Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water on SiC under visible light irradiation

Author: Gao Yanting   Wang Yaquan   Wang Yuxiao  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0133-1736

Source: Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.91, Iss.1, 2007-06, pp. : 13-19

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Abstract

A kind of green SiC fine powder was characterized by XRD and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance, and studied in the photocatalytic splitting of water. The results showed that the green SiC fine powder can absorb visible light and split water with the formation of hydrogen under visible light irradiation. The activity is affected significantly by the initial pH of solutions and the types of cheap reagents, where the addition of OH or S2− leads to a remarkable increase in the activity.