Solar Hydrogen
INTRODUCTION
Direct one step water splitting using solar radiation is the ultimate goal for clean, sustainable and renewable hydrogen production. When used in fuel cells, which combine the hydrogen fuel and atmospheric oxygen to create electricity, the only by products are water (H2O) and heat, hence completes the hydrogen consumption and regeneration cycle. The focus of this group is designing, modeling and synthesizing of photosensitizer; preparation and testing of photoelectrode; and fabrication, testing and modeling of photoreactor to split water molecule to produce hydrogen fuel.
RESEARCH TEAM
- Associate Prof Mohammad B. Kassim, PhD (Bristol, UK) – Group Leader
- Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Hj. Wan Ramli Wan Daud, PhD (Cambridge, UK)
- Prof Dato’ Dr. Kamaruzzaman Sopian, PhD (Miami, USA)
- Prof. Dr. Mohd Ambar Yarmo, PhD (UWST, Wales, UK)
- Dr. Mohd. Hafizuddin B. Jumali, PhD (Durham, UK)
- Dr. Lorna Jeffery Minggu, PhD (UKM)
AWARDS (selected)
- Bronze Medal, Malaysia Technology Expo MTE 2008, Integrated Photoelectrochemical Cell For Hydrogen Production From Direct Water Splitting By Light.
- Best poster award at The 40th International Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ICCC40), Valencia, Spain.