Solar hydrogen generation
Subtitle: transition metal oxides in water photoelectrolysis
By: Jinghua Guo, Xiaobo Chen
Contributors: Chen, Xiaobo, 1976-
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; McGraw-Hill Education; McGraw Hill
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780071701266
Subjects: Chemical plants; Electrolysis; Transition metal oxides; Industrial applications; Water; Equipment and supplies; Photocatalysis; Hydrogen as fuel
Description: "Expert techniques for extracting hydrogen from water using transition metal oxides as catalysts Solar Hydrogen Generation details the complex process of separating hydrogen from oxygen--photoelectrolysis. This book comprehensively covers the chemical characteristics of transition metal oxides, explaining how to covert solar energy to electron energy through transition metal oxides. Past experimentations and future directions are discussed. Solar Hydrogen Generation  Comprehensively reviews physical characteristics of transition metal oxides both in electrochemical and photocatalytic applications Includes history and future prospects for water photoelectrolysis Reviews state-of-the-art achievements in the fields of condensed matter physics, nanostructured material science, electrochemistry, and photocatalysis  Addresses potential problems and solutions  In-depth coverage: Hydrogen Production; Electrochemistry and Photoelectrolysis; Transition Metal Oxides; Molecular Structure, Crystal Structure, and Electronic Structure; Optical Properties and Light Absorption; Bandgap, Band Edge, and Engineering; Impurity, Dopants, and Defects; Photocatalytic Reactions, Oxidation and Reduction; Organic and Inorganic Systems; Surface and Interface Chemistry; Nanostructured and Morphology; Synchrotron Radiation and Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy"--

"This pioneering guide covers one of the most promising sustainable energy carriers--water hydrogen--and shows how to extract hydrogen from water using transition metal oxides as catalyst"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: i. Hydrogen Production: Electrochemistry and Photoelectrolysis; b. ii. Transition Metal Oxides; iii. Molecular Structure, Crystal Structure and Electronic Structure; iv. Optical Properties and Light Absorption; v. Bandgap and Band Edge and Engineering; vi. Impurity, Dopants and Defects; vii. Photocatalytic Reactions, Oxidation and Reduction; viii. Organic and Inorganic Systems; ix. Surface and Interface Chemistry; x. Nanostructured and Morphology; xi. Synchrotron Radiation and Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy .