Quantum efficiency modeling and system scaling-up analysis of water splitting with Cd1-xZnxS solid-solution photocatalyst

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 235-255

  Zamfirescu, C ^a   Dincer, I ^a   Naterer, G F ^b   Banica, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c WEST UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Hybridization; Hydrogen production; Photocatalysis; Quantum efficiency modeling; Scale up; Zinc cadmium sulfide

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY GAP; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INVESTMENTS; LIQUIDS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOLYSIS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOID FRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

CATALYST SEMICONDUCTORS; CONSTANT PRESSURE MODES; HYBRIDIZATION; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; SCALE-UP; SEMI-EMPIRICAL MODELING; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS; ZINC-CADMIUM-SULFIDE;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 84877812156     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.04.020     Document Type: Article

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