Tuning the Product Selectivity of C2H6 Electrolysis Using a Core-Shell-Structured Ni@NiO-Modified Anode in a Ceramic Electrochemical Reactor

Shixian Zhang, Wang Sun*, Chunming Xu*, Lihong Zhang, Rongzheng Ren, Jinshuo Qiao, Zhenhua Wang, David Rooney*, Kening Sun

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Abstract

The electrocatalytic oxidation dehydrogenation of ethane in ceramic reactors is considered to achieve efficient conversion of clean energy and high-value-added products. Herein, an anode material consisting of an in situ exsolution of core-shell-structured Ni@NiO nanoparticles (Sr3Fe1.4Ni0.1Ti0.5O7−δ-Ni@NiO, SFNTO-Ni@NiO) is designed and utilized as the ceramic electrochemical reactor anode. The designed interface architecture at the nanoscale of the electrode reveals an obvious enhancement that the supplement of oxygen species and gas adsorption dehydrogenation process of ethane at the anodes and NiO with reduced oxygen activity on the surface of Ni@NiO nanoparticles prevent ethylene reoxidation, realizing the highest ethane conversion of 44.3% with ethylene selectivity 92.7% at 1.8 V at atmospheric pressure and 800 °C. As such, the proposed electrochemical dehydrogenation process and material structural design strategy look highly promising when developing conversion of fuels in a clean energy mode.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2289-2299
Number of pages11
JournalACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
Volume12
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Feb 2024

Keywords

  • Ni@NiO
  • ceramic electrochemical reactor
  • core−shelled structure
  • electrooxidative dehydrogenation
  • ethane
  • ethylene

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Zhang, S., Sun, W., Xu, C., Zhang, L., Ren, R., Qiao, J., Wang, Z., Rooney, D., & Sun, K. (2024). Tuning the Product Selectivity of C2H6 Electrolysis Using a Core-Shell-Structured Ni@NiO-Modified Anode in a Ceramic Electrochemical Reactor. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 12(6), 2289-2299. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c06739