Issue 12, 2021

Photoelectrochemical concurrent hydrogen generation and heavy metal recovery from polluted acidic mine water

Abstract

The feasibility of a solar-driven photoelectrochemical process to generate hydrogen fuel from metal mine polluted water while simultaneously recovering heavy metals has been explored. Electron transport from the photoanode to the cathode plays a key role in generating hydrogen (37.6 μmol h−1 cm−2 at 0.2 V RHE, 1 sun illumination), and scavenging Zn2+ ions in the form of ZnO.

Graphical abstract: Photoelectrochemical concurrent hydrogen generation and heavy metal recovery from polluted acidic mine water

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 2月 2021
Accepted
26 4月 2021
First published
26 4月 2021

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2021,5, 3084-3091

Photoelectrochemical concurrent hydrogen generation and heavy metal recovery from polluted acidic mine water

B. Jones, K. R. Davies, M. G. Allan, S. Anantharaj, I. Mabbett, T. Watson, J. R. Durrant, M. F. Kuehnel and S. Pitchaimuthu, Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2021, 5, 3084 DOI: 10.1039/D1SE00232E

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