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Table 5
Photocatalytic hydrogen production with selected single-phase ferrite photocatalysts
Catalyst
Bandgap (eV) Co-catalyst Sacrificial agent
Light source
H
2 evolution rate
(mmol h
−1
 g
−1
cat )
Apparent quantum
yield (%)
References
Fe
3 O
4
2.7
Pt
Ethanol
2 × 200 W tungsten
lamp
8.275
–
Mangrulkar et al.
[142]
Fe
3 O
4
2.84
–
Methanol
Simulated solar
1.25
–
Gobara et al. [144]
NiFe
2 O
4
1.7
–
Methanol
250 W Xe lamp
λ
≥ 420 nm
0.155
0.52 (λ ≥ 420 nm)
Peng et al. [145]
NiFe
2 O
4
1.56
–
S
2 O
3
2−
500 W halogen lamp 1.529
0.53 (full spectrum) Rekhila et al. [127]
NiFe
2 O
4
1.7
–
Methanol
Xe lamp
λ
≥ 420 nm
0.045
7.5 × 10
−3
(λ = 450 ± 10 nm)
Hong et al. [146]
NiFe
2 O
4
1.73
Au
Triethanolamine
300 W Xe lamp
λ
≥ 420 nm
3.162
–
Zeng et al. [149]
NiFe
2 O
4
1.62
–
Methanol
Simulated solar
4.95
–
Gobara et al. [144]
NiFe
2 O
4
1.6
–
Methanol
250 W metal halide
lamp
0.040
–
Domínguez-Arvizu
et al. [147]
NiFe
2 O
4
1.79
–
Methanol
250 W metal halide
lamp
0.016
–
Rodríguez-Rodríguez
et al. [150]
ZnFe
2 O
4
2.23
–
Methanol
Simulated solar
4.37
–
Gobara et al. [144]
ZnFe
2 O
4
1.90
–
Methanol
250 W metal halide
lamp
0.044
–
Rodríguez-Rodríguez
et al. [150]
ZnFe
2 O
4
1.93
–
Methanol
500 W Hg lamp
λ
≥ 420 nm
0.134
0.19 (λ ≥ 420 nm)
Dom et al. [151]
CoFe
2 O
4
1.39
–
Methanol
250 W metal halide
lamp
0.016
–
Rodríguez-Rodríguez
et al. [150]
CoFe
2 O
4
1.15
–
Methanol
250 W Hg lamp
0.436
–
Ortega López et al.
[153]
CuFe
2 O
4
–
–
Oxalic acid
250 W Xe lamp
1.72
–
Yang et al. [154]
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