Perovskite oxides for the continuous and/or simultaneous production of energy and/or dense energy carriers

• Grant number: 20/04431-0
• Support Opportunities: Program for Research on Bioenergy (BIOEN) - Regular Program Grants
• Start date: August 01, 2021
• End date: October 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Pablo Sebastián Fernández
• Grantee: Pablo Sebastián Fernández
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The depletion of fossil-fuels and the increase in the populations concerns about the climate changes stimulate the development of greener and sustainable energy sources. Glycerol is a co-product of the synthesis of biodiesel. The continuous increase in the production of biodiesel have generated a large glycerol surplus, lowering its price dramatically. Polyols like glycerol, can be converted to several value-added products. Thus, this molecule has become an option to feed the anode of an electrolizer where it can be oxidized to one or more products. Besides, the cathode of the device can be feed with water generating high purity hydrogen. CO2 is one of the principal molecules responsible for the climate changes, but it can be also considered as raw material for fuel production through electrochemical reduction. Thus, in place of feeding the anode of the electrolizer with glycerol and the cathode with water, the latter can be substituted by CO2 to produce alcohols and/or hydrocarbons. Several materials have been evaluated as (photo)electrocatalyst for these reactions. The literature shows excellent results for glycerol oxidation and hydrogen formation but mainly in catalyst based on noble metals. On the other hand, even if many materials have been used for CO2 reduction, there is any material able to produce large quantity of products (high currents) and with high selectivity. Thus, it is important to look for materials based on abundant and cheap elements. Perovskite oxides have demonstrated good results for the oxygen evolution reaction emerging as interesting alternatives to noble metals. Hence, this work intends to evaluate the use of perovskite oxides with partial substitution at site A and B as (photo)electrocatalyst for glycerol oxidation and CO2 reduction. Therefore, perovskites oxides will be synthesized, characterized by XRD, TEM, XPS, TGA and ICP and further evaluated by electrochemical methods as electrocatalyst for these reactions. The reaction pathway will be determined by FTIR in situ and online HPLC. Finally, we will select the perovskites with the best performances in conventional electrochemical experiments to be used in microfluidic (photo)electrochemical devices to produce continuously and concomitantly energy and/or several value-added molecules. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

SOFFIATI, GABRIELA; YUKUHIRO, VICTOR Y.; RAJU, SWATHI P.; DE SOUZA, MATHEUS B. C.; MARQUEZINI, LEONARDO; DA SILVA, EDISON Z.; FERNANDEZ, PABLO S.; SAN-MIGUEL, MIGUEL A.. Electro-Oxidation of Polyols on Bi-Modified Pt in Acidic Media (HCl (TM) O-4). Understanding Activity and Selectivity Trends. CHEMCATCHEM, v. N/A, p. 13-pg., 2023-04-07. (17/11986-5, 17/26105-4, 16/23891-6, 20/04431-0, 13/07296-2, 16/01365-0)

SANTIAGO, PATRICIA V. B.; RAJU, SWATHI P.; AKKIRAJU, KARTHIK; VICENTE, RAFAEL A.; DA SILVA, MARIANE A.; YUAN, SHUAI; ZANCHET, DANIELA; SHAO-HORN, YANG; FERNANDEZ, PABLO S.. Perovskite Oxides as an Opportunity to Systematically Study the Electrooxidation of Alcohols and Polyols on Materials Based on Abundant Elements: Learning from the Experience Using Pure Metals and Metallic Oxides in Electrocatalysis. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS, v. 6, n. 13, p. 27-pg., 2023-06-23. (17/11986-5, 20/04431-0)

AMARAL, MURILO M.; YUKUHIRO, VICTOR Y.; VICENTINI, RAFAEL; PETERLEVITZ, ALFREDO C.; DA SILVA, LEONARDO M.; FERNANDEZ, PABLO; ZANIN, HUDSON. Direct observation of the CO2 formation and C-H consumption of carbon electrode in an aqueous neutral electrolyte supercapacitor by in-situ FTIR and Raman. JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY, v. 71, p. 9-pg., 2022-08-01. (16/25082-8, 17/11958-1, 18/20756-6, 20/04431-0, 17/11986-5, 14/02163-7, 18/02713-8, 20/04281-8)

AMARAL, MURILO M.; REAL, CARLA G.; YUKUHIRO, VICTOR Y.; DOUBEK, GUSTAVO; FERNANDEZ, PABLO S.; SINGH, GURPREET; ZANIN, HUDSON. In situ and operando infrared spectroscopy of battery systems: Progress and opportunities. JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY, v. 81, p. 20-pg., 2023-03-31. (20/04431-0, 17/11958-1, 14/02163-7)

BONATO, LUIZ GUSTAVO; DAL POGGETTO, GUILHERME; MORAL, RAPHAEL FERNANDO; DE CARVALHO VALE, BRENER RODRIGO; GERMINO, JOSE CARLOS; ALMEIDA, DIOGO BURIGO; SANTIAGO, PATRICIA; FERNANDEZ, PABLO SEBASTIAN; TORMENA, CLAUDIO FRANCISCO; PADILHA, LAZARO A.; et al. Photostability of amine-free CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals under continuous UV illumination. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C, v. 11, n. 24, p. 12-pg., 2023-03-06. (20/10246-0, 21/13262-0, 17/11986-5, 20/16077-6, 18/15574-6, 19/22576-8, 19/25765-6, 20/04431-0)

LUO, HUI; YUKUHIRO, VICTOR Y.; FERNANDEZ, PABLO S.; FENG, JINGYU; THOMPSON, PAUL; RAO, RESHMA R.; CAI, RONGSHENG; FAVERO, SILVIA; HAIGH, SARAH J.; DURRANT, JAMES R.; et al. Role of Ni in PtNi Bimetallic Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen and Value-Added Chemicals Coproduction via Glycerol Electrooxidation. ACS CATALYSIS, v. 12, n. 23, p. 15-pg., 2022-11-10. (17/11986-5, 20/04431-0)