A Lexicographic Search Algorithm for Synthesis of Four Reaction Clusters for Water Decomposition

摘要

Most of the studies on water decomposition currently deal with clusters composed of three or less reactions,but four of five reaction clusters are also being experimented.A method is proposed in this paper,which expands the previously proposed lexicographic search algorithm so that clusters composed of four reactions can be sought in spite of combinatorial explosion.As a case study,this method is applied to a set of thermodynamically feasible reactions,and shows that it can generate a lot of candidate clusters that are feasible at relatively low temperatures.If the proposed search algorithm is applied to a set of reactions whose operability is confirmed,it is expected to be able to synthesize efficient reaction clusters for water decomposition.