Separation and hydrogenation of nitrate ions by micro-scale capacitive-faradaic fuel cells (CFFCs)

A new electrochemical process is proposed for a zero-discharge removal of nitrate ions from water. The process utilizes micro-scale capacitive-faradaic fuel cells (CFFC) made of activated carbon particles loaded with a Pt-Cu catalyst capable of oxygen reduction, hydrogen oxidation and nitrate hydrog...

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Main Authors: Gidon Amikam, Youri Gendel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Electrochemistry Communications
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S138824812030182X