NiCo₂O₄ nano-needles as an efficient electro-catalyst for simultaneous water splitting and dye degradation.

ABSTRACT: Developing an efficient and non-precious bifunctional catalyst capable of performing water splitting and organic effluent degradation in wastewater is a great challenge. This article reports an efficient bifunctional nanocatalyst based on NiCo₂O₄, synthesized using a simple one-pot co-precipitation method. We optimized the synthesis conditions by varying the synthesis pH and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) concentrations. The prepared catalyst exhibited excellent catalytic activity for the electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and simultaneous methylene blue (MB) dye degradation. Among the catalysts, the catalyst synthesized using 1 g SDS as a surfactant at 100 °C provided the highest current density (658 mA cm^-2), lower onset potential (1.34 V vs

SUBMITTER: Bilal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10404933 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature