Volume 2, 2024

Multichannel nitrogen-doped carbon fiber confined Fe3C nanoparticles for efficient electroreduction of nitrate

Abstract

Electrochemical conversion of nitrate into benign dinitrogen is a promising solution for water purification and environmental remediation. The development of environmentally friendly electrocatalysts possessing excellent catalytic activity and stability has attracted increasing attention. Herein, a 1D hierarchical architecture with uniformly dispersed Fe3C nanoparticles confined in multichannel nitrogen-doped carbon fibers (Fe3C/MNCFs) is reported as a highly efficient NO3RR electrocatalyst. Fe3C/MNCFs-800 demonstrates a nitrate conversion of 90.9%, an N2 selectivity of 99.53%, and up to 15 cycles of electrocatalytic stability. The excellent electrocatalytic activity is proposed to be mainly due to the multichannel fibrous architecture beneficial for exposing more active sites and facilitating mass diffusion. Moreover, the strong interaction between active species and fibrous support guarantees the chemical stability and long cycle life. This work provides a reference for the development of high-performance noble-metal-free electrocatalysts for eco-friendly nitrate reduction.

Graphical abstract: Multichannel nitrogen-doped carbon fiber confined Fe3C nanoparticles for efficient electroreduction of nitrate

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 1 2024
Accepted
04 2 2024
First published
05 2 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

EES. Catal., 2024,2, 795-802

Multichannel nitrogen-doped carbon fiber confined Fe3C nanoparticles for efficient electroreduction of nitrate

F. Zhang, Z. Shi, J. Chen, H. Luo, J. Chen and J. Yang, EES. Catal., 2024, 2, 795 DOI: 10.1039/D4EY00016A

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