Hydrogen peroxide as sustainable fuel: Electrocatalysts for production with a solar cell and decomposition with a fuel cell

Abstract

Hydrogen peroxide was electrochemically produced by reducing oxygen in an aqueous solution with [Co(TCPP)] as a catalyst and photovoltaic solar cell operating at 0.5 V. Hydrogen peroxide thus produced is utilized as a fuel for a one-compartment fuel cell with Ag-Pb alloy nanoparticles as the cathode. © 2010 The Royal Society of Chemistry.