Electro‐Reconstructed Transition Metal Electrodes for Coupled‐Upgrading of Nitrate Pollution and Waste Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Plastics
Nankai University · Tohoku University · +1 more institution
Abstract
Abstract Two unrelated forms of pollution, nitrate‐containing wastewater and waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) plastics, can be converted into high‐value chemicals by electrochemical reduction and oxidation reactions. Herein, coupled electrocatalysis is used for the co‐production of ammonia (NH 3 ) and formic acid (FA) with a cathode formed by reconstructing Co on copper foam (R‐Co/CF) as catalyst for nitrate reduction reaction (NO 3 RR) and with an anode formed by reconstructing NiCo on nickel foam (R‐NiCo/NF) as catalyst for ethylene glycol oxidation reaction (EGOR). The Faraday efficiency of the R‐Co/CF cathode is 96.2% and that of R‐NiCo/NF catalysts is 98.2%. By coupling NO 3 RR and PET hydrolysate…
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5Topics & keywords
- Materials science
- Poly ethylene
- Ethylene
- Electrode
- Transition metal
- Nitrate
- Metal
- Waste management