Rangel, C. M.Silva, R. A.Fernandes, VitorPaiva Luís, TeresaChesnau, J.2010-06-292010-06-292008-02-15Rangel, C. M.; Silva, R. A.; Fernandes, Vitor R.; Paiva, T. I.; Chesnau, J. Solar hydrogen production from aqueous solutions of ethanol.In: Proceedings International Workshop,Advances in Fuel Cells and the Hydrogen Economy, Polo Tecnológico, Lumiar, 15 Fev. 2008, Lisboa, Portugal, p. 33-34http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/749In this work, photo-catalytic hydrogen production from water is studied, using ethanol as sacrificial agent. Titania was used as a base catalyst due to its stability and corrosion resistance as well as its environmental friendliness and low cost. The need to decrease the electron-hole recombination rate was accounted for by metal doping and also by using the ethanol molecule as a hole trap. Hydrogen production was achieved using own synthesised sol-gel metal doped titania, with production rate values being larger than published literature data.engSemiconductor electrodesHydrogen productionTitaniaWater splittingPhotocatalytic materialconference object