Solar-driven reforming of solid waste for a sustainable future

被引：243

作者：

Uekert, Taylor ^{[1
]}

Pichler, Christian M. ^{[1
]}

Schubert, Teresa ^{[1
]}

Reisner, Erwin ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Chem, Cambridge, England

来源：

NATURE SUSTAINABILITY | 2021年 / 4卷 / 05期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会; 奥地利科学基金会;

关键词：

PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN-PRODUCTION; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT; BIOHYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PLASTIC WASTE; FOOD WASTE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; TECHNOECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FAST PYROLYSIS; SCALING-UP; BIO-OIL;

D O I：

10.1038/s41893-020-00650-x

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Approximately 70% of global municipal solid waste is lost to landfills or the environment each year, an emblem of our increasingly unsustainable economic system in which materials and energy are produced, used and promptly discarded. Photoreforming is a sunlight-driven technology that can help disrupt this linear model by simultaneously reclaiming the value in waste and contributing to renewable hydrogen production. This Review examines the advantages and challenges of photoreforming of real waste streams. By reviewing literature on photoreforming and conducting basic techno-economic and life cycle assessments, we identify key pathways for enhancing the impact of photoreforming for a carbon-neutral future. Photoreforming is a sunlight-driven technology that can simultaneously reclaim the value in waste and contribute to renewable hydrogen production. This Review examines the advantages and challenges and identifies ways forward.

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页码：383 / 391

页数：9

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