La　doped　alkali　tantalate　photocatalysts　(MTaO3　M　=　Li　Na　K)　were　synthesized　by　solid-state　reaction　Photocatalytic　reforming　of　glucose　solution　(as　a　model　of　biomass)　over　MTaO3　for　H-2　production　were　investigated　and　compared　NaTaO3　exhibited　the　highest　activity　for　H-2　production　while　LiTaO3　showed　the　lowest　activity　Adding　glucose　to　water　could　apparently　enhance　the　H-2　evolution　rate　and　suppress　the　generation　of　O-2　over　NaTaO3　whereas　glucose　was　gradually　oxidized　to　CO2　The　optimum　loading　amount　of　NiO　was　found　to　be　0　2　wt　%　for　NaTaO3　and　it　was　more　effective　for　H-2　production　from　glucose　solution　than　Pt　co　catalyst　(C)　2010　Elsevier　B　V　All　rights　reserved