Catalysed Reduction of Water by Ketyl Radicals
Ultraviolet irradiation of a wide variety of ketones in aqueous solution containing a low concentration of an alcohol results in the formation of the two corresponding ketyl radicals, which are strong reducing agents. In the presence of colloidal platinum particles, these radicals will
reduce water to hydrogen gas with high overall quantum efficiency. This is a general reaction, able to operate in sunlight, for which the mechanism is discussed in detail. The importance of the colloidal catalyst is stressed and, by changing the catalyst, different reaction products are obtainable.
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 July 1987
Johnson Matthey's journal of research on the platinum group metals and developments in their application in industry from 1957-2014. It has now been renamed the Johnson Matthey Technology Review
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