Highly efficient UV-visible-infrared light-driven photothermocatalytic steam biomass reforming to H<sub>2</sub> on Ni nanoparticles loaded on mesoporous silica
Chongyang Zhou, Jichun Wu, Yuanzhi Li, Huamin Cao
Abstract
An integration of good thermocatalytic activity, intense optical absorption and novel photoactivation on Ni nanoparticles loaded on mesoporous silica enable efficient H 2 production from biomass using solar energy.
Topics & Concepts
NanoparticleMesoporous materialBiomass (ecology)Materials scienceMesoporous silicaChemical engineeringVisible spectrumInfraredAbsorption (acoustics)CatalysisNanotechnologyChemistryOptoelectronicsComposite materialOpticsOrganic chemistryOceanographyPhysicsEngineeringGeologyAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction