Harnessing power from sea water using nano material as photocatalyst and solar energy as light source: The role of hydrocarbon as dual agent

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 249-253

  Deepanprakash, D ^a   Premnath, V ^a   Raghu, C ^a   Vishnukumar, S ^a   Jayanthi, S S ^a,b   Easwaramoorthy, D ^a  

^a B S ABDUR RAHMAN CRESCENT INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b GS Gill Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrogen energy; Sea water; Solar energy; Zinc oxide nano particles

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRON-DONATING; HYDROGEN ENERGY; HYDROGEN GAS; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; SODIUM IONS; SURFACE AREA; TRAPPING AGENT;

HYDROCARBONS; LIGHT SOURCES; METAL IONS; SEAWATER; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84892675285     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.3017     Document Type: Article

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