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Author:   Nurdan Demirci Sankir (TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkey) ,  Mehmet Sankir (TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkey)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Wiley-Scrivener
Weight:   0.835kg
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9781119750574

ISBN 10:   1119750571
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   19 May 2023
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Format:   Hardback
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Preface xiii Part I: Solar Thermochemical and Concentrated Solar Approaches 1 1 Materials Design Directions for Solar Thermochemical Water Splitting 3 Robert B. Wexler, Ellen B. Stechel and Emily A. Carter 1.1 Introduction 4 1.1.1 Hydrogen via Solar Thermolysis 7 1.1.2 Hydrogen via Solar Thermochemical Cycles 8 1.1.3 Thermodynamics 13 1.1.4 Economics 16 1.2 Theoretical Methods 17 1.2.1 Oxygen Vacancy Formation Energy 18 1.2.2 Standard Entropy of Oxygen Vacancy Formation 22 1.2.3 Stability 24 1.2.4 Structure 25 1.2.5 Kinetics 26 1.3 The State-of-the-Art Redox-Active Metal Oxide 26 1.4 Next-Generation Perovskite Redox-Active Materials 30 1.5 Materials Design Directions 33 1.5.1 Enthalpy Engineering 33 1.5.2 Entropy Engineering 37 1.5.3 Stability Engineering 41 1.6 Conclusions 42 Acknowledgments 42 Appendices 43 Appendix A. Equilibrium Composition for Solar Thermolysis 43 Appendix B. Equilibrium Composition of Ceria 44 References 46 2 Solar Metal Fuels for Future Transportation 65 Youssef Berro and Marianne Balat-Pichelin 2.1 Introduction 66 2.1.1 Sustainable Strategies to Address Climate Change 66 2.1.2 Circular Economy 66 2.1.3 Sustainable Solar Recycling of Metal Fuels 68 2.2 Direct Combustion of Solar Metal Fuels 69 2.2.1 Stabilized Metal-Fuel Flame 70 2.2.2 Combustion Engineering 71 2.2.3 Designing Metal-Fueled Engines 72 2.3 Regeneration of Metal Fuels Through the Solar Reduction of Oxides 75 2.3.1 Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Oxides Reduction 75 2.3.2 Effect of Some Parameters on the Reduction Yield 77 2.3.2.1 Carbon-Reducing Agent 77 2.3.2.2 Catalysts and Additives 78 2.3.2.3 Mechanical Milling 78 2.3.2.4 CO Partial Pressure 79 2.3.2.5 Carrier Gas 79 2.3.2.6 Fast Preheating 79 2.3.2.7 Progressive Heating 80 2.3.3 Reverse Reoxidation of the Produced Metal Powders 80 2.3.4 Reduction of Oxides Using Concentrated Solar Power 81 2.3.5 Solar Carbothermal Reduction of Magnesia 83 2.3.6 Solar Carbothermal Reduction of Alumina 86 2.4 Conclusions 89 Acknowledgments 90 References 90 3 Design Optimization of a Solar Fuel Production Plant by Water Splitting With a Copper-Chlorine Cycle 97 Samane Ghandehariun, Shayan Sadeghi and Greg F. Naterer Nomenclature 98 3.1 Introduction 100 3.2 System Description 108 3.3 Mathematical Modeling and Optimization 113 3.3.1 Energy and Exergy Analyses 113 3.3.2 Economic Analysis 116 3.3.3 Multiobjective Optimization (MOO) Algorithm 120 3.4 Results and Discussion 121 3.5 Conclusions 130 References 131 4 Diversifying Solar Fuels: A Comparative Study on Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen Production Versus Solar Thermochemical Energy Storage Using Co3O4 137 Atalay Calisan and Deniz Uner 4.1 Introduction 137 4.2 Materials and Methods 141 4.3 Thermodynamics of Direct Decomposition of Water 142 4.4 A Critical Analysis of Two-Step Thermochemical Water Splitting Cycles Through the Red/Ox Properties of Co3O4143 4.4.1 Red/Ox Characteristics of Co3O4 Measured by Temperature-Programmed Analysis 145 4.4.2 The Role of Pt as a Reduction Promoter of Co3O4 147 4.4.3 A Critical Analysis of the Solar Thermochemical Cycles of Water Splitting 149 4.5 Cyclic Thermal Energy Storage Using Co3O4 151 4.5.1 Mass and Heat Transfer Effects During Red/Ox Processes 152 4.5.2 Cyclic Thermal Energy Storage Performance of Co3O4 152 4.6 Conclusions 157 Acknowledgements 157 References 157 Part II: Artificial Photosynthesis and Solar Biofuel Production 161 5 Shedding Light on the Production of Biohydrogen from Algae 163 Thummala Chandrasekhar and Vankara Anuprasanna 5.1 Introduction 164 5.2 Hydrogen or Biohydrogen as Source of Energy 165 5.3 Hydrogen Production From Various Resources 167 5.4 Mechanism of Biological Hydrogen Production from Algae 168 5.5 Production of Hydrogen from Different Algal Species 171 5.5.1 Generation of Hydrogen in Scenedesmus obliquus 171 5.5.2 Production of Hydrogen in Chlorella vulgaris 174 5.5.3 Generation of Hydrogen in Model Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii 175 5.6 Concluding Remarks 177 Acknowledgments 177 References 177 6 Photoelectrocatalysis Enables Greener Routes to Valuable Chemicals and Solar Fuels 185 Dipesh Shrestha, Kamal Dhakal, Tamlal Pokhrel, Achyut Adhikari, Tomas Hardwick, Bahareh Shirinfar and Nisar Ahmed 6.1 Introduction 186 6.2 C−H Functionalization in Complex Organic Synthesis 189 6.3 Examples of Photoelectrochemical-Induced C−H Activation 190 6.4 C−C Functionalization 192 6.5 Electrochemically Mediated Photoredox Catalysis (e-PRC) 194 6.6 Interfacial Photoelectrochemistry (iPEC) 197 6.7 Reagent-Free Cross Dehydrogenative Coupling 199 6.8 Conclusion 199 References 200 Part III: Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Fuels 205 7 Graphene-Based Catalysts for Solar Fuels 207 Zhou Zhang, Maocong Hu and Zhenhua Yao 7.1 Introduction 208 7.2 Preparation of Graphene and Its Composites 209 7.2.1 Preparation of Graphene (Oxide) 209 7.2.2 Preparation of Graphene-Based Photocatalysts 210 7.2.2.1 Hydrothermal/Solvothermal Method 211 7.2.2.2 Sol-Gel Method 212 7.2.2.3 In Situ Growth Method 212 7.3 Graphene-Based Catalyst Characterization Techniques 214 7.3.1 SEM, TEM, and HRTEM 214 7.3.2 X-Ray Techniques: XPS, XRD, XANES, XAFS, and EXAFS 215 7.3.3 Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) 217 7.3.4 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) 218 7.3.5 Other Technologies 219 7.4 Graphene-Based Catalyst Performance 220 7.4.1 Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction 223 7.4.2 Hydrogen Production by Water Splitting 229 7.5 Conclusion and Future Opportunities 235 Acknowledgments 237 References 237 8 Advances in Design and Scale-Up of Solar Fuel Systems 247 Ashween Virdee and John Andresen 8.1 Introduction 248 8.2 Strategies for Solar Photoreactor Design 248 8.2.1 Photocatalytic Systems 249 8.2.1.1 Slurry Photoreactor 252 8.2.1.2 Fixed Bed Photoreactor 254 8.2.1.3 Twin Photoreactor (Membrane Photoreactor) 256 8.2.1.4 Microreactor 259 8.2.2 Electrochemical System 260 8.2.2.1 Co2 Electrochemical Reactors 263 8.2.3 Photoelectrochemical (PEC) Systems 267 8.3 Design Considerations for Scale-Up 272 8.4 Future Systems and Large Reactors 274 8.5 Conclusions 276 References 277 Part IV: Solar-Driven Water Splitting 285 9 Photocatalyst Perovskite Ferroelectric Nanostructures 287 Debashish Pal, Dipanjan Maity, Ayan Sarkar and Gobinda Gopal Khan 9.1 Introduction 288 9.2 Ferroelectric Properties and Materials 289 9.3 Fundamental of Photocatalysis and Photoelectrocatalysis 290 9.3.1 Photocatalytic Production of Hydrogen Fuel 290 9.3.2 Photoelectrocatalytic Hydrogen Production 291 9.3.3 Photocatalytic Dye/Pollutant Degradation 292 9.4 Principle of Piezo/Ferroelectric Photo(electro)catalysis 292 9.5 Ferroelectric Nanostructures for Photo(electro)catalysis 294 9.6 Synthesis and Design of Nanostructured Ferroelectric Photo(electro)catalysts 295 