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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE
Volume 16, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
ESG
DOI: 10.20964/2021.07.61
Keywords
Pyridoxal-semicarbazone; Pyridoxal-tiosemicarbazone; Iron complexes; electrocatalysis
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- scientific research deanship at University of Hail-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [RG-20072]
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Efficient hydrogen production from aqueous protons by direct solar energy conversion is crucial for a future hydrogen economy. This study focuses on the catalytical activity of pyridoxal-semi (H-2-PLSC) and pyridoxal-thiosemi (H-2-PLTSC) carbazone molecules and their iron complexes for electrochemical proton reduction. The complexes showed higher catalytic activity than the free ligands, supporting a proposed mechanism involving protonation of the ligand.
A significant requirement for a future hydrogen economy and easily accessible renewable energy is efficient production of hydrogen from aqueous protons by direct solar energy conversion. The synthesis of a catalyst that can facilitate the reaction of hydrogen evolution (HER) is of paramount importance to achieve this overall objective. This study focuses on catalytical activity of pyridoxal-semi (H-2-PLSC) and pyridoxal-thiosemi (H-2-PLTSC) carbazone molecules and their iron complexes Fe(H-PLTSC)(PLTSC)]center dot 4H(2)O and [Fe(H-2-PLSC)Cl-2 (H2O)]Cl, for electrochemical proton reduction into hydrogen. The free ligands (H-2-PLSC and H-2-PLTSC) were able to electrocatalyze the reduction of proton into hydrogen. Even though, the studied complexes were more catalytically active than the free ligand, this observation provided crucial evidence for the proposed mechanism that involved protonation of the ligand.
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