Investigation of the Electrocatalytic reduction of simple ketones in alkaline media

Electrochemical energy storage in organic compounds has gained increasing interest recently. In particular, ketones and their secondary alcohols can serve as an electrochemical liquid organic hydrogen carrier (EC-LOHC) due to the possibility of selective oxidation of the hydrogen-rich counterpart. T...

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Main Authors: Axel Marth, Julia Piehler, Matthew Brodt, Maximilian Maier, Simon Thiele
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Electrochemistry Communications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1388248125000190
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description Electrochemical energy storage in organic compounds has gained increasing interest recently. In particular, ketones and their secondary alcohols can serve as an electrochemical liquid organic hydrogen carrier (EC-LOHC) due to the possibility of selective oxidation of the hydrogen-rich counterpart. This study examines the possibility of hydrogenating ketones (acetone, 2-butanone, 2-pentanone) in alkaline media (KOH) and shows the influence of aliphatic side-chain length on the surface coverage of the polycrystalline platinum catalyst in an H-cell. This is done by performing linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and cyclovoltammetry (CV). LSVs reveal similar onset potentials for the ketone reduction reaction, and the influence of onsetting hydrogen evolution reaction and its dependency on surface coverage in the voltage range below 0 V vs. RHE. Furthermore, it reports increased faradaic efficiency (FE) in alkaline media in comparison to acidic media.
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spelling doaj-art-a650352207524780a34bc62bd64fcaec2025-08-20T02:17:05ZengElsevierElectrochemistry Communications1388-24812025-03-0117210788010.1016/j.elecom.2025.107880Investigation of the Electrocatalytic reduction of simple ketones in alkaline mediaAxel Marth0Julia Piehler1Matthew Brodt2Maximilian Maier3Simon Thiele4Helmholtz-Institut Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IET-2) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Cauerstr. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, 91058 Erlangen, GermanyHelmholtz-Institut Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IET-2) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Cauerstr. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, 91058 Erlangen, GermanyHelmholtz-Institut Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IET-2) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Cauerstr. 1, 91058 Erlangen, GermanyHelmholtz-Institut Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IET-2) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Cauerstr. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, 91058 Erlangen, GermanyHelmholtz-Institut Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IET-2) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Cauerstr. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; Corresponding author at: Helmholtz-Institut Erlangen-, Nürnberg, GermanyElectrochemical energy storage in organic compounds has gained increasing interest recently. In particular, ketones and their secondary alcohols can serve as an electrochemical liquid organic hydrogen carrier (EC-LOHC) due to the possibility of selective oxidation of the hydrogen-rich counterpart. This study examines the possibility of hydrogenating ketones (acetone, 2-butanone, 2-pentanone) in alkaline media (KOH) and shows the influence of aliphatic side-chain length on the surface coverage of the polycrystalline platinum catalyst in an H-cell. This is done by performing linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and cyclovoltammetry (CV). LSVs reveal similar onset potentials for the ketone reduction reaction, and the influence of onsetting hydrogen evolution reaction and its dependency on surface coverage in the voltage range below 0 V vs. RHE. Furthermore, it reports increased faradaic efficiency (FE) in alkaline media in comparison to acidic media.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1388248125000190
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Investigation of the Electrocatalytic reduction of simple ketones in alkaline media
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