Selective electrochemical oxidation of biomass and waste plastic at higher current densities for simultaneous hydrogen generation through hybrid water electrolysis.

ABSTRACT: The electrochemical oxidation of lignocellulose and plastic waste has been considered a clean and reliable strategy to produce feedstocks for various chemicals and fuels. In this study, we tackle the challenging selective oxidation of various lignocellulose and mixed biodegradable and bio-nondegradable plastics by targeting the oxidative cleavage of the specific C(OH)-C moiety. A monometallic Ni(O)O-H electrocatalyst was used for valorization of cellulose-based biomass, a series of lignin-based model complexes, lignin-derived secondary alcohols (KA oil), and mixed plastic waste based on the catalyst's O-H bond dissociation free energy. The catalyst performs remarkably well to selectively oxidize cellulose and lignin-based model complexes like HMF and PED with excellent yield at a higher cu

SUBMITTER: Behera S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12723260 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature