A review of recent progress on electrocatalysts toward efficient glycerol electrooxidation

Alaba, Peter Adeniyi and Lee, Ching Shya and Abnisa, Faisal and Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine and Cognet, Patrick and Pérès, Yolande and Wan Daud, Wan Mohd Ashri (2021) A review of recent progress on electrocatalysts toward efficient glycerol electrooxidation. Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 37 (7). pp. 779-811. ISSN 0167-8299, DOI https://doi.org/10.1515/revce-2019-0013.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/revce-2019-0013

Abstract

Glycerol electrooxidation has attracted immense attention due to the economic advantage it could add to biodiesel production. One of the significant challenges for the industrial development of glycerol electrooxidation process is the search for a suitable electrocatalyst that is sustainable, cost effective, and tolerant to carbonaceous species, results in high performance, and is capable of replacing the conventional Pt/C catalyst. We review suitable, sustainable, and inexpensive alternative electrocatalysts with enhanced activity, selectivity, and durability, ensuring the economic viability of the glycerol electrooxidation process. The alternatives discussed here include Pd-based, Au-based, Ni-based, and Ag-based catalysts, as well as the combination of two or three of these metals. Also discussed here are the prospective materials that are yet to be explored for glycerol oxidation but are reported to be bifunctional (being capable of both anodic and cathodic reaction). These include heteroatom-doped metal-free electrocatalysts, which are carbon materials doped with one or two heteroatoms (N, B, S, P, F, I, Br, Cl), and heteroatom-doped nonprecious transition metals. Rational design of these materials can produce electrocatalysts with activity comparable to that of Pt/C catalysts. The takeaway from this review is that it provides an insight into further study and engineering applications on the efficient and cost-effective conversion of glycerol to value-added chemicals.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Acidic media; Alkaline media; Electrocatalyst; Glycerol electrooxidation; Platinum
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering > Department of Chemical Engineering
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 16 Feb 2022 07:32
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2022 07:32
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/26173

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