The Application of Nano Titanium Dioxide for Hydrogen Production and Storage Enhancement
The utilization of hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) as a renewable and clean energy carrier, free from the reliance on fossil fuels, represents a significant technological challenge. The use of renewable energy sources for hydrogen production, such as photocatalytic hydrogen generation from wate...
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| author | Angelantonio De Benedetto Agnese De Luca Paolo Pellegrino Rosaria Rinaldi Valeria De Matteis Mariafrancesca Cascione |
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| description | The utilization of hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) as a renewable and clean energy carrier, free from the reliance on fossil fuels, represents a significant technological challenge. The use of renewable energy sources for hydrogen production, such as photocatalytic hydrogen generation from water under solar radiation, has garnered significant interest. Indeed, the storage of hydrogen presents another hurdle to the ongoing advancement of hydrogen energy. Concerning solid-state hydrogen storage, magnesium hydride (MgH<sub>2</sub>) has emerged as a promising option due to its high capacity, excellent reversibility, and cost-effectiveness. Nevertheless, its storage performance needs improvement to make it suitable for practical applications. Titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) has distinguished itself as the most extensively researched photocatalyst owing to its high photo-activity, good chemical and thermal stability, low toxicity, and affordability. This review highlights the application of TiO<sub>2</sub> for hydrogen production under visible and solar light, with a particular focus both on its modification without the use of noble metals and its utilization as a catalyst to enhance the hydrogen storage performance of MgH<sub>2</sub>. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a959bc4c94042dfb354d5d91cc8535c2023-11-24T14:28:17ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-11-0113221252110.3390/app132212521The Application of Nano Titanium Dioxide for Hydrogen Production and Storage EnhancementAngelantonio De Benedetto0Agnese De Luca1Paolo Pellegrino2Rosaria Rinaldi3Valeria De Matteis4Mariafrancesca Cascione5Department of Mathematics and Physics “E. De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Mathematics and Physics “E. De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Mathematics and Physics “E. De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Mathematics and Physics “E. De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Mathematics and Physics “E. De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Mathematics and Physics “E. De Giorgi”, University of Salento, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, ItalyThe utilization of hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) as a renewable and clean energy carrier, free from the reliance on fossil fuels, represents a significant technological challenge. The use of renewable energy sources for hydrogen production, such as photocatalytic hydrogen generation from water under solar radiation, has garnered significant interest. Indeed, the storage of hydrogen presents another hurdle to the ongoing advancement of hydrogen energy. Concerning solid-state hydrogen storage, magnesium hydride (MgH<sub>2</sub>) has emerged as a promising option due to its high capacity, excellent reversibility, and cost-effectiveness. Nevertheless, its storage performance needs improvement to make it suitable for practical applications. Titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) has distinguished itself as the most extensively researched photocatalyst owing to its high photo-activity, good chemical and thermal stability, low toxicity, and affordability. This review highlights the application of TiO<sub>2</sub> for hydrogen production under visible and solar light, with a particular focus both on its modification without the use of noble metals and its utilization as a catalyst to enhance the hydrogen storage performance of MgH<sub>2</sub>.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/22/12521titanium dioxidehydrogen productionhydrogen storage |
| spellingShingle | Angelantonio De Benedetto Agnese De Luca Paolo Pellegrino Rosaria Rinaldi Valeria De Matteis Mariafrancesca Cascione The Application of Nano Titanium Dioxide for Hydrogen Production and Storage Enhancement Applied Sciences titanium dioxide hydrogen production hydrogen storage |
| title | The Application of Nano Titanium Dioxide for Hydrogen Production and Storage Enhancement |
| title_full | The Application of Nano Titanium Dioxide for Hydrogen Production and Storage Enhancement |
| title_fullStr | The Application of Nano Titanium Dioxide for Hydrogen Production and Storage Enhancement |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Application of Nano Titanium Dioxide for Hydrogen Production and Storage Enhancement |
| title_short | The Application of Nano Titanium Dioxide for Hydrogen Production and Storage Enhancement |
| title_sort | application of nano titanium dioxide for hydrogen production and storage enhancement |
| topic | titanium dioxide hydrogen production hydrogen storage |
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