9.6.1 Hydrothermal/Solvothermal Methods 295 9.6.2 Sol-Gel Methods 300 9.6.3 Wet Chemical and Solution Methods 303 9.6.4 Vapor Phase Deposition Methods 305 9.6.5 Electrospinning Methods 306 9.7 Photo(electro)catalytic Activities of Ferroelectric Nanostructures 307 9.7.1 Photo(electro)catalytic Activities of BiFeO3 Nanostructures and Thin Films 307 9.7.2 Photo(electro)catalytic Activities of LaFeO3 Nanostructures 311 9.7.3 Photo(electro)catalytic Activities of BaTiO3 Nanostructures 314 9.7.4 Photo(electro)catalytic Activities of SrTiO3 Nanostructures 317 9.7.5 Photo(electro)catalytic Activities of YFeO3 Nanostructures 319 9.7.6 Photo(electro)catalytic Activities of KNbO3 Nanostructures 319 9.7.7 Photo(electro)catalytic Activities of NaNbO3 Nanostructures 322 9.7.8 Photo(electro)catalytic Activities of LiNbO3 Nanostructures 323 9.7.9 Photo(electro)catalytic Activities of PbTiO3 Nanostructures 323 9.7.10 Photo(electro)catalytic Activities of ZnSnO3 Nanostructures 325 9.8 Conclusion and Perspective 327 References 329 10 Solar‐Driven H2 Production in PVE Systems 341 Zaki N. Zahran, Yuta Tsubonouchi and Masayuki Yagi 10.1 Introduction 342 10.2 Approaches for H2 Production via Solar-Driven Water Splitting 343 10.3 Principle of Designing of PVE Systems for Solar-Driven Water Splitting 348 10.4 Development of PVE Systems for Solar-Driven Water Splitting 352 10.4.1 PVE Systems Based on Si PV Cells 353 10.4.2 PVE Systems Based on Group III-V Compound PV Cells 354 10.4.3 PVE Systems Based on Chalcogenide PV Cells 356 10.4.4 PVE Systems Based on Perovskite PV Cells 358 10.4.5 PVE Systems Based on Organic Heterojunction PV Cells 359 10.5 Conclusions and Future Perspective 361 References 361 11 Impactful Role of Earth-Abundant Cocatalysts in Photocatalytic Water Splitting 375 Yubin Chen, Xu Guo, Zhichao Ge, Ya Liu and Maochang Liu 11.1 Introduction 376 11.2 Categories of Cocatalysts Utilized in Photocatalytic Water Splitting 378 11.2.1 Metal and Non-Metal Cocatalysts 379 11.2.2 Metal Oxides and Hydroxides 380 11.2.3 Metal Sulfides 381 11.2.4 Metal Phosphides and Carbides 382 11.2.5 Molecular Cocatalysts 383 11.3 Factors Determining the Cocatalyst Activity 384 11.3.1 Intrinsic Properties of Cocatalysts 384 11.3.2 Interfacial Coupling of Cocatalysts With Host Semiconductors 388 11.4 Advanced Characterization Techniques for Cocatalytic Process 393 11.5 Conclusion 395 Acknowledgments 396 References 396 Index 411

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Nurdan Demirci Sankir, PhD, is a full professor in the Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering Department at the TOBB University of Economics and Technology (TOBB ETU), Ankara, Turkey. She received her M.Eng and PhD degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic and State University, the USA, in 2005. She established the Energy Research and Solar Cell Laboratories at TOBB ETU, and her research interests include photovoltaic devices, solution-based thin-film manufacturing, solar-driven water splitting, photocatalytic degradation, and nanostructured semiconductors. This is her sixth co-edited book with the Wiley-Scrivener imprint. Mehmet Sankir, PhD, is a full professor in the Department of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkey, and group leader of the Advanced Membrane Technologies Laboratory. He received his PhD degree in Macromolecular Science and Engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic and State University, the USA, in 2005. Dr. Sankir’s research interests include membranes for fuel cells, flow batteries, hydrogen generation, and desalination. This is his sixth co-edited book with the Wiley-Scrivener imprint.

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