Research Article

Synergy of the Combination of Titanate Nanotubes with Titania Nanoparticles for the Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation from Water-Methanol Mixture Using Simulated Sunlight

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Photocatalytic hydrogen production from water-methanol (3 : 1) mixtures of selected samples as photocatalysts under simulated sunlight irradiation. Reaction conditions are water-methanol (3 : 1) mixtures 25 mL and catalyst concentration 1.0 g × L−1. Refer to Table 1 for the sample codes and a complete set of hydrogen production values. (a) Samples containing gold nanoparticles supported on titanate nanotubes and Millennium PC500 TiO2 particles. (b) Samples containing platinum nanoparticles supported on titanate nanotubes and Millennium PC500 TiO2 particles. (c) Samples containing platinum nanoparticles supported on titanate nanotubes and Evonik P25 TiO2 particles.
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