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Nanotechnology for hydrogen production and storage : nanostructured materials and interfaces /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Abd-Elsalam, Kamel A., Shankar, M. V.r
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Elsevier, 2024.
Subjects:
Hydrogen.
Hydrogen industry.
Nanostructured materials.
Hydrogène.
Hydrogène > Industrie.
Nanomatériaux.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Nanotechnology for Hydrogen Production and Storage
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • About the editors
  • Preface
  • 1 Next-generation nanostructures and material interfaces for enhanced hydrogen generation and storage: a note from the editors
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Why is hydrogen the energy of the future?
  • 1.3 Types of hydrogen
  • 1.3.1 Colors of hydrogen: A brief classification
  • 1.3.1.1 Blue hydrogen
  • 1.3.1.2 Green hydrogen
  • 1.4 Production methods and challenges of green or renewable hydrogen
  • 1.4.1 Wind to hydrogen
  • 1.4.2 Hydropower to hydrogen energy
  • 1.4.3 Geothermal energy to hydrogen energy
  • 1.4.4 Biomass to hydrogen
  • 1.4.5 Ocean energy to hydrogen
  • 1.4.6 Photoelectrochemical water splitting
  • 1.5 Photocatalytic water splitting
  • 1.5.1 Basic principle of PWS and need for heterojunction formation
  • 1.5.1.1 Photon absorption
  • 1.5.1.2 Charge carrier generation
  • 1.5.1.3 Photoexcited charge carrier separation
  • 1.5.1.4 Charge carrier diffusion and transport
  • 1.5.1.5 Catalytic reaction on the catalyst's active site
  • 1.5.1.6 Mass transfer
  • 1.6 Nanostructured materials for hydrogen production
  • 1.6.1 Size-regulated nanostructured materials
  • 1.6.2 Morphology-tuned nanostructured materials
  • 1.6.3 Surface-regulated/surface-passivated nanostructured materials
  • 1.6.3.1 The exposure of active crystal facet
  • 1.6.3.2 Minimization of surface defective layer
  • 1.6.3.3 Prevention of superficial layer formation
  • 1.6.4 Crystal structure modulated nanostructured materials
  • 1.6.4.1 Tuned crystal structure and change in diffusion length
  • 1.6.4.2 Enhanced surface area
  • 1.6.5 Heterojunction-integrated nanostructured materials
  • 1.7 Hydrogen storage and its importance
  • 1.8 Conclusions
  • References
  • 1 Nanomaterials for water splitting
  • 2 Hydrogen production: technical challenges and future trends
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Current hydrogen status
  • 2.2.1 Production, supply, demand, and end use
  • 2.2.2 Main hydrogen producer and consumer countries
  • 2.2.3 Hydrogen in industry
  • 2.3 Hydrogen production technologies
  • 2.3.1 Fossil fuels
  • 2.3.2 Renewable energy
  • 2.4 Technical challenges in hydrogen production
  • 2.4.1 Capital and production cost of H2
  • 2.4.1.1 Economic outlook and challenges to the hydrogen
  • 2.4.1.2 Technological considerations
  • 2.4.2 Environmental impact and sustainability
  • 2.4.2.1 Water impact
  • 2.4.2.2 Environmental impact of mining on hydrogen production
  • 2.4.2.3 Life cycle assessment of H2 production
  • 2.4.3 Efficiency and profitability
  • 2.4.4 Social and political implications
  • 2.5 Requirements and technological perspectives
  • 2.6 Prospects for commercialization and mass use of hydrogen
  • 2.7 Research and development in H2 production: future trends
  • 2.8 Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References