The importance of metal reducibility for the photoreforming of methanol on transition metal-TiO2photocatalysts and the use of non-precious metals

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1465-1471

  Bahruji, Hasliza ^a   Bowker, Michael ^a,b   Davies, Philip R ^a   Kennedy, Julia ^a   Morgan, David J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Photocatalysis; Precious metal; Transition metal oxide; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANOL; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRECIOUS METALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS;

NIO NANOPARTICLES; NON-NOBLE METAL CATALYSTS; NON-PRECIOUS METALS; PHOTO-REFORMING; PHOTOCATALYTIC REFORMING; PHOTOCATALYTIC SPLITTING; TRANSITION-METAL OXIDES; WATER SPLITTING;

PALLADIUM;

EID: 84920859245     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.11.097     Document Type: Article

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