Photocatalyst Reactor Reactant volume (L) H2 (μ mol/hr)
Actinometer [light used]
Apparent photocatalytic activity Ref. Lamp Catalyst (g) QY (%)
NiO/TiO2 Pyrex
cylinder 0.3 600
Potassium
ferrioxalate
[–] 14.29
Lee et al. (2001) [9 ] 700 W High
pressure Hg lamp 0.2 12.0
NiOx /RbTaWO6 Quartz
reaction cell 0.07 69.7
Spectra
radiometer
[313 nm] 3.32
Ikeda et al. (2004) [10 ] 1 kW
superpressure Hg lamp 0.3 1.5
Pt/TiO2 -A1
and
TiO2 -R2 Inner
irradiation type reactor 0.5 220
Thermopile
power meter
[350 nm] 2.75
Abe et al. (2005) [11 ] 400 W high
pressure Hg lamp 0.4 4.0
NiOx /Ba2 In2 O5 / In2 O3 :Cr Inner
irradiation quartz cell 0.5 29.3 −[320 nm] 0.40
Wang et al. (2005) [12 ] 400 W high
pressure Hg lamp 0.37 4.2
Sr2 Nb2 O7 Inner
irradiation quartz cell 0.35 402 Ferrioxalate Fe(C2 O4 )3 3− [<300 nm] 2.55
Kim et al. (1999) [13 ] 450 W high
pressure Hg lamp 1 23
Pt/(AgIn)0.22 Zn1.56 S2 Side window
Pyrex cell 0.3 944
Photodiode [420 nm] 34.96
Tsuji et al. (2004) [14 ] 300 W Xe lamp 0.3 20
NiOy / In0.9 Ni0.1 TaO4 Pyrex glass
cell 0.25 16.6 −[402 nm] 0.44
Zou et al. (2001) [15 ] 300 W Xe lamp 0.5 0.67
NiO/NaTaO3 Inner
irradiation quartz cell 0.35 2180
Ammonium
ferrioxalate [270 nm] 15.57
Kato and Kudo (1999) [2 ] 400 W high
pressure Hg lamp 1 28
NiO/NaTaO3 :La Inner
irradiation quartz cell 0.39 15000
Ammonium
ferrioxalate
[270 nm] 96.15
Kudo and Kato (2000) [16 ] 400 W high
pressure Hg lamp 1 50