journal article·2026-06

Industrial H 2 O 2 Electrosynthesis in Neutral Saltwater Over Polythiophene‐Modulated Edge‐Nickel Sites in Conductive Metal‐Organic‐Framework

Haochen Meng, Zhiyuan Sang, Qiao Jiang, Jing Wang, Hao Rao, Lin Wang, De'an Yang, Lichang Yin, Yuqian Qiao, Feng Hou, Ji Liang

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 36· Issue 50
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Abstract

ABSTRACT Electrochemical hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) synthesis in neutral saltwater holds promise for medical sterilization and marine remediation, but is limited by the scarcity of catalysts combining high selectivity and industrial‐current capability. Here, we report a polythiophene‐modulated strategy to activate the edge‐nickel sites in the conductive metal‐organic framework (Ni‐HHTP) for efficient H 2 O 2 electrosynthesis via two‐electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e − ORR). The polythiophene with sufficient oxygen‐containing species in situ coordinated with the edge Ni‐sites in Ni‐HHTP to form a penta‐coordinated Ni‐O 5 configuration, thus tailoring the electronic structure of nickel centers and optimizing the 2e − ORR activity and selectivity. Meanwhile, Ni‐HHTP possesses a well‐defined porous architecture, in which polythiophene is incorporated and significantly enhances its electronic conductivity, favoring rapid reaction kinetics. Thus, the resulting catalyst achieves over 90% H 2 O 2 selectivity in simulated seawater (3.6 wt.% NaCl), and operates stably at an industrial current density of 250 mA cm −2 . When integrated into a solar‐driven system, there is still an average Faradaic efficiency of ∼100% for H 2 O 2 electrosynthesis, as well as a solar‐to‐H 2 O 2 conversion efficiency of 12.8%. This work demonstrates the precise activation of metal sites in conductive metal‐organic frameworks via polymer modulation, offering a practical avenue for industrial‐scale H 2 O 2 electrosynthesis under neutral conditions.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced oxidation water treatment · Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion · Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

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Affiliations

Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology of Ministry of Education School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin China

Shenyang National Laboratory For Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Science Shenyang China

School of Materials Science and Engineering Nankai University Tianjin China

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