Novel artificial photosynthesis based carbon emission reduction technology with feasibility analysis of clean electricity generation DOI
Uttara Das, Champa Nandi

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(6)

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Electricity generation leads to one third of greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Standing at age direct effect global warming on ecosystem, it is required control gases within limit avoid climate alteration. For that, a new concept proposed this study for converting CO2 into glucose as well generating power. Artificial photosynthesis utilized here design reactor. converts glucose, integrating principles carbon fixation, renewable energy, and electrochemistry sustainable utilization. Furthermore, synthesized converted power an electrochemical way. A case has been done based wind plant. Therefore, execute process, system powered by plant cleaning water molecules, molecule capture, which glucose. Then, sensitivity analysis carried out find how speed affecting production power-regeneration. The result highlights that designed capable capturing total emitted from considered few days. single unit reactor given here. Moreover, can produce with CO2-derived This will be surely benefited emission reduction, clean generation, development.

Language: Английский

Advancing the hydrogen production economy: A comprehensive review of technologies, sustainability, and future prospects DOI Creative Commons
Samson Olaitan Jeje, Tawanda Marazani, Japheth Obiko

et al.

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 78, P. 642 - 661

Published: June 29, 2024

The transition to a hydrogen-based economy presents promising solution the challenges posed by unsustainable energy systems and reliance on fossil fuels. This comprehensive review explores various hydrogen production methods, emphasizing their technological advancements, sustainability implications, future prospects. Beginning with an overview of hydrogen's significance as clean carrier, examines key methods such Steam Methane Reforming, Electrolysis (Proton Exchange Membrane, alkaline, solid oxide), Biomass Gasification, Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, Thermochemical Processes. Each method is scrutinized for its efficiency, environmental impact, scalability, providing valuable insights into roles in advancing economy. highlights transformative potential replace fuels due ability store renewable long-term zero emissions. It also discusses including high-efficiency solid-state electrolysis advanced catalysts water splitting, highlighting avenues innovation production. Additionally, policy recommendations aimed at promoting fostering collaboration between academia, industry, governments are elucidated. Through detailed analysis technologies prospects, this contributes shaping trajectory sustainable systems, adoption vector, underscoring importance alternative sources.

Language: Английский

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Novel technologies for CO2 conversion to renewable fuels, chemicals, and value-added products DOI Creative Commons
Omojola Awogbemi, Dawood Desai

Discover Nano, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20(1)

Published: Feb. 11, 2025

Population growth, urbanization, industrialization, and increased socioeconomic activities have escalated carbon dioxide (CO2) formation concentration in the atmosphere. Increased generation release of CO2 into atmosphere exacerbates global warming impedes environmental sustainability. One strategies to combat unpleasant impact is conversion useful products. This study reviews benefits, drawbacks, recommendations for effectively utilizing conventional, hybrid, novel technologies converting energy chemical The deficiencies noticed with chemical, thermal, biological, catalytic (CTs) necessitated use hybrid such as biochemical, electrochemical, photocatalytic, plasma chemical. posits that development deployment CTs like bio-electrochemical, photo-electrochemical, artificial photosynthesis will advance research domain revolutionize product formation. transformation renewable fuels methane, syngas, C2 products methanol, formic acid, dimethyl carbonate, oxygenates, formaldehyde, hydrocarbons is, eco-friendly, reduces air pollution, mitigates climate change, supports security, provides valuable feedstocks industries. recommends optimization process parameters reactor design configurations, funding, provision regulatory framework support, partnerships among academia, industry players, government agencies achieve cost reduction, reduce impacts, drawbacks associated CTs.

Language: Английский

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From Nature to Technology: Exploring the Potential of Plant-Based Materials and Modified Plants in Biomimetics, Bionics, and Green Innovations DOI Creative Commons
Marcela Elisabeta Barbinta-Patrascu, Bogdan Biță, Irina Neguț

et al.

Biomimetics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9(7), P. 390 - 390

Published: June 26, 2024

This review explores the extensive applications of plants in areas biomimetics and bioinspiration, highlighting their role developing sustainable solutions across various fields such as medicine, materials science, environmental technology. Plants not only serve essential ecological functions but also provide a rich source inspiration for innovations green nanotechnology, biomedicine, architecture. In past decade, focus has shifted towards utilizing plant-based vegetal waste creating eco-friendly cost-effective with remarkable properties. These are employed making advancements drug delivery, remediation, production renewable energy. Specifically, discusses use (nano)bionic capable detecting explosives contaminants, underscoring potential improving quality life even lifesaving applications. The work refers to architectural inspirations drawn from plant world develop novel design concepts that both functional aesthetic. It elaborates on how engineered have been transformed into value-added through innovative applications, especially roles wastewater treatment electronic components. Moreover, integration synthesis biocompatible medical tissue engineering scaffolds artificial muscles demonstrates versatility capacity replace more traditional synthetic materials, aligning global sustainability goals. paper provides comprehensive overview current uses living technological advancements, advocating deeper exploration address pressing challenges.

