Integrating electrocatalytic seawater splitting and biomass upgrading <i>via</i> bifunctional nickel cobalt phosphide nanorods
Yunyi Yang, Ren Zou, Jianyun Gan, Yujia Wei, Zhongxin Chen, Xuehui Li, Shimelis Admassie, Yunpeng Liu, Xinwen Peng
Abstract
A hybrid electrolyser using NiCoP as a bifunctional electrode was constructed by coupling xylose oxidation with hydrogen evolution from seawater, aiming to boost the efficiency of seawater electrolysis.
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PhosphideSeawaterBifunctionalElectrolysisOxygen evolutionNickelCobaltNanorodMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryElectrolysis of waterChemical engineeringElectrodeChemistryElectrochemistryMetallurgyNanotechnologyCatalysisElectrolyteOceanographyOrganic chemistryGeologyPhysical chemistryEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchFuel Cells and Related Materials