Urea catalytic oxidation for energy and environmental applications
The University of Adelaide · Kent State University
Abstract
Urea is one of the most essential reactive nitrogen species in the nitrogen cycle and plays an indispensable role in the water-energy-food nexus. However, untreated urea or urine wastewater causes severe environmental pollution and threatens human health. Electrocatalytic and photo(electro)catalytic urea oxidation technologies under mild conditions have become promising methods for energy recovery and environmental remediation. An in-depth understanding of the reaction mechanisms of the urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is important to design efficient electrocatalysts/photo(electro)catalysts for these technologies. This review provides a critical appraisal of the recent advances in the UOR by means of both…
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6Topics & keywords
- Urea
- Catalysis
- Wastewater
- Chemistry
- Nexus (standard)
- Electrolysis
- Environmental remediation
- Environmental chemistry