Photocatalysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Endocrine Disruptors ◽  
N2 Fixation ◽  
Ammonia Synthesis ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Reaction Engineering ◽  
Co2 Conversion ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Ion Exchangers

Photocatalysis is important in fighting environmental pollution, such as pharmaceutical effluents, dyes, pesticides and endocrine disruptors. It is also used for the production of clean energy, e.g. by way of hydrogen production from watersplitting, or CO2 conversion into fuels. Further, photocatalytic N2 fixation is promising for achieving sustainable ammonia synthesis. The book discusses new materials and reaction engineering techniques, such as heterojunction formations, composites, ion exchangers, photocatalytic membranes, etc.

scholarly journals Adsorption for efficient low carbon hydrogen production: part 2—Cyclic experiments and model predictions

Adsorption ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Streb ◽  
Marco Mazzotti
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Solution Theory ◽  
Feed Composition ◽  
Ideal Adsorbed Solution Theory ◽  
Adsorbed Solution ◽  
Adsorbed Solution Theory

Abstract Hydrogen as clean energy carrier is expected to play a key role in future low-carbon energy systems. In this paper, we demonstrate a new technology for coupling fossil-fuel based hydrogen production with carbon capture and storage (CCS): the integration of CO2 capture and H2 purification in a single vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) cycle. An eight step VPSA cycle is tested in a two-column lab-pilot for a ternary CO2–H2–CH4 stream representative of shifted steam methane reformer (SMR) syngas, while using commercial zeolite 13X as adsorbent. The cycle can co-purify CO2 and H2, thus reaching H2 purities up to 99.96%, CO2 purities up to 98.9%, CO2 recoveries up to 94.3% and H2 recoveries up to 81%. The key decision variables for adjusting the separation performance to reach the required targets are the heavy purge (HP) duration, the feed duration, the evacuation pressure and the flow rate of the light purge (LP). In contrast to that, the separation performance is rather insensitive towards small changes in feed composition and in HP inlet composition. Comparing the experimental results with simulation results shows that the model for describing multi-component adsorption is critical in determining the predictive capabilities of the column model. Here, the real adsorbed solution theory (RAST) is necessary to describe all experiments well, whereas neither extended isotherms nor the ideal adsorbed solution theory (IAST) can reproduce all effects observed experimentally.

Bifunctional single-atomic Mn sites for energy-efficient hydrogen production

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianyun Peng ◽  
Junrong Hou ◽  
Yuying Mi ◽  
Jiaqiang Sun ◽  
Gaocan Qi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
H2 Production ◽  
Energy Technology ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Clean Energy Technology

Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) for H2 production is essential for future renewable and clean energy technology. Screening energy-saving, low-cost, and highly active catalysts efficiently, however, is still a grand...

Controllable synthesis of inorganic–organic Zn1−xCdxS-DETA solid solution nanoflowers and their enhanced visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen-production performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (34) ◽  
pp. 11335-11343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiali Lv ◽  
Jinfeng Zhang ◽  
Kai Dai ◽  
Changhao Liang ◽  
Guangping Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Solution ◽  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Controllable Synthesis ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalytic ◽  
Energy Shortage

Sustainable photocatalytic hydrogen evolution (PHE) of water splitting has been utilized to solve the serious environmental pollution and energy shortage problems over the last decade.

scholarly journals Producción de Hidrógeno mediante digestión anaerobia de residuos de planta de jitomate

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Sarai Camarena-Martínez ◽  
Juan Humberto Martínez-Martínez ◽  
Adriana Saldaña-Robles ◽  
Graciela M.L Ruiz-Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Tomato Plant ◽  
Biological Process ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge ◽  
Plant Residues ◽  
Lignocellulosic Waste ◽  
Initial Ph ◽  
Native Microflora

Hydrogen (H2) is recognized as a promising energy carrier among the alternatives for obtaining clean energy, since it has a high energy efficiency (122 kJ / g) and can be obtained from lignocellulosic waste through a biological process. In the state of Guanajuato, high amounts of plant waste derived from tomato cultivation are generated because this is the crop mostly produced through protected agriculture. So, the objective of the present study was to consider tomato plant residues for the generation of hydrogen through the anaerobic digestion process. Two sources of inoculum, native microflora of the tomato plant and anaerobic sludge pretreated at 100 ° C for 24 h; and four mineral media at an initial pH of 6.5 ± 0.2 in batch experiments, were evaluated. The highest yield was 37.4 mLH2 / g SV using native microflora and mineral media with yeast extract. Hydrogen production was found like those reported in the literature for other type of waste, highlighting the no-need to pretreat the substrate or inoculum. Therefore, the methodology propose is efficient to the hydrogen production from tomato plant residues.

New opportunities for efficient N2 fixation by nanosheet photocatalysts

Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (33) ◽  
pp. 15429-15435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Li ◽  
Chengliang Mao ◽  
Huan Shang ◽  
Zhiping Yang ◽  
Zhihui Ai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
N2 Fixation ◽  
Ammonia Synthesis ◽  
Chemical Processes ◽  
Holy Grail ◽  
Mild Conditions ◽  
Important Chemical ◽  
Catalytic Ammonia Synthesis

Catalytic ammonia synthesis from dinitrogen (N2) under mild conditions has been considered to be the “holy grail” of N2 fixation, which is one of the most important chemical processes in the agriculture, biological and industrial fields.

Graphitic Carbon Nitride-Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposite for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production under Visible Light

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 851-858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Gholipour ◽  
Francois Béland ◽  
Trong-On Do
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Graphitic Carbon ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
Conduction Band Edge ◽  
Photocatalytic Efficiency ◽  
Photocatalytic Reactions

Abstract Hydrogen production from water splitting via photocatalytic reactions can be an alternative clean energy of fossil fuels in the future. Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is one of the active photocatalysts in the visible light region that can be combined with other semiconductors in order to increase its photocatalytic efficiency. TiO2 is one of the most appropriate choices to combine with g-C3N4 because of its conduction band edge and variety forms of nanostructures. In this work, nanosheets of g-C3N4 were mixed with the nanoparticles of titanate in order to enhance charge separation and photocatalytic efficiency. Consequently, the hydrogen evolution of this novel nanocomposite produced almost double hydrogen in comparison with g-C3N4.

Ecological Design Strategy of High-Tech Architecture

2012 ◽  
Vol 174-177 ◽  
pp. 3186-3189
Author(s):  
Zhao Ming Hou ◽  
Jia Wei Yao
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Resources ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Design Strategy ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Ecological Design ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Ecological Problems

Contemporary high-tech buildings pursue ecological design. Through the use of new technologies, new materials and advanced scientific means to solve ecological problems. By improving energy efficiency, reducing consumption of non-renewable resources, making full use of clean energy, architects create an ideal living environment.

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