scholarly journals Nanosheets with High-Performance Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction Reaction Revived from Green Walnut Peel

Molecules ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 328
Author(s):  
Yifei Zhou ◽  
Lei Yan ◽  
Junhua Hou
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Hydrothermal Process ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Alkaline Electrolyte ◽  
High Catalytic Activity ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Thin Carbon ◽  
Wide Range

The synthesis of metal-free carbon-based electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reactions (ORR) to replace conventional Pt-based catalysts has become a hot spot in current research. This work proposes an activation-assisted carbonization strategy, to manufacture N-doped ultra-thin carbon nanosheets (GWS180M800) with high catalytic activity, namely, melamine is used as an accelerator/nitrogen source, and walnut green peels biological waste as a carbon source. The melamine acts as a nitrogen donor in the hydrothermal process, effectively enhancing the nitrogen doping rate. The content of pyridine nitrogen groups accounts for up to 48.5% of the total nitrogen content. Electrochemical tests show that the GWS180M800 has excellent ORR electrocatalytic activity and stability, and makes a quasi-four-electron ORR pathway clear in the alkaline electrolyte. The initial potential and half slope potential are as high as 1.01 and 0.82 V vs. RHE, respectively. The GWS180M800 catalyst has a better ability to avoid methanol cross poisoning than Pt/C has. Compared with 20 wt% Pt/C, GWS180M800 has improved methanol tolerance and stability. It is a metal-free biochar ORR catalyst with great development potential and application prospects. This result provides a new space for the preparation of valuable porous nano-carbon materials based on carbonaceous solid waste and provides new ideas for catalyzing a wide range of electrochemical reactions in the future.

Design and synthesis of carbonized polypyrrole-coated graphene aerogel acting as an efficient metal-free catalyst for oxygen reduction

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (33) ◽  
pp. 16979-16984 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Wei ◽  
Mao-Wen Xu ◽  
Shu-Juan Bao ◽  
Fan Yang ◽  
Hui Chai
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Hydrothermal Process ◽  
Alkaline Electrolyte ◽  
Graphene Aerogel ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Design And Synthesis ◽  
Doped Graphene

Synthesis of 3D N-doped graphene aerogel for ORR in alkaline electrolyte using hydrothermal process without any oxidant.

NaCl protected synthesis of 3D hierarchical metal-free porous nitrogen-doped carbon catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in acidic electrolyte

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (61) ◽  
pp. 9023-9026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Wu ◽  
Xiaoju Wan ◽  
Jianghai Deng ◽  
Xun Huang ◽  
Siguo Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Porous Metal ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Protective Agent ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Hierarchical Porous ◽  
Carbon Catalysts ◽  
Nitrogen Doped Carbon

A high-performance 3D hierarchical porous metal-free N-doped carbon catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in acidic medium was synthesized with ZnO as a mesoporous template and NaCl as both a macroporous template and a structure protective agent.

Boron and phosphorous-doped graphene as a metal-free electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline medium

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (66) ◽  
pp. 53637-53643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gayoung Jo ◽  
Jakkid Sanetuntikul ◽  
Sangaraju Shanmugam
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Alkaline Electrolyte ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Reduction Activity ◽  
Boron Doped ◽  
Doped Graphene ◽  
Single Precursor ◽  
Excellent Stability

Phosphorous and boron-doped graphene, prepared using a single precursor, showed reasonable oxygen reduction activity and excellent stability in alkaline electrolyte.

Methanol tolerant, high performance, noble metal free electrocatalyst developed from polyaniline and ferric chloride for the oxygen reduction reaction

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (112) ◽  
pp. 92648-92655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sankararao Mutyala ◽  
Jayaraman Mathiyarasu ◽  
Ashok Mulchandani
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Noble Metal ◽  
Ferric Chloride ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Inert Atmosphere ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Methanol Tolerant

Here, we report a low-cost, noble metal free Fe–N–C catalyst prepared using carbonized polyaniline (PANI) and ferric chloride as precursors in an inert atmosphere for oxygen reduction reaction.

Synthesis of Metal-Free Electrocatalyst Obtained from Different Biomass Sources with High Performance for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 75 (14) ◽  
pp. 1035-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. L. Alonso-Lemus ◽  
B. Escobar-Morales ◽  
F. J. Rodriguez-Varela ◽  
D. Gonzalez-Quijano ◽  
D. Lardizabal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Metal Free

Effect of Different Iron Sources on In-Situ Growth of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks-8: For Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 5319-5328
Author(s):  
Sha-Sha Luo ◽  
Yu-Meng Ma ◽  
Peng-Wei Li ◽  
Ming-Hua Tian ◽  
Qiao-Xia Li
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Precious Metals ◽  
High Catalytic Activity ◽  
Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks ◽  
Wide Range

Transition metal and nitrogen co-doped carbon-based catalysts (TM-N-C) have become the most promising catalysts for Pt/C due to their wide range of sources, low cost, high catalytic activity, excellent stability and strong resistance to poisoning, especially Fe–N–C metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which are some of the most promising precursors for the preparation of Fe–N–C catalysts due to their inherent properties, such as their highly ordered three-dimensional framework structure, controlled porosity, and tuneable chemistry. Based on these, in this paper, different iron sources were added to synthesis a sort of zeolitic imidazole frameworks (ZIF-8). Then the imidazole salt in ZIF-8 was rearranged into high N-doped carbon by high-temperature pyrolysis to prepare the Fe–N–C catalyst. We studied the physical characteristics of the catalysts by different iron sources and their effects on the catalytic properties of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). From the point of morphology, various iron sources have a positive influence on maintaining the morphology of ZIF-8 polyhedron. Fe–N/C–Fe(NO3)3 has the same anion as zinc nitrate, and can maintain a polyhedral morphology after high-temperature calcination. It had the highest ORR catalytic activity compared to the other four catalyst materials, which proved that there is a certain relationship between morphology and performance. This paper will provide a useful reference and new models for the development of high-performance ORR catalysts without precious metals.

Carbon Quantum Dots Derived N-Doped Porous Carbon Frameworks with High Electrocatalytic for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

NANO ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (08) ◽  
pp. 1750093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuelian Li ◽  
Xuming Xue ◽  
Yongsheng Fu
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Porous Carbon ◽  
Carbon Quantum Dots ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Alkaline Electrolyte ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Defect Sites

Developing low-cost, high-performance metal-free oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts for fuel cells is highly desirable but still full of challenges. In this study, nitrogen-doped three-dimensional (3D) porous carbon frameworks (NCFs) derived from zero-dimensional carbon quantum dots have been prepared by a simple one-step self-assembly technique. The resultant NCF-800 (carbonized at 800[Formula: see text]C) possesses unique 3D porous framework architecture, large specific surface area (171[Formula: see text]cm2 g[Formula: see text] and abundant defect sites. As a catalyst for ORR, the optimized NCF-800 displays a positive onset potential at 0.87[Formula: see text]V (versus reversible hydrogen electrode), which is roughly 60[Formula: see text]mV more negative than that of Pt/C (0.93[Formula: see text]V). Additionally, the NCF-800 exhibits long-term stability and strong endurance to methanol in alkaline electrolyte, which is much superior to those of Pt/C. Considering the outstanding activity of NCF-800, it can be worked as a prospective metal-free ORR catalyst for fuel cells in the future.

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