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Green bridge between waste and energy: conversion the rotten wood into cathode for functional Zn-air battery.
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Electrochimica Acta . Aug2022, Vol. 424, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- • A simple method is provided for converting waste biomass into N-doped biochar. • The as prepared catalyst with similar ORR performance than that of Pt/C. • Different types of ZAB are assembled to power homemade electronics. • The button cell shows outstanding performance than commercial PR 48 (Panasonic). Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a cathode reaction for Zn-air battery (ZAB), however, it limits the large scale utilization of ZAB for its nature of a slow dynamic process. Therefore, it is of great practical significance to improve ORR performance when waste biomass materials are turned into cathode materials for ZAB. Herein, we report a simple and expandable green strategy, that can convert waste biomass materials (rotten wood (RW)) into N-doped carbon material (NRW-1000) with excellent ORR ability in a one-step process. In this strategy, NH 4 Cl is selected as activator and N source, thus realizing the biomass carbonization, activation and N doping process at the same time. The NRW-1000 prepared by this strategy was endowed with a half-wave of 0.87 V (vs. RHE), which is the same as Pt/C (0.87 V). To test the practicality of NRW-1000, different types of ZAB were assembled to power homemade electronics. Remarkably, the button ZAB based on NRW-1000 showed even more impressive energy density (58.52 mW cm−2) than that of the commercial PR 48 (Panasonic) (30.73 mW cm−2). Our work provides a solution to the current energy crisis by recycling waste into electrochemical catalysts. [Display omitted] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00134686
- Volume :
- 424
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Electrochimica Acta
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157501412
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140667