Advanced TiO2-Based Photocatalytic Systems for Water Splitting: Comprehensive Review from Fundamentals to Manufacturing

Molecules, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 30(5), P. 1127 - 1127

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

The global imperative for clean energy solutions has positioned photocatalytic water splitting as a promising pathway sustainable hydrogen production. This review comprehensively analyzes recent advances in TiO2-based systems, focusing on materials engineering, source effects, and scale-up strategies. We recognize the advancements nanoscale architectural design, engineered heterojunction of catalysts, cocatalyst integration, which have significantly enhanced efficiency. Particular emphasis is placed crucial role chemistry system performance, analyzing how different sources-from wastewater to seawater-impact evolution rates stability. Additionally, addresses key challenges scaling up these including optimization reactor light distribution, mass transfer. Recent developments artificial intelligence-driven discovery process are discussed, along with emerging opportunities bio-hybrid systems CO2 reduction coupling. Through critical analysis, we identify fundamental propose strategic research directions advancing technology toward practical implementation. work will provide comprehensive framework exploring advanced composite developing efficient scalable multifunctional simultaneous

Language: Английский

Thermal-integration in Photoelectrochemistry for Fuel and Heat Co-Generation

Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(18), P. 4199 - 4212

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Numerous photoelectrochemical systems designs are compared on an energy and exergy basis for their capacity to produce hydrogen heat. Systems include both liquid vapor-phase reactants, solar concentration, spectrum splitting optics.

Language: Английский