ERIC Number: EJ1440573
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-May
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Using ZnS Particles and LEDs
Mona Christin Maaß; Alexander Tasch; Christian Jooss; Thomas Waitz
Journal of Chemical Education, v99 n5 p2086-2092 2022
Hydrogen is a sustainable and climate-friendly storage for renewable energies and can directly be generated from sunlight, e.g., by photocatalytic water splitting. This article presents the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution using LED irradiation of an aqueous ZnS particle dispersion with Na[subscript 2]S and Na[subscript 2]SO[subscript 3] as sacrificial reagents. In contrast to previously published photocatalytic hydrogen production experiments for educational purposes, this experiment is safer and more environmentally friendly and can therefore be performed by students in school laboratories or in regular K-12 chemistry classes using a self-constructed low-cost setup. In addition, digital competences are fostered since the holder of the LED is constructed with a 3D printer and the formed hydrogen is detected with an Arduino hydrogen sensor.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Scientific Concepts, Science Experiments, Hands on Science, Science Education, Science Laboratories, Safety, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Laboratory Training
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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