Solar Hydrogen Generation from Lignocellulose

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 57; no. 13; pp. 3290 - 3296
• Main Authors: Kuehnel, Moritz F., Reisner, Erwin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 19-03-2018; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Ambient temperature; Biomass; Biomass energy production; Clean energy; hydrogen; Hydrogen evolution; Hydrogen production; Lignocellulose; Minireview; Minireviews; Oxidation; photocatalysis; photoreforming; Reforming; Renewable energy; Water splitting; photoreforming; biomass; hydrogen; photocatalysis; lignocellulose
• ISSN: 1433-7851; 1521-3773
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201710133

Photocatalytic reforming of lignocellulosic biomass is an emerging approach to produce renewable H2. This process combines photo‐oxidation of aqueous biomass with photocatalytic hydrogen evolution at ambient temperature and pressure. Biomass conversion is less energy demanding than water splitting and generates high‐purity H2 without O2 production. Direct photoreforming of raw, unprocessed biomass has the potential to provide affordable and clean energy from locally sourced materials and waste.
Photocatalytic reforming of lignocellulosic biomass is a promising approach to produce renewable H2 at ambient temperature and pressure. Direct photoreforming of raw, unprocessed biomass is emerging as a potential technology to provide affordable, clean energy from abundant waste.