Catalytic Reactions in Hydrogen Energy Production
Physicochemical Fundamentals
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2025
- Authors: Bolin Li, Zesheng Li
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 1 2 0 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 1 2 1 - 0
Catalytic Reactions in Hydrogen Energy Production: Physicochemical Fundamentals elucidates the activation mechanism of molecular chemical bonds, the construction law of catalytic… Read more
Catalytic Reactions in Hydrogen Energy Production: Physicochemical Fundamentals elucidates the activation mechanism of molecular chemical bonds, the construction law of catalytic site orientation and the catalytic mechanism in the catalytic reaction processes involved in hydrogen energy production (including electrocatalysis, photocatalysis and thermocatalysis, summarizing the related hydrogen-producing catalytic theories (hydrogen production by water decomposition, hydrogen production by water vapor transformation, hydrogen production by methane, etc). This is to help develop a series of efficient catalysts, achieve technical breakthroughs in green hydrogen and blue hydrogen production, and innovate the catalytic theory of renewable energy to establish a theoretical database.
The text is divided into four main parts dealing with: electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, thermocatalysis, and finally, hydrogen energy applications, conclusions, and outlook. There are two key aspects of hydrogen industry involved in this book:
The authors also pay special attention to the analysis of the thermodynamic and kinetic theories of catalytic reactions, providing scientific basis for the optimization of reaction conditions and the speculation of reaction mechanism.
This book is written primarily for graduate students and early researchers in the chemical sciences grounded in inorganic and physical chemistry, coordination chemistry, molecular dynamics, electrochemistry, photocatalysis, thermocatalysis, and thermodynamics. It will also be of interest to those in the adjacent fields of materials science, energy, and environmental studies looking at aspects of hydrogen production
- Reference resource for knowledge on the current development status and specific applications of catalysts and nano-catalysts for hydrogen energy production
- Focuses on the important but underexplored physicochemical aspects of thermodynamic and kinetic theories of catalytic reactions in the chemical reaction processes involved in hydrogen production
- Demonstrates the basic principles of electrocatalytic, photocatalytic, and thermocatalytic hydrogen production and the practical application prospects
- Provides comparison of different technologies including description of mechanistic aspects
Physicochemical focus for students and researchers in chemistry, chemical and/or materials engineering looking at heterogeneous catalysis and focusing on hydrogen production in sustainable energy. It can also be used as a reference book for early researchers and graduate students majoring in: materials science, energy, and environmental studies
Part I Hydrogen energy and electrocatalysis
1: Introduction to hydrogen energy and electrocatalysis
1.1 Research progress of electrocatalysis
1.2 Relationship between hydrogen energy and electrocatalysis
2: Basic principle of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water
2.1 Basic principle of cathode hydrogen evolution
2.2 Basic principle of anodic oxygen evolution
2.3 Basic principle of full water electrolysis
3: Performance evaluation of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water
3.1 Thermodynamics and kinetic theory
3.2 Overpotential principle and test
3.3 Tafel principle and test
3.4 Stability principle and test
3.5 Other principle and test
4: Catalytic materials for electrolysis of water to hydrogen production
4.1 Cathode hydrogen evolution catalytic materials
4.2 Anodic oxygen evolution catalytic material
4.3 Bifunctional catalytic materials
5: Design of catalytic materials for electrolysis of water
5.1 Nanoscale design
5.2 Composite interface design
5.3 Doping modification control
5.4 Vacancy defect engineering
5.5 Atomic structure design
5.6 Electronic structure regulation
6: The coupling design of water electrolysis and other systems
6.1 Coupling design of electrolytic water and organic matter oxidation
6.2 Coupling design of electrolytic water and gas reduction
6.3 Design of solar powered water electrolysis system
6.4 Design of wind powered water electrolysis system
6.5 Design of hydraulically driven electrolytic water system
7: Design of other electrolytic hydrogen production system
7.1 Hydrogen production by electrolysis of sodium borohydride solution
7.2 Hydrogen production by electrolysis of ammonia solution
7.3 Hydrogen production by electrolysis of seawater
8: Results and prospects of hydrogen energy and electrocatalysis
8.1 Hydrogen energy and electrocatalysis results
8.2 Hydrogen energy and prospects for electrocatalysis
Part II Hydrogen energy and photocatalysis
9: Introduction of hydrogen energy and photocatalysis
9.1 Research progress of photocatalysis
9.2 Relationship between hydrogen energy and photocatalysis
10: The basic principle of photocatalysis
10.1 Basic principles of photocatalysis
