To create high-purity hydrogen through artificial photosynthesis, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur have created perovskite nanocomposite materials based on lanthanides. In the patented process, the scientists employed solar energy to transform water into hydrogen and oxygen while using a highly recyclable catalyst built on a straightforward, inexpensive transition metal.
“In the patented method, the researchers used natural sunlight to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen using a highly recyclable catalyst based on low-cost, simple transition metal. Dr Rakesh K Sharma, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Jodhpur, is the Principal Investigator of this project,” as per IIT Jodhpur. “The team has now developed a series of catalysts which can efficiently produce hydrogen under ambient conditions. The end application of this research lies in the industries, automobile and energy sectors” IIT Jodhpur said in a Statement.
The statement further said that Hydrogen-based energy is the only viable source for a green and sustainable future.
Hydrogen is expensive and out of the reach of the average person because more than 90% of its source comes from petroleum feedstock. The research group at IIT Jodhpur is looking for a reliable source for producing hydrogen. The IIT Jodhpur team’s invention just requires sunlight as an external energy source.
Highlighting the significance of the research, Dr Rakesh K Sharma, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Jodhpur, said, “Development of indigenous sustainable catalyst for large scale green hydrogen production is benchmark innovation for next generation happiness.”
