Scalable and Integrated Photocatalytic Reactor Systems for Solar‐to‐Fuel Production: Photoredox and Photoreforming Processes DOI Creative Commons
Hoi Ying Chung, Roong Jien Wong, Hao Wu

et al.

Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 8, 2025

Abstract Excessive human activities have led to a series of environmental and energy issues, such as global warming shortages. These issues drawn the attention society seek alternatives remediate pollution achieve low‐carbon society. Photocatalytic (PC), photoelectrochemical (PEC), photoreforming (PR) processes are considered promising technologies that offer opportunity recycle plastic waste, water, carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), transforming them into clean hydrogen (H carbon‐neutral methane (CH 4 green methanol 3 OH) other fuels by using light‐responsive semiconductors. In recent decades, intensive research has been devoted exploring photoactive catalysts with ideal optoelectronic electronic band structures can effectively catalyze reactions improving light absorption, promoting charge transfer suppressing carrier recombination for catalytic enhancement in PCs, PECs, PRs. However, limited focused on advanced design photocatalytic reaction systems or reactors, which is critically vital upscaling overall solar conversion performance an industrial scale. This review summarizes advancements structural engineering strategies challenges designing efficient large‐scale light‐driven systems. detail, operational parameters, including nature reactant, capture ability, photoreactor geometry, operating mode, phases, affect solar‐to‐fuel discussed. The safety concerns standardization industrial‐scale applications also Finally, perspectives outlook constructing commercialized PC, PEC, PR prototypes provided become industrially viable technologies.

Language: Английский

Scope and perspectives of solar water splitting on g–C3N4: Assessment to fundamentals and mechanistic approaches DOI
Kashaf Ul Sahar, Khezina Rafiq, U. Rehman

et al.

Fuel, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 392, P. 134841 - 134841

Published: Feb. 27, 2025

Language: Английский

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Plastic waste to hydrogen fuel: Cutting-edge catalytic technologies for sustainable energy transition DOI
Muhammad Faizan, Mohammad Nahid Siddiqui

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 127, P. 678 - 701

Published: April 15, 2025

Language: Английский

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

Tarek Ahasan,

E.M.N. Thiloka Edirisooriya, Punhasa S. Senanayake

et al.

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

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Scalable and Integrated Photocatalytic Reactor Systems for Solar‐to‐Fuel Production: Photoredox and Photoreforming Processes DOI Creative Commons
Hoi Ying Chung, Roong Jien Wong, Hao Wu

et al.

Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 8, 2025

Abstract Excessive human activities have led to a series of environmental and energy issues, such as global warming shortages. These issues drawn the attention society seek alternatives remediate pollution achieve low‐carbon society. Photocatalytic (PC), photoelectrochemical (PEC), photoreforming (PR) processes are considered promising technologies that offer opportunity recycle plastic waste, water, carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), transforming them into clean hydrogen (H carbon‐neutral methane (CH 4 green methanol 3 OH) other fuels by using light‐responsive semiconductors. In recent decades, intensive research has been devoted exploring photoactive catalysts with ideal optoelectronic electronic band structures can effectively catalyze reactions improving light absorption, promoting charge transfer suppressing carrier recombination for catalytic enhancement in PCs, PECs, PRs. However, limited focused on advanced design photocatalytic reaction systems or reactors, which is critically vital upscaling overall solar conversion performance an industrial scale. This review summarizes advancements structural engineering strategies challenges designing efficient large‐scale light‐driven systems. detail, operational parameters, including nature reactant, capture ability, photoreactor geometry, operating mode, phases, affect solar‐to‐fuel discussed. The safety concerns standardization industrial‐scale applications also Finally, perspectives outlook constructing commercialized PC, PEC, PR prototypes provided become industrially viable technologies.

Language: Английский

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0