‘HOT’ paper by Dan Nocera (MIT)
A cobalt catalyst operating at high current and in both rivers and seawater is promising for renewable energy storage technologies.
Highly active cobalt phosphate and borate based oxygen evolving catalysts operating in neutral and natural waters
Arthur J. Esswein, Yogesh Surendranath, Steven Y. Reece and Daniel G. Nocera
Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C0EE00518E
The efficacy and ease of operation of anodes functionalized with Co-OEC at appreciable current density together with its ability to operate in near neutral pH buffered natural water sources bodes well for the translation of this catalyst to a viable renewable energy storage technology.
