A Direct Formaldehyde Fuel Cell for CO2-Emission Free Co-generation of Electrical Energy and Valuable Chemical/Hydrogen
Dr. Yang Yang
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518060 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorXuexian Wu
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Munir Ahmad
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Fengzhan Si
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Shujing Chen
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Chunhua Liu
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Yan Zhang
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Pingshan Translational Medicine Center, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Lei Wang
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Jiujun Zhang
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, 350108 Fuzhou, China
Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Science, Shanghai University, 200444 Shanghai, China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Jing-Li Luo
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
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Prof. Xian-Zhu Fu
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Yang Yang
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518060 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorXuexian Wu
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Munir Ahmad
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Fengzhan Si
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Shujing Chen
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Chunhua Liu
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Yan Zhang
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Pingshan Translational Medicine Center, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Lei Wang
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Jiujun Zhang
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, 350108 Fuzhou, China
Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Science, Shanghai University, 200444 Shanghai, China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Jing-Li Luo
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Prof. Xian-Zhu Fu
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Electrocatalytic Materials, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518055 Shenzhen, China
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Converting carbon-based molecular fuels into electricity efficiently and cleanly without emitting CO2 remains a challenge. Conventional fuel cells using noble metals as anode catalysts often suffer performance degradation due to CO poisoning and a host of problems associated with CO2 production. This study provides a CO2-emission-free direct formaldehyde fuel cell. It enables a flow of electricity while producing H2 and valuable formate. Unlike conventional carbon-based molecules electrooxidation, formaldehyde 1-electron oxidation is performed on the Cu anode with high selectivity, thus generating formate and H2 without undergoing CO2 pathway. In addition, the fuel cell produces 0.62 Nm3 H2 and 53 mol formate per 1 kWh of electricity generated, with an open circuit voltage of up to 1 V and a peak power density of 350 mW cm−2. This study puts forward a zero-carbon solution for the efficient utilization of carbon-based molecule fuels that generates electricity, hydrogen and valuable chemicals in synchronization.
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