电化学增强催化的研究进展

电化学增强催化(EPOC)通过电化学方式可在线控制化学反应进程,施加较小的电流或电势可以引起催化反应速率、产物产率或选择性有显著的变化,是近30年来电化学领域最令人激动的发现,对催化和电化学具有重大影响。本研究综述EPOC机理、研究应用进展,建议进一步研究EPOC的方向和技术路线。研究了EPOC型燃料电池堆反应器(MEPR),探索其传递特性、调控机制,有望获得基础性、前瞻性、战略性的科技成果。随着燃料电池的发展,催化膜成本将进一步降低,催化效率将显著提高,这种新型反应器最终将能满足工业规模化生产要求。

RESEARCH PROGRESS OF ELECTROCHEMICAL PROMOTION OF CATALYSIS

Electrochemical promotion of catalysis （EPOC） makes the chemical reaction process be online controlled, in which a smaller current or potential is applied to cause significant changes for catalytic reaction rate, product yield or selectivity of chemical reaction, so it is the most exciting discovery in the field of electrochemistry during the last 30 years, and has a significant impact on the catalytic and electrochemistry. The mechanisms and research progresses of EPOC are reviewed, the further direction and technology roadmap of EPOC study are indicated in this paper. The research of monolithic electrochemical promotion reactor （MEPR）, to explore the transfer characteristics and the regulatory mechanism, would get some of fundamental, forward-looking and strategic technological achievements. But with the development of fuel cells, catalytic membrane costs will be further reduced, the catalytic efficiency will also be significantly improved, this new type of reactor will eventually be able to meet the requirements of industrial scale production.