scholarly journals Current Research Trends and Perspectives on Solid-State Nanomaterials in Hydrogen Storage

Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-39
Author(s):  
Jie Zheng ◽  
Chen-Gang Wang ◽  
Hui Zhou ◽  
Enyi Ye ◽  
Jianwei Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Hydrogen Storage ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Pure Hydrogen ◽  
Hydrogen Energy ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Porous Aromatic Frameworks ◽  
Storage Technologies

Hydrogen energy, with environment amicable, renewable, efficiency, and cost-effective advantages, is the future mainstream substitution of fossil-based fuel. However, the extremely low volumetric density gives rise to the main challenge in hydrogen storage, and therefore, exploring effective storage techniques is key hurdles that need to be crossed to accomplish the sustainable hydrogen economy. Hydrogen physically or chemically stored into nanomaterials in the solid-state is a desirable prospect for effective large-scale hydrogen storage, which has exhibited great potentials for applications in both reversible onboard storage and regenerable off-board storage applications. Its attractive points include safe, compact, light, reversibility, and efficiently produce sufficient pure hydrogen fuel under the mild condition. This review comprehensively gathers the state-of-art solid-state hydrogen storage technologies using nanostructured materials, involving nanoporous carbon materials, metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, porous aromatic frameworks, nanoporous organic polymers, and nanoscale hydrides. It describes significant advances achieved so far, and main barriers need to be surmounted to approach practical applications, as well as offers a perspective for sustainable energy research.

scholarly journals Engineering Ruthenium-Based Electrocatalysts for Effective Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingjie Yang ◽  
Yanhui Yu ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Qingrong Chen ◽  
Yanlian Du ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Rational Design ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Structure Design ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Pure Hydrogen ◽  
Hydrogen Energy ◽  
Practical Applications

AbstractThe investigation of highly effective, durable, and cost-effective electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a prerequisite for the upcoming hydrogen energy society. To establish a new hydrogen energy system and gradually replace the traditional fossil-based energy, electrochemical water-splitting is considered the most promising, environmentally friendly, and efficient way to produce pure hydrogen. Compared with the commonly used platinum (Pt)-based catalysts, ruthenium (Ru) is expected to be a good alternative because of its similar hydrogen bonding energy, lower water decomposition barrier, and considerably lower price. Analyzing and revealing the HER mechanisms, as well as identifying a rational design of Ru-based HER catalysts with desirable activity and stability is indispensable. In this review, the research progress on HER electrocatalysts and the relevant describing parameters for HER performance are briefly introduced. Moreover, four major strategies to improve the performance of Ru-based electrocatalysts, including electronic effect modulation, support engineering, structure design, and maximum utilization (single atom) are discussed. Finally, the challenges, solutions and prospects are highlighted to prompt the practical applications of Ru-based electrocatalysts for HER.

scholarly journals Cost-effective composite methods for large-scale solid-state calculations

2020 ◽  
Vol 224 ◽  
pp. 292-308
Author(s):  
L. Donà ◽  
J. G. Brandenburg ◽  
I. J. Bush ◽  
B. Civalleri
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Composite Methods

Cost-effective hybrid DFT composite methods allow for large-scale solid-state calculations with small-scale computing resources.

scholarly journals Facile Synthesis of MoP-RuP2 with Abundant Interfaces to Boost Hydrogen Evolution Reactions in Alkaline Media

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2347
Author(s):  
Zhi Chen ◽  
Ying Zhao ◽  
Yuxiao Gao ◽  
Zexing Wu ◽  
Lei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Alkaline Media ◽  
Hydrogen Energy ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Melamine Phosphate ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution Reactions ◽  
A Current

Exploiting efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs) is important for boosting the large-scale applications of hydrogen energy. Herein, MoP-RuP2 encapsulated in N,P-codoped carbon (MoP-RuP2@NPC) with abundant interfaces were prepared via a facile avenue with the low-toxic melamine phosphate as the phosphorous resource. Moreover, the obtained electrocatalyst possessed a porous nanostructure, had abundant exposed active sites and improved the mass transport during the electrocatalytic process. Due to the above merits, the prepared MoP-RuP2@NPC delivered a greater electrocatalytic performance for HERs (50 mV@10 mA cm−2) relative to RuP2@NPC (120 mV) and MoP@NPC (195 mV) in 1 M KOH. Moreover, an ultralow potential of 1.6 V was required to deliver a current density of 10 mA cm−2 in the two-electrode configuration for overall water splitting. For practical applications, intermittent solar energy, wind energy and thermal energy were utilized to drive the electrolyzer to generate hydrogen gas. This work provides a novel and facile strategy for designing highly efficient and stable nanomaterials toward hydrogen production.

