TY - JOUR
T1 - Utilizing 2D materials to enhance H2 generation efficiency via photocatalytic reforming industrial and solid waste
AU - Chandrappa, Sujana
AU - Murthy, Dharmapura H.K.
AU - Reddy, Nagappagari Lakshmana
AU - Babu, S. Jagadeesh
AU - Rangappa, Dinesh
AU - Bhargav, Urupalli
AU - Preethi, Vijayarengan
AU - Mamatha Kumari, Murikinati
AU - Shankar, Muthukonda Venkatakrishnan
N1 - Funding Information:
SC thanks Admar Mutt Educational Foundation (AMEF) for the fellowship. DHKM thanks Dr. Anand Halgeri for his suggestions and comments on the manuscript. MVS acknowldeges the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) , New Delhi, India (No. 103/227/2014-NT ) for funding.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2021/9
Y1 - 2021/9
N2 - Sustainable valorization of industrial and solid wastes by utilizing them as feedstock to generate H2 via the photocatalytic reforming (PR) process holds great promise. It can also be an effective method to treat solid waste that otherwise would require tedious and expensive processes. This approach has the potential to offer energy solutions and form value-added chemicals. In this direction, developing photocatalysts and tuning their properties play an essential role in advancing the H2 generation efficiency. This Review article explores the application of 2D photocatalysts to generate H2 via PR of industrial waste (H2S) and solid waste, such as plastic and biomass. Despite having favorable optoelectronic properties, 2D photocatalysts are not widely employed for the PR process. The latest progress in employing 2D photocatalysts to realize efficient H2 evolution from biomass, plastic, and industrial waste such as H2S is detailed in this Review. A correlation between the properties of 2D photocatalysts with H2 evolution rate is discussed. We also emphasize understanding the mechanism involved in the PR process and the importance of 2D photocatalysts design. Such rational insight aids in further enhancing the H2 generation efficiency by effectively using solid/industrial waste as a feedstock.
AB - Sustainable valorization of industrial and solid wastes by utilizing them as feedstock to generate H2 via the photocatalytic reforming (PR) process holds great promise. It can also be an effective method to treat solid waste that otherwise would require tedious and expensive processes. This approach has the potential to offer energy solutions and form value-added chemicals. In this direction, developing photocatalysts and tuning their properties play an essential role in advancing the H2 generation efficiency. This Review article explores the application of 2D photocatalysts to generate H2 via PR of industrial waste (H2S) and solid waste, such as plastic and biomass. Despite having favorable optoelectronic properties, 2D photocatalysts are not widely employed for the PR process. The latest progress in employing 2D photocatalysts to realize efficient H2 evolution from biomass, plastic, and industrial waste such as H2S is detailed in this Review. A correlation between the properties of 2D photocatalysts with H2 evolution rate is discussed. We also emphasize understanding the mechanism involved in the PR process and the importance of 2D photocatalysts design. Such rational insight aids in further enhancing the H2 generation efficiency by effectively using solid/industrial waste as a feedstock.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111239
DO - 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111239
M3 - Article
C2 - 33992636
AN - SCOPUS:85108237717
SN - 0013-9351
VL - 200
JO - Environmental Research
JF - Environmental Research
M1 - 111239
ER -
