Recent development in electrocatalysts for hydrogen production through water electrolysis

S Anwar, F Khan, Y Zhang, A Djire - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogen is a carbon-free alternative energy source for use in future energy frameworks
with the advantages of environment-friendliness and high energy density. Among the …

Non-precious-metal catalysts for alkaline water electrolysis: operando characterizations, theoretical calculations, and recent advances

J Wang, Y Gao, H Kong, J Kim, S Choi… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent years have witnessed an upsurge in the development of non-precious catalysts
(NPCs) for alkaline water electrolysis (AWE), especially with the strides made in …

Ampere-level current density ammonia electrochemical synthesis using CuCo nanosheets simulating nitrite reductase bifunctional nature

JY Fang, QZ Zheng, YY Lou, KM Zhao, SN Hu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The development of electrocatalysts capable of efficient reduction of nitrate (NO3−) to
ammonia (NH3) is drawing increasing interest for the sake of low carbon emission and …

Dynamic reconstitution between copper single atoms and clusters for electrocatalytic urea synthesis

X Wei, Y Liu, X Zhu, S Bo, L Xiao, C Chen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Electrocatalytic C N coupling between carbon dioxide and nitrate has emerged to
meet the comprehensive demands of carbon footprint closing, valorization of waste, and …

Splicing the active phases of copper/cobalt-based catalysts achieves high-rate tandem electroreduction of nitrate to ammonia

W He, J Zhang, S Dieckhöfer, S Varhade… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Electrocatalytic recycling of waste nitrate (NO3−) to valuable ammonia (NH3) at ambient
conditions is a green and appealing alternative to the Haber− Bosch process. However, the …

Combined anodic and cathodic hydrogen production from aldehyde oxidation and hydrogen evolution reaction

T Wang, L Tao, X Zhu, C Chen, W Chen, S Du… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Hydrogen production through water electrolysis is of considerable interest for converting the
intermittent electricity generated by renewable energy sources into storable chemical …

Heterogeneous‐interface‐enhanced adsorption of organic and hydroxyl for biomass electrooxidation

P Zhou, X Lv, S Tao, J Wu, H Wang, X Wei… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electrocatalytic oxidation of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) provides an efficient way to
obtain high‐value‐added biomass‐derived chemicals. Compared with other transition metal …

Identification of Fenton-like active Cu sites by heteroatom modulation of electronic density

X Zhou, MK Ke, GX Huang, C Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Developing heterogeneous catalysts with atomically dispersed active sites is vital to boost
peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation for Fenton-like activity, but how to controllably adjust …

Enhancing electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia over Cu nanosheets via facet tandem catalysis

Y Fu, S Wang, Y Wang, P Wei, J Shao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical conversion of nitrate (NO3−) into ammonia (NH3) represents a potential
way for achieving carbon‐free NH3 production while balancing the nitrogen cycle. Herein …

Ultrahigh peroxymonosulfate utilization efficiency over CuO nanosheets via heterogeneous Cu (III) formation and preferential electron transfer during degradation of …

Y Wei, J Miao, J Ge, J Lang, C Yu… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In persulfate activation by copper-based catalysts, high-valent copper (Cu (III)) is an
overlooked reactive intermediate that contributes to efficient persulfate utilization and …