Measured effects of light intensity and catalyst concentration on photocatalytic hydrogen and oxygen production with zinc sulfide suspensions

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 9158-9168

  Baniasadi, E ^a   Dincer, I ^a   Naterer, G F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Electro catalysis; Hydrogen production; Photo catalysis; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

CATALYST CONCENTRATION; DIFFERENT LIGHTS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; LIGHT INTENSITY; OXYGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN; WATER SPLITTING SYSTEM;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; EFFICIENCY; HYBRID SYSTEMS; OXYGEN; SOLAR ENERGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84879916446     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.05.017     Document Type: Article

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