Urea catalytic oxidation for energy and environmental applications

X Gao, S Zhang, P Wang, M Jaroniec… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Urea is one of the most essential reactive nitrogen species in the nitrogen cycle and plays
an indispensable role in the water-energy-food nexus. However, untreated urea or urine …

Recent progress on phase engineering of nanomaterials

Q Yun, Y Ge, Z Shi, J Liu, X Wang, A Zhang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
As a key structural parameter, phase depicts the arrangement of atoms in materials.
Normally, a nanomaterial exists in its thermodynamically stable crystal phase. With the …

F doping and P vacancy engineered FeCoP nanosheets for efficient and stable seawater electrolysis at large current density

J Zhu, J Chi, T Cui, L Guo, S Wu, B Li, J Lai… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the shortage of global freshwater resources and sufficient seawater resources,
electrolysis of seawater has become a research hotspot. However, the presence of chloride …

Boosting urea-assisted water splitting by constructing sphere-flower-like NiSe2-NiMoO4 heterostructure

T Yu, Q Xu, J Chen, G Qian, X Zhuo, H Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urea-assisted water splitting is a promising hydrogen (H 2) production technology, which
can purify urea-rich wastewater, but the lack of cost-effective catalysts hampers its extensive …

Crystalline phosphides/amorphous oxides composite for energy-saving hydrogen production assisted by efficient urea oxidation reaction

L Qiao, A Zhu, D Liu, J Feng, Y Chen, M Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Developing active and stable electrocatalysts for urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is of great
significance to energy-saving hydrogen production. Herein, we report a crystalline nickel …

Elucidating the critical role of ruthenium single atom sites in water dissociation and dehydrogenation behaviors for robust hydrazine oxidation‐boosted alkaline …

J Li, Y Li, J Wang, C Zhang, H Ma, C Zhu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrazine oxidation (HzOR)‐assisted overall water splitting (OWS) provides a unique
approach to energy‐efficient hydrogen production (HER). However, there are still major …

Ultrafine Homologous Ni2P–Co2P Heterostructures via Space‐Confined Topological Transformation for Superior Urea Electrolysis

Y Liao, Y Chen, L Li, S Luo, Y Qing… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Constructing effective electrocatalysts based on ultrafine heterostructures is a promising
strategy for boosting catalytic performance by exposing active sites and increasing specific …

Strong electronic coupling of CoNi and N‐doped‐carbon for efficient urea‐assisted H2 production at a large current density

G Qian, J Chen, W Jiang, T Yu, K Tan, S Yin - Carbon Energy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Exploiting efficient urea oxidation reaction (UOR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)
catalysts are significant for energy‐saving H2 production through urea‐assisted water …

Research advances in amorphous‐crystalline heterostructures toward efficient electrochemical applications

Y Jin, M Zhang, L Song, M Zhang - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Interface engineering of heterostructures has proven a promising strategy to effectively
modulate their physicochemical properties and further improve the electrochemical …

Recent advances in the pre-oxidation process in electrocatalytic urea oxidation reactions

W Sun, J Li, W Gao, L Kang, F Lei, J Xie - Chemical Communications, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrocatalytic urea oxidation reaction (UOR) has attracted substantial research
interests over the past few years owing to its critical role in coupled electrochemical systems …