Recent advances in the pre-oxidation process in electrocatalytic urea oxidation reactions

• Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 58; no. 15; pp. 243 - 2442
• Main Authors: Sun, Wenbin, Li, Jiechen, Gao, Wen, Kang, Luyao, Lei, Fengcai, Xie, Junfeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 17.02.2022
• Subjects: Catalysts; Coupling; Coupling (molecular); crystal structure; Design optimization; electrochemistry; Energy conversion; Fuel cells; Hydrogen evolution reactions; Hydrogen production; Oxidation; Oxygen reduction reactions; Urea

The electrocatalytic urea oxidation reaction (UOR) has attracted substantial research interests over the past few years owing to its critical role in coupled electrochemical systems for energy conversion, for example, coupling with the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) to realize urea-assisted hydro...