Amino Acid Electrosynthesis with Oxygen Vacancy-Mediated CeO₂ Nanocrystals: Facet Effect and Catalytic Mechanism.

ABSTRACT: Amino acids are widely used in food, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals, presenting significant societal demand, and the artificial synthesis of amino acids is an important yet challenging task. Through electrocatalytic C-N coupling, the synthesis of amino acids from biomass α-keto acids and waste nitrate under mild aqueous conditions has become a green and alternative strategy. Rare-earth-based materials, due to their unique 4f orbitals and tunable crystal facets, often serve as potential resource-rich catalysts. However, their structure-performance relationship in C-N coupling for amino acids synthesis remains unclear. Therefore, eight rare-earth-based catalysts were screened in this work and CeO₂ was chosen as an appropriate model catalyst for the mechanism investigation on t

SUBMITTER: Shao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12041952 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature