Synthesis and electrochemical evaluation of nano-NiO-Y composite cathode material for hydrogen evolution in microbial electrolysis cell
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摘要: 在Y分子筛的溶胶反应体系中加入碳球,经老化、水热晶化反应得到纳米Y分子筛,通过等体积浸渍(incipient-wetness impregnation,IWI)方式负载镍盐前驱体,经焙烧制备纳米NiO-Y复合材料,采用XRD、SEM、TEM、XPS、TG-DTG和N2吸附-脱附等手段对其物理化学性质进行表征。结果表明,合成的NiO-Y复合材料样品的晶粒粒径为500 nm,具有微-介孔多级孔道结构。总比表面积达到774.3 m2/g,孔容为0.495 cm3/g,有利于暴露更多的活性位。通过线性扫描和塔菲尔曲线电化学测试评价发现,当镍盐负载量为30%(质量分数)时,纳米NiO-Y复合材料作为微生物电解池阴极具有较高的电催化活性。在运行周期内,样品的最大析氢电流密度达到22.87 A/m2,产气总量中H2含量占73.71%,产氢效率为0.393 m3/(m3·d),与Pt/C阴极产氢效率相近。
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关键词:
- 纳米NiO-Y复合材料 /
- 多级孔 /
- 活性位 /
- 微生物电解池 /
- 阴极材料
Abstract: Nano Y zeolites were synthesized by adding carbon spheres into the synthesis sol of Y zeolites subjected to aging and hydrothermal crystallization; nickel-salt precursors were then loaded by using an incipient-wetness impregnation (IWI) method. After calcination, the nano-NiO-Y composite were then characterized by means of XRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, TG-DTG, and N2 adsorption-desorption techniques and its performance as the cathode material for hydrogen evolution in microbial electrolysis cell was then investigated. The results show that the nano-NiO-Y composite has a crystal size of 500 nm of size and multiple porous structure including micro and mesopores; the total surface area and pore volume of nano-NiO-Y composites are 774.3 m2/g and 0.495 cm3/g, respectively. The electrochemical tests of linear scanning voltammetry and Tafel plots show that as microbial electrolytic cell (MEC) cathode, the nano-NiO-Y composite with a nickel-salt loading of 30% exhibits high electrocatalytic activity. In a continuous operation cycle, the largest hydrogen evolution current density of the nano-NiO-Y composites reaches 22.87 A/m2, and the H2 content is about 73.71% in total gas. The hydrogen production efficiency is 0.393 m3/(m3·d), comparable to that of Pt/C cathode.-
Key words:
- nano-NiO-Y composites /
- multiple porous /
- active sites /
- microbial electrolysis cell /
- cathode materials
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表 1 样品的孔结构参数
Table 1 Pore structure parameters of the nano-NiO-Y3 composite
Sample ABET/(m2·g-1) Amic/(m2·g-1) Ameso/(m2·g-1) vtotal/(cm3·g-1) vmicro/(cm3·g-1) NiO-Y3 744.3 679.4 64.9 0.495 0.350 -
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