English

PtRuAgCoNi High-Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles for High-Efficiency Electrocatalytic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

• Yan Yang ^1, ,
• Bowen He ^1, ,
• Hualong Ma ^1, ,
• Sen Yang ^2, ,
• Zhouhong Ren ^1, ,
• Tian Qin ^1, ,
• Fagui Lu ^1, ,
• Liwen Ren ^2, ,
• Yixiao Zhang ^1, ,
• Tianfu Wang ^{2, ,} ,
• Xi Liu ^{1, ,} ,
• Liwei Chen ^{1, ,}

• 1.

  School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, In-situ Center for Physical Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

• 2.

  School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

Corresponding author: Tianfu Wang, tfwang@sjtu.edu.cn Xi Liu, liuxi@sjtu.edu.cn Liwei Chen, lwchen2018@sjtu.edu.cn

• Received Date: 29 January 2022
  Accepted Date: 15 March 2022
  Revised Date: 12 March 2022
  Available Online: 15 December 2022
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Abstract: Electrocatalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is considered one of the most environment friendly, economical, and efficient methods for synthesizing 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), which is a promising bio-based precursor of polyethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate. In this study, we synthesized PtRuAgCoNi high-entropy alloy nanoparticles, with an average diameter of approximately 9 nm, using a solvothermal method. The synthesized nanoparticles displayed a core-shell microstructure, in which Co, Ru, Ag, and Ni were distributed over the entire core-shell microstructure of each nanoparticle, while Pt was mainly concentrated in the shell structure. A two-step method, including small-molecule substitution and low-temperature calcination, was used to remove the surfactant from the synthesized nanoparticles without changing the structure and composition of the nanoparticles. After being deposited on a carbon support, the high-entropy alloy nanoparticles, with or without surfactants, exhibited better catalytic performance in the electrocatalytic oxidation of HMF to FDCA than the commercial Pt/C catalyst. The removal of surfactants after calcination at 185 ℃ can further improve electrocatalytic performance, suggesting promising application prospects of high-entropy alloy nanoparticles in electrocatalysis and green chemistry.

Key words:
• High entropy alloy
•  /  Surfactant
•  /  Solvothermal synthesis
•  /  Electrocatalytic oxidation
•  /  5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
•  /  2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid

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