A tandem electro‐thermocatalysis platform for practical hydrogen peroxide‐mediated oxygenation reactions at high rates
Abstract Hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) is a platform green oxidant for high‐value chemical synthesis, but its centralized production hinders its widespread use in a safe manner. Here, we describe a practical tandem electro‐thermochemical H 2 O 2 ‐mediated oxygenation platform for the synthesis of various high‐value oxygen‐containing compounds. The integration of solid‐electrolyte H 2 O 2 electrosynthesis with heterogeneous zeolite thermocatalysis enables atom‐efficient oxygenations without the need for downstream electrolytes or catalysts separation. A spatially decoupled tandem system integrating aqueous H 2 O 2 electrosynthesis with nonaqueous thermocatalysis offers independent optimization capabilities, thus maximizing the overall space–time yield (STY). With microfluidic packed‐bed intensification for heterogeneous thermocatalysis, this tandem system achieved H 2 O 2 ‐mediated oxygenation of thioesters to sulfoxide at a high current density (300 mA cm −2 ) and STY (7.07 mmol cm −3 h −1 ). Furthermore, the platform's broad applicability was showcased with titanium‐silicalite‐1 zeolite catalyzed olefin epoxidation and cyclohexanone oxime synthesis, underscoring its potential for diverse catalytic oxygenation applications.
Authors
- Yiming Mo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7031-1133)
- Menglu Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6598-5205)
- Ting Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5058-9195)
- Huijie Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0661-1323)
- Jianbo Shao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9347-563X)
- Yan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3120-3011)
Institutions
- Zhejiang Lab (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AIChE Journal
- Published
- 2025-06-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.18930
- Primary Topic
- Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Key Research and Development Program of China