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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2010
Cunping Huang, Cocoa, FL (US);
Weifeng Yao, Shanghai, CN;
Nazim Muradov, Melbourne, FL (US);
Ali Raissi, Melbourne, FL (US);
Cunping Huang, Cocoa, FL (US);
Weifeng Yao, Shanghai, CN;
Nazim Muradov, Melbourne, FL (US);
Ali Raissi, Melbourne, FL (US);
University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A novel M—Pd—CrO(M═Pt, Ru, Rh, Os, Au and Ag) nanocomposite cocatalysts and its preparation method. The cocatalysts loaded on CdS photocatalyst enhances the photocatalytic activities toward Hevolution from aqueous solutions (NH)SO, a regenerable electron donor, under sunlight radiation. An embodiment provides a new and facile method and system for the preparation of M—Pd—CrOnanocomposite cocatalysts at room temperature. Pd—CrOloaded CdS photocatalyst has higher hydrogen evolution activity than that of a plain Pd metal loaded CdS and its performance is comparable to that of Pt/CdS photocatalyst. Formation of a Pd—CrOcomposite with reduced size of nanoparticles results in an increase in the photocatalyst activity for Hevolution.