Polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1) enhances hydrogen peroxide production at Gii-Sens graphene foam electrodes

Maisa Azevedo Beluomini, Yu Wang, Lina Wang, Mariolino Carta, Neil B. McKeown, Simon M. Wikeley, Tony D. James, Pablo Lozano-Sanchez, Marco Caffio, Nelson Ramos Stradiotto, Maria Valnice Boldrin Zanoni, Frank Marken*

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Abstract / Description of output

3D-graphene foam electrodes (Gii-Sens) immersed in a phosphate buffer solution of pH 7 are shown to generate hydrogen peroxide at a significantly faster rate in the presence of a nanoparticulate polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1). The effect is demonstrated to be associated at least in part with oxygen binding into PIM-1 under triphasic conditions. The release of the oxygen at the electrode|solution interface quadruples H2O2 production. Generator–collector experiments are performed with a graphene foam disk generator and a platinum disk electrode collector to allow in situ detection of hydrogen peroxide and oxygen.

Original languageEnglish
Article number107394
JournalElectrochemistry communications
Volume143
Early online date17 Nov 2022
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 17 Nov 2022

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Catalysis
  • Disinfection
  • Generator–collector voltammetry
  • Graphene
  • Hydrogen peroxide

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