Ultra-low voltage bipolar hydrogen production from biomass-derived aldehydes and water in membrane-less electrolyzers
Hengzhou Liu, Naveen Agrawal, Arna Ganguly, Yifu Chen, Jungkuk Lee, Jiaqi Yu, Wenyu Huang, Mark Mba Wright, Michael J. Janik, Wenzhen Li
Abstract
A unique electrocatalytic oxidative dehydrogenation of aldehydes and its facile kinetics on a Cu-based porous electrode enables an ultra-low voltage bipolar H 2 production system with industrial-relevant current densities.
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