scholarly journals Efficiency Accreditation and Testing Protocols for Particulate Photocatalysts toward Solar Fuel Production

Joule ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 344-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiliang Wang ◽  
Takashi Hisatomi ◽  
Rengui Li ◽  
Kazuhiro Sayama ◽  
Gang Liu ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Liang Yao ◽  
Yongpeng Liu ◽  
Han-Hee Cho ◽  
Meng Xia ◽  
Arvindh Sekar ◽  
...  

The development of efficient and stable organic semiconductor-based photoanodes for solar fuel production is advanced by using a robust in situ-formed covalent polymer network together with a mesoporous inorganic film in a hybrid bulk heterojunction.


2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (10) ◽  
pp. 104003 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Biset-Peiró ◽  
S Murcia-López ◽  
C Fàbrega ◽  
J R Morante ◽  
T Andreu

Catalysts ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Haeussler ◽  
Stéphane Abanades ◽  
Julien Jouannaux ◽  
Anne Julbe

Due to the requirement to develop carbon-free energy, solar energy conversion into chemical energy carriers is a promising solution. Thermochemical fuel production cycles are particularly interesting because they can convert carbon dioxide or water into CO or H2 with concentrated solar energy as a high-temperature process heat source. This process further valorizes and upgrades carbon dioxide into valuable and storable fuels. Development of redox active catalysts is the key challenge for the success of thermochemical cycles for solar-driven H2O and CO2 splitting. Ultimately, the achievement of economically viable solar fuel production relies on increasing the attainable solar-to-fuel energy conversion efficiency. This necessitates the discovery of novel redox-active and thermally-stable materials able to split H2O and CO2 with both high-fuel productivities and chemical conversion rates. Perovskites have recently emerged as promising reactive materials for this application as they feature high non-stoichiometric oxygen exchange capacities and diffusion rates while maintaining their crystallographic structure during cycling over a wide range of operating conditions and reduction extents. This paper provides an overview of the best performing perovskite formulations considered in recent studies, with special focus on their non-stoichiometry extent, their ability to produce solar fuel with high yield and performance stability, and the different methods developed to study the reaction kinetics.


2012 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 289-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yutaka Amao ◽  
Naho Shuto ◽  
Kana Furuno ◽  
Asami Obata ◽  
Yoshiko Fuchino ◽  
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2018 ◽  
pp. 229-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad M. Mohamed ◽  
Basamat S. Shaheen ◽  
Aya M. Mohamed ◽  
Ahmad W. Amer ◽  
Nageh K. Allam

Author(s):  
Maxwell Selase Akple ◽  
Gabriel Kwame Sipi Takyi

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is an important photocatalytic material that receives a lot of research attention globally. This is because of its favourable thermal and chemical stability as well as electronic band structure. However, the photocatalytic performance of the bulk g-C3N4 is limited by fast recombination of electron-hole pair and poor visible light-harvesting ability. Thus, different strategies, such as heterostructuring, nanotuning, doping, etc., have been adopted to overcome the aforementioned challenges to enhance the photocatalytic performance of g-C3N4. In recent times, various nanostructured g-C3N4 photocatalytic materials with various tuned morphologies have been designed and fabricated in literature for different photocatalytic activities. This mini-review summarized the progress development of nanostructured g-C3N4 photocatalysts with various tuned morphologies for solar fuel generation. The article briefly highlights the research status of various g-C3N4 with tuned morphologies and enhanced solar fuel generation abilities. Finally, a conclusion and future research were also suggested, opening up new areas on g-C3N4 photocatalysis.


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