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. 2024 Feb 27;15(13):4723–4756. doi: 10.1039/d4sc00546e

The summaries of electrocatalytic hydrogenation, hydrogenolysis and other reduction reactions of furan compounds.

Substrate Catalysts Electrolyte Concentration (mM) Potential (V vs. RHE) Conversion (%) Product/Sel. (%) FE (%) Ref.
FF 15%-Cu/NC900 1.0 M KOH (pH = 13.6) 30 −0.25 99 FFA, 100 95 152
FF Cu 0.1 M Na2CO3–NaHCO3 100 −0.57 71 FFA, 87 148
FF Cu1/PC Acetate buffer (pH = 5) 40 −0.75 FFA, — 90 143
FF Ag60Pd40 0.2 M potassium phosphate buffer (pH 6.9) 100 −0.5 18 FFA, — 96 158
FAL (FF) MoS2-DMA 0.05 M Na2B4O7 solution (pH 9.18) 35 −0.25 FFA, >95 86.3 159
FF Cu3P/CFC 1 M KOH (pH = 14) 50 1.4 (cell voltage) 99 FA, 100 >95 160
FF NP-Cu 0.2 M PBS 50 −1.5 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) 77 FFA, 96 95 161
HMF Cu(OH)2-ER/CF 0.1 M KOH 50 −0.15 98.5 BHMF, 100 92.3 137
HMF 15%-Cu/NC900 1.0 M KOH (pH = 13.6) 30 −0.25 81 BHMF, 94 152
HMF Aggd 0.5 M borate buffer (pH = 9.2) 20 −0.56 37 BHMF, 99 99 146
HMF Ag/C 0.5 M sodium borate buffer (pH = 9.2) 20 −0.56 42 BHMF, 90 95 149
HMF AgCu 0.5 M borate buffer (pH = 9.2) 20 −0.56 53 BHMF, 87 95 156
HMF Ag/Cu foam 0.5 M sodium borate buffer (pH = 9.2) 20 −0.51 90 BHMF, >99 94 154
HMF Ag/Cu foam 0.5 M sodium borate buffer (pH = 9.2) 50 −0.51 99 BHMF, 83 85 154
HMF Ag/Cu foam 0.5 M sodium borate buffer (pH = 9.2) 100 −0.51 99 BHMF, 68 70 154
HMF Ag/Cu GD 0.5 M borate buffer (pH = 9.2) 50 −0.51 99 BHMF, 87 85 157
HMF Ru1Cu 0.5 M PBS (pH = 7.0) 20 −0.3 87.3 DHMF, 97.5 85.6 25
HMF Ru1Cu 0.5 M PBS (pH = 7.0) 50 −0.5 92.4 DHMF, 97.0 89.5 25
HMF Ru1Cu 0.5 M PBS (pH = 7.0) 100 −0.5 97.1 DHMF, 89.7 88.0 25
HMF MoS2-DMA 0.5 M sodium borate buffer (pH = 9.2) 35 −0.25 30 DHMF, >99 75 159
HMF OD-Ag (H-cell) 0.5 M sodium borate buffer (pH = 9.2) 20 −0.56 37 BHMF, 91.7 56.2 162
FF Cu 0.5 M H2SO4 30 MF, 80 163
FF Cu/Cu-400 nm 0.5 M H2SO4 100 −0.8 MF, — 73 164
−0.65 64
FF Cu1/PC Acetate buffer (pH 5) 40 −0.9 MF, — 60 143
FF CuPd0.021/C 0.1 M acetic solution (pH 2.9) 40 −0.58 MF, — 75 165
FF Ni–Cu 0.5 M H2SO4 (pH 0.5) 40 10 mA cm−2 MF, — 59 140
FF Carbon paper 0.1 M KOH (pH 13) 100 −0.41 HDF, ∼100 93 166
FF Pd black 1 M H2SO4 0.1 M (membrane reactor) 200 mA cm−2, 1 h 100 MTHF, 76 167
HMF CuNi 0.2 M sulfate buffer (pH 2) 2 g L−1 −0.46 DMF, 91.1 88 168
HMF Pd SA/TiO2 1 M PBS (pH 6.8) 20 −0.6 62.3 DMF, 90.3 ∼60 169
HMF TiO2 1 M PBS (pH 6.8) 20 −0.6 BHH, 70.2 169
HMF CuO/Fe2O3/CF 0.1 M KOH (pH = 13) 10 10 mA cm−2 72 MFA, ∼28 84 170
HMF Ni 0.5 M BBS (pH 9.2) 20 −0.4 40.4 MFA, 17.8 145
HMF Pd/VN/CF 0.2 M HClO4 10 20 mA, 45 min >90 BHMTHF, >88 >86 98
HMF Zn 0.2 M sulfate buffer (pH 2.0) 20 −0.89 HD, 72.4 81.6 171