Industrial-Scale Electrosynthesis of Amino Acids from the Air via a Molecular Ligand-Engineered Bismuth Catalyst

Suisheng Li; Peisen Liao; Yuhao Zhang; Zhiyuan Yang; Jiacheng Li; Tao You; Runan Xiang; Xupeng Qin; Qi Yu; Qinghua Liu; Jun Li; Guangqin Li

doi:10.1021/jacs.6c16565

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Industrial-Scale Electrosynthesis of Amino Acids from the Air via a Molecular Ligand-Engineered Bismuth Catalyst

Suisheng Li, Peisen Liao, Yuhao Zhang, Zhiyuan Yang, Jiacheng Li, Tao You, Runan Xiang, Xupeng Qin, Qi Yu, Qinghua Liu, Jun Li, Guangqin Li

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Here, we report a molecular ligand-engineered bismuth catalyst (L-Bi) prepared via in situ electroreduction of bismuth metal–organic frameworks, achieving a record 93% Faradaic efficiency for glycine synthesis from simulated plasma-oxidized air and glyoxylic acid at a current density of 100 mA cm–2.

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Appeared: Saturday, September 26. Journal of the American Chemical Society. Peer-reviewed journal.

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c16565

Industrial-Scale Electrosynthesis of Amino Acids from the Air via a Molecular Ligand-Engineered Bismuth Catalyst

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