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Seawater splitting is increasingly recognized as a promising technique for hydrogen production, while the lack of good electrocatalysts and detrimental chlorine chemistry may hinder further development of this technology. Here, the interfacial engineering of manganese dioxide nanoparticles decorated on NiFe layered double hydroxide supported on nickel foam (MnO@NiFe LDH/NF) is reported, which works as a robust catalyst for alkaline seawater oxidation. Density functional theory calculations and experiment findings reveal that MnO@NiFe LDH/NF can selectively enrich OH and repel Cl in oxygen evolution reaction (OER). MnO@NiFe LDH/NF attains a current density of 1000 mA cm in alkaline seawater with an ultralow overpotential of only 313 mV. Furthermore, it can maintain stability at 1500 mA cm over 600 h. Further phosphidation of MnO@NiFe LDH/NF can create MnO@NiFeP/NF used in efficient hydrogen evolution reaction. Moreover, an anion exchange membrane electrolyzer with MnO@NiFe LDH/NF as the anode and MnO@NiFeP/NF as the cathode was also capable of seawater splitting at 500 mA cm for 100 h. This work offers light to develop effective and long-lasting electrocatalysts for seawater splitting.
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J Colloid Interface Sci
August 2025
School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243002, Anhui, PR China. Electronic address:
Alkaline water electrolysis represents a viable technological approach for producing green H. However, the inherent low electrical conductivity and the hindrance in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) have led to slow kinetics of water splitting. Especially for the nickel‑iron layered double hydroxide (NiFe-LDH) catalyst loaded on nickel foam (NF), which is regarded as a potential alkaline HER catalyst.
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College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Ecological Civilization Academy, Anji, 313300, China. Electronic address:
Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (eNitRR) offers a promising approach to converting waterborne nitrate pollutants into recoverable ammonia. However, current catalysts are limited by low reduction efficiency, poor selectivity toward ammonia, short operational lifespan, and the high cost of noble metals. In this work, we develop a low-cost, two-dimensional NO-intercalated copper-cobalt layered double hydroxide (CuCo LDH) supported on nickel foam.
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August 2025
Institute of Materials Intelligent Technology, Liaoning Academy of Materials, Shenyang 110167, China.
Transition metal layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are effective electrode materials that can address the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at the anode during electrocatalytic hydrogen generation from water, but the application of LDHs is expected to make a breakthrough toward high conductivity and stability. In this study, NiS and Ta-doped NiFe LDH composite cross-linked nanosheets were grown on nickel foam (NiS@Ta-NiFe LDH/NF). The optimized material exhibited a significantly increased specific surface area, along with excellent OER performance and stability.
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July 2025
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China.
Sulfion oxidation reaction (SOR) has great potential in replacing oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and boosting highly efficient hydrogen evolution. The development of highly active and stable SOR electrocatalysts is crucial for assisting hydrogen production with low energy consumption. In this work, multiphase NiCoFe-based layered double hydroxide (namely NiCoFe-LDH) has been synthesized via a facile seed-assisted heterogeneous nucleation method.
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College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China; Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China.
Seawater electrolysis represents a promising route for sustainable hydrogen production, offering substantial potential for large-scale energy conversion applications. However, ample chloride ions (Cl) in seawater promote competitive chlorine evolution reaction at the anode, compromising oxidation selectivity and significantly shortening electrode lifespan, particularly under industrial-level current densities (j). In this study, a self-supported Ni-foam electrode was synthesized by anchoring palladium (Pd) nanoparticles on NiFe layered double hydroxide (Pd@NiFe LDH/NF) to serve as a robust catalyst for alkaline seawater oxidation (ASO).
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