Recent Progress on Carbonaceous Material Engineering for Electrochemical Hydrogen Peroxide Generation

Abstract

Electrochemical synthesis of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) provides a clean and safe technology for large-scale H₂O₂ production. The core of this project is the development of highly active and highly selective catalysts. Recent studies demonstrate that carbonaceous materials are favorable catalysts because of their low-cost and tunable surface structures. This brief review first summarizes the strategies of carbonaceous material engineering for selective two-electron O₂ reduction reaction and discusses potential mechanisms. In addition, several device designs using carbonaceous materials as catalysts for H₂O₂ production are introduced. Finally, research directions are proposed for practical application and performance improvement.

Keywords

Hydrogen peroxide / Carbonaceous materials / Heteroatom doping / Device design

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