1. Basic Concepts
1.1. Primary energies sources, scales and the energy challenge
1.2. Energy parameters, basic principles and chemical transformations
1.3. Energy Carries
1.3.1. Fossil Fuels: Oil, Gas and Coal
1.3.2. H2, H2O2, HCO2H and MeOH
1.3.3. Batteries
2. Photosynthesis.
2.1. Overview, light reactions, Z scheme and Calvin cycle
2.2. Photosystem II and the Oxygen-evolving center (OEC)
2.3. Photosystem I and the Ferredoxin-NADP(+) reductase
3. Artificial photosynthesis and water splitting.
3.1. Overview. Catalysts for the production of solar fuels
3.2. Catalyzed water oxidation to O2
3.3. Catalyzed production of H2O2
3.4. Catalyzed reduction of H2O to H2
3.5. Catalyzed reduction of CO2 to hydrocarbons
3.6. Light-harvesting complexes and charge separation systems
4. Industrial production and storage of energy in chemical bonds.
4.1. Oil cracking
4.2. Production of fuels from biomass
4.3. H2 production
5. Fuel Cell and Catalytic combustions.
5.1. Overview. The basic fuel cell components and types
5.2. H2 and H2O2 fuel cells
5.3. Hydrocarbon fuel cells
5.4. Catalytic hydrocarbons and NOx combustion
6. Solar cells - Fundamentals and Modelling
6.1. Silicon cells and basics
6.2. Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC)
6.3. Perovskites
6.4. Organic photovoltaics (OPV)
6.5. Singlet fission
6.6. Plasmonic solar cells
6.7. Heterogeneous photocatalysis
The module will be assessed by a combination of an oral examination (40%) and a written assessment (60%). The student must get a minimum mark of 4/10 for each of the evaluation activities in order for the activities to be considered in the final global evaluation mark.
Criteris específics de la nota «No Presentat»:
The NP mark will be given to the students that do not do the exam and the oral presentation.
Avaluació única:
The single assessment will consist of an exam covering the whole syllabus, which will account for 100% of the mark.
Requisits mínims per aprovar:
The minimum mark to pass the subject is 5.0.