Influence of Hydrogen Generation During Thermal Processes of Water Decomposition on the Surface of Nano- ZrO2+3 mol.%Y2O3

The physicalchemistry properties and crystal structure of were nano-ZrO2+3mol.%Y2O3 determined. The kinetics of the formation of H2 as a result of the decomposition of H2O on the surface of nano-ZrO2+3mol.%Y2O3 was studied. Effects of adsorption and desorption process on ZrO2+3 mol.%Y2O3 nanoparticles were studied at different (T=400÷10000C) temperature. The study of H2 in thermal processes at nano-ZrO2+3 mol.%Y2O3 system increased. Such an increase in H2 generation in comparison with a pure H2O as thermal processes had formedactive centers for H2O decomposition on the surface of the catalyst at the expense of δ-electrons emitted on the surface of nano-ZrO2+3 mol.%Y2O3. This showed that the dimensions of the studied nanoscale particles systems are comparable to the free running distance of energy carriers generated by of nano-ZrO2+3 mol.%Y2O3 as a result of thermal processes. These results are promising for hydrogen generation by waer spliting in near future.