Recent Development of Nickel-Based Electrocatalysts for Urea Electrolysis in Alkaline Solution

• Published in: Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 12; no. 17; p. 2970
• Main Authors: Anuratha, Krishnan, Rinawati, Mia, Wu, Tzu-Ho, Yeh, Min-Hsin, Lin, Jeng-Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 27.08.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Alkalies; alkaline medium; Chemical engineering; Chemical engineering research; Chemical properties; Chemical reactions; Decomposition; Design of experiments; Electrocatalysts; Electrolysis; Electrolytes; Electrolytic cells; Energy; Energy conservation; Energy conversion; Fuel cells; Fuel production; Hydrogen; Hydrogen evolution reactions; Hydrogen fuels; Hydrogen-based energy; Hydroxides; Metal catalysts; Nickel; Oxidation; Phosphides; Review; Urea; urea electrolysis; Wastewater; Wastewater pollution; Taiwan

Recently, urea electrolysis has been regarded as an up-and-coming pathway for the sustainability of hydrogen fuel production according to its far lower theoretical and thermodynamic electrolytic cell potential (0.37 V) compared to water electrolysis (1.23 V) and rectification of urea-rich wastewater...