Provides a comprehensive practical review of the new technologies used
to obtain hydrogen more efficiently via catalytic, electrochemical, bio-
and photohydrogen production.
Hydrogen has been gaining more attention in both transportation and
stationary power applications. Fuel cell-powered cars are on the roads
and the automotive industry is demanding feasible and efficient
technologies to produce hydrogen.
The principles and methods described herein lead to reasonable
mitigation of the great majority of problems associated with hydrogen
production technologies. The chapters in this book are written by
distinguished authors who have extensive experience in their fields, and
readers will have a chance to compare the fundamental production
techniques and learn about the pros and cons of these technologies.
The book is organized into three parts. Part I shows the catalytic and
electrochemical principles involved in hydrogen production technologies.
Part II addresses hydrogen production from electrochemically active
bacteria (EAB) by decomposing organic compound into hydrogen in
microbial electrolysis cells (MECs). The final part of the book is
concerned with photohydrogen generation. Recent developments in the area
of semiconductor-based nanomaterials, specifically semiconductor oxides,
nitrides and metal free semiconductor-based nanomaterials for
photocatalytic hydrogen production are extensively discussed.
