Hybrid Water Electrolysis

Non-oxide electrocatalysts for energy-saving hybrid water electrolysis systems

 

Replacing thermodynamically unfavorable oxygen evolution with small molecule oxidation can reduce the energy input of water electrolysis while co-producing value-added chemicals. Hybrid Water Electrolysis: Non-Oxide Electrocatalysts in Small Molecule Oxidation, written by a team of electrochemistry and catalysis researchers from four countries, provides detailed coverage of functional electrocatalysts — metal sulfides, carbides, nitrides, phosphides, and single atom catalysts –applied to this coupled approach.

 

The book examines nanostructured electrocatalytic materials developed via pulsed laser techniques and their deployment in hybrid electrolyzers for hydrogen fuel production alongside oxidation of benzyl alcohol, methanol, ethanol, urea, hydrazine, furfural, and formic acid. Coverage includes reaction mechanisms, governing principles for catalytic behavior, stability analysis, and an assessment of challenges and opportunities for scaling these systems to industrial application.

 

Readers will also find:

 

* Detailed discussion of metal sulfide, carbide, nitride, and phosphide electrocatalysts and their catalytic mechanisms in small molecule oxidation reactions

* Case studies illustrating how hybrid electrolyzer configurations simultaneously produce hydrogen fuel and value-added chemical products at reduced energy cost

* Analysis of single atom catalysts and their role in enhancing selectivity and activity for coupled electrolysis processes

* Coverage of pulsed laser synthesis techniques for fabricating nanostructured electrocatalytic materials with controlled morphology and composition

* Assessment of scale-up challenges and industrial opportunities for transitioning hybrid water electrolysis from laboratory to commercial deployment

 

Designed for catalytic chemists, surface chemists, physical chemists, inorganic chemists, and chemical engineers, this reference delivers the mechanistic detail and materials science coverage required to advance non-oxide electrocatalyst development for hybrid water electrolysis and sustainable hydrogen production.

About the Editors
Preface

Part I - Fundamental
Chapter 01 Fundamentals and Advantages of Hybrid Water Electrolysis
Part II - Alcohol-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Chapter 02 Metal Carbides and Nitrides Electrocatalysts for Alcohol-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Chapter 03 Single Atom Electrocatalysts for Alcohol-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Chapter 04 Metal Alloys Electrocatalysts for Alcohol-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Chapter 05 Metal Borides and Selenides for Alcohol-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Chapter 06 Non-Oxide Electrocatalysts for Glycerol Oxidation-Coupled Water Electrolysis
Part III - Hydrazine-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Chapter 07 Metal Sulfides Electrocatalysts for Hydrazine-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Chapter 08 Metal Phosphides Electrocatalysts for Hydrazine-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Chapter 09 Metal Carbides and Nitrides Electrocatalysts for Hydrazine-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Chapter 10 Metal Alloys Electrocatalysts for Hydrazine-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Chapter 11 Metal Borides and Selenides for Hydrazine-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Chapter 12 Single Atom Electrocatalysts for Hydrazine-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Part IV - Urea and Furfural-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Chapter 13 Metal Sulfides and Phosphides Electrocatalysts for Urea-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Chapter 14 Metal Carbides and Nitrides Electrocatalysts for Urea and Furfural-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Chapter 15 Metal Sulfides and Phosphides Electrocatalysts for Furfural-Assisted Water
Electrolysis
Chapter 16 Single Atom Electrocatalysts for Urea and Furfural-Assisted Water Electrolysis
Chapter 17 Non-Oxide Electrocatalysts for Glucose Oxidation-Coupled Water Electrolysis
Part V - Future prospects
Chapter 18 Future Prospects and Commercialization of Energy-Saving Hybrid Water
Electrolysis
Index

• Edited by Myong Yong Choi
• Edited by Jayaraman Theerthagiri
• Edited by M. L. Aruna Kumari
• Edited by Gilberto Maia
• Edited by Soorathep Kheawhom