Recent Advances in Seawater Electrolysis
Hydrogen energy, as a clean and renewable energy, has attracted much attention in recent years. Water electrolysis via the hydrogen evolution reaction at the cathode coupled with the oxygen evolution reaction at the anode is a promising method to produce hydrogen. Given the shortage of freshwater re...
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| author | Siqi Jiang Hongli Suo Teng Zhang Caizhi Liao Yunxiao Wang Qinglan Zhao Weihong Lai |
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| description | Hydrogen energy, as a clean and renewable energy, has attracted much attention in recent years. Water electrolysis via the hydrogen evolution reaction at the cathode coupled with the oxygen evolution reaction at the anode is a promising method to produce hydrogen. Given the shortage of freshwater resources on the planet, the direct use of seawater as an electrolyte for hydrogen production has become a hot research topic. Direct use of seawater as the electrolyte for water electrolysis can reduce the cost of hydrogen production due to the great abundance and wide availability. In recent years, various high-efficiency electrocatalysts have made great progress in seawater splitting and have shown great potential. This review introduces the mechanisms and challenges of seawater splitting and summarizes the recent progress of various electrocatalysts used for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reaction in seawater electrolysis in recent years. Finally, the challenges and future opportunities of seawater electrolysis for hydrogen and oxygen production are presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93dd850f14aa4bf898f77cc43bde014c2023-11-23T19:11:38ZengMDPI AGCatalysts2073-43442022-01-0112212310.3390/catal12020123Recent Advances in Seawater ElectrolysisSiqi Jiang0Hongli Suo1Teng Zhang2Caizhi Liao3Yunxiao Wang4Qinglan Zhao5Weihong Lai6Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaFaculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, ChinaCreative Biosciences Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510535, ChinaInstitute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2500, AustraliaDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaInstitute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2500, AustraliaHydrogen energy, as a clean and renewable energy, has attracted much attention in recent years. Water electrolysis via the hydrogen evolution reaction at the cathode coupled with the oxygen evolution reaction at the anode is a promising method to produce hydrogen. Given the shortage of freshwater resources on the planet, the direct use of seawater as an electrolyte for hydrogen production has become a hot research topic. Direct use of seawater as the electrolyte for water electrolysis can reduce the cost of hydrogen production due to the great abundance and wide availability. In recent years, various high-efficiency electrocatalysts have made great progress in seawater splitting and have shown great potential. This review introduces the mechanisms and challenges of seawater splitting and summarizes the recent progress of various electrocatalysts used for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reaction in seawater electrolysis in recent years. Finally, the challenges and future opportunities of seawater electrolysis for hydrogen and oxygen production are presented.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/2/123seawater splittingmetal oxidesmetal phosphidesmetal nitrideselectrocatalysts |
| spellingShingle | Siqi Jiang Hongli Suo Teng Zhang Caizhi Liao Yunxiao Wang Qinglan Zhao Weihong Lai Recent Advances in Seawater Electrolysis Catalysts seawater splitting metal oxides metal phosphides metal nitrides electrocatalysts |
| title | Recent Advances in Seawater Electrolysis |
| title_full | Recent Advances in Seawater Electrolysis |
| title_fullStr | Recent Advances in Seawater Electrolysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Advances in Seawater Electrolysis |
| title_short | Recent Advances in Seawater Electrolysis |
| title_sort | recent advances in seawater electrolysis |
| topic | seawater splitting metal oxides metal phosphides metal nitrides electrocatalysts |
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