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- Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the University College London, UK
- Demonstrates a novel strategy for designing efficient photocatalysts for renewable fuel synthesis on the basis of solar irradiation
- Includes a survey of available literature, along with in-depth synthesis methods, characterisation and analysis of several new photocatalysts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This thesis describes novel strategies for the rational design of several cutting-edge high-efficiency photocatalysts, for applications such as water photooxidation, reduction, and overall splitting using a Z-Scheme system. As such, it focuses on efficient strategies for reducing energy loss by controlling charge transfer and separation, including novel faceted forms of silver phosphate for water photooxidation at record high rates, surface-basic highly polymerised graphitic carbon nitride for extremely efficient hydrogen production, and the first example of overall water splitting using a graphitic carbon nitride-based Z-Scheme system.
Photocatalytic water splitting using solar irradiation can potentially offer a zero-carbon renewable energy source, yielding hydrogen and oxygen as clean products. These two ‘solar’ products can be used directly in fuel cells or combustion to provide clean electricity or other energy. Alternatively they can be utilised as separate entities for feedstock-based reactions, and are considered to be the two cornerstones of hydrogenation and oxidation reactions, including the production of methanol as a safe/portable fuel, or conventional catalytic reactions such as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and ethylene oxide production.
The main driving force behind the investigation is the fact that no photocatalyst system has yet reported combined high efficiency, high stability, and cost effectiveness; though cheap and stable, most suffer from low efficiency.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom
David James Martin
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Investigation into High Efficiency Visible Light Photocatalysts for Water Reduction and Oxidation
Authors: David James Martin
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18488-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-18487-6Published: 29 May 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36950-1Published: 09 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-18488-3Published: 14 May 2015
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 149
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 62 illustrations in colour
Topics: Electrochemistry, Catalysis, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Renewable and Green Energy