Citation: Yunan Yi, Junshan Li, Chunhua Cui. Trimetallic FeCoNi disulfide nanosheets for CO₂-emission-free methanol conversion[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2022, 33(2): 1006-1010. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.07.005 shu

Trimetallic FeCoNi disulfide nanosheets for CO₂-emission-free methanol conversion

Yunan Yi ^{a, c} ,
Junshan Li ^a ,
Chunhua Cui ^{a, b, *,}

a.
Molecular Electrochemistry Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
b.
Yangtza Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
c.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore

chunhua.cui@uestc.edu.cn

Received Date: 21 May 2021
Revised Date: 19 June 2021
Accepted Date: 2 July 2021
Available Online: 9 July 2021

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The electrocatalytic methanol conversion is of importance in direct methanol fuel cell, biomass reforming, and hydrogen generation. To achieve a "carbon-neutral" target, CO₂ byproducts derived from biofuels should be mitigated. In contrast to the complete oxidation of methanol to CO₂, the selective oxidation of methanol to formate is a CO₂-emission-free route without the generation of toxic CO intermediates. Herein, we present a highly active catalyst based on transition-metal disulfide nanosheet arrays supported on Ni foam for methanol conversion. Through composition screening, we find that the FeCoNi disulfide nanosheet exhibits a highly efficient and selective methanol-to-formate conversion. The surface reconstruction of this catalyst allows us to produce 0.66 mmol cm⁻² h⁻¹ of formate at low potential (1.40 V) with high faradaic efficiency of > 98%. This work offers a substantial composition tuning strategy to construct noble-metal-free active multi-metal sites for CO₂-emission-free conversion of methanol to value-added formate.
- Nanosheet,
- Trimetallic catalyst,
- Transition-metal sulfide,
- Electrocatalysis,
- Methanol oxidation,
- Formate
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