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◆ Advanced Materials2025-12-08· Electrolysis

Durable Natural Urine Electrolysis Enabled by Lewis Acid‐Tailored Interfacial Microenvironment

Xin Gao, Jun Hu, Shuai Zhang, Pengtang Wang, Zekang Wang, Ping Chen, Yao Zheng, Shi‐Zhang Qiao

原始摘要(英文原文)· Original abstract
Abstract Electrochemical urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is a promising alternative to sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for hydrogen production. However, its reliance on costly pure urea limits practical application. To address this issue, urine oxidation reaction (U r OR) has been proposed, which utilizes natural urine as a cost‐free feedstock. Nevertheless, due to the complex ionic matrix of urine, U r OR suffers from catalyst acidification and chloride‐induced corrosion, limiting long‐term stability. Here, an interfacial microenvironment regulation strategy by modifying common Ni 2 P catalyst with various hard Lewis acids (LA) is reported. The optimal V 2 O 5‐δ ‐Ni 2 P hybrid exhibits remarkable U r OR activity (1.62 V at 3 A cm −2 ) and long‐term durability (1000 h). Mechanistic analysis reveals that LA component selectively enriches interfacial OH − ions, effectively suppressing the adsorption of impurities, especially Cl − ions, and the generation of N‐chlorourea byproduct. Notably, a near‐kilowatt‐scale natural urine electrolysis is first verified in a flow electrolyser (18 cells, area of 1386 cm 2 ), achieving a high H 2 production rate of 115.84 L h −1 with a urine purification rate of 97.41%, while recovering nitrogen‐rich compound fertilizers (NH 4 Cl/KCl). Furthermore, the electrolyzer exhibits broad applicability across wastewater with various urea concentrations (5–330 mM) and Cl − ions concentrations (0.5‐500 mM), including challenging 100 L wheatfield effluents.
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