New materials for sustainable hydrogen generation

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The focus of this thesis is the investigation of modified electrodes for the electrochemical generation of hydrogen.The catalysts employed consist of a series of metal perfluorinated phthalocyanines.Modified electrode films were made my physical adsorption of the complexes onto carbon surfaces and by dispersing them in Nafion prior to casting them onto glassy carbon electrodes.These systems were evaluated in terms of TOF (hr -1 ), moles of hydrogen generated and current density.As non-renewable sources of energy are currently the main energy providers or global consumption, there is now, more than ever, a demand for green, cheap, reliable and stable renewable energy sources.Chapter 1 comprises of a literature review of electrocatalytic studies on similar catalysts.Chapter 2 introduces the theory and practical aspects of this thesis.The experimental techniques employed (mainly cyclic voltammetry, bulk electrolysis and gas chromatography) in the studies presented in the later chapters ar

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