Issue 5, 2023

A MOF-derived Co3O4/nitrogen-doped carbon composite for chlorine-assisted production of ethylene oxide

Abstract

Ethylene oxide (EO) is one of the most crucial materials in plastic industries. The traditional catalytic process requires high temperature and pressure to produce EO. A chlorine-assisted system has been reported to produce EO, but it required noble metal catalysts, which significantly increased the cost. In this work, a MOF-derived Co3O4/nitrogen-doped carbon composite (Co3O4/NC) prepared through a two-step calcination method exhibited remarkable chlorine evolution reaction (ClER) activity as compared with a commercial RuO2 catalyst, which can be attributed to the higher specific surface area and lower resistance of its porous structure and nitrogen-doped carbon. Furthermore, the Co3O4/NC maintained a stable potential and a high faradaic efficiency throughout the 10-hour electrolysis test.

Graphical abstract: A MOF-derived Co3O4/nitrogen-doped carbon composite for chlorine-assisted production of ethylene oxide

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Nov 2022
Accepted
03 Feb 2023
First published
06 Feb 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Green Chem., 2023,25, 1982-1990

A MOF-derived Co3O4/nitrogen-doped carbon composite for chlorine-assisted production of ethylene oxide

T. Li, H. Liu, J. Yu, Y. Chen, W. Huang and W. Li, Green Chem., 2023, 25, 1982 DOI: 10.1039/D2GC04508G

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