Development of ordered mesoporous carbon-based electrodes for the electrocatalytic oxidation of furfural
Paola Lanzafame
The electrocatalytic valorization of furfural, a key biomass-derived platform molecule, offers a sustainable pathway for the synthesis of value-added chemicals under mild conditions. In this study, we report the development and application of nanostructured carbon-based electrodes, synthesized via a hard templating approach using SBA-15 silica and carbon precursors (furfuryl alcohol, FA, and glycerol, GLY), for the electro-oxidation of furfural. The resulting ordered mesoporous carbons (OMCFA an