The development of heterogeneous catalysts to affect the activation of recalcitrant biomolecules has applications for biomass processing, biomass fuel cells, and wastewater remediation. We demonstrate that a cobalt oxygen evolution catalyst (Co-OEC) can catalyze the oxidation of carbon feedstocks completely to CO₂. A quantitative analysis of the product distribution from the oxidative degradation of the C₂ compound, ethylene glycol, is elaborated and a reaction sequence is proposed. The Co-OEC is also found to be competent for oxidatively degrading C₂₊ compounds, including glucose and lignin, to carbon dioxide at consequential Faradaic efficiencies.

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氧化钴磷酸盐催化剂对多碳基材的氧化降解

影响催化性难降解生物分子活化的非均相催化剂的开发已应用于生物质处理，生物质燃料电池和废水修复。我们证明，钴氧释放催化剂（Co-OEC）可以催化碳原料完全氧化为CO ₂。详细阐述了由C ₂化合物（乙二醇）的氧化降解引起的产物分布的定量分析，并提出了反应顺序。还发现，Co-OEC具有相应的法拉第效率，可将包括葡萄糖和木质素在内的C ₂₊化合物氧化降解为二氧化碳。