Themed collection Virtual Collections—Electrocatalysis
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Recent progress in high-loading single-atom catalysts and their applications
Achieving single-atom dispersion of metal active components remains daunting. Here, we summarized several key synthesis methods and applications of high-loading SACs, hoping to highlight important research areas for future development.
Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023,1, 486-500
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3IM00062A
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Cutting-edge methods for amplifying the oxygen evolution reaction during seawater electrolysis: a brief synopsis
Three approaches for enhancing OER activity and selectivity for hydrogen production in seawater electrolysis.
Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023,1, 475-485
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3IM00071K
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Multicomponent catalyst design for CO2/N2/NOx electroreduction
The recent progress in multicomponent catalyst design for CO2/N2/NOx electroreduction is summarized from three models.
Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023,1, 93-105
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2IM00056C
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Overview of CO2 capture and electrolysis technology in molten salts: operational parameters and their effects
Molten salt electrochemical system towards carbon deposition.
Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023,1, 595-617
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3IM00011G
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Lithium-mediated electrochemical dinitrogen reduction reaction
This review discusses the recent advances in the field of the Li-mediated electrocatalytic dinitrogen reduction reaction along with the latest insights into the proposed catalytic mechanisms, electrocatalysts, and electrolytes.
Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023,1, 563-581
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3IM00006K
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Recent progress of manganese dioxide based electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction
This review discusses the OER reaction mechanism (AEM and LOM) and the research progress of MnO2-based OER catalysts. The optimization strategy of MnO2-based catalysts was summarized.
Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023,1, 312-331
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3IM00034F
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Non-noble metals as activity sites for ORR catalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs)
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have great potential to become the next generation green energy technique, but its application is limited by the slow kinetics of the cathode oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in acidic medium.
Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023,1, 388-409
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3IM00002H
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Recent progress in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for electrocatalysis
Recent progress of metal–organic framework (MOF) based catalysts in the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction, hydrogen oxidation reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, oxygen reduction reaction and nitrogen reduction reaction is summarized.
Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023,1, 9-38
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2IM00063F
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Unveiling the particle size effect and surface reactivity of Pt/C nanoparticles for ammonia electrooxidation using in situ infrared spectroscopy
In situ PM-IRRAS provides information about the reaction products of ammonia electrooxidation on the surface of Pt/C nanoparticles and in the bulk of electrolyte.
Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023,1, 542-552
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3IM00063J
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Mono-, bi- and tri-metallic platinum group metal-free electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction following a facile synthetic route
HER electrocatalysts were synthesized starting from metal-phthalocyanine. The higher pyrolysis temperature is beneficial and associated with the formation of nanoparticles. The addition of the second and third metal is also beneficial for HER.
Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023,1, 343-359
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3IM00058C
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Polyaniline-derived carbon nanofibers with a high graphitization degree loading ordered PtNi intermetallic nanoparticles for oxygen reduction reaction
A three-dimensional carbon nanofiber (CNF) with a high graphitization degree was fabricated via high temperature treatment of polyaniline network. The CNF-1200 used as platinum-based catalyst ORR support exhibited excellent corrosion resistance.
Ind. Chem. Mater., 2023,1, 458-464
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3IM00056G