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Solar to Chemical Energy Conversion

Theory and Application

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Editors:
  1. Masakazu Sugiyama

    1. Tokyo, Japan

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  2. Katsushi Fujii

    1. Tokyo, Japan

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  3. Shinichiro Nakamura

    1. Nakamura Lab, Mitsubishi Chem Fel, RIKEN Research Cluster for Innov, Wako, Japan

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  • Explains solar to chemical energy conversion based on equilibrium and non-equilibrium processes
  • Provides comprehensive numerical calculations
  • Covers practical applications of energy conversion
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Energy (LNEN, volume 32)

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction—Solar to Chemical Energy Conversion

    • Masamichi Fujihira
    Pages 1-3

  3. Fundamental Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Thermodynamics for Electrochemistry and Photoelectrochemistry

      • Katsushi Fujii
      Pages 7-34

    3. Fundamentals of Semiconductors for Energy Harvesting

      • Masakazu Sugiyama
      Pages 35-53

  4. Modeling Interface for Energy Storage: Modeling of Chemical and Electrochemical Reactions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Fundamentals of Chemical Reaction Kinetics

      • Shinichiro Nakamura
      Pages 57-65

    3. Physical Model for Interfacial Carrier Dynamics

      • Mikiya Fujii, Ryota Jono, Koichi Yamashita
      Pages 67-91

    4. Physical Model at the Electrode-Electrolyte Interface

      • Osamu Sugino
      Pages 93-101

  5. Chemical, Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Approach for Energy Conversion: Necessity of Energy Storage Using Chemical Bonds

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Energy Storage in Batteries and Fuel Cells

      • Tetsuya Kajita, Takashi Itoh
      Pages 105-122

    3. Energy Storage in C–C, H–H and C–H Bond

      • Masayuki Otake
      Pages 123-133

  6. Chemical, Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Approach for Energy Conversion: Approach Using Chemical Reactions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. Thermochemical Water Splitting by Concentrated Solar Power

      • Hiroki Miyaoka
      Pages 137-151

    3. Photocatalytic Approach for CO2 Fixation

      • Kazuhiko Maeda
      Pages 153-171

  7. Chemical, Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Approach for Energy Conversion: Approach Using Electrochemical Reactions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
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    2. Water Splitting Using Electrochemical Approach

      • Akira Yamaguchi, Toshihiro Takashima, Kazuhito Hashimoto, Ryuhei Nakamura
      Pages 175-189

    3. CO2 Reduction Using Electrochemical Approach

      • Yoshio Hori
      Pages 191-211

    4. CO2 Reduction Using an Electrochemical Approach from Chemical, Biological, and Geological Aspects in the Ancient and Modern Earth

      • Akira Yamaguchi, Yamei Li, Toshihiro Takashima, Kazuhito Hashimoto, Ryuhei Nakamura
      Pages 213-228

    5. Electrochemical Water Splitting Coupled with Solar Cells

      • Katsushi Fujii
      Pages 229-245
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About this book

This book explains the conversion of solar energy to chemical energy and its storage. It covers the basic background; interface modeling at the reacting surface; energy conversion with chemical, electrochemical and photoelectrochemical approaches and energy conversion using applied photosynthesis. The important concepts for converting solar to chemical energy are based on an understanding of the reactions’ equilibrium and non-equilibrium conditions. Since the energy conversion is essentially the transfer of free energy, the process are explained in the context of thermodynamics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Tokyo, Japan

    Masakazu Sugiyama, Katsushi Fujii

  • Nakamura Lab, Mitsubishi Chem Fel, RIKEN Research Cluster for Innov, Wako, Japan

    Shinichiro Nakamura

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Solar to Chemical Energy Conversion

  • Book Subtitle: Theory and Application

  • Editors: Masakazu Sugiyama, Katsushi Fujii, Shinichiro Nakamura

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Energy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25400-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-25398-5Published: 26 January 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79783-0Published: 30 March 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-25400-5Published: 25 January 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2195-1284

  • Series E-ISSN: 2195-1292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 489

  • Number of Illustrations: 201 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Energy Harvesting, Physical Chemistry, Energy Systems

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