Modeling the influence of critical factors on the adoption of green energy technologies

Zeng, Shihong; Tanveer, Arifa; Fu, Xiaolan; Gu, Yuxiao; Irfan, Muhammad

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2022.112817

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“…Materials and synthetic procedures, instrumentation for structural characterization, FTIR spectra, 1…”

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“…Energy crises caused by the consumption of fossil fuels have become a crucial issue of the whole human society. The exploration of renewable and environmentally friendly energy sources is of great importance to address these issues . Inspired by this idea, photocatalytic H 2 evolution has been considered an ideal and feasible technology as a green process for solar-driven water splitting. − H 2 can be generated from the photocatalytic decomposition of water by using appropriate catalysts that absorb the light in the available region of the solar spectrum, and this energy is generated by conversion into photogenerated charges to drive surface redox reactions. , Since TiO 2 as a semiconductor photocatalyst was implemented in 1972 for water-splitting, it has been extensively studied due to its low cost, nontoxicity, high photostability, and great redox capacity. − However, the wide band gap ( E g = 3.2 eV) and the high recombination rate of TiO 2 limit its further applications. , To overcome these obstacles, many studies have been conducted, including atomic doping, − metal deposition, − semiconductor incorporation, − photosensitization, etc. , The photosensitization has been known as an effective way to extend the photoresponse of inorganic semiconductors to the visible-light region .…”

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Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Star-Shaped Viologen-Sensitized TiO₂ Nanoparticles

Turgut,

Altinisik,

Yanalak

et al. 2023

ACS Appl. Nano Mater.

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Viologens are well-suited for serving as electron-transfer mediators in redox systems due to their low reduction potential and ability to form stable radical cations. Because of this feature, viologens can play a key role in modifying semiconductors toward enhanced photocatalytic performance. Herein, a series of hybrid photocatalysts composed of TiO2 nanoparticles and star-shaped viologen derivatives with different alkyl chains [TPCBP-X_TiO2; X: ethyl (E), butyl (B), hexyl (H) and octyl (O)] were prepared for the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water under visible-light irradiation. The TPCBP-X molecules not only provide photosensitization of TiO2 nanoparticles in the visible-light region but also act as an efficient electron-transfer mediator for the transfer of photoinduced electrons to TiO2 and Pt. Among these photocatalysts, TPCBP-E_TiO2 exhibited a 1.013 mmol g–1 h–1 H2 evolution rate with an apparent quantum yield (AQY) of 20.15% (470 nm), which dramatically improved hydrogen evolution activity among the other structures [TPCBP-X_TiO2 (X; B, H, O)] due to the more porous and uniform surface, resulting in its low barrier effect for electron transfer. In addition, in the presence of a Pt cocatalyst, TPCBP-E_TiO2 yielded a H2 evolution rate of 17.7 mmol g–1, which is about 2.2 times higher than that of pure TPCBP-E_TiO2 (8.1 mmol g–1) after 8 h of visible-light illumination.

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“…Materials and synthetic procedures, instrumentation for structural characterization, FTIR spectra, 1…”

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Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Star-Shaped Viologen-Sensitized TiO₂ Nanoparticles

Turgut,

Altinisik,

Yanalak

et al. 2023

ACS Appl. Nano Mater.

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“…Various TES technologies have been utilized in industries and architecture. The collection of external thermal energy to maintain a relatively warm temperature can save a lot of energy and even reduce the environmental pollution [ 17 , 18 ]. That is to say, green energy is the true direction of energy technology, and we need a material with a high TES capacity and a low cost to use for green energy storage and harvesting.…”

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Modified Supporting Materials to Fabricate Form Stable Phase Change Material with High Thermal Energy Storage

Song

2023

Molecules

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Thermal energy storage (TES) is vital to the absorption and release of plenty of external heat for various applications. For such storage, phase change material (PCM) has been considered as a sustainable energy material that can be integrated into a power generator. However, pure PCM has a leakage problem during the phase transition process, and we should fabricate a form stable PCM composite using some supporting materials. To prevent the leakage problem during the phase transition process, two different methods, microencapsulation and 3D porous infiltration, were used to fabricate PCM composites in this work. It was found that both microsphere and 3D porous aerogel supported PCM composites maintained their initial solid state without any leakage during the melting process. Compared with the microencapsulated PCM composite, the 3D porous aerogel supported PCM exhibited a relatively high weight fraction of working material due to its high porosity. In addition, the cross-linked graphene aerogel (GCA) could reduce volume shrinkage effectively during the infiltration process, and the GCA supported PCM composite kept a high latent heat (∆H) and form stability.

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“…Hydrogen energy is an efficient and renewable clean energy source that plays an important role in the construction of low-carbon cities. With the promotion of the national "carbon neutral" and "carbon peaking" tasks, hydrogen energy, which is a green energy source, has received national attention and vigorous promotion, highlighting the importance of green energy for the construction of low-carbon cities (Zeng et al, 2022).…”

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Willingness of Chinese households to pay extra for hydrogen-fuelled buses: A survey based on willingness to pay

Wang

Tan²,

Fukuda³

et al. 2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Hydrogen-fuelled buses play an important role in the construction of low-carbon cities as a means of green travel. Beijing, as a pilot city of hydrogen-fuelled buses in China, is very important in the promotion of hydrogen-fuelled buses in China. Unfortunately, the public acceptance of hydrogen-fuelledfuelled buses and their environmental positive externality value have not been studied. In this paper, we investigated the willingness of Beijing households to pay for the promotion of hydrogen-fuelled buses and its influencing factors by means of a web-based questionnaire. The spike model was also used to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) for hydrogen buses. The results show that the WTP of Beijing households is CNY 3.19 per trip. The value of a positive environmental externality is approximately CNY 29.15 million per trip. Household income level, environmental knowledge, individual environmental ethics, and perceived behavioural control are the main influencing factors of WTP. Therefore, policymakers should strengthen publicity efforts to increase individuals’ environmental awareness and environmental ethics and optimize the layout of hydrogen-fuelled bus schedules and riding experiences to improve individuals’ perceptual and behaviour control. Finally, the positive environmental externality value of hydrogen buses should be valued, which will help increase investor interest.

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Modeling the influence of critical factors on the adoption of green energy technologies

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Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Star-Shaped Viologen-Sensitized TiO₂ Nanoparticles

Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Star-Shaped Viologen-Sensitized TiO₂ Nanoparticles

Modified Supporting Materials to Fabricate Form Stable Phase Change Material with High Thermal Energy Storage

Willingness of Chinese households to pay extra for hydrogen-fuelled buses: A survey based on willingness to pay

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Modeling the influence of critical factors on the adoption of green energy technologies

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Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Star-Shaped Viologen-Sensitized TiO2 Nanoparticles

Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Star-Shaped Viologen-Sensitized TiO2 Nanoparticles

Modified Supporting Materials to Fabricate Form Stable Phase Change Material with High Thermal Energy Storage

Willingness of Chinese households to pay extra for hydrogen-fuelled buses: A survey based on willingness to pay

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Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Star-Shaped Viologen-Sensitized TiO₂ Nanoparticles

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