11 Photoelectrocatalytic H2 production: current and future challenges
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Paolo Ciambelli
Abstract
Electrochemical water splitting is one of the ways to reach the energy decarbonization through the production of green hydrogen. Starting from the fundamentals of this approach, the research efforts to develop active, stable, abundant, and cheap catalysts have been analyzed. Specific attention has been devoted to the investigation on the properties of nanomaterials to take advantage of to overcome limitations of current catalysts. The development of hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution reaction catalysts, strongly contributing to make concrete indirect photovoltaic-driven technologies such as renewable energy-driven electrolyzers, is also analyzed. However, the final goal of direct electrochemical solar-hydrogen technologies still requires significant advances in research.
Abstract
Electrochemical water splitting is one of the ways to reach the energy decarbonization through the production of green hydrogen. Starting from the fundamentals of this approach, the research efforts to develop active, stable, abundant, and cheap catalysts have been analyzed. Specific attention has been devoted to the investigation on the properties of nanomaterials to take advantage of to overcome limitations of current catalysts. The development of hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution reaction catalysts, strongly contributing to make concrete indirect photovoltaic-driven technologies such as renewable energy-driven electrolyzers, is also analyzed. However, the final goal of direct electrochemical solar-hydrogen technologies still requires significant advances in research.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Series editor preface VII
- About the series editor IX
- Contents XI
- List of contributors XXI
- Hydrogen: Presents Accomplishments and Far-Reaching Promises 1
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Forewords
- Foreword 9
- Foreword 15
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Extended Introductions
- Hydrogen: why the times to scale have come 29
- Hydrogen key to a carbon-free energy system 43
- The European hydrogen strategy 105
- Introduction to the hydrogen books 117
- Geopolitics of hydrogen 127
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Volume I: Hydrogen production and energy transition
- 1 An overview of today’s industrial processes to make hydrogen and future developments’ trend 137
- 2 Catalytic autothermal reforming for hydrogen production: from large-scale plant to distributed energy system 171
- 3 An overview of recent works on Ni silica-based catalysts for the dry reforming of methane 193
- 4 CO2 hydrogenation by plasma-assisted catalysis for fuel production: power-to-gas application 213
- 5 Development perspective for green hydrogen production 251
- 6 Hydrogen production from biomass pyrolysis 279
- 7 Gasification of biomass and plastic waste 303
- 8 Water electrolysis as an environmentally friendly source of hydrogen 331
- 9 Electrolysis for coupling the production of pure hydrogen and the valorization of organic wastes 359
- 10 Renewable power-to-hydrogen systems and sector coupling power-mobility 381
- 11 Photoelectrocatalytic H2 production: current and future challenges 401
- 12 Biological water splitting 427
- 13 Fuel processing for fuel cells and energyrelated applications 469
- 14 Emergent-based well-being design for a hydrogen-based community: social acceptance and societal evolution for novel hydrogen technology 493
- 15 Eni’s projects in Italy for hydrogen production 519
- Conclusions and Recommendations: “The Future of Hydrogen” 543
- Index 551
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Series editor preface VII
- About the series editor IX
- Contents XI
- List of contributors XXI
- Hydrogen: Presents Accomplishments and Far-Reaching Promises 1
-
Forewords
- Foreword 9
- Foreword 15
-
Extended Introductions
- Hydrogen: why the times to scale have come 29
- Hydrogen key to a carbon-free energy system 43
- The European hydrogen strategy 105
- Introduction to the hydrogen books 117
- Geopolitics of hydrogen 127
-
Volume I: Hydrogen production and energy transition
- 1 An overview of today’s industrial processes to make hydrogen and future developments’ trend 137
- 2 Catalytic autothermal reforming for hydrogen production: from large-scale plant to distributed energy system 171
- 3 An overview of recent works on Ni silica-based catalysts for the dry reforming of methane 193
- 4 CO2 hydrogenation by plasma-assisted catalysis for fuel production: power-to-gas application 213
- 5 Development perspective for green hydrogen production 251
- 6 Hydrogen production from biomass pyrolysis 279
- 7 Gasification of biomass and plastic waste 303
- 8 Water electrolysis as an environmentally friendly source of hydrogen 331
- 9 Electrolysis for coupling the production of pure hydrogen and the valorization of organic wastes 359
- 10 Renewable power-to-hydrogen systems and sector coupling power-mobility 381
- 11 Photoelectrocatalytic H2 production: current and future challenges 401
- 12 Biological water splitting 427
- 13 Fuel processing for fuel cells and energyrelated applications 469
- 14 Emergent-based well-being design for a hydrogen-based community: social acceptance and societal evolution for novel hydrogen technology 493
- 15 Eni’s projects in Italy for hydrogen production 519
- Conclusions and Recommendations: “The Future of Hydrogen” 543
- Index 551
