Electrocatalytic organic compound oxidation reactions (OCORs) have been intensively studied for energy and environmentally benign applications. However, relatively little effort has been devoted to developing a fundamental understanding of OCORs, including the detailed competition with side reactions and activity limitations, thus inhibiting the ra...
Here, a sol-gel method is used to prepare a Prussian blue analogue (NiFe-PBA) precursor with a 2D network, which is further annealed to an Fe3 O4 /NiCx composite (NiFe-PBA-gel-cal), inheriting the ultrahigh specific surface area of the parent structure. When the composite is used as both anode and cathode catalyst for overall water splitting, it re...
Developing high-efficiency and low-cost oxygen-evolving electrodes in anion exchange membrane (AEM) water electrolysis technology is one of the major challenges. Herein, it is demonstrated that the surface corrosion of a conventional Ni foam electrode in the presence of Fe3+ and V3+ cations can transform it into an electrode with a high catalytic p...
2-D Ni alloy phosphide catalysts are of great interest due to their strong bond strength to reaction intermediates and numerous active sites for alkaline overall water splitting (OWS) reactions. However, the limitations of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity and electrical conductivity significantly lower the OWS activity compared to noble m...
Due to our increasing awareness of the impact of climate change on our society, unit operations in our manufacturing processes, including those in chemical industry, have to be greenified and made less dependent of fossil resources. This so-called electrification of the chemical industry is still yet in its infancy but there are many scientific and...
The authors report an ammonia‐assisted in situ cation‐exchange method for the synthesis of dodecagon N‐doped PdCoNi carbon‐based nanosheets (Pd‐e‐NiCo‐PBA‐C) and explore the catalytic performance. Pd‐e‐NiCo‐PBA‐C exerts extremely low overpotential and Tafel slope for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) both in acid...
As the kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is considered to be a bottleneck in overall water splitting, it is necessary to develop a highly active and stable electrocatalyst to overcome this issue. Herein, we successfully fabricated a three-dimensional iron-dysprosium oxide co-regulated in-situ formed MOF-Ni arrays on carbon cloth ...
As the kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is considered to be a bottleneck in overall water splitting, it is necessary to develop a highly active and stable electrocatalyst to overcome this issue. Herein, we successfully fabricated a three-dimensional iron-dysprosium oxide co-regulated in-situ formed MOF-Ni arrays on carbon cloth ...
Many complexities arise when applying conventional water treatment processes to small and remote systems. A significant challenge is the difficulty and impracticality of supplying chemicals needed for oxidation processes. A burgeoning, yet currently under-utilised, type of treatment are electrochemical technologies, which are receiving considerable...
