Efficient and affordable hydrogen production by water photo-splitting using TiO2-based photocatalysts

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2144-2155

  Melián, E Pulido ^a   Díaz, O González ^a   Méndez, A Ortega ^a   López, Cristina R ^a   Suárez, M Nereida ^a   Rodríguez, J M Doña ^a   Navio J A ^b   Hevia, D Fernández ^a,c   Peña, J Pérez ^a  

^a Centro Instrumental Fisicoquimico para el Desarrollo de Investigacion Aplicada (CIDIA FEAM)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c INAEL Electrical Systems SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Methanol; Photo splitting; Water

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METHANOL; PHOTOCATALYSTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; LASER DIFFRACTIONS; PHOTO-SPLITTING; PHOTOCATALYST MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; RESULTING MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84874068079     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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