Selectivity of Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Carbon Cloth-Supported δ-MnO₂ Nanosheets in Electrolysis of Real Seawater.

ABSTRACT: Electrolysis of seawater using solar and wind energy is a promising technology for hydrogen production which is not affected by the shortage of freshwater resources. However, the competition of chlorine evolution reactions and oxygen evolution reactions on the anode is a major obstacle in the upscaling of seawater electrolyzers for hydrogen production and energy storage, which require chlorine-inhibited oxygen evolution electrodes to become commercially viable. In this study, such an electrode was prepared by growing δ-MnO₂ nanosheet arrays on the carbon cloth surface. The selectivity of the newly prepared anode towards the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) was 66.3% after 30 min of electrolyzer operation. The insertion of Fe, Co and Ni ions into MnO₂ nanosheets resulte

SUBMITTER: Yan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9863582 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature