PHOTOCATALYTIC PANEL AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS HYDROGEN PRODUCTION

Disclosed, in various exemplary implementations, are systems and methods for water photocatalysis using shaped semiconductor (or photo-induced charge carriers) immobilized on optionally removable transparent membranes under a closed redox cycle. Provided herein is a system for continuously generating hydrogen; a pressurized water source in continuous liquid communication with a first inlet; a pressurized source of an electron donor compound; and at least one removable transparent membrane comprising a plurality of at least partially embedded shaped nanoscale semiconductors, each having a basal end and an apical end, with a seed embedded within the shaped nanoscale semiconductors at the basal end, and a metal tip disposed at the apical end of the shaped nanoscale semiconductors. L'invention concerne des systèmes et des procédés de production continue d'hydrogène à l'aide d'une photocatalyse. Plus particulièrement, l'invention concerne des systèmes et des procédés de production continue d'hydrogène à l'aide d'une photocatalyse d'eau utilisant des porteurs de charge à semi-conducteurs immobilisés sur des supports amovibles en présence d'un agent réducteur tel que des amines tertiaires.