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Research progress on modification of non-noble metal catalysts for water electrolysis

  • Zhaoyang Song ,
  • Liming Jia ,
  • Hongxin Bai ,
  • Huiqing Xu ,
  • Quanjie Liu ,
  • Yang Yang
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  • SINOPEC Dalian Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals,Dalian 116045,China

Received date: 2021-02-04

  Online published: 2021-07-13

Abstract

As an ideal secondary energy,hydrogen energy has the characteristics of high energy density,clean and pollution-free,and will play an extremely important role in the process of energy transition.Hydrogen production by water electrolysis is considered as the most promising green process for obtaining hydrogen energy,while high-efficiency electrocatalysts are the key to restrict the development of hydrogen production by water electrolysis.Noble metal catalysts have excellent electroca-talytic performance,but their promotion and application are severely restricted by the cost and reserves.Therefore,the devel-opment of low-cost and high-activity non-noble metal catalysts has gradually become a research hotspot.In order to improve the electrocatalytic performance of non-noble metal catalysts,a series of modification and optimization are needed.The research progress on the modification of non-noble metal catalysts for water electrolysis at home and abroad in recent years was reviewed.The modification methods of geometric construction(one-dimensional,two-dimensional,three-dimensional structure)and electronic regulation(composition optimization,crystal plane control,defect construction,heteroatom doping,etc.) were introduced in detail.The development direction of non-noble metal catalyst modification in future was also prospected.

Cite this article

Zhaoyang Song , Liming Jia , Hongxin Bai , Huiqing Xu , Quanjie Liu , Yang Yang . Research progress on modification of non-noble metal catalysts for water electrolysis[J]. Inorganic Chemicals Industry, 2021 , 53(7) : 36 -43 . DOI: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2021-0087

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