title: Simultaneous cellulose conversion and hydrogen production assisted by cellulose decomposition under UV-light photocatalysis.
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.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9ST, UK. gz23@st-andrews.ac.uk jtsi@st-andrews.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Guan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chengsheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Xiubing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Aakash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Welgamage
authors.forename: Linda A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lawton
authors.forename: Peter K J
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: John T S
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Irvine
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D006859:Hydrogen; D002482:Cellulose