Progress in carbon-based electrocatalyst derived from biomass for the hydrogen evolution reaction

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Wang, Qichang¹  Guo, Rui¹  Wang, Zhanghong²  Shen, Dekui¹  Yu, Ran¹  Luo, KaiHong³  Wu, Chunfei⁴  Gu, Sai⁵ 

[1] Southeast Univ, Sch Energy & Environm, Key Lab Energy Thermal Convers & Control, Minist Educ, Nanjing 210096, Peoples R China

[2] Guizhou Minzu Univ, Coll Ecoenvironm Engn, Guiyang 550025, Peoples R China

[3] UCL, Dept Mech Engn, London WC1E 7JE, England

[4] Queens Univ Belfast, Sch Chem & Chem Engn, Belfast BT7 1NN, Antrim, North Ireland

[5] Univ Surrey, Fac Engn & Phys Sci, Guildford GU2 7XH, England

关键词: Hydrogen evolution reaction;    Biomass;    Carbon material;    Transition metal;    Electrocatalyst;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.fuel.2021.120440

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

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(-2) (eta(10)) 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 eta(10) 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.

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