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TABLE 11.1 (Continued)
Summary of Literature Results on Photocatalytic Production of Hydrogen from Photoreforming of Biomass
Biomass-Derived
Material Photocatalysts Reaction Conditions
Photocatalytic Activity and Concluding
Remarks Ref.
Methanol Series of mesoporous-assembled
0.93TiO
2
–0.07ZrO
2
loaded by
nonprecious metals: Ag, Ni, and Cu,
synthesized by a sol–gel process with
the aid of a structure-directing surfactant
and photochemical deposition method
A set of Hg lamps: 16 11-W UV
light, 50 vol% aqueous solution of
methanol
The most efcient loaded metal was found to be Cu ...