CO could but H2 could not be oxidized over TiO2 under UV irradiation.
Electron transfer behaviors of species adsorbed at TiO2 were characterized by gas sensing testing.
Adsorbed CO donated electrons to TiO2 but adsorbed H2 accepted electrons from TiO2 under UV irradiation.
Photocatalytic oxidation of species over TiO2 maybe depends on the electron transfer direction between species and TiO2.