10.2 Basic principle of hydrogen production by photocatalytic splitting of water
10.3 Basic principle of photocatalytic total decomposition of water
11: Performance evaluation of hydrogen production by photolysis of water
11.1 Thermodynamics and kinetic theory
11.2 Principle and evaluation of co-catalysts
11.3 Simulated solar catalytic hydrogen production system and test
11.4 Stability principle and test of photocatalytic hydrogen
11.5 Other principle and test
12: Catalytic materials for photocatalysis
12.1 Visible light response catalytic materials
12.2 Infrared light responsive catalytic materials
12.3 Co-catalyst materials for hydrogen and oxygen evolution
13: Design of catalytic materials for photocatalysis of water splitting
13.1 Nanoscale design
13.2 Heterogeneous structure design
13.3 Doping modification control
13.4 Vacancy defect engineering
13.5 Atomic structure design
13.6 Electronic structure regulation
14: Results and prospects of hydrogen energy and photocatalysis
14.1 Hydrogen energy and photocatalysis results
14.2 Hydrogen energy and prospects for photocatalysis
Part III Hydrogen energy and thermocatalysis thermocatalysis
15: Introduction of hydrogen energy and thermocatalysis
5.1 Research progress of thermocatalysis
5.2 Relationship between hydrogen energy and thermocatalysis
16: Principle and catalyst of hydrogen production by water gas shift
16.1 Basic principle of hydrogen production by water gas shift
16.2 Catalyst for water-gas-shift reaction
16.3 Regulation and optimization of water-gas-shift reaction
17: Principle and catalyst of methane reforming hydrogen production
17.1 Basic principle of methane reforming hydrogen production
17.2 Catalyst for methane reforming reaction
17.3 Regulation optimization of methane reforming reaction
18: Principle and catalyst of methanol reforming hydrogen production
18.1 Basic principle of hydrogen by methanol reforming
18.2 Catalyst for methanol reforming reaction
18.3 Regulation optimization of methanol reforming reaction
19: Results and prospects of hydrogen energy and thermocatalysis
19.1 Hydrogen energy and thermocatalysis results
19.2 Prospects for hydrogen energy and thermocatalysis
Part IV Life cycle assessments and Practical application Aspects
20: Life cycle assessment of Hydrogen Energy Technology
20.1 Conceptual framework of Life cycle assessment
20.2 Life cycle assessment for Hydrogen Production
21: Practical industrial technologies of hydrogen Production
21.1 Membrane technologies for Hydrogen Energy Production
21.2 Coal gasification technologies for Hydrogen Energy Production
21.3 Other technologies for Hydrogen Energy Production
22: Practical industrial application of Hydrogen energy
22.1 Hydrogen energy for fuel-cell applications
22.2 Hydrogen energy for petrochemical industry
22.3 Hydrogen energy for medical and health care
Part V conclusions and outlooks
23: Conclusions and outlooks of this book
22.1 The conclusions
22.2 The outlooks
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2025
- Language: English
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Bolin Li
Bolin Li received her Ph.D. degree in 2021 from Guangxi University, PR China. She is now a Lecturer in The Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, PR China. Her research interests include the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials as electrocatalysis for electrochemical energy conversion (water splitting for H2 production).
Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer, College of Chemistry Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, P.R. ChinaZL
Zesheng Li
Zesheng Li has been engaged in the scientific research of electrochemical energy materials and environmental catalytic materials (fuel cell electrocatalytic materials, electrochemical energy storage electrode materials, solar photocatalytic materials). He has accumulated some research experience in the design, synthesis, and functional regulation of nano materials (including SACs) and achieved interesting research results. In the past eight years, as the first author, corresponding author and second author, he has been published in important international academic journal of materials, chemistry, and chemical engineering: Adv. Mater., Chem. Commun., J. Mater. Chem. A, ACS Appl. Mater. Inter., J. Power Sources, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, Electrochim. Acta, Chem. Eng. J. and other journals published 42 SCI research papers (26 first authors). There are 23 papers in JCR zone 1, 8 papers in JCR zone 2 and 11 papers in JCR zone 3 of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; 1 if ≥ 15, 10 if ≥ 6, 25 If ≥ 3; SCI papers have been cited for more than 2000 times, and the h index is currently 19 (19 papers have been cited for more than 19 times), the highest single article cited for more than 380 times (Adv. mater., 2013, 25, 2474-2480), the second highest for more than 120 times (J. mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 3883-3889), and the third highest for more than 80 times (Chem. Eng. J., 2014, 241, 344-351). Two papers (Chem. Eng. J., 2014, 241, 344-351; Chem. Eng. J., 2017, 313, 1242-1250) have been cited by ESI (1%).
Affiliations and expertise
College of Chemistry, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, P.R. China