Heterointerface Engineering of Bismuth Nanosheets/Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Nanoleaves Enables High‑Performance Electrochemical Dechlorination
Abstract
ABSTRACT Chloride ion capture from industrial wastewaters presents a persistent challenge, constrained by the corrosive characteristics of accumulated Cl − and the limitations of conventional dechlorination technologies. Herein, we introduce a MOF‑mediated 2D‑on‑2D heterointerface engineering strategy to fabricate bismuth nanosheets coupled with nitrogen‐doped carbon nanoleaves (BiNS/NCL). As a Faradaic dechlorination anode in capacitive deionization (CDI), the rationally designed BiNS/NCL heterointerface delivers an impressive chloride adsorption capacity of 108.7 mg g −1 with an adsorption rate of 24.8 mg g −1 min −1 , along with remarkable charge efficiency (86.9%) and low energy consumption (0.39 Wh g −1 ). The BiNS/NCL electrode also demonstrates exceptional chloride selectivity over competing anions and maintains stable performance over extended cycling. Integrated ex situ/in situ characterizations and density functional theory simulations reveal that a built‑in electric field formed at the BiNS/NCL interface thermodynamically favors chloride electrosorption, accelerates ion transport kinetics, and stabilizes the reversible Bi/BiOCl phase transformation. This study elucidates an interface‐mediated dechlorination mechanism and provides a generalizable heterointerface‑engineering strategy for energy‑efficient electrochemical dechlorination systems.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Advanced Science
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 41
- Pages
- e75448–e75448
- Publication date
- 29 April 2026
- Language
- EN