Electrolyte engineering for effective seawater splitting based on manganese iron chromium layered triple hydroxides as novel bifunctional electrocatalysts
Santanu Kumar Pal, Kōji Shimizu, Sakila Khatun, Soumen Singha, Satoshi Watanabe, Poulomi Roy
Abstract
The use of anionic inhibitor, especially carbonate, provide a much-needed anionic protective layer at anode surface, selectively restricting chlorides but allowing hydroxides thereby favouring OER over CER during direct seawater electrolysis.
Topics & Concepts
Layered double hydroxidesBifunctionalElectrolysisAnodeElectrolyteManganeseSeawaterInorganic chemistryChemistryChemical engineeringChromiumMaterials scienceCatalysisElectrodeMetallurgyOrganic chemistryGeologyHydroxideOceanographyEngineeringPhysical chemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchMembrane-based Ion Separation Techniques