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Tong H, Zheng X, Qi M, Li D, Zhu J, Jiang D. Synergistically coupled CoMo/Fe 2O 3 electrocatalyst for highly efficient and stable overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 676:837-846. [PMID: 39067219 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.07.180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Constructing bifunctional non-precious metal electrocatalysts with advanced industrial value and excellent electrocatalytic performance to achieve efficient overall water splitting is important but difficult. Herein, a heterogeneous electrocatalyst comprising of CoMo alloys anchored Fe2O3 nanosheets was prepared by hydrothermal and electrodeposition methods. The strongly coupled interfaces between the CoMo alloys and Fe2O3 nanosheets promote charge redistribution, which could improve electron transfer efficiency and accelerate reaction kinetics, potentially optimizing reactant adsorption energy. Further density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the construction of CoMo/Fe2O3/NF heterostructured catalyst facilitates to promote interfacial charge redistribution and enhance charge transfer capacity, thus boosting the catalytic performance. Benefiting from this, the optimal CoMo/Fe2O3/NF heterostructure demonstrates a minimal overpotential of 71 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for the HER and 266 mV at 50 mA cm-2 for the OER. Remarkably, the catalyst served as a bifunctional electrode for water splitting, resulting in a cell voltage down to 1.5 V at a current density of 10 mA cm-2. This research provides an effective way for the construction of non-precious iron oxides-based bifunctional electrocatalysts using alloy/metal oxide interfacial engineering strategy.
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- Huamei Tong
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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Tran TTN, Le TA, Dinh NTT, Hai ND, Truong TK, Yu J, Peng L, Nguyen CC, Tran NQ. Crystalline Ru-Decorated MOF-Derived Amorphous CoMo-LDH Nanosheet Arrays as Bifunctional Catalysts for Overall Natural Seawater Electrolysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:53675-53687. [PMID: 39315970 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c09232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/25/2024]
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The construction of an amorphous/crystalline heterostructure of MOF-derived electrocatalysts offers an intriguing pathway to improve hydrogen production efficiency, but it has received little attention. Here, we report crystalline Ru-decorated MOF-derived amorphous CoMo-LDH nanosheet arrays as highly active and robust bifunctional electrocatalysts for natural seawater electrolysis. Benefiting from the abundant interfaces, the Ru-CoMo-LDH catalyst exhibits excellent activity toward OER under fresh and natural seawater, in particular; it requires only 257 and 406 mV overpotential at 10 and 500 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH + Seawater, outperforming the benchmark RuO2. In addition, this electrocatalyst is an eminently active and stable HER in various electrolytes, emphasizing its outstanding bifunctional capability. Strikingly, in full-cell overall water splitting in natural seawater test, Ru-CoMo-LDH ∥ Pt/C exhibits superior electrochemical behavior (i.e., overpotential of 1.5545 and 1.731 V to obtain the current density of 10 and 200 mA cm-2, respectively) and high stability. These excellent electrocatalytic activities highlighted the synergistic effects of intimated amorphous/crystalline junctions, which provide a rich population of exposed active sites and enhance electron transport. This, in turn, lowers the adsorption energy barrier of intermediates, leading to improved performance. Our work proves that designing an amorphous/crystalline heterointerface is a promising platform for further enhancing the hydrogen generation efficiency.
