Lin Siyi, Li Xin, Yuan Dunyi, Liu Yuanting, Jin Zhaoyu, Li Panpan
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China.
Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China.
Small. 2024 Dec;20(49):e2406235. doi: 10.1002/smll.202406235. Epub 2024 Sep 16.
Renewable energy and advanced water treatment technologies hold profound significance for driving sustainable development in modern society. Given the environmental friendliness and high efficiency of electrocatalysis processes, great expectations are placed on their applications in energy and water-related fields. However, the electrocatalysis is limited by the selectivity, activity, and durability of the electrocatalytic reactions. Hydrogels, with their hierarchical porous structure, compositional and structural tunability, and ease of functionalization, are bringing surprising advances in advanced energy and environment. Hydrogel catalysts, inheriting the advantages of hydrogel materials, hold promise for achieving significant breakthroughs in electrochemical performance. Here, the latest advancements in energy and environmental electrocatalytic fields are summarized based on the 3D nanostructured hydrogel catalysts. In addition, future potentials and challenges of continuing research on hydrogel materials for energy and environment are discussed.
可再生能源和先进的水处理技术对推动现代社会的可持续发展具有深远意义。鉴于电催化过程的环境友好性和高效性，人们对其在能源和水相关领域的应用寄予厚望。然而，电催化受到电催化反应的选择性、活性和耐久性的限制。水凝胶具有分级多孔结构、组成和结构的可调性以及易于功能化的特点，正在先进能源和环境领域带来惊人进展。水凝胶催化剂继承了水凝胶材料的优点，有望在电化学性能方面取得重大突破。在此，基于三维纳米结构水凝胶催化剂总结了能源和环境电催化领域的最新进展。此外，还讨论了继续研究用于能源和环境的水凝胶材料的未来潜力和挑战。
