Publications associées à Cycle Fe3O4/FeO

Enhanced Solar-to-Fuel Efficiency of Ceria-Based Thermochemical Cycles via Integrated Electrochemical Oxygen Pumping

Sophia Haussener, Clemens Gregor Suter, Meng Lin

The solar thermochemical cycle based on ceria is a promising route for renewable fuel production. The solar-to-fuel efficiency of a thermochemical reactor is highly dependent on the oxygen removal during the reduction step. Conventional nitrogen sweeping ( ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2022

High-valence metals improve oxygen evolution reaction performance by modulating 3dmetal oxidation cycle energetics

Jun Li, Likai Zheng, Yang Li, Yelin Hu, Ye Zhang, Ziyun Wang, Bo Zhang, Zhen Cao

Multimetal oxyhydroxides have recently been reported that outperform noble metal catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In such 3d-metal-based catalysts, the oxidation cycle of 3dmetals has been posited to act as the OER thermodynamic-limiting proc ...

NATURE RESEARCH2020

FeO-based nanostructures and nanohybrids for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Kevin Sivula

The need to satisfy the growing global population's enormous energy demands is a major challenge for modern societies. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting (WS) is seen as a leading strategy for producing an extremely promising renewable store of ene ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2020

Insights into the interfacial carrier behaviour of copper ferrite ( CuFe2O4) photoanodes for solar water oxidation

Kevin Sivula, Liang Yao, Nestor Guijarro Carratala, Florian Le Formal, Yongpeng Liu, Florent Alexandre Boudoire

Designing efficient yet robust photoanodes for water oxidation stands out as a major bottleneck in the realization of a feasible photoelectrochemical tandem cell for solar water splitting. Spinel copper ferrite (CuFe2O4) has been recently reported as a pot ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2019

Solar-Driven High-Temperature Electrolysis Reactor for Fuel Processing : Modeling, Optimization, and Experimentation

Meng Lin

Solar-driven high-temperature electrolysis (HTE) and thermochemical cycles (TCC) are two promising pathways for fuel processing and energy storage, which are considered in this thesis. The goals of this thesis are: i) offering engineering guidelines at sys ...

EPFL2018

Understanding Digestive Ripening of Ligand-Stabilized, Charged Metal Nanoparticles

Hubert Girault, Pekka Eero Peljo

Most syntheses of thiolate-protected metal nanoparticles (NPs) include a thermochemical step in which the as-prepared, polydisperse NPs are transformed to a narrower size distribution in a poorly understood process known as digestive ripening (DR). Previou ...

American Chemical Society2017

Modelling of Solar Thermochemical Reaction Systems

Sophia Haussener

This article reviews the progress, challenges and opportunities in numerical modelling of thermal transport, thermochemical reactions and thermomechanics in high-temperature solar thermochemical systems. Continuum-scale models are presented in mathematical ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2017

A facile nonpolar organic solution process of a nanostructured hematite photoanode with high efficiency and stability for water splitting

Yelin Hu, Artur Braun

We present a facile nonpolar organic solution synthesis and processing method for water splitting photoanodes based on iron oxide with a relatively low sintering temperature (550 degrees C). The photocurrent of these photoanodes can reach 3.3 mA cm(-2) at ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2016

The electronic, chemical and electrocatalytic processes and intermediates on iron oxide surfaces during photoelectrochemical water splitting

Michael Graetzel, Yelin Hu, Artur Braun, Florent Alexandre Boudoire

We re-assess experimental soft X-ray absorption spectra of the oxygen K-shell which we recorded operando from iron oxide during photoelectrochemical water splitting in KOH electrolyte. In particular, we refer to recently reported transitional electron hole ...

