Faceted Branched Nickel Nanoparticles with Tunable Branch Length for High-Activity Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Biomass.

Authors :: Poerwoprajitno AR
Gloag L
Watt J
Cychy S
Cheong S
Kumar PV
Benedetti TM
Deng C
Wu KH
Marjo CE
Huber DL
Muhler M
Gooding JJ
Schuhmann W
Wang DW
Tilley RD
Source :: Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) [Angew Chem Int Ed Engl] 2020 Sep 01; Vol. 59 (36), pp. 15487-15491. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 13.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Controlling the formation of nanosized branched nanoparticles with high uniformity is one of the major challenges in synthesizing nanocatalysts with improved activity and stability. Using a cubic-core hexagonal-branch mechanism to form highly monodisperse branched nanoparticles, we vary the length of the nickel branches. Lengthening the nickel branches, with their high coverage of active facets, is shown to improve activity for electrocatalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), as an example for biomass conversion.<br /> (© 2020 The Authors. Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.)

Subjects :: Biomass
Catalysis
Furaldehyde chemistry
Oxidation-Reduction
Particle Size
Surface Properties
Furaldehyde analogs & derivatives
Metal Nanoparticles chemistry
Nickel chemistry

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