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Catalytic Hydrogen Production and Hydrogen Energy Utilization

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A5: Hydrogen Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 13 June 2025 | Viewed by 1596

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Prof. Dr. Yuzhong Li

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School of Nuclear Science, Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Interests: catalytic hydrogen production and hydrogen energy utilization; low-carbon technologies in energy systems; coal-fired pollutant control

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This is an invitation for submissions to a Special Issue of Energies on the subject area of "Catalytic Hydrogen Production and Hydrogen Energy Utilization". Hydrogen energy has emerged as a cornerstone of the global energy transition, offering a clean and sustainable energy alternative. Catalytic hydrogen production and hydrogen utilization have gained significant attention due to their potential to decarbonize energy systems and support the goal of global net-zero carbon.

This Special Issue aims to explore advanced techniques and strategies for hydrogen production, storage, and utilization. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Catalytic hydrolysis for hydrogen production;
  • Catalytic pyrolysis and thermochemical hydrogen production;
  • Electrolytic hydrogen production;
  • Hydrogen storage technologies (chemical and physical methods);
  • Hydrogen combustion systems and technologies;
  • Fuel cell technologies for hydrogen energy conversion;
  • Novel materials and catalysts for hydrogen production and storage;
  • Hydrogen utilization in industrial processes and transportation;
  • Life-cycle assessment and economic analysis of hydrogen systems;
  • Integration of hydrogen with renewable energy systems;
  • AI and IoT applications in hydrogen energy systems;
  • Safety and environmental aspects of hydrogen energy systems.

Prof. Dr. Yuzhong Li
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • catalytic hydrogen production
  • hydrogen energy utilization
  • electrolytic hydrogen
  • hydrogen storage
  • fuel cells
  • renewable energy integration
  • hydrogen combustion
  • materials and catalysts
  • hydrogen safety and environmental aspects
  • IoT
  • AI

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Generation Characteristics of Gas Products in Fluidized Bed Gasification of Wood Pellets Under Oxygen-Enriched Conditions and Their Effects on Methanol Synthesis
by Xiangli Zuo, Huawei Jiang, Tianyu Gao, Man Zhang, Hairui Yang and Tuo Zhou
Energies 2025, 18(5), 1310; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18051310 - 6 Mar 2025
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Methanol synthesis can utilize the product gas from biomass gasification and the hydrogen generated from water electrolysis. Biomass gasification, as an upstream process, affects the subsequent hydrogen supplement amount and has a direct relationship with the methanol yield. Fluidized bed oxygen-enriched gasification has [...] Read more.
Methanol synthesis can utilize the product gas from biomass gasification and the hydrogen generated from water electrolysis. Biomass gasification, as an upstream process, affects the subsequent hydrogen supplement amount and has a direct relationship with the methanol yield. Fluidized bed oxygen-enriched gasification has a particular advantage for biomass and is expected to utilize the remaining oxygen from water electrolysis. In this study, the effects of operating parameters, including the equivalence ratio ER, temperature T, oxygen percentage OP in oxygen-enriched air, steam-to-wood pellets mass ratio S/W, and fluidization velocity ug, as well as the choice of bed materials, on the volume fractions of the gas products and the gas yield from the fluidized bed oxygen-enriched gasification of wood pellets were investigated. The effects of the generation characteristics of gas products on the hydrogen supplement amount and the methanol yield were also analyzed. The results showed that the volume fraction of H2 reached its peak values of 10.47% and 18.49% at an ER value of 0.28 and a ug value of 0.187 m/s, respectively. The methanol yield reached its peak value of 0.54 kg/kg at a ug value of 0.155 m/s. The volume fraction of H2 increased from 6.13% to 11.74% with an increasing temperature from 650 °C to 850 °C, increased from 5.72% to 10.77% with an increasing OP value from 21% to 35%, and increased from 12.39% to 19.06% with an increasing S/W value from 0.16 to 0.38. The methanol yield could be improved by increasing the ER value, T value, OP value, or S/W value. When the bed materials were changed from quartz sands to dolomite granules, the H2 volume fraction significantly increased and the hydrogen supplement amount required for methanol synthesis reduced. Full article
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A Review on Catalytic Hydrolysis of Ammonia Borane for Hydrogen Production
by Qingqing Liu, Weizhao Ran, Wenfei Bao and Yuzhong Li
Energies 2025, 18(5), 1105; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18051105 - 24 Feb 2025
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Ammonia borane (NH3BH3, AB) is recognized as a promising hydrogen carrier due to its high hydrogen storage density (146 gL−1, mass fraction 19.6%), safety, non-toxicity, and high chemical stability. The hydrolysis of AB has also become a [...] Read more.
Ammonia borane (NH3BH3, AB) is recognized as a promising hydrogen carrier due to its high hydrogen storage density (146 gL−1, mass fraction 19.6%), safety, non-toxicity, and high chemical stability. The hydrolysis of AB has also become a research hotspot in recent years and offers a viable route for hydrogen production. However, the practical application of AB hydrolysis encounters substantial challenges, including undefined catalytic mechanisms, suboptimal catalytic performance, and intricate issues in AB regeneration. Thus, elucidating catalytic mechanisms, developing highly efficient catalysts, and exploring effective regeneration methods for NH3BH3 are critical and urgent. This paper delves into the catalytic hydrolysis process of AB, detailing the mechanisms involved, and simplifies the steps that affect AB hydrolysis activity into the adsorption, activation, dissociation of reactants, and the formation and desorption of H2. It discusses the structural characteristics of metal catalysts used in recent studies, assessing their performance through metrics such as turnover frequency (TOF), activation energy (Ea), and reusability. On this basis, this paper conducts a relatively comprehensive analysis and summary of the strategies for optimizing the performance of AB hydrolysis catalysts, including three aspects, focusing on optimizing the number and dispersion of active centers, enhancing reactant adsorption and activation, and facilitating hydrogen desorption. In addition, it also addresses strategies for controlled hydrogen release during AB hydrolysis and methods for regenerating AB from spent solutions. Finally, corresponding conclusions and prospects are proposed, to provide a certain reference for the subsequent development of safe and efficient catalysts and research on the catalytic mechanism of AB hydrolysis. Full article
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