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Piezoelectric hydrogen production from aliphatic alcohols and acids in wastewater

Chen, Zhen Yu, Chuan Lan, Shenyu Liu, Yifan Li, Cunjun Chen, Xianlei Klemes, Jiri Jaromir Zhu, Mingshan

Original Title

Piezoelectric hydrogen production from aliphatic alcohols and acids in wastewater

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The growing energy demand in the context of climate change issues requires the development of green fuels such as hydrogen from water. Piezocatalytic water splitting is promising for producing green hydrogen, yet this process is often limited by low efficiency and low sustainability. Here we developed an efficient method to use wastewater directly for piezocatalytic hydrogen production. Magnetic cerium-doped bismuth ferrite was employed as the piezocatalyst to collect mechanical energy. The performance of hydrogen production was compared using different types of organic wastewaters containing alcohols, organic acids, phenols, and surfactants. Results showed a maximum hydrogen yield of 2114 & mu;mol per g from a 2.5 mg per L alcoholic mixture in wastewater. This high yield is explained by the fact that alcohols act as sacrificial donors to suppress electron site recombination and the reverse reaction. Overall our findings represent a new strategy for piezocatalytic hydrogen production from wastewater.

Keywords

Cerium doping bismuth ferrite; Hydrogen generation; Piezocatalysis; Waste-to-resource; Wastewater treatment

Authors

Chen, Zhen; Yu, Chuan; Lan, Shenyu; Liu, Yifan; Li, Cunjun; Chen, Xianlei; Klemes, Jiri Jaromir; Zhu, Mingshan

Released

1. 10. 2023

Publisher

SPRINGER HEIDELBERGTIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, D-69121 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY

Location

SPRINGER HEIDELBERGTIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, D-69121 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY

ISBN

1610-3653

Periodical

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Year of study

5

Number

21

State

Federal Republic of Germany

Pages from

2475

Pages to

2481

Pages count

7

URL

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10311-023-01621-2

BibTex

@article{BUT187498,
  author="Chen, Zhen and Yu, Chuan and Lan, Shenyu and Liu, Yifan and Li, Cunjun and Chen, Xianlei and Klemes, Jiri Jaromir and Zhu, Mingshan",
  title="Piezoelectric hydrogen production from aliphatic alcohols and acids in wastewater",
  journal="Environmental Chemistry Letters",
  year="2023",
  volume="5",
  number="21",
  pages="2475--2481",
  doi="10.1007/s10311-023-01621-2",
  issn="1610-3653",
  url="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10311-023-01621-2"
}