Achievements, challenges and opportunities in hydrogen production from water/seawater splitting using boron-based materials

IF 6.8 2区材料科学 Q1 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Science China Materials Pub Date : 2025-01-02 DOI:10.1007/s40843-024-3201-3

Yiran Zhang (, ), Yang Xu (, ), Qi Zhou (, ), Junjun Li (, ), Xinyi Wang (, ), Zhenwei Zhao (, ), Zhicheng Zhang (, )

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Abstract

Water splitting is recognized as an environmentally friendly and feasible method to produce hydrogen. However, the high cost, low storage capacity, and poor stability of traditional noble metal-based electrocatalysts have severely limited the industrial application of electrocatalytic water splitting. The utilization of seawater splitting not only facilitates the production of high-purity hydrogen on a large scale but also concurrently promotes the desalination process. Over the past decades, transition metal borides (TMBs) have been widely used in the field of water splitting due to the advantages of simple preparation process, good stability, and easily adjustable composition. This review summarizes the recent progress of TMBs in the electrolysis of water and sea-water. Firstly, the influencing factors of electrocatalytic performance and related evaluations are introduced. The basic principles of hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, and chlorine evolution reaction in seawater electrolysis are discussed in detail, pointing out the various problems caused by chloride ions (Cl⁻) in the process of hydrogen production from seawater splitting. In addition, the preparation and optimization strategies of TMBs are emphasized. Finally, the development, challenges, and prospects of electrolytic seawater hydrogen production technology are presented. This review aims to furnish deeper insights into enhancing the electrocatalytic performance of TMBs in this critical area of research.

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Science China Materials Materials Science-General Materials Science

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11.40

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7.40%

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949

期刊介绍： Science China Materials (SCM) is a globally peer-reviewed journal that covers all facets of materials science. It is supervised by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The journal is jointly published monthly in both printed and electronic forms by Science China Press and Springer. The aim of SCM is to encourage communication of high-quality, innovative research results at the cutting-edge interface of materials science with chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering. It focuses on breakthroughs from around the world and aims to become a world-leading academic journal for materials science.