Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 15, Issue 1, 193(2023)
Highly Selective Electrocatalytic CuEDTA Reduction by MoS2 Nanosheets for Efficient Pollutant Removal and Simultaneous Electric Power Output
Electrocatalytic reduction of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid copper (CuEDTA), a typical refractory heavy metal complexation pollutant, is an environmental benign method that operates at mild condition. Unfortunately, the selective reduction of CuEDTA is still a big challenge in cathodic process. In this work, we report a MoS2 nanosheet/graphite felt (GF) cathode, which achieves an average Faraday efficiency of 29.6% and specific removal rate (SRR) of 0.042 mol/cm2/h for CuEDTA at - 0.65 V vs SCE (saturated calomel electrode), both of which are much higher than those of the commonly reported electrooxidation technology-based removal systems. Moreover, a proof-of-concept CuEDTA/Zn battery with Zn anode and MoS2/GF cathode is demonstrated, which has bifunctions of simultaneous CuEDTA removal and energy output. This is one of the pioneer studies on the electrocatalytic reduction of heavy metal complex and CuEDTA/Zn battery, which brings new insights in developing efficient electrocatalytic reduction system for pollution control and energy output.
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Hehe Qin, Xinru Liu, Xiangyun Liu, Hongying Zhao, Shun Mao. Highly Selective Electrocatalytic CuEDTA Reduction by MoS2 Nanosheets for Efficient Pollutant Removal and Simultaneous Electric Power Output[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2023, 15(1): 193
Category: Research Articles
Received: May. 17, 2023
Accepted: Jul. 10, 2023
Published Online: Dec. 15, 2023
The Author Email: Mao Shun (shunmao@tongji.edu.cn)