TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysing the relationship between the fields of thermo- and electrocatalysis taking hydrogen peroxide as a case study
AU - Fortunato, Guilherme V.
AU - Pizzutilo, Enrico
AU - Katsounaros, Ioannis
AU - Göhl, Daniel
AU - Lewis, Richard J.
AU - Mayrhofer, Karl J. J.
AU - Hutchings, Graham J.
AU - Freakley, Simon J.
AU - Ledendecker, Marc
N1 - Funding Information:
G.V.F. gratefully acknowledges financial support by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP – grants #2017/10118-0 and #2019/04421-7), K.J.J.M. and M.L. acknowledge the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) of Germany in the framework of POREForm (project number 0 03ETB027G) for funding. S.J.F. acknowledges the award of a Prize Research Fellowship from the University of Bath. M.L. acknowledges the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in the framework of NanoMatFutur (SynKat) for financial support (project number 03XP0265). We would like to thank MAXNET Energy for financial support.
PY - 2022/4/13
Y1 - 2022/4/13
N2 - Catalysis is inherently driven by the interaction of reactants, intermediates and formed products with the catalyst’s surface. In order to reach the desired transition state and to overcome the kinetic barrier, elevated temperatures or electrical potentials are employed to increase the rate of reaction. Despite immense efforts in the last decades, research in thermo- and electrocatalysis has often preceded in isolation, even for similar reactions. Conceptually, any heterogeneous surface process that involves changes in oxidation states, redox processes, adsorption of charged species (even as spectators) or heterolytic cleavage of small molecules should be thought of as having parallels with electrochemical processes occurring at electrified interfaces. Herein, we compare current trends in thermo- and electrocatalysis and elaborate on the commonalities and differences between both research fields, with a specific focus on the production of hydrogen peroxide as case study. We hope that interlinking both fields will be inspiring and thought-provoking, eventually creating synergies and leverage towards more efficient decentralized chemical conversion processes.
AB - Catalysis is inherently driven by the interaction of reactants, intermediates and formed products with the catalyst’s surface. In order to reach the desired transition state and to overcome the kinetic barrier, elevated temperatures or electrical potentials are employed to increase the rate of reaction. Despite immense efforts in the last decades, research in thermo- and electrocatalysis has often preceded in isolation, even for similar reactions. Conceptually, any heterogeneous surface process that involves changes in oxidation states, redox processes, adsorption of charged species (even as spectators) or heterolytic cleavage of small molecules should be thought of as having parallels with electrochemical processes occurring at electrified interfaces. Herein, we compare current trends in thermo- and electrocatalysis and elaborate on the commonalities and differences between both research fields, with a specific focus on the production of hydrogen peroxide as case study. We hope that interlinking both fields will be inspiring and thought-provoking, eventually creating synergies and leverage towards more efficient decentralized chemical conversion processes.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41467-022-29536-6
DO - 10.1038/s41467-022-29536-6
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 35418132
AN - SCOPUS:85128229909
SN - 2041-1723
VL - 13
JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
IS - 1
M1 - 1973
ER -