Elsevier2016

Characterization of Cracks and their Effects on the Effective Transport Pathways in Ni-YSZ Anodes after Reoxidation Using X-Ray Nanotomography

Jan Van Herle, Jian Wang, Siyuan Wang, Arata Nakajo, Fabio Greco

Reduction-oxidation cycling of Ni-based electrodes for solid oxide fuel/electrolysis cells irreversibly alters their microstructure and can cause the fracture of the electrolyte. Non-destructive 3-D imaging enables tracking of microstructural changes that ...

2015

In situ TEM study of reduction and reoxidation of NiO/ceramic composites

Quentin Thomas Jeangros

Nickel/ceramic solid oxide fuel cell anodes exhibit a dimensional instability when experiencing a reduction-oxidation cycle. As fuel is supplied on the anode side, the as-sintered nickel oxide phase (NiO) reduces to metallic Ni and then remains in this sta ...

EPFL2014

On the Texturing and Nanostructuring of Iron Oxide Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting

Maurin Cornuz

The world needs to think about the after fossil fuel era and while the sun baths the earth with a tremendous amount of energy, man must learn how to harvest and store it in order to dispose of a continuous supply meeting his needs. Water photo-electrolysis ...

EPFL2013

A Review of RedOx Cycling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Anode

Jan Van Herle, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Antonin Faes, Amédée Zryd

Solid oxide fuel cells are able to convert fuels, including hydrocarbons, to electricity with an unbeatable efficiency even for small systems. One of the main limitations for long-term utilization is the reduction-oxidation cycling (RedOx cycles) of the ni ...

2012

Biphasic water splitting by osmocene

Hubert Girault, Xile Hu, Astrid Johana Olaya Avendano, Anne-Clémence Corminboeuf, Manuel Alejandro Méndez Agudelo, Heron Vrubel, Peiyu Ge, Imren Hatay

The photochemical reactivity of osmocene in a biphasic water-organic solvent system has been investigated to probe its water splitting properties. The photoreduction of aqueous protons to hydrogen under anaerobic conditions induced by osmocene dissolved in ...

National Academy of Sciences2012

Co-production of Hydrogen and Electricity from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Process Design and Thermo-economic Optimization

François Maréchal, Laurence Tock

The thermochemical production of hydrogen from lignocellulosic biomass is systematically analyzed by developing environomic models combining thermodynamics with economic analysis, process integration techniques and optimization strategies for the conceptua ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2011

RedOx Stability of Anode Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Antonin Faes

The weakness of nickel-based solid oxide fuel cell anodes is their low ability to withstand re-oxidation at working temperature, especially for the anode-supported cell design. The volume expansion coming along with nickel (Ni) oxidation induces stresses i ...

EPFL2011

Thermo-economic Evaluation of the Thermochemical Production of Liquid Fuels from Biomass

François Maréchal, Martin Gassner, Laurence Tock

Different technological alternatives for the thermochemical production of liquid fuels from lignocellulosic biomass are systematically analyzed and optimized based on thermo-environomic models. The competitiveness of the production of Fischer-Tropsch fuel ...

2010

Process Design Methodology for Thermochemical Production of Fuels from Biomass : Application to the Production of Synthetic Natural Gas from Lignocellulosic Resources

Martin Gassner

Biomass is a renewable, yet scarce resource since land is limited. This thesis addresses the question how to efficiently convert the available lignocellulosic biomass and biomass wastes to fuel and other useful energy services. In particular, it presents a ...

EPFL2010

Thermochemical production of liquid fuels from biomass: Thermo-economic modeling, process design and process integration analysis

François Maréchal, Martin Gassner, Laurence Tock

A detailed thermo-economic model combining thermodynamics with economic analysis and considering different technological alternatives for the thermochemical production of liquid fuels from lignocellulosic biomass is presented. Energetic and economic models ...

Elsevier2010

Thermo-economic process model for thermochemical production of Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) from lignocellulosic biomass

François Maréchal, Martin Gassner

A detailed thermo-economic model considering different technological alternatives for thermochemical production of Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) from lignocellulosic biomass is presented. First, candidate technology for processes based on biomass gasificatio ...

Elsevier2009