Efficient co-production of ammonia and formic acid from nitrate and polyester <i>via</i> paired electrolysis
Mengmeng Du, Tao Sun, Xuyun Guo, Mingzhu Han, Yu Zhang, Wenxuan Chen, Mengxiang Han, Jing Ma, Wenfang Yuan, Chunyu Zhou, Valeria Nicolosi, Jian Ku Shang, Ning Zhang, Bocheng Qiu
Abstract
A paired electrolysis system was constructed to synchronously valorize nitrate wastewater and upgrade polyethylene terephthalate, utilizing oxygen-vacancy-rich Co 3 O 4 as the cathode and Cu-doped Ni(OH) 2 as the anode, respectively.
Topics & Concepts
Formic acidElectrolysisPolyesterAmmoniaNitrateAmmonia productionPulp and paper industryChemistryProduction (economics)Nuclear chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryElectrodePhysical chemistryEconomicsEngineeringElectrolyteMacroeconomicsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCaching and Content DeliveryCatalytic Processes in Materials Science