Water splitting

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Visible to the public Computational Screening of Reconstructed Perovskite Semiconductor Electrodes for Efficient Solar-to-Fuel Conversion

Submitted by rodrigka on Fri, 08/31/2018 - 2:30pm. Contributor:

The production of hydrogen from sunlight and water has the potential to revolutionize the generation of electric power for transportation and residential applications. Hydrogen is a sustainable energy carrier whose catalytic reaction with oxygen generates electrical energy and heat without emitting carbon dioxide. The goal of this collaborative research is to develop a widely applicable computational protocol to accelerate the selection of photoactive materials that can efficiently split water.

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Visible to the public Feeding and Powering the World - Capturing Sunlight to Split Water and Generate Fertilizer and Fuels.pdf

Submitted by rodrigka on Fri, 08/31/2018 - 2:30pm. Contributor:

In this collaborative research program the expertise of nine research groups has been combined to address critical, multi-disciplinary challenges in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: the production of hydrogen, the reduction of carbon dioxide to useable fuel, and the reduction of nitrogen to synthetic fertilizer. Currently, nearly all hydrogen is synthesized from non-renewable carbon sources and carbon dioxide is treated as an abundant waste. Additionally, the Haber-Bosch process for using this hydrogen to reduce nitrogen is energy intensive, which demands further fossil fuel consumption.