Photoelectrochemical hydrogen production from biomass derivatives and water

Hydrogen, a clean energy carrier with high energy capacity, is a very promising candidate as a primary energy source for the future. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen production from renewable biomass derivatives and water is one of the most promising approaches to producing green chemical fuel. C...

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Published inChemical Society reviews Vol. 43; no. 22; pp. 7581 - 7593
Main Authors Lu, Xihong, Xie, Shilei, Yang, Hao, Tong, Yexiang, Ji, Hongbing
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 21.11.2014
Subjects
Biomass
Electrochemical Techniques
Electrodes
Ethanol - chemistry
Ethanol - metabolism
Glycerol - chemistry
Glycerol - metabolism
Hydrogen - chemistry
Methanol - chemistry
Methanol - metabolism
Polysaccharides - chemistry
Polysaccharides - metabolism
Solar Energy
Water - chemistry
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Summary:Hydrogen, a clean energy carrier with high energy capacity, is a very promising candidate as a primary energy source for the future. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen production from renewable biomass derivatives and water is one of the most promising approaches to producing green chemical fuel. Compared to water splitting, hydrogen production from renewable biomass derivatives and water through a PEC process is more efficient from the viewpoint of thermodynamics. Additionally, the carbon dioxide formed can be re-transformed into carbohydrates via photosynthesis in plants. In this review, we focus on the development of photoanodes and systems for PEC hydrogen production from water and renewable biomass derivatives, such as methanol, ethanol, glycerol and sugars. We also discuss the future challenges and opportunities for the design of the state-of-the-art photoanodes and PEC systems for hydrogen production from biomass derivatives and water. Photoelectrochemical hydrogen production from renewable biomass derivatives and water is a promising approach to produce green chemical fuels.
Bibliography:Shilei Xie obtained his BS degree in Chemistry of Materials from Sun Yat-Sen University in 2011. He is a graduate student with the Prof. Yexiang Tong at the Sun Yat-Sen University and will get his doctorate in 2015. His research interests are focused on the development and design of nanomaterials and explore their potential applications for photoelectrochemical cell and photocatalysts.
Prof. Ye-Xiang Tong received his BS in General Chemistry in 1985, MS in Physical Chemistry in 1988, and PhD in Organic Chemistry in 1999 from Sun Yat-Sen University. He joined Sun Yat-Sen University as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in 1988. His current research focuses on the electrochemical synthesis of alloys, intermetallic compounds and metal oxide nanomaterials, and investigation of their applications for energy conversion and storage.
Hao Yang majored in material chemistry at the school of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and received his BS degree in 2009 at Sun Yat-Sen University. He joined Professor Ye-Xiang Tong's group in 2012 and became a graduate in the same group. His current research interests focus on the design nanomaterials for fuel cell and solar energy conversion.
Prof. Hongbing Ji is a professor in School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Sun Sat-Sen University. He received his PhD in the Department of Chemical Engineering from South China University of Technology in 1997. After completing his PhD, he was a lecturer (1997), associate professor (2003) and professor (2006) at South China University of Technology. He carried out his postdoctoral research at Osaka University in Japan from 2000-2002. His research focuses on catalysis and electrochemistry. He has authored 3 books, 222 refereed research publications, 59 patents, and over 120 proceedings and conference articles.
Dr Xihong Lu received his BS in Applied Chemistry from Sun Yat-Sen University in 2008, and PhD in Physical Chemistry from Sun Yat-Sen University in 2013. He joined Sun Yat-Sen University as a lecturer of Chemistry in 2013. His current research focuses on the design and synthesis of functional metal oxides and nitrides, and investigation of their fundamental properties and potential applications in energy conversion and storage such as photoelectrochemical water splitting, photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and supercapacitors.
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ISSN:0306-0012
1460-4744
DOI:10.1039/c3cs60392j