Post by PHOENIX HEU

🔬 Can we make hydrogen production more energy-efficient while simultaneously generating valuable chemicals? #PHOENIX's latest publication in #ChemistryofMaterials from Prashanth Menezes's group at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin dives deep on how the composition and surface chemistry of self-supported Ni-based catalysts can be tailored to drive both efficient oxygen evolution and selective ethylene glycol oxidation. The catalyst engineering not only improves activity but also controls product selectivity: ✅ Fe-modified catalysts showed excellent OER performance and high formate selectivity. ✅ Pd-modified catalysts steered the reaction toward glycolate with remarkable efficiency. ✅ Operando surface reconstruction and oxidation-state dynamics were found to be central to catalytic performance and selectivity. Beyond the specific catalyst system, this work highlights a broader opportunity for sustainable electrolysis: replacing the conventional oxygen evolution reaction with value-added organic oxidation reactions, potentially lowering energy consumption while producing useful chemicals from waste-derived feedstocks. 📄 Read the paper: https://lnkd.in/e4g8EPDp #Electrocatalysis #Hydrogen #GreenHydrogen #Electrochemistry #Catalysis #MaterialsScience #SustainableChemistry #CircularEconomy #EnergyMaterials