Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Aqueous Solutions of Alcohol as Model Compounds of Biomass Using Visible Light-Responsive TiO₂ Thin Films

Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Aqueous Solutions of Alcohol as Model Compounds of Biomass Using Visible Light-Responsive TiO₂ Thin Films

Visible light-responsive TiO₂ (Vis-TiO₂) thin films were prepared by a radio frequency magnetron sputtering deposition method. The photoelectrochemical performance was improved by adding various kinds and concentrations of alcohol, i.e., model compounds of biomass, to water. The separate evolution o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Catalysis letters 2009-01, Vol.127 (1-2), p.39-43
Hauptverfasser: Fukumoto, Shohei, Kitano, Masaaki, Takeuchi, Masato, Matsuoka, Masaya, Anpo, Masakazu
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alcohol
Aqueous solutions
Biomass
Catalysis
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Hydrogen production
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Light irradiation
Magnetron sputtering
Organometallic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Thin films
Titanium dioxide
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Zusammenfassung:Visible light-responsive TiO₂ (Vis-TiO₂) thin films were prepared by a radio frequency magnetron sputtering deposition method. The photoelectrochemical performance was improved by adding various kinds and concentrations of alcohol, i.e., model compounds of biomass, to water. The separate evolution of pure H₂ was observed to proceed efficiently on these Vis-TiO₂ thin films under visible light irradiation by using an aqueous solution of methanol.
ISSN:1011-372X
1572-879X
DOI:10.1007/s10562-008-9769-x