Scale-up production of graphene-wrapped TiO2 nano-flower photocatalyst for hydrogen production

对清洁和可再生能源的需求正变得越来越迫切。随着全球石油储备的持续枯竭，不断增长的能源需求要求转向更可持续的能源技术。菲尼克斯历来在加拿大西部和南美从事石油和天然气资产的开发、生产和维护业务。今天，菲尼克斯主要专注于开发基于水产氢气的清洁能源解决方案。在这项提案中，迈克尔·福勒教授将与菲尼克斯公司合作，扩大目前开发的一种低成本、高效率的制氢光催化剂。在这个项目中，石墨烯包裹的二氧化钛(G-TiO2)纳米花的生产规模将扩大10倍以上，从之前公布的200毫克增加到2克。这种光催化剂具有降低成本和提高制氢效率的潜力，使菲尼克斯的技术更接近商业化。

The need for clean and renewable sources of energy is becoming more and more pressing. As global oil reserves continue to be depleted, growing energy demands requires a shift toward more sustainable energy technologies. Phoenix was historically in the business of development, production, and maintenance of oil and natural gas properties in western Canada and South America. Today, Phoenix is primarily focused on developing clean energy solutions based on water-derived hydrogen. In this proposal, Professor Michael Fowler will work with Phoenix to scale up the current developed a low-cost and high-efficiency photocatalyst for hydrogen production. In this project, the production of Graphene-Wrapped Titanium Dioxide (G-TiO2) Nano-flowers will be scaled up by more than 10 times, from the previously published 200 mg to 2 g. This photocatalyst has the potential to reduce the cost and increase the efficiency of hydrogen production, bringing Phoenix's technology closer to commercialization.