Saline water electrolysis is an appealing strategy for hydrogen production,attracting more attention in recent years.NiFe-based electrodes exhibit promise as catalysts for saline water electrolysis.Nevertheless,they s...Saline water electrolysis is an appealing strategy for hydrogen production,attracting more attention in recent years.NiFe-based electrodes exhibit promise as catalysts for saline water electrolysis.Nevertheless,they suffer from the inferior service life of the oxygen evolution reaction(OER).Herein,we report an oxygen-evolution electrode consisting of a sulfate-modulated nickel-iron hydroxide(NiFeOOH)affording as the catalytic active layer and Fe-Ni_(3)S_(2) as the corrosion-proof layer.The developed electrode only requires overpotentials of 220 and 292 mV to deliver the current density of 10 and 500 mA·cm^(−2),respectively.More importantly,it presents long-term stability exceeding 140 and 100 h in 1 M KOH at high current densities of 500 and 1000 mA·cm^(−2),respectively,as well as 120 h for saline water electrolysis at 100 mA·cm^(−2).Experimental results reveal that the generated sulfate plays an indispensable role in improving stability and corrosion resistance.We assembled and tested an anion exchange membrane electrolyzer with Pt/C and NiFeS/NIF as the cathode and anode,respectively,under industrial conditions.This overall water-splitting electrolyzer achieves an impressive energy conversion efficiency of 75%±0.5%.This report offers fresh insights into the design of stable NiFe-based electrodes,which may further promote its practical applications for saline water electrolysis.展开更多
Hydrogen generation from water splitting is of great prospect for the sustainable energy conversion.However,it is still challenging to explore stable and high-performance electrocatalysts toward hydrogen evolution rea...Hydrogen generation from water splitting is of great prospect for the sustainable energy conversion.However,it is still challenging to explore stable and high-performance electrocatalysts toward hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)from saline water such as seawater due to the chloride corrosion.Herein,we developed a self-supported heterogeneous bimetallic phosphide(Ni_(2)P-FeP)array electrode that possesses excellent HER performance in alkaline saline water with an overpotential of 89 mV at 10 mA·cm^(−2)and long-term stability over 90 h at 200 mA·cm^(−2).The analysis showed that the heterostructure between the interfaces of Ni_(2)P-FeP plays a pivotal role in promoting the activity of catalyst.Moreover,the bimetallic phosphide nanoarrays can be employed as a shield for chlorine-corrosion resistance in the saline water,ensuring the long-term durability of hydrogen generation.When employed for alkaline saline water electrolysis,a current density of 100 mA·cm^(−2)is achieved at cell voltage of 1.68 V.This work presents an effective approach for the fabrication of high-performance electrode for HER in alkaline saline environments.展开更多
An investigation has been made on the ecology of some saline lakes in the Vestfold Hills (60°38′S, 78°06′E), East Antarctica. The results indicate that changes of natural environment and physico chemical ...An investigation has been made on the ecology of some saline lakes in the Vestfold Hills (60°38′S, 78°06′E), East Antarctica. The results indicate that changes of natural environment and physico chemical factors, as well as the variation and evolution of biological species do occur in some lakes. This can be attributed to seasonal and local climate changes and geographic differences in this regions. These findings are believed to be indicative to the effects from the processes of globle climate change, ice sheet retreat, and isostatic uplift, are presently occuring, and a study of the chemistry and biology of these Antarctic lakes may be a significant means of monitoring effects of global climate change in the Antarctic.展开更多
Acid gas injection into saline aquifers is one of promising ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to dispose hazardous waste simultaneously. On the basis of Level Set method, an improved mathematical model that ...Acid gas injection into saline aquifers is one of promising ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to dispose hazardous waste simultaneously. On the basis of Level Set method, an improved mathematical model that described interfacial dynamics of acid gas-brine system in a deep confined saline aquifer was proposed for predicting the propagation of the acid gas plume, which was featured by using Peng-Robinson equation and modified Lucas equation to describe variations of the density and viscosity of acid gas in saline aquifers. The evolutional characte^stics of acid gas plume were obtained through numerical simulations using COMSOL Multiphysics 3.5a. The results showed that under intrinsic characteristics of aquifers and operational conditions given, the variation of acid gas density was the major factor that influences the patterns and shapes of the plume. The leading edge position of acid gas plume was intensively dependent on the acid gas composition. Under the scheme of fixed mass flow rate injection, as the molar fraction of H2S increased, the position of leading edge advanced gradually towards the injection well. Moreover, the estimation of the storage efficiency of acid gas in saline aquifers was clarified and discussed. The proposed approach and the simulation results will provide insights into the determination of optimal operational strategies and rapid identification of the consequences of acid gas injection into deep confined saline aquifers.展开更多
基金supported by the Key research and development program of Hainan province(No.ZDYF2022GXJS006)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52231008,52201009,52122107,and 52301013)+5 种基金International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of Hainan Province(No.GHYF2023007)the Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.223RC401)the Education Department of Hainan Province(Nos.Hnky2024ZD-2 and Hnky2023ZD-2)Starting Research Funds of the Hainan University of China(Nos.KYQD(ZR)-21105 and KYQD(ZR)-23090)Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology,Hainan University(Nos.XTCX2022HYC18 and XTCX2022HYC22)the Scientific and Technological Project of Yunnan Precious Metals Laboratory(No.YPML-2023050268).
