Metal compound based catalysts for electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide and linear paired electrochemical valorization of biomass-derived feedstocks

An electrochemical cell comprising an acidic catholyte, a cathode immersed in the catholyte, an acidic anolyte, and an anode immersed in the anolyte,

• wherein the cathode comprises a two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e− ORR) electrocatalyst comprised of a metal chalcogenide and the catholyte comprises oxygen (O2), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), hydroxyl radical (·OH), a regenerable metal ion, and a first biomass-derived feedstock, and wherein the anolyte comprises a second biomass-derived feedstock.