Issue 4, 2009

Photocatalytic hydrogen production from water using porous material [Ru2(p-BDC)2]n

Abstract

We have detected the first example of open porous metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) that functions as an activity site for the reduction of water into hydrogen molecules in the presence of Ru(bpy)32+, MV2+, and EDTA–2Na under visible light irradiation. This activity is highly efficient: the turnover number based on MOFs and the apparent quantum yield are 8.16 and 4.82%, respectively. Furthermore, this material enables the adsorption of various gases into its pores; its hydrogen uptake capacity is 1.2 wt% at 77.4 K.

Graphical abstract: Photocatalytic hydrogen production from water using porous material [Ru2(p-BDC)2]n

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Aug 2008
Accepted
15 Jan 2009
First published
30 Jan 2009

Energy Environ. Sci., 2009,2, 397-400

Photocatalytic hydrogen production from water using porous material [Ru2(p-BDC)2]n

Y. Kataoka, K. Sato, Y. Miyazaki, K. Masuda, H. Tanaka, S. Naito and W. Mori, Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 397 DOI: 10.1039/B814539C

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