the HER in these systems. This specific property of Mo-based HER catalysts makes them ideal in environments where poisons may be present.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/669040
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/chem.202100876
U2 - 10.1002/chem.202100876
DO - 10.1002/chem.202100876
M3 - Article
C2 - 33913578
SN - 0947-6539
JO - Chemistry – A European Journal
JF - Chemistry – A European Journal
ER -