Quo vadis water oxidation?

[Display omitted] •Water oxidation is critical for energy storage.•High-performance robust earth-abundant nanocatalysts are essential.•Understanding of mechanisms and active-site structures is key.•Efficient catalysts for the oxidation of seawater are urgently needed. This perspective on heterogeneo...

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Published inCatalysis today Vol. 388-389; pp. 329 - 332
Main Authors Forsythe, Ryland C., Müller, Astrid M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.04.2022
Subjects
Clean energy
Electrocatalysis
Nanocatalyst
Oxygen evolution
Water oxidation
Oxygen evolution
Electrocatalysis
Nanocatalyst
Water oxidation
Clean energy
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Summary:[Display omitted] •Water oxidation is critical for energy storage.•High-performance robust earth-abundant nanocatalysts are essential.•Understanding of mechanisms and active-site structures is key.•Efficient catalysts for the oxidation of seawater are urgently needed. This perspective on heterogeneous water oxidation electrocatalysis underscores the critical importance of water oxidation for the climate-friendly production of carbon-neutral fuels and value-added chemicals. We discuss recent progress in the field and highlight the unsolved key challenges for the development of catalyst materials that will make clean energy and green chemistry a reality. Special emphasis is given to materials requirements and constraints. We also identify the next frontiers for research towards the discovery of electrocatalytic water oxidation materials with disruptive benefits.
ISSN:0920-5861
1873-4308
DOI:10.1016/j.cattod.2020.06.011