Publications by authors named "Yuhki Yui"
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- Aqueous formic acid dehydrogenation (FAD) is important for producing hydrogen, a clean energy source, using Pd-based catalysts that convert formic acid to hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
- Researchers conducted experiments varying reactant concentrations and modifying Pd with Ag to study the FAD rates and their correlation with the catalyst's open-circuit potential (OCP).
- Findings revealed that lower OCP values corresponded with higher FAD rates, while catalyst performance decreased over time, showing a linear relationship between FAD rate and OCP during decay, linking thermal and electrocatalytic processes.
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- The study investigates how controlling the electrochemical potential of catalysts can improve their performance by reducing the coverage of adsorbed substances such as CO, which inhibits catalytic reactions.
- Using aqueous CO oxidation as a model, researchers found that applying an anodic potential significantly increased the rate of CO formation by five times compared to traditional methods.
- The findings suggest a universal approach to enhance thermal catalysis through electrochemical tuning, showing promising results across various metal catalysts and offering potential for more environmentally friendly reaction processes.
Electrochemical sodium deposition/dissolution behaviors in propylene carbonate-based electrolyte solution were observed by means of in situ light microscopy. First, granular sodium was deposited at pits in a sodium electrode in the cathodic process. Then, the sodium particles grew linearly from the electrode surface, becoming needle-like in shape.
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