Photocatalytic hydrogen generation from water under visible light using core/shell nano-catalysts

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2303-2308

  Wang, X ^a   Shih, K ^a   Li, X Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Core shell structure; Hydrogen generation; Microemulsion; Nano photocatalyst; Renewable energy; Visible light

Indexed keywords

CORE/SHELL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN GENERATION; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; VISIBLE LIGHT;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; GAS PRODUCERS; MICROEMULSIONS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOLYSIS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; XENON; ZINC SULFIDE;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

CADMIUM; HYDROGEN; NANOPARTICLE; NITRATE; WATER; ZINC; NANOMATERIAL;

CATALYST; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; LIGHT; MICROEMULSION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCATALYST; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; QUANTUM YIELD; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; WATER;

EID: 77953693508     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.147     Document Type: Article

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