Materials Today Catalysis, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5, P. 100052 - 100052

Published: May 22, 2024

This review delves into the underlying principles, advantages, challenges, and recent developments in photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) processes for wastewater treatment green hydrogen production. PEC is an emerging technique that holds great promise addressing two critical challenges simultaneously, namely, degradation of industrial pollutants generation clean energy form gas. In years, many studies have explored use photoanodes to harness solar treatment. These facilitate breakdown contaminants, while cathode concurrently produces hydrogen. The enables production both water gas from wastewater. dual benefit makes it attractive avenue sustainable generation. process capitalizes on constructive interaction between electrochemical reactions photocatalysis. Solar efficiently converted electron-hole pairs, which play a pivotal role water-splitting occurring at electrode surfaces. Achieving best performance involves scrutiny various parameters, including catalyst loading, pH, light intensity, electrolyte composition. photoelectrocatalytic system shows commendable stability durability during extended operation, reinforcing its practical applicability. provides comprehensive overview process, materials, optimization strategies, driving efficiency. Considering potential benefits costs larger scale underscores significance environmental concerns energy-related issues concurrently. Therefore, promising pathway toward energy, bridging gap stewardship technological advancement.

Language: Английский