Article Title

Sustainable hydrogen and chemical production via photo-electrochemical reforming of biomass-derived alcohols

Authors

Liping Zhang, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore Energy Research Institute@NTU, Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141, Singapore
Rong Chen, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
Jianqiang Luo, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
Jianwei Miao, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
Jiajian Gao, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
Bin Liu, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore Energy Research Institute@NTU, Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141, Singapore

Keywords

Hydrogen, photo-electrochemical reforming, biomass-derived alcohols, alcohol oxidation

Abstract

ABSTRACT Hydrogen production from steam or autothermal alcohol reforming has been widely studied, but these methods require high temperatures and emit CO2. Here, we present a new strategy for the simultaneous room-temperature production of hydrogen and other chemicals without the emission of CO2, via the photoelectrochemical reforming of biomass-derived alcohols. The measured hydrogen quantum efficiencies reach around 80% across the entire visible solar spectrum from 450 to 850 nm, achieving an ultrahigh hydrogen production rate of 7.91 μmol/(min·cm2) under AM 1.5G illumination.

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-016-1216-5

Publisher

Tsinghua University Press

Recommended Citation

Liping Zhang,Rong Chen,Jianqiang Luo,Jianwei Miao,Jiajian Gao,Bin Liu, Sustainable hydrogen and chemical production via photo-electrochemical reforming of biomass-derived alcohols. NanoRes.2016, 9(11): 3388–3393