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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

PtBiCoAgSn Multi-Component Alloy Electrocatalysts Enhancing the Oxidation of Ethylene Glycol to Value-Added C2 Products.

Si-Tong Chen, Lin Wang, Hai-En Hou, Kang-Shuo Wang, Zhou Lan, Yao-Yue Yang, Wen-Bin Cai

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Si-Tong ChenKey Laboratory of General Chemistry of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, School of Chemistry and Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Lin WangKey Laboratory of General Chemistry of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, School of Chemistry and Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Hai-En HouKey Laboratory of General Chemistry of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, School of Chemistry and Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Kang-Shuo WangKey Laboratory of General Chemistry of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, School of Chemistry and Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Zhou LanKey Laboratory of General Chemistry of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, School of Chemistry and Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Yao-Yue YangKey Laboratory of General Chemistry of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, School of Chemistry and Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4573-9437
Wen-Bin CaiShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0500-4791

Funding

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for University Students, Southwest Minzu University 202410656049National Natural Science Foundation of China 22172121
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Abstract

Ethylene glycol oxidation (EGOR) transforms waste plastic-derived chemicals into high-value products, representing an upcycling strategy that enhances resource efficiency. Pt-based electrocatalysts have shown promise for oxidizing ethylene glycol (EG) to high-value glycolic acid (GA), but they still suffer from high Pt usage, limited activity and stability, and poor low-potential selectivity. In this work, we report a highly dispersed PtBiCoAgSn multi-component alloy (MCA) electrocatalyst (denoted as MCA-PtBiCoAgSn) with outstanding catalytic activity and deactivation resistance, demonstrating a remarkable EGOR mass activity of 16.65 A mgPt-1 at 0.76 V vs. RHE, which is 8-fold higher than that of commercial Pt/C (2.03 A mgPt-1). Also, it can maintain an EGOR current density of 4.89 A mgPt-1 after an extended long-term stability test. Additionally, it shows superior Faradaic efficiency (FE) for C2 products compared to Pt/C across the potential window of 0.5~0.9 V vs. RHE, with the FE of GA being up to 91% at a very low potential of 0.5 V vs. RHE. Moreover, in situ electrochemical infrared spectroscopy in a thin-layer configuration confirmed that EGOR proceeds via the C2 pathway on MCA-PtBiCoAgSn surfaces. This work may provide new insights into the design of high-efficiency and low-cost EGOR catalysts.

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C2 pathwayethylene glycol oxidation reactionglycolic acidmulti-component alloysplatinum-based catalysts

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PMID41097294
PMCPMC12526256

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