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WaterWill Be the Coal of the Future—The Untamed Dream of Jules Verne for a Solar Fuel. / Ryabchuk, Vladimir K.; Kuznetsov, Vyacheslav N.; Emeline, Alexei V.; Artem’ev, Yurii M.; Kataeva, Galina V.; Horikoshi, Satoshi; Serpone, Nick.

In: Molecules, Vol. 21, No. 1638, 2016.

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@article{401f3bffbab64ca58357d2976fb701e4,
title = "WaterWill Be the Coal of the Future—The Untamed Dream of Jules Verne for a Solar Fuel",
abstract = "This article evokes the futuristic visions of two giants, one a writer, Jules Verne, who foresaw water as the coal of the future, and the other a scientist, Giacomo Ciamician, who foresaw the utilization of solar energy as an energy source with which to drive photochemical and photocatalytic reactions for the betterment of mankind. Specifically, we examine briefly the early work of the 1960s and 1970s on the photosplitting of free water and water adsorbed on solid supports, based mostly on metal oxides, from which both hydrogen and oxygen evolve in the expected stoichiometric ratio of 2 to 1. The two oil crises of the 1970s (1973 and 1979) spurred the interest of researchers from various disciplines (photochemistry, photo-catalysis and photoelectrochemistry) in search of a Holy Grail photocatalyst, process, or strategy to achieve efficient water splitting so as to provide an energy source alternative to fossil fuels. Some approaches to the photosplitting of water adsorbed on solid insulators (high bandgap mat",
keywords = "photosplitting of adsorbed water, solid supports, metal oxides, alkali halides, hydrogen evolution",
author = "Ryabchuk, {Vladimir K.} and Kuznetsov, {Vyacheslav N.} and Emeline, {Alexei V.} and Artem{\textquoteright}ev, {Yurii M.} and Kataeva, {Galina V.} and Satoshi Horikoshi and Nick Serpone",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.3390/molecules21121638",
language = "English",
volume = "21",
journal = "Molecules",
issn = "1420-3049",
publisher = "MDPI AG",
number = "1638",

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AU - Ryabchuk, Vladimir K.

AU - Kuznetsov, Vyacheslav N.

AU - Emeline, Alexei V.

AU - Artem’ev, Yurii M.

AU - Kataeva, Galina V.

AU - Horikoshi, Satoshi

AU - Serpone, Nick

PY - 2016

Y1 - 2016

N2 - This article evokes the futuristic visions of two giants, one a writer, Jules Verne, who foresaw water as the coal of the future, and the other a scientist, Giacomo Ciamician, who foresaw the utilization of solar energy as an energy source with which to drive photochemical and photocatalytic reactions for the betterment of mankind. Specifically, we examine briefly the early work of the 1960s and 1970s on the photosplitting of free water and water adsorbed on solid supports, based mostly on metal oxides, from which both hydrogen and oxygen evolve in the expected stoichiometric ratio of 2 to 1. The two oil crises of the 1970s (1973 and 1979) spurred the interest of researchers from various disciplines (photochemistry, photo-catalysis and photoelectrochemistry) in search of a Holy Grail photocatalyst, process, or strategy to achieve efficient water splitting so as to provide an energy source alternative to fossil fuels. Some approaches to the photosplitting of water adsorbed on solid insulators (high bandgap mat

AB - This article evokes the futuristic visions of two giants, one a writer, Jules Verne, who foresaw water as the coal of the future, and the other a scientist, Giacomo Ciamician, who foresaw the utilization of solar energy as an energy source with which to drive photochemical and photocatalytic reactions for the betterment of mankind. Specifically, we examine briefly the early work of the 1960s and 1970s on the photosplitting of free water and water adsorbed on solid supports, based mostly on metal oxides, from which both hydrogen and oxygen evolve in the expected stoichiometric ratio of 2 to 1. The two oil crises of the 1970s (1973 and 1979) spurred the interest of researchers from various disciplines (photochemistry, photo-catalysis and photoelectrochemistry) in search of a Holy Grail photocatalyst, process, or strategy to achieve efficient water splitting so as to provide an energy source alternative to fossil fuels. Some approaches to the photosplitting of water adsorbed on solid insulators (high bandgap mat

KW - photosplitting of adsorbed water

KW - solid supports

KW - metal oxides

KW - alkali halides

KW - hydrogen evolution

U2 - 10.3390/molecules21121638

DO - 10.3390/molecules21121638

M3 - Literature review

VL - 21

JO - Molecules

JF - Molecules

SN - 1420-3049

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