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Evaluating the native oxide of titanium as an electrocatalyst for oxalic acid reduction†

Halilu Sale,ab   Zeliha Ertekin,ac   Paula L. Lalaguna,a   Malcolm Kadodwala ORCID logo a  and  Mark D. Symes ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ Glasgow, UK
E-mail: mark.symes@glasgow.ac.uk

b Energy Commission of Nigeria, Plot 701c, Garki-Abuja, Nigeria

c Hacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Beytepe, 06800 Ankara, Turkey

Abstract

Herein, we show that unmodified titanium electrodes bearing the naturally-forming native TixOy coating display superior activity for the electroreduction of oxalic acid to glyoxylic acid and glycolic acid compared to Ti-based electrodes that have been deliberately modified for this purpose, in terms of both oxalic acid conversion and overall yields of reduced products.

Graphical abstract: Evaluating the native oxide of titanium as an electrocatalyst for oxalic acid reduction

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CC01176G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Mar 2024
Accepted
10 May 2024
First published
10 May 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article

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Evaluating the native oxide of titanium as an electrocatalyst for oxalic acid reduction

H. Sale, Z. Ertekin, P. L. Lalaguna, M. Kadodwala and M. D. Symes, Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D4CC01176G

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