Waste-derived catalysts for water electrolysis: circular economy-driven sustainable green hydrogen energy

Z Chen, S Yun, L Wu, J Zhang, X Shi, W Wei, Y Liu… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
The sustainable production of green hydrogen via water electrolysis necessitates cost-
effective electrocatalysts. By following the circular economy principle, the utilization of waste …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in waste-derived functional materials for wastewater remediation

Z Chen, W Wei, H Chen, BJ Ni - Eco-Environment & Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Water pollution is a major concern for public health and a sustainable future. It is urgent to
purify wastewater with effective methods to ensure a clean water supply. Most wastewater …

Tuning electronic property and surface reconstruction of amorphous iron borides via WP co-doping for highly efficient oxygen evolution

Z Chen, R Zheng, M Graś, W Wei, G Lota… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Designing cost-effective oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts is essential for
sustainable water splitting. Recently, amorphous transition metal borides (TMBs) as OER …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic wastes derived carbon materials for green energy and sustainable environmental applications

Z Chen, W Wei, BJ Ni, H Chen - Environmental Functional Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic waste has become a serious environmental issue and has attracted increasing
attention. Various treatment technologies have been developed for the remediation of this …

Refining d-band center in Ni0. 85Se by Mo doping: A strategy for boosting hydrogen generation via coupling electrocatalytic oxidation 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

C Yang, C Wang, L Zhou, W Duan, Y Song… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrochemical oxidation of biomass convert into worthy production is considered to be a
prospective alternative to slow kinetic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in order to facilitate H …

Design of earth‐abundant amorphous transition metal‐based catalysts for electrooxidation of small molecules: advances and perspectives

Z Chen, N Han, R Zheng, Z Ren, W Wei, BJ Ni - SusMat, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical oxidation of small molecules (eg, water, urea, methanol, hydrazine, and
glycerol) has gained growing scientific interest in the fields of electrochemical energy …

Transition metal-based chalcogenides as electrocatalysts for overall water splitting

KC Majhi, M Yadav - ACS Engineering Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen is the key component in terms of energy economy, and electrochemical water
splitting is one of the most important strategies to replace the widely used fossil fuels. The …

Highly-efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution triggered by spatial confinement effects over co-crystal templated boron-doped carbon nitride hollow nanotubes

W Dai, R Wang, Z Chen, S Deng, C Huang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Conversion of solar energy into hydrogen energy through photocatalytic water splitting is
vital for addressing the energy crisis problem and achieving carbon neutrality. Herein, boron …

Designing bifunctional catalysts for urea electrolysis: progress and perspectives

Z Chen, W Wei, HK Shon, BJ Ni - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently, urea electrolysis has become an attractive method for sustainable energy-saving
hydrogen production and simultaneous pollutant degradation. To improve urea electrolysis …

Integrating electrodeposition with electrolysis for closed-loop resource utilization of battery industrial wastewater

Z Chen, W Wei, W Zou, J Li, R Zheng, W Wei, BJ Ni… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Traditional ab initio industrial wastewater treatment and utilization processes require high
energy consumption and have high carbon emissions. Synergistically recovering critical …