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The electrochemical oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMFOR) in alkaline electrolyte is a promising strategy for producing high-value chemicals from biomass derivatives. However, the disproportionation of aldehyde groups under strong alkaline conditions and the polymerization of HMF to form humic substances can impact the purity of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) products. The use of neutral electrolytes offers an alternative environment for electrolysis, but the lack of OH− ions in the electrolyte often leads to low current density and low yields of FDCA. In this study, a sandwich-structured catalyst, consisting of Ru clusters confined between unilamellar MnO2 nanosheets (S-Ru/MnO2), was used in conjunction with an electrochemical pulse method to realize the electrochemical conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into FDCA in neutral electrolytes. Pulse electrolysis and the strong electron transfer between Ru clusters and MnO2 nanosheets help maintain Ru in a low oxidation state, ensuring high activity. The increased *OH generation led to a groundbreaking current density of 47 mA/cm2 at 1.55 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and an outstanding yield rate of 98.7 % for FDCA in a neutral electrolyte. This work provides a strategy that combines electrocatalyst design with an electrolysis technique to achieve remarkable performance in neutral HMFOR.

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• Creative Commons BY-NC-ND Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
  

Keyword: Electrocatalysts, Nanostructure, Electrochemical pulse

Date published: 2024-09-12

Publisher: Elsevier BV

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• Science Bulletin (ISSN: 20959273) vol. 70 issue. 2 p. 193-202

Funding:

• National Natural Science Foundation of China 22122901
• National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFA1504200

Manuscript type: Author's version (Accepted manuscript)

MDR DOI: https://doi.org/10.48505/nims.5335

First published URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2024.09.013

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