Simultaneous cellulose conversion and hydrogen production assisted by cellulose decomposition under UV-light photcatalysis.

Zhang, Guan; Ni, Chengsheng; Huang, Xiubing; Welgamage, Aakash; Lawton, Linda A.; Robertson, Peter K.J.; Irvine, John T.S.

Abstract

Photocatalytic conversion of cellulose to sugars and carbon dioxide with simultaneous production of hydrogen assisted by cellulose decomposition under UV or solar light irradiation was achieved upon immobilization of cellulose onto a TiO2 photocatalyst. This approach enables production of hydrogen from water without using valuable sacrificial agents, and provides the possibility for recovering sugars as liquid fuels.

Citation

ZHANG, G., NI, C., HUANG, X., WELGARMAGE, A., LAWTON, L.A., ROBERTSON, P.K.J. and IRVINE, J.T.S. 2016. Simultaneous cellulose conversion and hydrogen production assisted by cellulose decomposition under UV-light photcatalysis. Chemical communications [online], 52, pages 1673-1676. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cc09075j

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 4, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Dec 7, 2015
• Publication Date: Jan 28, 2016
• Deposit Date: Apr 21, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 21, 2016
• Journal: Chemical communications
• Print ISSN: 1359-7345
• Electronic ISSN: 1364-548X
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 1673-1676
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cc09075j
• Keywords: Cellulose conversion; Hydrogen production; Cellulose decomposition; Ultraviolet light photo catalysis
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1449