Nickel nanowires as effective catalysts for urea electro-oxidation

Wei Yan; Dan Wang; Luis A. Diaz; Gerardine G. Botte

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2014.03.134

Nickel nanowires as effective catalysts for urea electro-oxidation

Wei Yan, Dan Wang, Luis A. Diaz, Gerardine G. Botte

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Abstract

Urea electrolysis catalyzed by bulk nickel catalysts has revealed great potential in hydrogen production and remediation of urea-rich wastewater. In this study, one-dimensional (1-D) nickel nanowires electrocatalyts (NNE) were developed to enhance the electrocatalytic oxidation of urea. The nanowires were fabricated by electrodeposition assisted with an anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) template. The NNE exhibit higher electrocatalytic activity and higher current efficiency of urea electrolysis than that of bulk nickel film electrocatalysts (NFE). The as-prepared NNE represent a new class of robust catalysts for urea electrolysis, which demonstrates promise for future applications in hydrogen production, fuel cells, and wastewater remediation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	266-271
Number of pages	6
Journal	Electrochimica Acta
Volume	134
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2014.03.134
State	Published - Jul 10 2014

Keywords

Hydrogen production
Nickel nanowires
Urea electrolysis
Wastewater remediation

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