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Christopher CarverDr Klaus Hellgardt
SOLAR HYDROGEN: Photoelectrochemical Reactor Design
INTRODUCTION
SMR3
tC/tH2
Elec-trol-ysis
8 tC/tH2
Other
Benefits
Fossil fuel reliance
Green house gases
Abundant resources
Durable & low maintenance
Energy security
H2 O2
H2 O2
PHOTO-ANODE
CATHODE
H2
O2
240mm
210mm
70mm
100mm 100mm
1.23 eV
0.6 eV
0.4 eV
0.1 eV
Theoretical water decomposition energy
Eg = 2.3 eVTh
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tical
Ove
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Reco
mbi
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Design flexible test-bed reactor
- 10 x 10cm photoanode
- Photon absorption
- Quantum efficiency
- High mass transfer rate coefficients
- Separate hydrogen and oxygen
Hydrogen production
experiments
- Semiconductor material
- Electrode configuration
WORK TO DATE
Good absorptionStable in alkaliRecombination
Stable in acid/alkaliUV absorption only
Good efficiencyStable in acid
Fe2O3
TiO2 WO3
titanium PVDF
quartz
Butler-Volmer equation
Curr
ent d
ensi
ty (A
/m2 )
Overpotential (V)
Kinetic control
Transport control
Increasing mass transport rate
PHOTO-ANODE
CATHODE
FUTURE WORK
PHOTOANODE
PHOTOANODE
LIGHT
quartz window
membrane
cathode
electrolyte
Set Up Reactor
Electrical connections
Hydrogen extraction system
Evaluate reactor design
Experiments
Semiconductors / electrolyte
Electrode configuration
Multiple electrodes
Temperature
Analyse Results
Quantify H2 production
Optimise reactor design
Deliver
report
THANK YOU
QUESTIONS?