Language: Английский

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Solar-Driven Sustainability: III–V Semiconductor for Green Energy Production Technologies DOI Creative Commons
Bagavath Chandran, Jeong‐Kyun Oh, Sangwook Lee

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Nano-Micro Letters, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(1)

Published: July 11, 2024

Abstract Long-term societal prosperity depends on addressing the world’s energy and environmental problems, photocatalysis has emerged as a viable remedy. Improving efficiency of photocatalytic processes is fundamentally achieved by optimizing effective utilization solar enhancing efficient separation photogenerated charges. It been demonstrated that fabrication III–V semiconductor-based photocatalysts in increasing light absorption, long-term stability, large-scale production promoting charge transfer. This focused review explores current developments semiconductor materials for solar-powered systems. The various subjects, including advancement semiconductors, mechanisms, their uses H 2 conversion, CO reduction, remediation, oxidation reduction reactions. In order to design heterostructures, delves into basic concepts absorption separation. also highlights significant advancements green systems water splitting, emphasizing significance establishing eco-friendly hydrogen production. main purpose produce through sustainable ecologically friendly conversion. intends foster development greener more source encouraging researchers developers focus practical applications photocatalysis.

Language: Английский

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State-of-the-art and challenges towards a Molecular Solar Thermal (MOST) energy storage device DOI Creative Commons
Alberto Giménez-Gómez,

Lucien Magson,

Cecilia Merino-Robledillo

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Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9(7), P. 1629 - 1640

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

In this minireview, the recent advances and limitations of MOlecular Solar Thermal (MOST) energy storage technology are discussed, including a discussion photoisomerization catalytic back-conversion reactions.

Language: Английский

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Biohydrogen production for sustainable energy transition: A bibliometric and systematic review of the reaction mechanisms, challenges, knowledge gaps and emerging trends DOI

C. Umunnawuike,

S. Q. A. Mahat, Peter Ikechukwu Nwaichi

et al.

Biomass and Bioenergy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 188, P. 107345 - 107345

Published: Aug. 14, 2024

Language: Английский

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Artificial photosynthesis: Powering a green new deal for sustainable energy DOI
Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 90, P. 199 - 209

Published: Oct. 4, 2024

Language: Английский

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On the combination of ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy with optical absorption studies to investigate Cu2O||TiO2 direct Z-scheme junctions with different Cu2O loading DOI
Beatriz de la Fuente,

Jan Bomnuter,

Michele Del Moro

et al.

Applied Surface Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 657, P. 159796 - 159796

Published: March 6, 2024

Language: Английский

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Resorcinol–Formaldehyde/TiO2 Polymer Composites: Efficient Photocatalysts for Oxidation of Water to Hydrogen Peroxide DOI

Admassu Abebe,

Ravinder Kaushik, Sunil Kumar

et al.

ACS Applied Nano Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 8(4), P. 1882 - 1892

Published: Jan. 21, 2025

Given its multifaceted important roles such as aqueous oxidant, chemical platform for environmental remediation, possible liquid fuel, and so on, environmentally friendly approaches to produce hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) are highly desirable. In this context, the photocatalytic generation of from water oxidation has emerged a promising method, phenol–formaldehyde-based functional resins have been established an excellent developing photocatalysts oxidation. The present work reports development resorcinol–formaldehyde (RF) TiO2 (RF/TiO2) composites efficient heterogeneous production H2O2 through synthesis RF/TiO2 was accomplished following simple high-temperature hydrothermal it characterized study microstructures optical properties. role optimum amount in improving activity resin by with varied amounts TiO2. As experimentally established, prepared 1.1–1.6% (w/w) feed respect resorcinol at temperature 200 °C under conditions were found be most ones study. Out these composites, RF/TiO2-1.2% RF/TiO2-1.3% resulted ∼500 ∼530 μmol per gram catalyst, respectively, upon 5 h continuous photoirradiation experimental reaction ∼30–35 °C. It observed that rate can enhanced increasing temperature.

Language: Английский

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Electrocatalysis: Prospects and Role to Enable an E‐Chemistry Future DOI Creative Commons
Gabriele Centi, Siglinda Perathoner

The Chemical Record, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 3, 2025

Abstract Electrocatalysis is a crucial technology that will enable future low‐carbon chemical production and energy beyond fossil fuels. Notwithstanding the intense growing research in area, potentialities of field are largely unexplored. We provide case examples discuss emerging possibilities have still not been investigated enough but necessary to exploit this potential e‐chemistry. Starting from defining trends setting scene, as well clarifying difference between electrochemistry electrocatalysis, some elements vision foster innovation discussed. The aim stimulate discussion reflection rather than review state‐of‐the‐art. Aspects discussed regard i) passing electro photoelectrocatalytic approaches, ii) making chemicals air, iii) exploitation both anodic cathodic reactions, tandem/paired electrocatalytic iv) for selective oxidation mediated synthesis. Priorities strategies an e‐chemistry Intensifying these directions extending still‐too‐limited current including modelling design, effort accelerate realisation distributed

Language: Английский

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