Impact of photochemically deposited monometallic Pt and bimetallic Pt-Au nanoparticles on photocatalytic dye-sensitized H2 production activity of mesoporous-assembled TiO2-SiO2 mixed oxide nanocrystal

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 197, Issue , 2012, Pages 272-282

  Sreethawong, Thammanoon ^a   Yoshikawa, Susumu ^b  

^a Baan Klangmuang Luzern   (Thailand)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gold; Mesoporosity; Photocatalytic hydrogen production; Platinum; TiO2 SiO2 mixed oxide; Visible light

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION DESORPTION; AU LOADING; BIMETALLIC PT-AU NANOPARTICLES; DYE SENSITIZED; MESOPOROSITY; MESOPOROUS-ASSEMBLED TIO; METAL LOADINGS; MIXED OXIDE; MOLAR RATIO; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; PRODUCTION ACTIVITY; PT DISPERSION; PT LOADING; SEM-EDX; SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOCATALYST; TEM-EDX; TIO; UV VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; WATER SPLITTING; XRD;

CHEMISORPTION; DYES; GOLD; GOLD DEPOSITS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PLATINUM; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

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EID: 84863201525     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.05.024     Document Type: Article

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