Advancements and Discussions in Photo-Thermal Catalytic Hydrogen Production Technology
HE Jingxian1,*, LIU Jianxia1, GOU Hao2
1 School of New Energy and Power Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China 2 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Abstract: To achieve the goals of ‘carbon peak’ and ‘carbon neutrality’, mitigate CO2 emissions from coal, oil, and natural gas, address the energy crisis, and strengthen the capacity for resource allocation optimization, the transition to clean energy represents a long-term trend in future development. Hydrogen energy is widely favored for its advantages, including being clean, pollution-free, and having a high combustion value. In this paper, we compare the differences between photocatalytic and photothermal hydrogen production technologies, summarize the current research status of emerging development technologies, and prospectively analyze the potential and challenges of photothermal hydrogen production. It has been demonstrated that the utilization of solar photothermal catalytic technology for hydrogen production can enhance carrier mobility, accelerate the hydrogen generation rate, and improve the full-spectrum absorption capacity of solar energy to a certain extent. This approach also compensates for some of the limitations of traditional photocatalytic technology. However, technical constraints, stringent reaction conditions, and product instability remain significant challenges that hinder the further advancement of photothermal catalytic hydrogen production technology. As a result,the current hydrogen production efficiency remains below the 5%—10% technical threshold, failing to overcome this persistent technological bottleneck. Therefore, solar photothermal catalytic hydrogen production technology still holds substantial potential for future development.
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