Advances in Electrocatalysts for the OER, HER and Biomass Conversion
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1254
Special Issue Editors
Interests: single-atom catalysts; hydrogen energy; water electrolysis; electrochemical in situ characterizations
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Interests: study on single-atom catalysis and high current density water electrolysis performance; electrooxidation of small molecules such as urea, hydrazine hydrate, glycerol, etc.; development of novel fuel cells
Interests: design and synthesis of new kinds of supercapacitors, electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction, mainly focused on molybdenum sulfide, in-situ growth o; design and synthesis of ordered mesoporous metal oxides (mainly Al2O3, TiO2, CeO2) for NOx storage reduction catalyst support
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hydrogen (H2) is considered as an ideal alternative to fossil fuels due to advantages such as high energy density, zero carbon emissions, and renewability. From a future perspective, H2 is expected to alleviate the energy crisis and achieve global carbon neutrality. Importantly, electrocatalytic overall water splitting (OWS), a clean and effective strategy to produce high-purity hydrogen, involves two half-cell reactions: cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER). OER kinetics are intrinsically sluggish and require relatively high potential to overcome the reaction energy barrier, resulting in excessive energy consumption. Therefore, developing cost-effective and efficient OER catalysts and replacing the OER with the HER-coupled biomass conversion are proposed to lower the energy consumption.
This Special Issue on “Advances in Electrocatalysts for the OER, HER and Biomass Conversion” aims to explore the latest advances in overall and hybrid water splitting, particularly in the context of the synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of electrocatalysts, the theoretical analysis of reaction mechanisms, and their potential in industrial applications. We hope this Special Issue will provide helpful guidance in electrocatalyst design and inspire new ideas for developing more efficient and sustainable catalytic systems for scale-up production.
I hope you consider participating in this Special Issue.
Dr. Mingpeng Chen
Dr. Huachuan Sun
Dr. Yuxiao Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrogen evolution reaction
- oxygen evolution reaction
- biomass conversion
- selective electrooxidation
- electrocatalyst design
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