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Raw Biomass Electroreforming Coupled to Green Hydrogen Generation

Abstract

Despite the tremendous progress of coupling organic electrooxidation with hydrogen generation in a hybrid electrolysis, electroreforming of raw biomass coupled to green hydrogen generation has not been reported yet due to the rigid polymeric structures of raw biomass. Herein, we electrooxidize the most abundant natural amino biopolymer chitin to acetate with over 90% yield in hybrid electrolysis. The overall energy consumption of electrolysis can be reduced by 15% due to the thermodynamically and kinetically more favorable chitin oxidation over water oxidation. In obvious contrast to small organics as the anodic reactant, the abundance of chitin endows the new oxidation reaction excellent scalability. A solar-driven electroreforming of chitin and chitin-containing shrimp shell waste is coupled to safe green hydrogen production thanks to the liquid anodic product and suppression of oxygen evolution. Our work thus demonstrates a scalable and safe process for resource upcycling and green hydrogen production for a sustainable energy future.

Funding source: Nanyang Technological University under NAP award (M408050000), Singapore Ministry of Education Tier 1 program (2018-T1-001-051), and A*STAR Science & Engineering Research Council AME IRG funding (A1983c0029).
Related subjects: Production & Supply Chain
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2021-03-31
2024-03-29
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