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- Thuy Tien Nguyen Tran
- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanbat National University (HBNU), 125 Dongseo-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34158, Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Rare Earths, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341119, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Rare Earths, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341119, PR China
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
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- Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
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Abouelnaga AM, Mansour AM, Abou Hammad AB, El Nahrawy AM. Optimizing magnetic, dielectric, and antimicrobial performance in chitosan-PEG-Fe 2O 3@NiO nanomagnetic composites. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 260:129545. [PMID: 38272427 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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There is a growing interest in eco-friendly and cost-effective organic-inorganic nanocomposites due to their alignment with the principles of "green" chemistry, as well as their biocompatibility and non-toxicity. This study focused on producing Chitosan-PEG-Fe2O3@NiO nanomagnetic composites to improve the stability, dielectric properties, and antimicrobial effectiveness of these nanocomposite materials. The process involved synthesizing Fe2O3@NiO via sol-gel and polymerizing chitosan-PEG. The nanocomposites were characterized by XRD, TEM, FTIR, optical, dielectric, and VSM. Incorporating Fe2O3@NiO significantly improved stability, and the interaction with Fe2O3 during the sol-gel process facilitated the formation of NiFe2O4 with an increase in the crystallinity within the chitosan-PEG matrix. The study examined optical and dielectric properties, highlighting that the 3 NiO-doped chitosan-PEG-Fe2O3 composites had high electrical conductivity (1.8 ∗ 10-3 S/cm) and a significant dielectric constant (106 at low frequencies). As the ratio of NiO NPs within the chitosan-PEG-Fe2O3 increases, the energy band gap of chitosan-PEG-Fe2O3 films decreases up to 3.7 eV. This decrease is owing to the quantum confinement effect. These composites also demonstrated improved antimicrobial activity against E. coli and S. aureus and higher activity in the presence of nanomagnetic particles. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of CS-PEG-Fe2O3/NiO NPs against (Bacillus cereus, M. luteus, S. aureus and (S. enterica, H. pylori, E. coli) were (22-35 mm) and (21-34 mm), respectively.
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- Amel Mohamed Abouelnaga
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Jazan University, P.O. Box 114, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Solid-State Physics Department, Physics Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Solid-State Physics Department, Physics Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Solid-State Physics Department, Physics Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt.
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Corbin J, Jones M, Lyu C, Loh A, Zhang Z, Zhu Y, Li X. Challenges and progress in oxygen evolution reaction catalyst development for seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production. RSC Adv 2024; 14:6416-6442. [PMID: 38380239 PMCID: PMC10877674 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra08648h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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Production of green hydrogen on a large scale can negatively impact freshwater resources. Therefore, using seawater as an electrolyte in electrolysis is a desirable alternative to reduce costs and freshwater reliance. However, there are limitations to this approach, primarily due to the catalyst involved in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In seawater, the OER features sluggish kinetics and complicated chemical reactions that compete. This review first introduces the benefits and challenges of direct seawater electrolysis and then summarises recent research into cost-effective and durable OER electrocatalysts. Different modification methods for nickel-based electrocatalysts are thoroughly reviewed, and promising electrocatalysts that the authors believe deserve further exploration have been highlighted.
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- Jack Corbin
- Renewable Energy Group, Department of Engineering, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus Cornwall TR10 9FE UK
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- Renewable Energy Group, Department of Engineering, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus Cornwall TR10 9FE UK
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- Renewable Energy Group, Department of Engineering, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus Cornwall TR10 9FE UK
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- Renewable Energy Group, Department of Engineering, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus Cornwall TR10 9FE UK
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- Renewable Energy Group, Department of Engineering, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus Cornwall TR10 9FE UK
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- Department of Engineering, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Streatham Campus Exeter EX4 4PY UK
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- Renewable Energy Group, Department of Engineering, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus Cornwall TR10 9FE UK
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Yang X, He X, He L, Chen J, Zhang L, Liu Q, Cai Z, Yang C, Sun S, Zheng D, Farouk A, Hamdy MS, Ren Z, Sun X. A Hierarchical CuO Nanowire@CoFe-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheet Array as a High-Efficiency Seawater Oxidation Electrocatalyst. Molecules 2023; 28:5718. [PMID: 37570688 PMCID: PMC10420605 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28155718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Seawater electrolysis has great potential to generate clean hydrogen energy, but it is a formidable challenge. In this study, we report CoFe-LDH nanosheet uniformly decorated on a CuO nanowire array on Cu foam (CuO@CoFe-LDH/CF) for seawater oxidation. Such CuO@CoFe-LDH/CF exhibits high oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalytic activity, demanding only an overpotential of 336 mV to generate a current density of 100 mA cm-2 in alkaline seawater. Moreover, it can operate continuously for at least 50 h without obvious activity attenuation.
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- Xiya Yang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637009, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637009, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China;
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China (C.Y.)
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China (C.Y.)
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China (C.Y.)
