Oregon researchers create photocatalyst to produce hydrogen from water
In Ukraine, Ue.news reported that researchers at Oregon State University in the United States have created a light-sensitive material capable of producing hydrogen from water without using an additional expensive metal catalyst. The material is the BVR-19 photocatalyst — a metal-organic framework activated by light that can accelerate the hydrogen-generation reaction.
The work was led by Kyriakos Stylianou of Oregon State University’s College of Science. According to the researchers, BVR-19 contains an unusual bond between sulfide groups. Under the influence of light, this bond temporarily breaks, forming highly reactive sulfur compounds that take part in the electron transfer required for hydrogen production.
The study’s results were published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Category: Research
