Hydrogen energy is a kind of secondary energy with rich sources, green, low-carbon and wide application. It can help the large-scale consumption of renewable energy, realize large-scale peak regulation and cross-seasonal and cross-regional energy storage, and accelerate the low-carbon development in industry, construction, transportation and other fields.In 1970s, as an alternative energy source, hydrogen energy attracted people’s attention. At that time, the Middle East War triggered the global oil crisis. In order to get rid of the dependence on imported oil, the United States put forward the concept of “hydrogen economy” for the first time, believing that hydrogen could replace oil as the main energy source to support global transportation in the future. In the following decades, hydrogen energy has been developing. So far, the countries taking up 75% of the global economy have introduced hydrogen energy development policies to actively promote the development of hydrogen energy. Among various hydrogen production materials, nano ZrO2（HW-U702） has attracted the attention of scientists.
Nano ZrO2 has large specific surface area, high chemical inertness and catalytic activity, which makes ZrO2 Zirconium Oxide Nanopowder an ideal new energy catalyst for hydrogen production. First, nano ZrO2 promotes the decomposition reaction of water molecules by increasing the decomposition potential of water, producing hydrogen and oxygen. Secondly, nano ZrO2 can effectively inhibit the oxidation reaction in the process of hydrogen production, thus improving the production of hydrogen and the purity of the product.
Experiment data shows that nano ZrO2 catalyst can achieve efficient water decomposition reaction under mild conditions and produce high purity hydrogen gas. In addition, due to the abundant hydroxyl groups and oxygen vacancies on the surface of nano ZrO2, these functional groups will adsorb water molecules and decompose them into hydrogen and oxygen, and reduce the byproduct generation in the reaction.
The stability and lifetime of the nano ZrO2 catalysts are also of concern. Compared with traditional precious metal catalysts, nano ZrO2 catalyst is more stable and have a longer life. At the same time, the preparation cost of nano ZrO2 catalyst is lower, and the performance can be improved by adjusting the structure and form of nano ZrO2 catalyst, so as to further improve its application in new energy hydrogen production.
In general, nano ZrO2 has a wide application prospect in the field of new energy hydrogen production. With the increasing demand for hydrogen energy, we believe that nano ZrO2 catalysts will make greater progress in the future.
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