01674nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245007800055210006900133260000800202300001400210490000700224520100000231100001601231700001901247700001601266700001801282700001101300700002201311700001501333856010801348       2021                        eng d  a1463-926200aRoom-temperature quasi-catalytic hydrogen generation from waste and water0 aRoomtemperature quasicatalytic hydrogen generation from waste an  cOCT  a7528-75330 v233 aA solvation-driven catalyst-free H-2 generation system from water and various waste hydrosilanes at room temperature was developed, with good to quantitative H-2 yields in minutes. Using a green solvent is found to promote the strong coordination of proton carriers with hydrosilane to liberate H-2 based on molecular dynamics simulations. Theoretical calculations clarify that OH(-)in situ generated from H2O enabled by solvation is favorable for activating the Si-H species of hydrosilane, and the in situ formed Si-OH interacts more effectively with the adjacent remaining Si-H, both contributing to the overall enhanced H-2 generation. Moreover, the overall life-cycle impacts of the developed system are less than those of industrial H-2 production processes, especially in ozone layer depletion and abiotic depletion resources - fossil fuels. This protocol realizes the potential of efficiently producing H-2 from waste and water, and opens a new avenue to alleviate petroleum consumption.1 aWu, Hongguo1 aZhang, Li-Long1 aWang, Junqi1 aJiang, Yiyuan1 aLi, Hu1 aSudarsanam, Putla1 aYang, Song  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/room-temperature-quasi-catalytic-hydrogen-generation-waste-and-water