{"id":1144,"date":"2022-03-11T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.39.254.188\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2022-03-18T05:53:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T05:53:59","slug":"indian-researchers-create-electrocatalyst-system-for-energy-efficient-hydrogen-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theagriculturetimes.com\/2022\/03\/11\/indian-researchers-create-electrocatalyst-system-for-energy-efficient-hydrogen-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian researchers create Electrocatalyst System for Energy-Efficient Hydrogen production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to an official statement issued on Wednesday, Indian scientists created an electrocatalyst system for <strong><em>energy-efficient hydrogen synthesis via urea electrolysis<\/em><\/strong>, which is useful for urea-based waste treatment and low-cost hydrogen production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The energy required to produce hydrogen via water electrolysis can be reduced by <strong><em>70%<\/em><\/strong> using urea electrolysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The energy-intensive equivalent of water splitting, oxygen evolution, can be replaced with urea oxidation in urea electrolysis. Low-cost, earth-abundant Ni-based catalysts are widely used in this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a statement from the Science and Technology Ministry, &#8220;the main challenge associated with urea oxidation is maintaining the catalyst&#8217;s prolonged activity because strong adsorption of the reactive intermediate<strong><em> (COx) <\/em><\/strong>on the active site, referred to as catalyst poisoning, causes activity loss.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex C., Gaurav Shukla, Muhammed Safeer N.K., and Neena S. John of the <strong><em>Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS)<\/em><\/strong>, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, developed a <strong><em>nickel oxide (NiOx)<\/em><\/strong> based system for producing hydrogen from electro-oxidation of urea to achieve this goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They investigated electrocatalysts in a series of papers published in the journals Electrochimica Acta and Journal of Materials Chemistry and found that surface deficient<strong><em> NiO<\/em><\/strong> and<strong><em> Ni2O3 <\/em><\/strong>systems with more <strong><em>Ni3+ <\/em><\/strong>ions are more efficient electrocatalysts than standard<strong><em> NiO<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Urea electrolysis can be used to treat urea-based waste and produce hydrogen at a low cost. With <strong><em>244.55 lakh metric tonnes <\/em><\/strong>produced in<strong><em> 2019-20<\/em><\/strong>, India is one of the world&#8217;s leading urea producers. The nitrogenous fertiliser industry generates a high concentration of ammonia and urea as effluents. This can be used to generate energy for the benefit of our country &#8220;According to the scientists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to an official statement issued on Wednesday, Indian scientists created an electrocatalyst system for energy-efficient hydrogen synthesis via urea electrolysis, which is useful for urea-based waste treatment and low-cost hydrogen production. The energy required to produce hydrogen via water electrolysis can be reduced by 70% using urea electrolysis. The energy-intensive equivalent of water splitting, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"custom":{"td_video":"","featured_image":"https:\/\/theagriculturetimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/theagriculturetimes.com-2022-03-12T115850.998.jpg","author":{"name":"BNRP@Theagritimes","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7f822faf47cb54b15a99bfef90d8144?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"categories":[{"term_id":1,"name":"Agri News","slug":"agri-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"Get the latest agri news and insights. Stay informed. Explore now!","parent":0,"count":573,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":573,"category_description":"Get the latest agri news and insights. Stay informed. 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