Water Splitting

Inamuddin, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy, and environmental science. He has worked on different research projects funded by various government agencies and universities and is the recipient of awards, including the Department of Science and Technology, India, Fast-Track Young Scientist Award and Young Researcher of the Year Award 2020 from Aligarh Muslim University. He has published about 210 research articles in various international scientific journals, many book chapters, and dozens of edited books, many with Wiley-Scrivener. Tariq Altalhi, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at Taif University, Saudi Arabia. He received his doctorate degree from University of Adelaide, Australia in the year 2014 with Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. He has worked as head of the Chemistry Department at Taif university and Vice Dean of Science College. In 2015, one of his works was nominated for Green Tech awards from Germany, Europe’s largest environmental and business prize, amongst top 10 entries. He has also co-edited a number of scientific books. Mohammad Luqman, PhD, has more than 12 years of post-PhD experience in teaching, research, and administration. Currently, he is serving as an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia. Moreover, he served as a post-doctoral fellow at Artificial Muscle Research Center, Konkuk University, South Korea, and he earned his PhD degree in the field of ionomers (Ion-containing Polymers), from Chosun University, South Korea. He has edited three books and published numerous scientific papers and book chapters. He is an editor for several journals, and he has been awarded several grants for academic research. Jorddy Neves Cruz is a researcher at the Federal University of Pará and the Emilio Goeldi Museum. He has experience in multidisciplinary research in the areas of medicinal chemistry, drug design, extraction of bioactive compounds, extraction of essential oils, food chemistry and biological testing. He has published several research articles in scientific journals and is an associate editor of the Journal of Medicine.

• Preface xi1 Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Water Splitting 1Manash P. Nath, Manju Kumari Jaiswal, Suvankar Deka and Biswajit Choudhury1.1 Introduction 21.2 Thermodynamic Parameters 31.3 Thermodynamics of Water Splitting 41.4 Factor Dependence on the Thermodynamics of Water Splitting 61.5 Applications in Electrolysis 81.6 Conclusion 182 Kinetics of Electrochemical Water Splitting 23Suvankar Deka, Manju Kumari Jaiswal, Manash P. Nath and Biswajit Choudhury2.1 Introduction 242.2 Fundamentals of Water Splitting 252.3 Kinetic Parameters 272.4 Unraveling Kinetics in the Realm of HER and OER 342.5 Conclusion 433 Perovskite Electrocatalyst for Water Splitting 49Nawishta Jabeen, Imtiaz Ahmad Khan, Adeela Naz and Ahmad Hussain3.1 Introduction 503.2 Efficient and Stable Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting 533.3 Surface Effect Mechanisms in Perovskites 543.4 ORR, OER, and HERS in Perovskite Catalysts 583.5 Perovskite-Based Electrodes for Water Splitting 633.6 Density-Functional Theory-Based Calculations for Perovskite Electrocatalysts 643.7 Challenges for Water Splitting in Bi-Functional Perovskite Catalysts 673.8 Future Outlook 683.9 Conclusion 694 Design and Engineering of Photoelectrodes 75Katarzyna Grochowska, Ameer Nasih, Saiful Islam Khan and Katarzyna Siuzdak4.1 Introduction 754.2 Modifications of Semiconductors--A Short Overview 784.3 Oxide-Based Semiconductors for Water Splitting 864.4 Non-Oxide Semiconductors for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting 964.5 Organic Semiconductors for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting 984.6 Conclusions 1015 MXene Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting 111Dujearic-Stephane Kouao and Katarzyna Siuzdak5.1 Introduction 1115.2 Overview of the Synthesis of MXenes 1135.3 Kinetic and Reaction Mechanism of Electrocatalytic Water Splitting 1185.4 MXene-Based Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction 1225.5 MXene-Based Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction 1285.6 Conclusion 1306 Inorganic Photocatalysts for Water Splitting 139Nogueira, A. E., Ribeiro, L. S., Torres, J. A., Sala, R. L., Pinto F. M., La Porta F. A. and Santos, F. L.6.1 Introduction 1406.2 Photocatalysis Mechanisms 1416.3 Properties of Photocatalysts 1446.4 Examples of Inorganic Photocatalysts 1476.5 Enhancement Strategies 1516.6 Summary and Outlook 1607 Functional Materials for Water Splitting 171Figen Balo and Lutfu S. Sua7.1 Introduction 1717.2 MCDM Analysis 1857.3 Conclusions 1928 Nanotechnology in Water Splitting Research 211Balaji Parasuraman, Nazar Riswana Barveen, Hariprasath Rangaraju and Pazhanivel Thangavelu8.1 Introduction 2118.2 Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting 2148.3 Photocatalytic Water Splitting 2178.4 Nanomaterials in Hydrogen Evaluation 2208.5 Summary and Future Perspectives 2269 Hydrogen Utilization: Fuel Cells and Energy Storage 233Srijita Basumallick9.1 Importance of Fuel Cells 23310 Catalyst for Anodic Oxygen Evolution Reaction 245Soner Cakar and Mahmut Özacar10.1 Introduction 24610.2 Noble Metal Catalysts for OER 24710.3 Non-Noble Metal Catalysts for OER 25510.4 Other Catalysts for OER 26610.5 Conclusion 26611 Performance Characterization and Analysis of Electrolyzers 277Mehmet Fatih Kaya, Bulut Hüner, Murat Kisti and Nesrin Demir11.1 Introduction 27811.2 Fundamentals of Electrolysis 28011.3 Performance Metrics 28611.4 Performance Analysis 28811.5 Advanced Techniques and Modeling 29211.6 Experimental Procedures for Characterizing Electrolyzer Performance 29611.7 Future Trends and Challenges 29911.8 Conclusion 300Acknowledgments 301References 301Index 309