Research Article

Role of Platinum Deposited on TiO2 in Photocatalytic Methanol Oxidation and Dehydrogenation Reactions

Table 1

Mean crystallite sizes and crystallite sizes of bare TiO2 and Pt-loaded on TiO2.

Crystal componentsPt %Mean crystallite sizes ( )/nmCrystallite sizes (Ĺ)/nm

TiO2 Hombikat
(UV 100)
0.00011.48710.132
Pt-TiO20.25010.79910.021
Pt-TiO20.5009.3559.503
Pt-TiO20.75010.2219.589
Pt-TiO21.00010.4758.262