Homemade Pt–TiO2 photocatalyst is used for H2 production.
H2 production is mainly due to photoreforming of the sacrificial agent.
Best H2 productions follow this order: methanol > ethanol > ethyleneglycol > glycerol.
Intermediate species are detected in both liquid and gas phase.
Reuse of the homemade photocatalyst is compared with commercial ones.