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Recent advances in electrochemical water oxidation to produce hydrogen peroxide: A mechanistic perspective

Recent advances in electrochemical water oxidation to produce hydrogen peroxide: A mechanistic perspective
Recent advances in electrochemical water oxidation to produce hydrogen peroxide: A mechanistic perspective

Electrochemical production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has recently gained traction as a green alternative to the unsustainable anthraquinone auto-oxidation process and the high-risk direct synthesis route. While the two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e- ORR) toward H2O2 has been covered extensively in the literature, the unorthodox two-electron water oxidation reaction (2e- WOR) remains far less popular, due to the thermodynamic unfavorability of the pathway. Nonetheless, the 2e- WOR constitutes a coveted procedure as it enables the electro-generation of H2O2 solely from water. A thorough understanding of the reaction mechanism, including all intermediates and competing reaction routes, is essential for the fabrication of electrocatalysts, and assembly of electrochemical reactors, capable of greater H2O2 production rates with an optimal efficiency. This review focuses exclusively on the 2e- WOR to electrochemically produce H2O2. A summary of all prevailing water oxidation mechanisms is presented, supported with computational and experimental data, and key challenges and limitations that require attention are addressed.

Electrocatalyst, Electrochemical production, Hydrogen peroxide, Metal oxides, Reaction mechanism, Water oxidation reaction
2168-0485
76-91
Mavrikis, Sotirios
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Perry, Samuel
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Leung, Pui ki K
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Wang, Ling
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Ponce De Leon Albarran, Carlos
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Mavrikis, Sotirios
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Perry, Samuel
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Leung, Pui ki K
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Wang, Ling
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Ponce De Leon Albarran, Carlos
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Mavrikis, Sotirios, Perry, Samuel, Leung, Pui ki K, Wang, Ling and Ponce De Leon Albarran, Carlos (2021) Recent advances in electrochemical water oxidation to produce hydrogen peroxide: A mechanistic perspective. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9 (1), 76-91. (doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c07263).

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Abstract

Electrochemical production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has recently gained traction as a green alternative to the unsustainable anthraquinone auto-oxidation process and the high-risk direct synthesis route. While the two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e- ORR) toward H2O2 has been covered extensively in the literature, the unorthodox two-electron water oxidation reaction (2e- WOR) remains far less popular, due to the thermodynamic unfavorability of the pathway. Nonetheless, the 2e- WOR constitutes a coveted procedure as it enables the electro-generation of H2O2 solely from water. A thorough understanding of the reaction mechanism, including all intermediates and competing reaction routes, is essential for the fabrication of electrocatalysts, and assembly of electrochemical reactors, capable of greater H2O2 production rates with an optimal efficiency. This review focuses exclusively on the 2e- WOR to electrochemically produce H2O2. A summary of all prevailing water oxidation mechanisms is presented, supported with computational and experimental data, and key challenges and limitations that require attention are addressed.

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Accepted/In Press date: 18 December 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 18 December 2020
Published date: 11 January 2021
Additional Information: Funding Information: The University of Southampton is part of the CO-based electrosynthesis of ethylene oxide (COEXIDE) project consortium, which receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme in co-operation with the sustainable process industry through resource and energy efficiency (SPIRE) initiative under Grant Agreement No. 768789. 2 2 Publisher Copyright: © 2021 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Electrocatalyst, Electrochemical production, Hydrogen peroxide, Metal oxides, Reaction mechanism, Water oxidation reaction

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Local EPrints ID: 446966
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/446966
ISSN: 2168-0485
PURE UUID: 734cd72a-7bdb-446a-a29f-d0d641a545d8
ORCID for Samuel Perry: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6263-6114
ORCID for Ling Wang: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2894-6784
ORCID for Carlos Ponce De Leon Albarran: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1907-5913

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Date deposited: 01 Mar 2021 17:30
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 04:02

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Author: Sotirios Mavrikis
Author: Samuel Perry ORCID iD
Author: Pui ki K Leung
Author: Ling Wang ORCID iD

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