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21602866

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-23
pubmed:abstractText
Catalytic hydrogen production from renewables is a promising method for providing energy carriers in the near future. Photocatalysts capable of promoting this reaction are often composed of noble metal nanoparticles deposited on a semiconductor. The most promising semiconductor at present is TiO?. The successful design of these catalysts relies on a thorough understanding of the role of the noble metal particle size and the TiO? polymorph. Here we demonstrate that Au particles in the size range 3-30 nm on TiO? are very active in hydrogen production from ethanol. It was found that Au particles of similar size on anatase nanoparticles delivered a rate two orders of magnitude higher than that recorded for Au on rutile nanoparticles. Surprisingly, it was also found that Au particle size does not affect the photoreaction rate over the 3-12 nm range. The high hydrogen yield observed makes these catalysts promising materials for solar conversion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1755-4349
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
489-92
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of gold loading and particle size on photocatalytic hydrogen production from ethanol over Au/TiO? nanoparticles.
pubmed:affiliation
Energy Futures Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB243UE, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't