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The study aims to explore seawater splitting as an efficient method for producing chlorine and hypochlorous acid.

February 8, 2026Materials Horizons4 citationsOpen Access

Clean Production of Chlorine (Cl2) and Hypochlorous Acid (HOCl) from Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Seawater Splitting

RARohul H. AdnanKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology YNYun Hau Ng

Key Points

The study aims to explore seawater splitting as an efficient method for producing chlorine and hypochlorous acid.
Utilized photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical approaches
Focused on the elimination of the oxygen evolution reaction
Conducted experiments to assess production efficiency
Successfully produced chlorine and hypochlorous acid from seawater splitting
Showed improved efficiency compared to traditional water splitting methods
Highlighted the potential for sustainable chemical production

Abstract

Seawater splitting has emerged as a promising alternative to overall water splitting because it eliminates the kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) that is the bottleneck in water splitting, and...

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Adnan et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698828010fc35cd7a884719b https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1039/d5mh01556a

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