TY - CHAP
T1 - Photoelectrochemical Flow Cells for Solar Fuels and Chemicals
AU - Lin, He
AU - An, Liang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - This chapter focuses on photoelectrochemical flow cells (PFCs) as promising systems for solar fuels and chemicals production. It begins by emphasizing the need for sustainable energy conversion technologies. The working principles of PFCs are explored, covering reactions, mechanisms and key components such as photoelectrodes, membranes, separators and flow cell configurations. The chapter investigates the utilization of PFCs in water splitting for solar fuels and chemicals synthesis. It examines the thermodynamic and kinetic aspects, recent advances and key findings and challenges in this field. Additionally, it analyzes the carbon dioxide reduction reaction within PFCs, considering thermodynamics, kinetics, recent advances in CO2 reduction to CO, C1 products and C2+ products and the associated key findings and challenges. Furthermore, the chapter explores the nitrogen reduction reaction in PFCs, highlighting thermodynamic and kinetic aspects, recent advances and key findings and challenges. Future perspectives and an outlook for the field are provided, stressing the importance of addressing current challenges and advancing PFC technologies. The insights and knowledge presented in this chapter aim to contribute to the development and optimization of PFCs, paving the way for a cleaner and more sustainable future.
AB - This chapter focuses on photoelectrochemical flow cells (PFCs) as promising systems for solar fuels and chemicals production. It begins by emphasizing the need for sustainable energy conversion technologies. The working principles of PFCs are explored, covering reactions, mechanisms and key components such as photoelectrodes, membranes, separators and flow cell configurations. The chapter investigates the utilization of PFCs in water splitting for solar fuels and chemicals synthesis. It examines the thermodynamic and kinetic aspects, recent advances and key findings and challenges in this field. Additionally, it analyzes the carbon dioxide reduction reaction within PFCs, considering thermodynamics, kinetics, recent advances in CO2 reduction to CO, C1 products and C2+ products and the associated key findings and challenges. Furthermore, the chapter explores the nitrogen reduction reaction in PFCs, highlighting thermodynamic and kinetic aspects, recent advances and key findings and challenges. Future perspectives and an outlook for the field are provided, stressing the importance of addressing current challenges and advancing PFC technologies. The insights and knowledge presented in this chapter aim to contribute to the development and optimization of PFCs, paving the way for a cleaner and more sustainable future.
KW - Carbon dioxide reduction
KW - Nitrogen reduction
KW - Photoelectrochemical flow cells
KW - Solar fuels and chemicals
KW - Water splitting
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-37271-1_3
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-37271-1_3
M3 - Chapter in an edited book (as author)
AN - SCOPUS:85168759277
T3 - Green Energy and Technology
SP - 43
EP - 67
BT - Green Energy and Technology
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
ER -