Designing advanced catalysts for energy conversion based on urea oxidation reaction

B Zhu, Z Liang, R Zou - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is the underlying reaction that determines the performance of
modern urea‐based energy conversion technologies. These technologies include …

Direct urea fuel cells: Challenges and opportunities

ET Sayed, T Eisa, HO Mohamed… - Journal of Power …, 2019 - Elsevier
Direct urea fuel cell (DUFC) is an attractive and inexpensive method for the simultaneous
wastewater treatment (urine and urea-contaminated water) and electricity generation. Many …

Strategies for designing more efficient electrocatalysts towards the urea oxidation reaction

D Zhu, H Zhang, J Miao, F Hu, L Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is a pivotal half-reaction for urea-assisted water splitting
to produce hydrogen, direct urea fuel cells and electrochemical degradation of urea …

Electrocatalytic methanol oxidation over Cu, Ni and bimetallic Cu-Ni nanoparticles supported on graphitic carbon nitride

IS Pieta, A Rathi, P Pieta, R Nowakowski… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Ni, Cu and Cu–Ni nanostructures have been fabricated and homogeneously
embedded on ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4), and the surface …

Recent advances in the electro‑oxidation of urea for direct urea fuel cell and urea electrolysis

K Ke, G Wang, D Cao, G Wang - Electrocatalysis, 2020 - Springer
This paper provides an overview of recent advances in urea electro-oxidation. Urea sources
are abundant from human urine, urea-containing wastewater, and industrial urea, thus …

Advances in catalytic electrooxidation of urea: A review

RK Singh, K Rajavelu, M Montag… - Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is technologically important for the development of a
renewable energy infrastructure. Urea electrolysis (UE) can be used to produce hydrogen …

[HTML][HTML] Urea removal from aqueous solutions—a review

E Urbańczyk, M Sowa, W Simka - Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 2016 - Springer
The abundance of urea in the natural environment is dictated by the fact that it is one of the
major products of mammalian protein metabolism. Due to the extensive use of urea in many …

A doping element improving the properties of catalysis: in situ Raman spectroscopy insights into Mn-doped NiMn layered double hydroxide for the urea oxidation …

X Yang, H Zhang, W Xu, B Yu, Y Liu… - Catalysis Science & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Elemental doping has been proved to be an efficient means to adjust the performance of Ni-
based hydroxides for the electrochemical urea oxidation reaction. However, the mechanism …

Nonprecious anodic catalysts for low-molecular-hydrocarbon fuel cells: Theoretical consideration and current progress

MA Abdelkareem, ET Sayed, HO Mohamed… - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert chemical energy directly into electrical
energy with high efficiency. The high cost of platinum catalysts and sluggish reaction kinetics …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced nickel-based catalysts for urea oxidation reaction: challenges and developments

Y Ma, C Ma, Y Wang, K Wang - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
The electrochemical urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is crucial for determining industrial and
commercial applications of urea-based energy conversion devices. However, the …