Separating hydrogen and oxygen evolution in alkaline water electrolysis using nickel hydroxide

Long Chen; Xiaoli Dong; Yonggang Wang; Yongyao Xia

doi:10.1038/ncomms11741

Nature Communications (May 2016)

Separating hydrogen and oxygen evolution in alkaline water electrolysis using nickel hydroxide

Long Chen,
Xiaoli Dong,
Yonggang Wang,
Yongyao Xia

Affiliations

Long Chen: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University
Xiaoli Dong: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University
Yonggang Wang: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University
Yongyao Xia: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11741
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Alkaline water electrolyzers are promising devices for hydrogen generation, although hydrogen/oxygen mixing can be problematic. Here, the authors use nickel hydroxide as a redox mediator to decouple the hydrogen and oxygen production, overcoming the gas-mixing issue.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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