scholarly journals Roadmap for advanced aqueous batteries: From design of materials to applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (21) ◽  
pp. eaba4098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongliang Chao ◽  
Wanhai Zhou ◽  
Fangxi Xie ◽  
Chao Ye ◽  
Huan Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Material Design ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Limited Output ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Aqueous Batteries

Safety concerns about organic media-based batteries are the key public arguments against their widespread usage. Aqueous batteries (ABs), based on water which is environmentally benign, provide a promising alternative for safe, cost-effective, and scalable energy storage, with high power density and tolerance against mishandling. Research interests and achievements in ABs have surged globally in the past 5 years. However, their large-scale application is plagued by the limited output voltage and inadequate energy density. We present the challenges in AB fundamental research, focusing on the design of advanced materials and practical applications of whole devices. Potential interactions of the challenges in different AB systems are established. A critical appraisal of recent advances in ABs is presented for addressing the key issues, with special emphasis on the connection between advanced materials and emerging electrochemistry. Last, we provide a roadmap starting with material design and ending with the commercialization of next-generation reliable ABs.

scholarly journals Properties and Applications of Metal (M) dodecahydro-closo-dodecaborates (Mn=1,2B12H12) and Their Implications for Reversible Hydrogen Storage in the Borohydrides

Inorganics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aiden Grahame ◽  
Kondo-François Aguey-Zinsou
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Hydrogen Storage ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Energy Carrier ◽  
Hydrogen Energy ◽  
Storage Method ◽  
Modern Chemistry ◽  
Energy Economy ◽  
Hydrogen Technologies

Hydrogen has long been proposed as a versatile energy carrier that could facilitate a sustainable energy future. For an energy economy centred around hydrogen to function, a storage method is required that is optimised for both portable and stationary applications and is compatible with existing hydrogen technologies. Storage by chemisorption in borohydride species emerges as a promising option because of the advantages of solid-state storage and the unmatched hydrogen energy densities that borohydrides attain. One of the most nuanced challenges limiting the feasibility of borohydride hydrogen storage is the irreversibility of their hydrogen storage reactions. This irreversibility has been partially attributed to the formation of stable dodecahydro-closo-dodecaborates (Mn=1,2B12H12) during the desorption of hydrogen. These dodecaborates have an interesting set of properties that are problematic in the context of borohydride decomposition but suggest a variety of useful applications when considered independently. In this review, dodecaborates are explored within the borohydride thermolysis system and beyond to present a holistic discussion of the most important roles of the dodecaborates in modern chemistry.

scholarly journals An Overview of the Photocatalytic Water Splitting over Suspended Particles

Catalysts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Muhammad Amtiaz Nadeem ◽  
Mohd Adnan Khan ◽  
Ahmed Abdeslam Ziani ◽  
Hicham Idriss
Keyword(s):  
Water Splitting ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Synthetic Methods ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Co Catalysts ◽  
Large Scale Production ◽  
Cost Effective Method ◽  
Order Of Magnitude

The conversion of solar to chemical energy is one of the central processes considered in the emerging renewable energy economy. Hydrogen production from water splitting over particulate semiconductor catalysts has often been proposed as a simple and a cost-effective method for large-scale production. In this review, we summarize the basic concepts of the overall water splitting (in the absence of sacrificial agents) using particulate photocatalysts, with a focus on their synthetic methods and the role of the so-called “co-catalysts”. Then, a focus is then given on improving light absorption in which the Z-scheme concept and the overall system efficiency are discussed. A section on reactor design and cost of the overall technology is given, where the possibility of the different technologies to be deployed at a commercial scale and the considerable challenges ahead are discussed. To date, the highest reported efficiency of any of these systems is at least one order of magnitude lower than that deserving consideration for practical applications.

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