scholarly journals A Facile Method to Realize Oxygen Reduction at the Hydrogen Evolution Cathode of an Electrolytic Cell for Energy-Efficient Electrooxidation

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2841
Author(s):  
Zhiqiang Zhao ◽  
Lu Liu ◽  
Luofu Min ◽  
Wen Zhang ◽  
Yuxin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Electrochemical Oxidation ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Pollution Abatement ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Ammonium Persulfate ◽  
Electrolytic Cell ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Explosion Hazard

Electrochemical oxidation, widely used in green production and pollution abatement, is often accompanied by the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), which results in a high consumption of electricity and is a potential explosion hazard. To solve this problem, we report here a method for converting the original HER cathode into one that enables the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) without having to build new electrolysis cells or be concerned about electrolyte leakage from the O2 gas electrode. The viability of this method is demonstrated using the electrolytic production of ammonium persulfate (APS) as an example. The original carbon black electrode for the HER is converted to an ORR electrode by first undergoing in situ anodization and then contacting O2 or air bubbled from the bottom of the electrode. With this sole change, APS production can achieve an electric energy saving of up to 20.3%. Considering the ease and low cost of this modification, such significant electricity savings make this method very promising in the upgrade of electrochemical oxidation processes, with wide potential applications.

scholarly journals Iron, Nitrogen Co‐Doped Carbon Spheres as Low Cost, Scalable Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

2021 ◽  
pp. 2102974
Author(s):  
Jingyu Feng ◽  
Rongsheng Cai ◽  
Emanuele Magliocca ◽  
Hui Luo ◽  
Luke Higgins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Carbon Spheres ◽  
Co Doped

Recent progress in pristine MOF-based catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution and oxygen reduction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lili Fan ◽  
Zixi Kang ◽  
Mengfei Li ◽  
Daofeng Sun
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Oxygen Evolution ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Metal Organic Frameworks ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Metal Organic

Among various kinds of materials that have been investigated as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) emerge as...

Nitrogen/sulfur dual-doped reduced graphene oxide supported CuFeS2 as an efficient electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 2081-2088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Man Zhang ◽  
Wei Hong ◽  
Ruinan Xue ◽  
Lingzhi Li ◽  
Guanbo Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Reduced Graphene Oxide ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Reduced Graphene

At present, low-cost and efficient electrocatalysts for accelerating the oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells are highly desired.

scholarly journals Highly efficient electrocatalysts with CoO/CoFe2O4 composites embedded within N-doped porous carbon materials prepared by hard-template method for oxygen reduction reaction

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (89) ◽  
pp. 56375-56381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinxin Jin ◽  
Yu Jiang ◽  
Qi Hu ◽  
Shaohua Zhang ◽  
Qike Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Alkaline Solution ◽  
Porous Carbon ◽  
Carbon Materials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Template Method ◽  
Hard Template ◽  
Hard Template Method

Low-cost dual transition metal (Fe and Co) based non-noble metal electrocatalysts (NNMEs) with large surface area and porous structure boost oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance in alkaline solution.

Recent Advances in Photo-Assisted Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haoyue Zhang ◽  
Fang Song
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Reduction ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Storage Technologies ◽  
Electrochemical Energy

Electrocatalysts are essential for the widespread of promising electrochemical energy conversion/storage technologies, where oxygen reduction/evolution reaction (ORR/OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CRR) are intensively involved....

Enhanced Activity towards Oxygen Electrocatalysis for Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries by Alloying Fe and Co in N-doped Carbon

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengjiao Yu ◽  
Qi Ying ◽  
Shaofeng Ni ◽  
Chenxue Li ◽  
Daxiang Xue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Oxygen Evolution ◽  
Oxygen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Noble Metals ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Enhanced Activity ◽  
Feco Nanoparticles

Large-scale application of rechargeable Zn-air batteries requires low-cost electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) as alternatives to noble metals. Herein, FeCo nanoparticles embedded in N-doped...

Atomically thin titanium carbide used as high-efficient, low-cost and stable catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 6994-7004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengdong Wang ◽  
Songlin Zhang ◽  
Mingxun Zheng ◽  
Ruoyu Shu ◽  
Shengxu Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Carbide ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Stable Catalyst ◽  
High Efficient

Application of Low-Cost Transition Metal Based Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 as Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalyst for Improving Performance of Microbial Fuel Cell

MRS Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (53) ◽  
pp. 3171-3179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indrasis Das ◽  
Md. T. Noori ◽  
Gourav Dhar Bhowmick ◽  
M.M. Ghangrekar
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Power Density ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Current Response ◽  
Cathode Catalyst ◽  
Cathodic Current ◽  
Transfer Resistance

ABSTRACTOverpotential losses on cathode during oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) causes serious performance depletion in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). High cost of existing platinum based noble catalysts is one of the main reason for growing interest in the research of low cost sustainable cathode catalysts to improve ORR in order to enhance power generation from MFCs. The present study demonstrates application of low-cost bimetallic ferrite, Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4, as a cathode catalyst in MFC. The electrochemical tests of cathode having this catalyst revealed an excellent cathodic current response of 25.76 mA with less charge transfer resistance of 0.7 mΩ, showing remarkable catalytic activity. The MFC using this catalyst on cathode could generate a power density of 172.1 ± 5.2 mW/m2, which was found to be about 10 times higher than the power density of 15.2 ± 1.3 mW/m2 obtained from a MFC using only acetelyne black (AB) on cathode and noted even higher than the power density produced by MFC with Pt/C cathode (151.3 ± 2.8 mW/m2). In addition, the wastewater treatment in terms of chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency of MFC with Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 on cathode was found to be better (87 %) among the tested MFCs. Hence, the results obtained from this study illustrates the applicability of Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 as an excellent and suitable cathode catalyst for scaling up of MFCs.

scholarly journals N-doped carbon nanomaterials are durable catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in acidic fuel cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. e1400129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianglan Shui ◽  
Min Wang ◽  
Feng Du ◽  
Liming Dai
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Carbon Nanomaterials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Pem Fuel Cells ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Carbon Based

The availability of low-cost, efficient, and durable catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a prerequisite for commercialization of the fuel cell technology. Along with intensive research efforts of more than half a century in developing nonprecious metal catalysts (NPMCs) to replace the expensive and scarce platinum-based catalysts, a new class of carbon-based, low-cost, metal-free ORR catalysts was demonstrated to show superior ORR performance to commercial platinum catalysts, particularly in alkaline electrolytes. However, their large-scale practical application in more popular acidic polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells remained elusive because they are often found to be less effective in acidic electrolytes, and no attempt has been made for a single PEM cell test. We demonstrated that rationally designed, metal-free, nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes and their graphene composites exhibited significantly better long-term operational stabilities and comparable gravimetric power densities with respect to the best NPMC in acidic PEM cells. This work represents a major breakthrough in removing the bottlenecks to translate low-cost, metal-free, carbon-based ORR catalysts to commercial reality, and opens avenues for clean energy generation from affordable and durable fuel cells.

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