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China (C.Y.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia; (A.F.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia; (A.F.)
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637009, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China (C.Y.)
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Huang M, Zhang H, Wang D, Zhang Q, Zeng J, Yang L, Dong Y, Kong A, Zhang J. Non‐noble metal Fe
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Ma K, Chang X, Wang Z, Deng R, Wu X, Yang H. Tunable d-band center of a NiFeMo alloy with enlarged lattice strain enhancing the intrinsic catalytic activity for overall water-splitting. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:5843-5854. [PMID: 36861662 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr07150a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Developing efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) under alkaline conditions is prospective for reducing energy consumption during water electrolysis. In this work, we successfully synthesized nanocluster structure composites composed of NiFeMo alloys with controllable lattice strain by the electrodeposition method at room temperature. The unique structure of NiFeMo/SSM (stainless steel mesh) facilitates the exposure of abundant active sites and promotes mass transfer and gas exportation. The NiFeMo/SSM electrode exhibits a low overpotential of 86 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for the HER and 318 mV at 50 mA cm-2 for the OER, and the assembled device reveals a low voltage of 1.764 V at 50 mA cm-2. Moreover, both the experimental results and theoretical calculations reveal that the dual doping of Mo and Fe can induce the tunable lattice strain of nickel, which in turn changes the d-band center and electronic interaction of the catalytically active site, and finally enhances the HER and OER catalytic activity. This work may provide more options for the design and preparation of bifunctional catalysts based on non-noble metals.
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- Kewen Ma
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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Zheng Y, Yu D, Xu W, Zhang K, Ma K, Guo X, Lou Y, Hu M. Robust FeCoP nanoparticles grown on a rGO-coated Ni foam as an efficient oxygen evolution catalyst for excellent alkaline and seawater electrolysis. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:3493-3500. [PMID: 36846870 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03857a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Electrochemical water splitting is a potential green hydrogen energy generation technique. With the shortage of fresh water, abundant seawater resources should be developed as the main raw material for water electrolysis. However, since the precipitation reaction of chloride ions in seawater will compete with the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and corrode the catalyst, seawater electrolysis is restricted by the decrease in activity, low stability, and selectivity. Rational design and development of efficient and stable catalysts is the key to seawater electrolysis. Herein, a high-activity bimetallic phosphide FeCoP, grown on a reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-protected Ni Foam (NF) substrate using FeCo Prussian Blue Analogue (PBA) as a template, was designed for application in alkaline natural seawater electrolysis. The OER activity confirmed that the formed FeCoP@rGO/NF has high electrocatalytic performance. In 1 M KOH and natural alkaline seawater, the overpotential was only 257 mV and 282 mV under 200 mA cm-2, respectively. It also demonstrated long-term stability up to 200 h. Therefore, this study provides new insight into the application of PBA as a precursor of bimetallic phosphide in the electrolysis of seawater at high current density.
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- Yingping Zheng
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China. .,Analysis and Testing Center, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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- Analysis and Testing Center, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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- Analysis and Testing Center, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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- Hefei Technology College, Hefei 238000, P. R. China
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Shin S, Wi TU, Kong TH, Park C, Lee H, Jeong J, Lee E, Yoon S, Kim TH, Lee HW, Kwon Y, Song HK. Selectively Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution within Nanoscopic Channels Fitting a Specific Reaction Intermediate for Seawater Splitting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206918. [PMID: 36567426 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Abundant availability of seawater grants economic and resource-rich benefits to water electrolysis technology requiring high-purity water if undesired reactions such as chlorine evolution reaction (CER) competitive to oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are suppressed. Inspired by a conceptual computational work suggesting that OER is kinetically improved via a double activation within 7 Å-gap nanochannels, RuO2 catalysts are realized to have nanoscopic channels at 7, 11, and 14 Å gap in average (dgap ), and preferential activity improvement of OER over CER in seawater by using nanochanneled RuO2 is demonstrated. When the channels are developed to have 7 Å gap, the OER current is maximized with the overpotential required for triggering OER minimized. The gap value guaranteeing the highest OER activity is identical to the value expected from the computational work. The improved OER activity significantly increases the selectivity of OER over CER in seawater since the double activation by the 7 Å-nanoconfined environments to allow an OER intermediate (*OOH) to be doubly anchored to Ru and O active sites does not work on the CER intermediate (*Cl). Successful operation of direct seawater electrolysis with improved hydrogen production is demonstrated by employing the 7 Å-nanochanneled RuO2 as the OER electrocatalyst.
