Nano-Micro Letters (Sep 2023)

Dual-Doped Nickel Sulfide for Electro-Upgrading Polyethylene Terephthalate into Valuable Chemicals and Hydrogen Fuel

  • Zhijie Chen,
  • Renji Zheng,
  • Teng Bao,
  • Tianyi Ma,
  • Wei Wei,
  • Yansong Shen,
  • Bing-Jie Ni

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01181-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Highlights Co and Cl co-doped NiS is an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for converting plastic waste into formate and hydrogen with high efficiency and selectivity Dopants regulate the electronic property and accelerate structural reconstruction of NiS for the core ethylene glycol (PET monomer) oxidation reaction PET hydrolysate electrolysis can produce hydrogen gas at an average rate of 50.26 mmol h−1 at 1.7 V

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