Microwave-assisted synthesis of ZIF-9@xGO composites as cooperative electrocatalysts for electro-oxidation of benzyl alcohols coupled with H2 production
- 20 November 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Vol. 12 (1) , 233-246
Abstract
We report microwave assisted rapid synthesis of ZIF-9 nanocrystals. ZIF-9@xGO composites displayed selective electrocatalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohols (benzoic acid yield 84%, faradaic efficiency 88%) together with high H2 production (273 mmol g−1 h−1).Keywords
Funding Information
- Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India (CRG/2022/002812)
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