Industrial‐Grade H <sub>2</sub> O <sub>2</sub> Electrosynthesis via N/O‐Doped Hierarchically Porous Carbon Nanoreactors with Remarkable Yield and Stability
Abstract The two‐electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e – ORR) enables sustainable electrochemical production of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), providing a green alternative to the traditional anthraquinone process. Herein, we report N/O dual‐doped hierarchically porous carbon nanoreactors (N/O‐HPCNs) derived from ZIF‐8 via a facile one‐step pyrolysis. The optimized catalyst achieves ∼90% H 2 O 2 selectivity over a wide potential range in 0.10 M KOH. Crucially, in a flow cell, N/O‐HPCNs deliver an industrial‐grade current density of 200 mA cm −2 with 92.8% Faradaic efficiency and a remarkable H 2 O 2 yield of 17.3 mol g −1 h −1 , while maintaining > 80% Faraday efficiency for 100 h. Finite element simulations confirm that hierarchical pores enhance mass transfer and reduce H 2 O 2 residence time, while DFT calculations elucidate the distinct roles of N doping for activity and oxygen functional groups in promoting 2e – ORR selectivity. This work provides a scalable strategy for sustainable H 2 O 2 production.
Authors
- Chenyang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4639-8571)
- Huijuan Jing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1627-9803)
- Zhong‐Shuai Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1851-4803)
- Hongnan Du
- Cheng Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4543-7591)
- Zichen Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1036-4401)
- Jian Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0095-8978)
- Tianyi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2624-7146)
- Haitao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3740-571X)
- Zhongwei Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8916-1614)
- Yunyun Xu
- Xiaolu Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8449-7653)
Institutions
- Harbin University (CN)
- Fuyang Normal University (CN)
- Harbin Engineering University (CN)
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Inner Mongolia University (CN)
- University of Surrey (GB)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Heilongjiang University (CN)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie
- Published
- 2025-10-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202519013
- Primary Topic
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00