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Hydrogen Production by Photo-Induced Reforming of Biomass Components and Derivatives at Ambient Conditions

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Hydrogen can be produced at ambient conditions via an efficient, technologically simple, ecologically benign, and potentially very low-cost process, with the use of a Pt/TiO2 photocatalyst and three abundant and renewable sources: biomass, solar light, and water. The method combines photocatalytic splitting of water and light-induced oxidation of biomass compounds into a single process, able to produce hydrogen at room temperature and atmospheric pressure.

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This work is funded by the General Secretariat of Research and Technology (GSRT) Hellas and the Commission of the European Community, under the PENED 2003 Program (contract 03ED607).

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece

    Dimitris I. Kondarides, Vasileia M. Daskalaki, Alexia Patsoura & Xenophon E. Verykios

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Kondarides, D.I., Daskalaki, V.M., Patsoura, A. et al. Hydrogen Production by Photo-Induced Reforming of Biomass Components and Derivatives at Ambient Conditions. Catal Lett 122, 26–32 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-007-9330-3

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