TY - JOUR
T1 - H2 production by γ and He ions water radiolysis, effect of presence TiO2 nanoparticles
AU - Essehli, R.
AU - Crumière, F.
AU - Blain, G.
AU - Vandenborre, J.
AU - Pottier, F.
AU - Grambow, B.
AU - Fattahi, M.
AU - Mostafavi, M.
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - The effect of TiO2 particles on the yield of H2 formation under water radiolysis is measured. Irradiations were performed using a 60Co γ-ray source as well as with He ions particles (4He2+) generated by a cyclotron with an external beam energy of 6 MeV. The resulting hydrogen as a stable product of radiolysis was measured by mass spectrometry. G(H2) obtained for water radiolysis by He ions-irradiation in aerated and argon water are found to be 1.91 × 10 -7 and 1.35 × 10-7 mol J-1, respectively. In the presence of titanium oxide anatase-type dispersed in water, under He ions-irradiation, G(H2) is found to increase slightly from 1.04 × 10-7 to 1.35 × 10-7 mol J-1 by increasing the specific surface from 8 to 253 m2/g, respectively. Under γ-irradiation, G(H2) is found to be 0.41 × 10 -7 mol J-1 close to primary yield of hydrogen in presence of OH. Radical scavenger. In addition, radiolysis of water adsorbed in the titanium oxide with low water content, which corresponds to a few layers of water sorbed onto the solid surface gives a huge values of the G(H2). For the same amount of water, with using the dose absorbed by TiO2 particles, for He ions-irradiation, G(H2) increases from 14.5 × 10-7 to 35 × 10-7 mol J-1 by increasing the surface area of TiO2 nanoparticles from 4 to 52 m2/g, respectively. For γ-irradiation G(H2) is found to be 5.25 × 10-7 mol J-1 for the sample with 8 m2/g specific surface area.
AB - The effect of TiO2 particles on the yield of H2 formation under water radiolysis is measured. Irradiations were performed using a 60Co γ-ray source as well as with He ions particles (4He2+) generated by a cyclotron with an external beam energy of 6 MeV. The resulting hydrogen as a stable product of radiolysis was measured by mass spectrometry. G(H2) obtained for water radiolysis by He ions-irradiation in aerated and argon water are found to be 1.91 × 10 -7 and 1.35 × 10-7 mol J-1, respectively. In the presence of titanium oxide anatase-type dispersed in water, under He ions-irradiation, G(H2) is found to increase slightly from 1.04 × 10-7 to 1.35 × 10-7 mol J-1 by increasing the specific surface from 8 to 253 m2/g, respectively. Under γ-irradiation, G(H2) is found to be 0.41 × 10 -7 mol J-1 close to primary yield of hydrogen in presence of OH. Radical scavenger. In addition, radiolysis of water adsorbed in the titanium oxide with low water content, which corresponds to a few layers of water sorbed onto the solid surface gives a huge values of the G(H2). For the same amount of water, with using the dose absorbed by TiO2 particles, for He ions-irradiation, G(H2) increases from 14.5 × 10-7 to 35 × 10-7 mol J-1 by increasing the surface area of TiO2 nanoparticles from 4 to 52 m2/g, respectively. For γ-irradiation G(H2) is found to be 5.25 × 10-7 mol J-1 for the sample with 8 m2/g specific surface area.
KW - Cyclotron
KW - He ions-particles
KW - Hydrogen
KW - Water radiolysis
KW - γ-Rays
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.05.136
DO - 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.05.136
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80054045832
SN - 0360-3199
VL - 36
SP - 14342
EP - 14348
JO - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
JF - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
IS - 22
ER -
