Catalysis plays a key role to address the challenge of sustainable ener-gy and alternative methods to produce energy with respect to using fossil fuels. This field of research and development has given a new impetus to research on catalysis in areas such as producing biofuels, development of advanced electrodes for a number of applications (from new generation photovoltaic cells to fuel cells), production of renewable H2 and in a longer term perspective solar fuels. However, the discussion on the technical aspects on the development of catalysts in these ar-eas, should be complemented with considerations on the general economic and so-cial context and related constrains which determine the choice of the research priorities. This introductory chapter was mainly focused on these aspects.
Chapter 1: Introduction and General Overview
CENTI, Gabriele;LANZAFAME, PAOLA;PERATHONER, Siglinda
2012-01-01
Abstract
Catalysis plays a key role to address the challenge of sustainable ener-gy and alternative methods to produce energy with respect to using fossil fuels. This field of research and development has given a new impetus to research on catalysis in areas such as producing biofuels, development of advanced electrodes for a number of applications (from new generation photovoltaic cells to fuel cells), production of renewable H2 and in a longer term perspective solar fuels. However, the discussion on the technical aspects on the development of catalysts in these ar-eas, should be complemented with considerations on the general economic and so-cial context and related constrains which determine the choice of the research priorities. This introductory chapter was mainly focused on these aspects.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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