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- Seokmin Shin
- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Korea
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- Ulsan Advanced Energy Technology R&D Center, KIER, Ulsan, 44776, Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Korea
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Farhan A, Arshad J, Rashid EU, Ahmad H, Nawaz S, Munawar J, Zdarta J, Jesionowski T, Bilal M. Metal ferrites-based nanocomposites and nanohybrids for photocatalytic water treatment and electrocatalytic water splitting. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 310:136835. [PMID: 36243091 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Photocatalytic degradation is one of the most promising technologies available for removing a variety of synthetic and organic pollutants from the environmental matrices because of its high catalytic activity, reduced energy consumption, and low total cost. Due to its acceptable bandgap, broad light-harvesting efficiency, significant renewability, and stability, Fe2O3 has emerged as a fascinating material for the degradation of organic contaminants as well as numerous dyes. This study thoroughly reviewed the efficiency of Fe2O3-based nanocomposite and nanomaterials for water remediation. Iron oxide structure and various synthetic methods are briefly discussed. Additionally, the electrocatalytic application of Fe2O3-based nanocomposites, including oxygen evolution reaction, oxygen reduction reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, and overall water splitting efficiency, was also highlighted to illustrate the great promise of these composites. Finally, the ongoing issues and future prospects are directed to fully reveal the standards of Fe2O3-based catalysts. This review is intended to disseminate knowledge for further research on the possible applications of Fe2O3 as a photocatalyst and electrocatalyst.
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- Ahmad Farhan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, China
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, PL-60695, Poznan, Poland
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, PL-60695, Poznan, Poland.
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, PL-60695, Poznan, Poland.
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Kitiphatpiboon N, Chen M, Feng C, Zhou Y, Liu C, Feng Z, Zhao Q, Abudula A, Guan G. Modification of spinel MnCo2O4 nanowire with NiFe-layered double hydroxide nanoflakes for stable seawater oxidation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 632:54-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.11.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Wang J, Zhang Y, Zhang W, Zhao Q, Li J, Liu G. Constructing sulfide/phosphide heterostructure boosts the activity of iron-manganese bimetallic electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction at large current densities. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Li M, Li Y, Wang J, Zhong Q. Bifunctional petal-like carbon-nitrogen covered NiFeOx/ Nickel foam nanohybrid electrocatalyst for efficient overall water splitting. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Haq TU, Haik Y. Strategies of Anode Design for Seawater Electrolysis: Recent Development and Future Perspective. SMALL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202200030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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- Tanveer ul Haq
- Sustainable Energy Engineering Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering Texas A&M University Kingsville TX 78363-8202 USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE
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Recent Advances on Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Evolution Catalysts for Direct Seawater Splitting. COATINGS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings12050659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Producing hydrogen via water electrolysis could be a favorable technique for energy conversion, but the freshwater shortage would inevitably limit the industrial application of the electrolyzers. Being an inexhaustible resource of water on our planet, seawater can be a promising alternative electrolyte for industrial hydrogen production. However, many challenges are hindering the actual application of seawater splitting, especially the competing reactions relating to chlorine at the anode that could severely corrode the catalysts. The execution of direct seawater electrolysis needs efficient and robust electrocatalysts that can prevent the interference of competing reactions and resist different impurities. In recent years, researchers have made great advances in developing high-efficiency electrocatalysts with improved activity and stability. This review will provide the macroscopic understanding of direct seawater splitting, the strategies for rational electrocatalyst design, and the development prospects of hydrogen production via seawater splitting. The nonprecious metal-based electrocatalysts for stable seawater splitting and their catalytic mechanisms are emphasized to offer guidance for designing the efficient and robust electrocatalyst, so as to promote the production of green hydrogen via seawater splitting.
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