Comparative study of the effect of TiO2 support composition and Pt loading on the performance of Pt/TiO2 photocatalysts for catalytic photoreforming of cellulose

Herein, catalytic aqueous phase photoreforming of cellulose was carried out over Pt/m-TiO 2 ( i.e., mixed phase of anatase and rutile) and Pt/anatase catalysts to investigate the effect of the TiO 2 support structure and Pt loading on the production of H 2 . The effect of the TiO 2 support on the properties of the resulting Pt/TiO 2 catalysts (such as actual Pt loading and BET surface area) was not significant. At low Pt loading of 0.16 wt.%,...