Issue 21, 2018

Energy-efficient electrolytic hydrogen production assisted by coupling urea oxidation with a pH-gradient concentration cell

Abstract

An unprecedented asymmetric-electrolyte electrolyzer is proposed using an acidic cathode for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and an alkaline anode for the urea oxidation reaction (UOR), which significantly decreases the electrical energy required for electrolytic hydrogen production.

Graphical abstract: Energy-efficient electrolytic hydrogen production assisted by coupling urea oxidation with a pH-gradient concentration cell

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
18 Dec 2017
Accepted
08 Jan 2018
First published
08 Jan 2018

Chem. Commun., 2018,54, 2603-2606

Energy-efficient electrolytic hydrogen production assisted by coupling urea oxidation with a pH-gradient concentration cell

G. Wang, J. Chen, Y. Li, J. Jia, P. Cai and Z. Wen, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 2603 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC09653D

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