Conversion of alcohol into added-value products. a mechanistic study on single crystal electrodes

• Grant number: 14/24438-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• Start date: February 01, 2015
• End date: January 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Germano Tremiliosi Filho
• Grantee: Amanda Cristina Garcia
• Supervisor: Marc Koper
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química de São Carlos (IQSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands
• Associated to the scholarship: 12/10856-7 - Investigation of the mechanism of glycerol electro-oxidation on metallic nanoparticles, BP.PD

Abstract

Electrocatalysis is the study of the effect of the nature of the electrode material on the adsorption and the kinetics of electron transfer between the electrode and the reactant molecule (heterogeneous process). The breaking and formation of chemical bonds in the reactant molecule and/or intermediate reaction are controlled, among other factors, by the adsorption strength with the metal surface. The study of conversion of organic molecules, like glycerol and sorbitol, has been conducted by using of electrochemical techniques coupled with in situ FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) and online HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography). However, the mechanism involved in this reaction is still in early phase. Thus, the study of the mechanism of this reaction and the development of materials with higher electrocatalytic activity and selective are extremely important. In this proposal we will investigate the mechanism of the reaction involved during the conversion of glycerol to dihydroxyacetone and sorbitol to glucose/fructose. It will be used Pt and Au single crystal to understand the relation between the nature of the electrode material on the adsorption of the intermediates on the mechanism of the reactions. The products of the reaction will be investigated by online high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and by in situ Fourier transform infrared (FTIR). (AU)

Scientific publications

(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)

GARCIA, AMANDA C.; KOLB, MANUEL J.; VAN NIEROP Y SANCHEZ, CHRIS; VOS, JAN; BIRDJA, YUVRAJ Y.; KWON, YOUNGKOOK; TREMILIOSI-FILHO, GERMANO; KOPER, MARC T. M.. Strong Impact of Platinum Surface Structure on Primary and Secondary Alcohol Oxidation during Electro-Oxidation of Glycerol. ACS CATALYSIS, v. 6, n. 7, p. 4491-4500, JUL 2016. (14/24438-8)

GARCIA, AMANDA C.; BIRDJA, YUVRAJ Y.; TREMILIOSI-FILHO, GERMANO; KOPER, MARC T. M.. Glycerol electro-oxidation on bismuth-modified platinum single crystals. JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS, v. 346, p. 117-124, FEB 2017. (12/10856-7, 14/24438-8)