Inhibition of hydrogen and oxygen recombination using oxygen transfer reagent hemin chloride in Pt/TiO2 dispersion for photocatalytic hydrogen generation
The recombination of H2 and O2 can be inhibited by addition of O2 transfer reagent HC. The photocatalytic hydrogen evolution amount was significantly enhanced by HC addition. The HC could be multi-recycled by releasing the O2 with Ar gas bubbling. The HC lost O2 transfer property after CO poison leading to low hydrogen generation activity. The H2 and O2 recombination activation energy (16.5 kJ/mol) over Pt/P25 calculated by Arrhenius equation.