Simultaneously boosting hydrogen production and ethanol upgrading using a highly-efficient hollow needle-like copper cobalt sulfide as a bifunctional electrocatalyst

• Published in: Journal of colloid and interface science Vol. 602; pp. 325 - 333
• Main Authors: Sheng, Shuang, Ye, Ke, Gao, Yinyi, Zhu, Kai, Yan, Jun, Wang, Guiling, Cao, Dianxue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 15.11.2021
• Subjects: acetic acid; Bifunctional electrocatalyst; biomass; carbon; catalytic activity; cobalt sulfide; CuCo2S4/CC; durability; electric potential difference; energy conservation; ethanol; Ethanol oxidation reaction; Hollow needle-like architecture; hydrogen; Hydrogen evolution reaction; hydrogen production; oxidation; oxygen production; synergism; thermodynamics; value added; Bifunctional electrocatalyst; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Ethanol oxidation reaction; CuCo2S4/CC; Hollow needle-like architecture

[Display omitted] Electrocatalytic water splitting used for generating clean and sustainable hydrogen (H2) can be very promising to address current energy shortage and associated environmental issues. However, this methodology is severely impeded by the tardy oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Hence,...