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Cover Feature: Environmentally and Industrially Friendly Recycling of Platinum Nanoparticles Through Electrochemical Dissolution–Electrodeposition in Acid‐Free/Dilute Acidic Electrolytes (ChemSusChem 21/2018)
Author(s) -
Sharma Raghunandan,
Gyergyek Sašo,
Andersen Shuang Ma
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201802454
Subject(s) - platinum , environmentally friendly , electrolyte , electrochemistry , platinum nanoparticles , dissolution , catalysis , materials science , inorganic chemistry , nanoparticle , chemical engineering , electrode , nanotechnology , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , ecology , biology
The Cover Feature shows a sustainable platinum recycling approach by using electrochemistry. Platinum nanoparticles used as catalyst in electrodes are electrochemically dissolved to an electrolyte solution in the form of soluble platinum species, which are instantaneously electrodeposited in the form of metal. This process significantly improves the overall efficiency and easiness for industrial implementation. More information can be found in the Full Paper by R. Sharma et al. on page 3742 in Issue 21, 2018 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201801604).