Preparation of efficient cadmium sulfide nanofibers for hydrogen production using ethylenediamine (NH2CH2CH2NH2) as template.

The preparation of CdS was performed by the precipitation method using ethylenediamine as template and tetrahydrofuran, acetonitrile or butanol as organic solvents. The formation of CdS with hexagonal structure was observed by XRD due to the template effect. FTIR studies showed that the amount of the template linked to the surface of the CdS depends on the organic solvent used.

Photocatalytic degradation of trimethoprim by metallic nanoparticles supported on TiO2-P25.

The effect of Au, Ag, Cu and Ni nanoparticles deposited on TiO2-P25 was studied on the photodegradation of trimethoprim, a commonly used antibiotic. The synthesized materials were characterized by ICP, EDS, XRD, BET, UV-vis, TEM and TPR. The metal loading was 0.

Photocatalytic hydrogen production by water/methanol decomposition using Au/TiO2 prepared by deposition-precipitation with urea.

Gold nanoparticles deposited on TiO2 Degussa P25, prepared by deposition-precipitation with urea, were studied in the photocatalytic hydrogen production. The effect of parameters such as mass of catalyst, gold loading, thermal treatment, and atmosphere of treatment was evaluated and optimized. The presence of metallic gold on the titania surface showed to have contributed to the high improvement in the activity of bare TiO2 for hydrogen generation under UV light (λ=254 nm) using a lamp of low energy (2W) consumption.