Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5148380 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Hydrogen production may be achieved using hydroxyapatite (HA) and ion-doped HA, economical and environmentally photocatalysts. HAs with a new minor absorption peak related to the increased photoactivity were discovered. Nanostructural characteristics of synthesized nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite were investigated. Ti4+ cation incorporation and Zn2+, Fâ co-substituted HA were also produced and evaluated. Particle sizes of approximately 10-30 nm with considerably large surface area were obtained after heat treatment. HA shows moderate efficiency, having a 27.6 μmol hâ1 gâ1 hydrogen production rate under UV radiation, probably because of the minor peak at approximately 375 nm. However, the hydrogen production rate of the Ti4+-incorporated sample increased by a factor of 2.6, 72.3 μmol hâ1 gâ1
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Authors
Kasidid Yaemsunthorn, Chamnan Randorn,