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Hydrogen Production: Production of H 2 by Ethanol Photoreforming on Au/TiO 2 (Adv. Funct. Mater. 2/2014)
Author(s) -
Puga Alberto V.,
Forneli Amparo,
García Hermenegildo,
Corma Avelino
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201470012
Subject(s) - materials science , hydrogen production , photocatalysis , hydrogen , production (economics) , water splitting , nanotechnology , ethanol fuel , chemical engineering , nanoparticle , catalysis , ethanol , organic chemistry , chemistry , engineering , economics , macroeconomics
Materials based on gold nanoparticles supported on TiO 2 are extremely efficient photocatalysts for the production of H 2 from ethanol. On page 241, A. Corma and co‐workers achieve high production rates and selectivities (>99.3%) under simulated solar light. By using this technology, a photocatalytic process yielding a gaseous stream composed of almost pure H 2 with the sun as the only energy source can be envisaged.