Sainan Zhang, Jing Xue^*, Xudong Sun

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.4, pp. 1547-1567, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.019450

Abstract Since there are multiple influencing factors and lack of evaluation standards for the construction of hydrogen production and hydrogenation station in China, this paper establishes the suitability evaluation index system of hydrogen production and hydrogenation station from four aspects of technology, economy, environment and safety. Combined with actual conditions, this paper uses Analytic Hierarch Process (AHP) and Fuzzy Comprehensive evaluation to evaluate water electrolysis hydrogen and hydrogenation production station and natural gas reformation hydrogen production and hydrogenation station. The results show that hydrogen producing by water electrolysis is more efficient than natural gas reformation in hydrogen production and hydrogenation station,… More > Graphic Abstract

Kai Su^1,*, Shaoqi Deng¹, Linxiao Li¹, Qirui Qin¹, Jingyu Yang¹, Yan Chen^2,3, Shengli Zhang¹, Junming Chen¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.3, pp. 653-663, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.018556

Abstract Hydrogen production through solar energy is one of the most important pathways to meet the growing demand of renewable energy, and photocatalyst participation in solar hydrolytic hydrogen production has received great attention in recent years in terms of low cost, high efficiency, and flexible design. Particularly, g-C₃N₄ (Graphitic-like carbon nitride material), as a unique material, can catalyze the hydrogen production process by completing the separation and transmission of charge. The easily adjustable pore structure/surface area, dimension, band-gap modulation and defect have shown great potential for hydrogen production from water cracking. In this review, the most recent advance of g-C₃N₄ including… More > Graphic Abstract

Bachir Melzi¹, Nesrine Kefif², Mamdouh El Haj Assad^3,*, Haleh Delnava⁴, Abdulkadir Hamid⁵

Energy Engineering, Vol.118, No.6, pp. 1767-1781, 2021, DOI:10.32604/EE.2021.017270

Abstract This work presents a hybrid power system consisting of photovoltaic and solid oxide fuel cell (PV-SOFC) for electricity production and hydrogen production. The simulation of this hybrid system is adjusted for Bou-Zedjar city in north Algeria. Homer software was used for this simulation to calculate the power output and the total net present cost. The method used depends on the annual average monthly values of clearness index and radiation for which the energy contributions are determined for each component of PV/SOFC hybrid system. The economic study is more important criterion in the proposed hybrid system, and the results show that… More >

Shuaishuai Zhu¹, Zhigang Pan^1,2, Yaqiu Tao^1,2,*, Yue Chen^1,2

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.8, pp. 939-946, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.011197

Abstract Hydrogen is recognized as a promising energy scours in the close future. Online hydrogen preparation from formic acid under mild reaction conditions causes extensive interests. Mo₂C and metal (Fe, Ni, Co, K) doped Mo₂C on granular activated carbon (GAC) were prepared and used as heterogeneous catalysts for H₂ generation from formic acid on a fixed bed reactor at 100–250°C. The formic acid conversions on doped Mo₂C-Me/GAC are clearly improved, especially at lower reaction temperatures. Co doping presents outstanding effect on H₂ selectivity and conversion rate compared to Ni and Fe. A 56.3% formic acid conversion was reached on Mo₂C-Co/GAC at… More >

Matthew D. Lindemer¹, Suresh G. Advani^2,*, Ajay K. Prasad²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.117, No.3, pp. 527-553, 2018, DOI:10.31614/cmes.2018.00481

Abstract The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is used to simulate the growth of a solid-deposit on the walls of a circular tube resulting from a gas-to-solid reaction and precipitation process. This process is of particular interest for the design of reactors for the production of hydrogen by the heterogeneous hydrolysis of steam with Zn vapor in the Zn/ZnO thermochemical cycle. The solid deposit of ZnO product on the tube wall evolves in time according to the temporally- and axially-varying convective-diffusive transport and reaction of Zn vapor with steam on the solid surface. The LBM is well-suited to solving problems with coupled… More >