Open Journal of Physical Chemistry

Volume 3, Issue 2 (May 2013)

ISSN Print: 2162-1969   ISSN Online: 2162-1977

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1,4-Hydroquinone is a Hydrogen Reservoir for Fuel Cells and Recyclable via Photocatalytic Water Splitting

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DOI: 10.4236/ojpc.2013.32012    9,149 Downloads   15,418 Views  Citations

ABSTRACT

Photocatalytic splitting of water was carried out in a two-phase system. Nanocrystalline titanium dioxide was used as photocatalyst and potassium hexacyanoferrate(III)/(II) as electron transporter. Generated hydrogen was chemically stored by use of a 1,4-benzoquinone/1,4-hydroquinone system, which was used as a recyclable fuel in a commercialised direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). The electrical output of the cell was about half compared to methanol. The conversion process for water splitting and recombination in a fuel cell was monitored by UV-Vis spectroscopy and compared to a simulated spectrum. Products of side reactions, which lead to a decrease of the overall efficiency, were identified based on UV-Vis investigations. A proof of principle for the use of quinoide systems as a recyclable hydrogen storage system in a photocatalytic water splitting and fuel cell cyclic process was given.

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T. Wilke, M. Schneider and K. Kleinermanns, "1,4-Hydroquinone is a Hydrogen Reservoir for Fuel Cells and Recyclable via Photocatalytic Water Splitting," Open Journal of Physical Chemistry, Vol. 3 No. 2, 2013, pp. 97-102. doi: 10.4236/ojpc.2013.32012.

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