Laser induced photocatalytic splitting of water over WO3 catalyst

Energy Sources

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1151-1165

  Gondal, M A ^a   Hameed, A ^a   Yamani, Z H ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Clean fuels; Hydrogen; Lasers; Oxygen; Photocatalysis; Water splitting; WO 3

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASERS; LIGHT SOURCES; METHANOL; OXYGEN; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER;

CLEAN FUELS; METAL IONS; WATER SPLITTING; WO3;

PHOTOCATALYSIS;

EID: 24644439544     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908310490479574     Document Type: Article

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