Photocatalytic glucose conversion to produce hydrogen in the presence of TiO2 based materials.

Abstract

In the present research commercial anatase (BDH) and anatase/rutile (P25) and home prepared anatase (HPA), rutile (HPR) and brookite (HPB) TiO2 polymorphs and have been used as supports for the deposition of metallic Pt. The Pt-TiO2 samples have been tested in the glucose conversion under anaerobic conditions. The presence of Pt resulted essential for the production of H2 and the home prepared samples resulted more active than the commercial ones.