Recent Advances in Integrated Photothermal Hydrogen Evolution Catalytic Materials
ZHAO Jiahao1,2, CHEN Yijiang1,2, SUN Yihan1,2, LU Xinxin3,*, LI Zebiao3, YU Shan1,2,*
1 National Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China 2 School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China 3 PetroChina Shenzhen New Energy Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518057, Guangdong, China
Abstract: With the depletion of global fossil fuel reserves and the rise in environmental pollution, hydrogen has become an increasingly essential clean and efficient energy carrier. Thus, the development of clean and sustainable hydrogen production technologies has become a top priority. Photothermal catalysis, with its unique advantages of being energy-powered by green energy and low-cost, has shown remarkable capability in addressing the energy crisis and climate change. In this review, the advantages of integral photothermal catalytic hydrogen production technology are explained, and based on the characteristics of photothermal materials, the integral photothermal catalytic hydrogen production systems are categorized into foam-based, fiber-based, gel-based, wood-based, and biomass-based systems. These photothermal materials, due to their high photothermal conversion efficiency, thermal stability, chemical stability, and porous structures, are bound to have significant roles in the energy systems of the future. The application potential of monolithic catalytic materials for seawater desalination and evaporation, wastewater pu-rification, and the challenges and prospects of integral photothermal systems for hydrogen production are also discussed in this review.
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