Urea catalytic oxidation for energy and environmental applications

X Gao, S Zhang, P Wang, M Jaroniec… - Chemical Society …, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Alternatives to Water Photooxidation for Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion and Green H2 Production

XMC Ta, R Daiyan, TKA Nguyen… - Advanced Energy …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is considered a promising technology to produce
renewable hydrogen, a clean fuel or energy carrier to replace conventional carbon‐based …

Renewable energies driven electrochemical wastewater/soil decontamination technologies: A critical review of fundamental concepts and applications

SO Ganiyu, CA Martinez-Huitle, MA Rodrigo - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Electrochemical wastewater and soil treatments are exciting set of technologies that has
been well-studied over the recent years as one of the most-effective remediation techniques …

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 …

Challenges and opportunities for electrochemical processes as next-generation technologies for the treatment of contaminated water

J Radjenovic, DL Sedlak - Environmental science & technology, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
Electrochemical processes have been extensively investigated for the removal of a range of
organic and inorganic contaminants. The great majority of these studies were conducted …

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 …

Synthesis and Stabilization of Blue-Black TiO2 Nanotube Arrays for Electrochemical Oxidant Generation and Wastewater Treatment

Y Yang, MR Hoffmann - Environmental science & technology, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
Efficient, inexpensive, and stable electrode materials are key components of commercially
viable electrochemical wastewater treatment system. In this study, blue-black TiO2 nanotube …

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 …

Toxic byproduct formation during electrochemical treatment of latrine wastewater

JT Jasper, Y Yang, MR Hoffmann - Environmental Science & …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Electrochemical systems are an attractive option for onsite latrine wastewater treatment due
to their high efficiency and small footprint. While concerns remain over formation of toxic …

In situ electrochemical generation of reactive chlorine species for efficient ultrafiltration membrane self-cleaning

X Wang, M Sun, Y Zhao, C Wang, W Ma… - … science & technology, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Reactive membranes based on hydroxyl radical generation are hindered by the need for
chemical dosing and complicated module and material design. Herein, we utilize an …