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Nano-TiO2 and noble metals-supported TiO2 are prepared by a sol-gel method and an impregnation-reduction technique, respectively. The structures and textures of the as-synthesized catalysts are characterized by XRD, UV-VIS-DRS spectroscopy, and N2 adsorption. The influences of the reactive atmospheres, the loaded amounts of Pt, the type of loaded metals, and the initial concentration of glucose on the glucose reforming into hydrogen are investigated. The photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activities of Pt/TiO2 for different carbohydrates are also compared. The results show that loading of noble metals can remarkably enhance the activity of TiO2 for the hydrogen evolution from an aqueous solution of glucose, although no noticeable changes in the crystal phase and BET surface area of TiO2 are observed. Pt/TiO2 shows the highest activity when mass fraction of Pt reaches 1%. In the case of 1% mass fraction of noble metal, the hydrogen evolution of glucose decreases in the order Pt/TiO2, Pd/TiO2, Au/TiO2, Rh/TiO2, Ag/TiO2, Ru/TiO2. The O2 ambience inhibits the hydrogen evolution, while N2 is favorable for the formation of hydrogen. All the carbohydrates show good hydrogen production, but the evolution rate decreases as the polymerization degree increases. The effect of the initial concentration of glucose on the reaction rate follows the kinetic model of Langmuir-Hinshelwood.
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Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University
ISSN: 0253-987X
CN: 61-1069/T
Year: 2008
Issue: 8
Volume: 42
Page: 1044-1048
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