Abstract
Use of renewable resources and zero net CO2 emissions are the most competitive aspects compared to the current H2 production technologies. Environmental concern, process efficiency, and safety will continue to influence catalysis and stimulate the development and innovation of catalysts for sustainable H2 production. This review is dedicated to the latest research advances related to H2 production from biomass and biomass-derived feedstocks. Some of the challenges remaining are discussed for each process, and the properties of nanocatalytic materials relative to renewable H2 production processes by synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) techniques are elucidated. Biomass can be converted to bio-oils by the way of liquefaction or pyrolysis. The properties of nanocatalytic materials play a key role for the conversion efficiencies in these processes, including the elements, oxidation states, particle size and morphology of metals, the interaction between metals and supports, and alloy formation.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Nanocatalysis |
| Subtitle of host publication | Synthesis and Applications |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 561-594 |
| Number of pages | 34 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118609811 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118148860 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Engineering
- General Materials Science
Keywords
- <huc>H</huc> production
- <huc>X</huc>-ray absorption spectroscopy (<huc>XAS</huc>)
- Biomass
- Nanocatalytic materials
- Pyrolysis
- Renewable resources