Ethanol photoreaction to hydrogen over Au/TiO2 catalysts. Investigating the synergistic effect of nanoparticles

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 113-120

  Waterhouse, G I N ^a   Murdoch, M ^b   Llorca, J ^c   Idriss, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Gold; Hydrogen production; Nanoparticles; Photocatalysis; Titania

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ETHANOL; GOLD; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTION RATES; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; EXCITED ELECTRONS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TITANIA;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84857045117     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2012.044832     Document Type: Article

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