Wang, Q;
Guo, R;
Wang, Z;
Shen, D;
Yu, R;
Luo, KH;
Wu, C;
(2021)
Progress in carbon-based electrocatalyst derived from biomass for the hydrogen evolution reaction.
Fuel
, 293
, Article 120440. 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.120440.
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Abstract
Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) involving electrocatalytic process is established as a promising and non-pollution method for hydrogen production. The cheap alternatives of precious-metal electrocatalysts with high activity and robust stability is essential for the high-scale application of electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Recently, carbon-based electrocatalysts derived from biomass have attracted more and more attentions with thanks to their characteristics as low-cost, renewable, abundantly distributed and environmentally friendly. In this work, the original carbon material derived from biomass and the one doped with N and/or S as HER electrocatalysts are intensively overviewed regarding to the electrochemical performance and hydrogen yield. The overpotential at 10 mA cm (η ) is generally greater than 100 mV, which is far inferior to Pt-based catalysts. Consequently, biomass-based carbon materials decorated by transition metal and/or trace amount precious metal were introduced for improving the HER performance. The synergistic effect between metals and heteroatoms can significantly enhance the electrocatalytic activity, and the smallest value of η is 10 mV. The limitations and challenges in this area were also addressed as (1) the in-depth investigation of conversion and electrocatalytic mechanism, (2) metal modification via in-situ growth, (3) the reproducibility for biomass transformation, and (4) the catalyst assembly with renewable energy equipment. −2 10 10
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Progress in carbon-based electrocatalyst derived from biomass for the hydrogen evolution reaction |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.120440 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.120440 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Hydrogen evolution reaction, BiomassCarbon material, Transition metal, Electrocatalyst |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10125697 |
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