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Title Waste-Derived Catalysts for Water Electrolysis: Circular Economy-Driven Sustainable Green Hydrogen Energy
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Authors Chen, ZJ; Yun, SN; Wu, L; Zhang, JQ; Shi, XD; Wei, W; Liu, YW; Zheng, RJ; Han, N; Ni, BJ
Title Waste-Derived Catalysts for Water Electrolysis: Circular Economy-Driven Sustainable Green Hydrogen Energy
Year 2023
Published Nano-Micro Letters, 15, 1
DOI 10.1007/s40820-022-00974-7
Abstract The sustainable production of green hydrogen via water electrolysis necessitates cost-effective electrocatalysts. By following the circular economy principle, the utilization of waste-derived catalysts significantly promotes the sustainable development of green hydrogen energy. Currently, diverse waste-derived catalysts have exhibited excellent catalytic performance toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and overall water electrolysis (OWE). Herein, we systematically examine recent achievements in waste-derived electrocatalysts for water electrolysis. The general principles of water electrolysis and design principles of efficient electrocatalysts are discussed, followed by the illustration of current strategies for transforming wastes into electrocatalysts. Then, applications of waste-derived catalysts (i.e., carbon-based catalysts, transitional metal-based catalysts, and carbon-based heterostructure catalysts) in HER, OER, and OWE are reviewed successively. An emphasis is put on correlating the catalysts' structure-performance relationship. Also, challenges and research directions in this booming field are finally highlighted. This review would provide useful insights into the design, synthesis, and applications of waste-derived electrocatalysts, and thus accelerate the development of the circular economy-driven green hydrogen energy scheme.
Author Keywords Waste-derived electrocatalysts; Water splitting; Sustainable hydrogen energy; Catalyst design; Circular economy
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000912593300001
WoS Category Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied
Research Area Science & Technology - Other Topics; Materials Science; Physics
PDF https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40820-022-00974-7.pdf
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