Photocatalytic production of hydrogen from biomass-derived feedstocks

AV Puga - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
The application of photocatalysis for the utilisation of sunlight energy is intensely
investigated in present times, particularly in prospect of generating solar fuels by hydrogen …

Sacrificial hydrogen production over TiO2-based photocatalysts: Polyols, carboxylic acids, and saccharides

M Yasuda, T Matsumoto, T Yamashita - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic generation of H 2 from water over titanium dioxide (TiO 2) has received a
great deal of interest for developing a renewable and clean energy source. It is initiated by …

The roles of metal co-catalysts and reaction media in photocatalytic hydrogen production: Performance evaluation of M/TiO2 photocatalysts (M= Pd, Pt, Au) in different …

ZHN Al-Azri, WT Chen, A Chan, V Jovic, T Ina, H Idriss… - Journal of catalysis, 2015 - Elsevier
M/TiO 2 photocatalyst activity for H 2 production depends on both the metal co-catalyst (M)
and the reaction medium. To quantify such effects, we compared the performance of M/TiO 2 …

Review and Analysis of CO2 Photoreduction Kinetics

WA Thompson, E Sanchez Fernandez… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Microkinetic, in situ analytics, and empirical modeling approaches for developing intrinsic
CO2 photoreduction kinetics are presented in this Perspective. Intrinsic kinetic models that …

Novel Au/TiO2 photocatalysts for hydrogen production in alcohol–water mixtures based on hydrogen titanate nanotube precursors

AG Dosado, WT Chen, A Chan, D Sun-Waterhouse… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, a series of titania nanorods with different phase compositions and surface
areas were prepared by calcination of hydrogen titanate (H 2 Ti 3 O 7) nanotubes at …

Structure–activity relationships on metal-oxides: alcohol dehydration

P Kostestkyy, J Yu, RJ Gorte… - Catalysis Science & …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The Lewis-acid catalyzed dehydration of simple alcohols on TiO2, ZrO2 and γ-Al2O3 oxide-
catalysts has been investigated by combining ab initio theoretical calculations with …

Hydrogenation of CO2 to Dimethyl Ether over Brønsted Acidic PdZn Catalysts

H Bahruji, RD Armstrong, J Ruiz Esquius… - Industrial & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Eschewing the common trend toward use of catalysts composed of Cu, it is reported that
PdZn alloys are active for CO2 hydrogenation to oxygenates. It is shown that enhanced CO2 …

Atomic and Electronic Structure of Pt/TiO2 Catalysts and Their Relationship to Catalytic Activity

H Hojo, M Gondo, S Yoshizaki, H Einaga - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Understanding the nature of the interaction between a metal and support, which is known as
the metal–support interaction, in supported metal catalysts is crucial to design catalysts with …

Probing Acid–Base Properties of Anatase TiO2 Nanoparticles with Dominant {001} and {101} Facets Using Methanol Chemisorption and Surface Reactions

Y Wu, F Gao, H Wang, L Kovarik… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the present study, we investigate the surface acid–base properties of anatase TiO2
nanomaterials with dominant {101} and {001} facets via methanol titrations. Two anatase …

Single-site Sn-grafted Ru/TiO2 photocatalysts for biomass reforming: Synergistic effect of dual co-catalysts and molecular mechanism

Q Gu, J Long, L Fan, L Chen, L Zhao, H Lin, X Wang - Journal of catalysis, 2013 - Elsevier
This work offers an engineering guide to obtaining highly efficient photocatalysts for
hydrogen production. Synergetic enhancement of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from …