期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 47, 期 4, 页码 2152-2163出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.10.171
关键词
Optofluidic microreactor fabrication; Sol-gel photocatalyst coating; Mass transfer; Photocatalytic water splitting; Hydrogen production
资金
- (CERI)Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India under the special scheme Clean Energy Research Initiative [DST/TM/CERI/C19(G)]
- FESEM facility from the Center for Excellence in Nanoelectronics & Theranostic Devices, MEITY, GOI [5(9/2012/NANO)]
The study fabricated serpentine, planar, and micropillared optofluidic microreactors with sharp edges using adhesive tape, and coated CdS catalyst using the sol-gel method. It was found that the serpentine microreactor had a higher H2 production rate compared to planar and micropillared microreactors.
The microfluidic devices can effectively be used for the renewable energy conversion, such as solar to chemical (e.g., H2) energy, to meet the global energy demand. The microchannel design plays a vital role in improving the mass transfer in photocatalytic processes. In this study, a simple, rapid, and inexpensive adhesive tape-based method was used to fabricate the serpentine, planar and micropillared optofluidic microreactors with sharp edges without any wall irregularities. The sol-gel method was used for the CdS catalyst coating in the microreactors. The effect of liquid flow rate (0.05-1 mL min-1) and sacrificial reagent (Na2SO3/Na2S) concentration (0.05-0.5 M) on the hydrogen generation under visible light was studied. A higher H2 production rate was observed in the serpentine microreactor as compared to that in planar and micropillared microreactors. The serpentine microreactor, having higher surface-to-volume ratio, induced the micromixing that enhanced the mass transfer of the sacrificial reagent and formed H2 gas. A maximum H2 production rate of 2.65 mmol h-1 cm-2 was observed at a flow rate of 1.0 mL min-1 and a sacrificial reagent concentration (Na2SO3/Na2S) of 0.5 M. The new approach developed in this study is a step forward in fabricating highly efficient and inexpensive optofluidic microdevices for the hydrogen production from solar energy. (c) 2021 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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