Frustrated Lewis Pairs Boosting Electrochemical Production of Hydrogen Peroxide on Bi‐TiO <sub>2−x</sub> Nanocatalysts

Abstract Electrocatalytic two‐electron oxygen reduction (2e − ORR) offers an environmentally friendly route for H 2 O 2 production, yet faces challenges in O 2 activation and *OOH intermediate stabilization. Here, Bi‐TiO 2−x nanocatalysts are introduced featuring frustrated Lewis acid‐base pairs (FLPs) active sites, where the Bi single atoms with electron‐deficient characteristics serve as Lewis acidic (LA) sites and the O atoms surrounding the oxygen vacancy (O V ) act as Lewis basic (LB) sites. The Bi‐TiO 2−x catalyst exhibits high H 2 O 2 selectivity up to 96.5%. Furthermore, in a flowing electrolytic cell, the H 2 O 2 selectivity reaches 93.9% with a yield of 1.56 mol g catalyst −1 h −1 at −50 mA cm −2 and is able to maintain a stable reaction for 54 h. Theoretical calculations and in situ spectroscopic analyses indicate that the FLPs structure can effectively promote the dissociation of H 2 O and the activation of O 2 during the reaction, provide protons for the subsequent reaction, and facilitate the formation of *OOH intermediates. The coupling system of 2e − ORR with ethylene glycol oxidation significantly improves the selectivity of H 2 O 2 to 98.9% and the yield to 3.02 mol g catalyst −1 h −1 , meanwhile, the anode simultaneously produces formic acid as a co‐product, which improves the utilization of system resources.

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Advanced Functional Materials
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2025-04-30
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202504833
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8
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Covalent Organic Framework Applications
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Abstract Electrocatalytic two‐electron oxygen reduction (2e − ORR) offers an environmentally friendly route for H 2 O 2 production, yet faces challenges in O 2 activation and *OOH intermediate stabilization. Here, Bi‐TiO 2−x nanocatalysts are introduced featuring frustrated Lewis acid‐base pairs (FLPs) active sites, where the Bi single atoms with electron‐deficient characteristics serve as Lewis acidic (LA) sites and the O atoms surrounding the oxygen vacancy (O V ) act as Lewis basic (LB) sites. The Bi‐TiO 2−x catalyst exhibits high H 2 O 2 selectivity up to 96.5%. Furthermore, in a flowing electrolytic cell, the H 2 O 2 selectivity reaches 93.9% with a yield of 1.56 mol g catalyst −1 h −1 at −50 mA cm −2 and is able to maintain a stable reaction for 54 h. Theoretical calculations and in situ spectroscopic analyses indicate that the FLPs structure can effectively promote the dissociation of H 2 O and the activation of O 2 during the reaction, provide protons for the subsequent reaction, and facilitate the formation of *OOH intermediates. The coupling system of 2e − ORR with ethylene glycol oxidation significantly improves the selectivity of H 2 O 2 to 98.9% and the yield to 3.02 mol g catalyst −1 h −1 , meanwhile, the anode simultaneously produces formic acid as a co‐product, which improves the utilization of system resources.

Advanced Functional MaterialsVol. 35(41)
East China University of Science and Technology (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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