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Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution using bi-metallic (Ni/Pt) Na2Ti3O7 whiskers: Effect of the deposition order
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Photocatalytic hydrogen production through ethanol photo-reforming using Na2Ti3O7 whiskers increases if the sodium titanate is decorated with well-known metallic catalysts such as Ni and Pt. Whereas wet impregnation with nickel gives only a slight increase in the activity, photo-deposition of Pt increased the H2 production by more than one order of magnitude. Through the combination of both co-catalysts (Ni and Pt) a superior performance in terms of H2 production is further observed. However, hydrogen yield is largely enhanced (almost three-fold), up to 778 μmol·g−1·h−1, if the Pt is photo-deposited on the surface of the catalyst before wet impregnation with Ni species (NTO/Pt/Ni) compared to H2 yield (283 μmol·g−1·h−1) achieved with the catalyst prepared in the reverse order (NTO/Ni/Pt). Structural, morphological, optical, and chemical characterization was carried out in order to correlate physicochemical properties with their photocatalytic activity. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results show a higher concentration of Pt2+ species if this metallic layer is under the nickel oxide layer. Moreover, X-ray diffraction patterns (XRD) show that Na2Ti3O7 surface is modified for both metal decoration processes.
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GARAY RODRÍGUEZ, Luís F., et al. Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution using bi-metallic (Ni/Pt) Na2Ti3O7 whiskers: Effect of the deposition order. Catalysts. 2019. Vol. 9, num. 3, pags. 285. ISSN 2073-4344. [consulted: 10 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/176315