文摘Saline water electrolysis is an appealing strategy for hydrogen production,attracting more attention in recent years.NiFe-based electrodes exhibit promise as catalysts for saline water electrolysis.Nevertheless,they suffer from the inferior service life of the oxygen evolution reaction(OER).Herein,we report an oxygen-evolution electrode consisting of a sulfate-modulated nickel-iron hydroxide(NiFeOOH)affording as the catalytic active layer and Fe-Ni_(3)S_(2) as the corrosion-proof layer.The developed electrode only requires overpotentials of 220 and 292 mV to deliver the current density of 10 and 500 mA·cm^(−2),respectively.More importantly,it presents long-term stability exceeding 140 and 100 h in 1 M KOH at high current densities of 500 and 1000 mA·cm^(−2),respectively,as well as 120 h for saline water electrolysis at 100 mA·cm^(−2).Experimental results reveal that the generated sulfate plays an indispensable role in improving stability and corrosion resistance.We assembled and tested an anion exchange membrane electrolyzer with Pt/C and NiFeS/NIF as the cathode and anode,respectively,under industrial conditions.This overall water-splitting electrolyzer achieves an impressive energy conversion efficiency of 75%±0.5%.This report offers fresh insights into the design of stable NiFe-based electrodes,which may further promote its practical applications for saline water electrolysis.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation(No.91963109)the Innovation Research Funds of Huazhong University of Science and Technology(No.2019kfyRCPY100).
文摘Hydrogen generation from water splitting is of great prospect for the sustainable energy conversion.However,it is still challenging to explore stable and high-performance electrocatalysts toward hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)from saline water such as seawater due to the chloride corrosion.Herein,we developed a self-supported heterogeneous bimetallic phosphide(Ni_(2)P-FeP)array electrode that possesses excellent HER performance in alkaline saline water with an overpotential of 89 mV at 10 mA·cm^(−2)and long-term stability over 90 h at 200 mA·cm^(−2).The analysis showed that the heterostructure between the interfaces of Ni_(2)P-FeP plays a pivotal role in promoting the activity of catalyst.Moreover,the bimetallic phosphide nanoarrays can be employed as a shield for chlorine-corrosion resistance in the saline water,ensuring the long-term durability of hydrogen generation.When employed for alkaline saline water electrolysis,a current density of 100 mA·cm^(−2)is achieved at cell voltage of 1.68 V.This work presents an effective approach for the fabrication of high-performance electrode for HER in alkaline saline environments.
文摘An investigation has been made on the ecology of some saline lakes in the Vestfold Hills (60°38′S, 78°06′E), East Antarctica. The results indicate that changes of natural environment and physico chemical factors, as well as the variation and evolution of biological species do occur in some lakes. This can be attributed to seasonal and local climate changes and geographic differences in this regions. These findings are believed to be indicative to the effects from the processes of globle climate change, ice sheet retreat, and isostatic uplift, are presently occuring, and a study of the chemistry and biology of these Antarctic lakes may be a significant means of monitoring effects of global climate change in the Antarctic.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （21176198）, and the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China （2012021110071）.
文摘Acid gas injection into saline aquifers is one of promising ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to dispose hazardous waste simultaneously. On the basis of Level Set method, an improved mathematical model that described interfacial dynamics of acid gas-brine system in a deep confined saline aquifer was proposed for predicting the propagation of the acid gas plume, which was featured by using Peng-Robinson equation and modified Lucas equation to describe variations of the density and viscosity of acid gas in saline aquifers. The evolutional characte^stics of acid gas plume were obtained through numerical simulations using COMSOL Multiphysics 3.5a. The results showed that under intrinsic characteristics of aquifers and operational conditions given, the variation of acid gas density was the major factor that influences the patterns and shapes of the plume. The leading edge position of acid gas plume was intensively dependent on the acid gas composition. Under the scheme of fixed mass flow rate injection, as the molar fraction of H2S increased, the position of leading edge advanced gradually towards the injection well. Moreover, the estimation of the storage efficiency of acid gas in saline aquifers was clarified and discussed. The proposed approach and the simulation results will provide insights into the determination of optimal operational strategies and rapid identification of the consequences of acid gas injection into deep confined saline aquifers.
