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Outstanding performance of direct urea/hydrogen peroxide fuel cell based on precious metal-free catalyst electrodes

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  • Eisa, Tasnim
  • Park, Sung-Gwan
  • Mohamed, Hend Omar
  • Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali
  • Lee, Jieun
  • Yang, Euntae
  • Castaño, Pedro
  • Chae, Kyu-Jung

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Direct urea/hydrogen peroxide fuel cells (DUHP-FCs) can produce electrical energy by recycling urea-rich wastewater. This study expands the commerciality of DUHP-FC by removing precious metals from their design. Nickel nanorod/nickel foam (NNR/NF) was fabricated using hydrothermal treatment to be used as the anode, and Prussian blue coating was deposited by potentiostatic electrodeposition onto hydrophilic carbon felt at the cathode (PB/CF). The anode exhibited a 7-folds higher current density than bare NF at 0–2 M urea, and lower charge transfer resistance. The cathode reported a high H2O2 reduction current. In addition, fuel cell tests indicated current density dependency on H2O2 concentration and cell voltage dependency on KCl concentration. A competitive maximum power density of 10.6 mW cm−2 was achieved at 0.98 open circuit voltage and 45 mA cm−2 maximum current density, in 0.33 M urea vs 2 M KCl and 2 M H2O2, exclusively via diffusive mass transfer. These findings indicate the practical application of DUHP-FC on a large scale.

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  • Eisa, Tasnim & Park, Sung-Gwan & Mohamed, Hend Omar & Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali & Lee, Jieun & Yang, Euntae & Castaño, Pedro & Chae, Kyu-Jung, 2021. "Outstanding performance of direct urea/hydrogen peroxide fuel cell based on precious metal-free catalyst electrodes," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 228(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:228:y:2021:i:c:s0360544221008331
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.120584
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    1. Sayed, Enas Taha & Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali & Bahaa, Ahmed & Eisa, Tasnim & Alawadhi, Hussain & Al-Asheh, Sameer & Chae, Kyu-Jung & Olabi, A.G., 2021. "Synthesis and performance evaluation of various metal chalcogenides as active anodes for direct urea fuel cells," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 150(C).

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