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Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water by the anatase prepared on resorcinol–formaldehyde resin sphere

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Room temperature crystallization of anatase on the spherical particles of resorcinol–formaldehyde resin with the average diameter of 766 nm was examined by the reaction of titanium tetraisopropoxide with the spherical particles and the subsequent exposure to the hydrochloric acid vapor. The resulting anatase-resin hybrid particle was shown to be photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution from aqueous methanol.

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The authors are grateful for Distinguished Professor Grant (Grant Number N41A640072) from the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) Thailand, Moonshot project (Grant Number JPNP18016) from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Japan. K.V., T.S., A.P., and N.P. acknowledge Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC) for the scholarship to their Ph.D. study.

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KV: Methodology, Investigation, Visualization, Writing—Original Draft.; TS: Methodology, Visualization, Writing—Review & Editing.; AP and NP: Visualization, Formal analysis, Writing—Review & Editing.; MO (Corresponding author): Conceptualization and supervision, Writing—Review & Editing. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Vejchakul, K., Saothayanun, T., Phuekphong, A. et al. Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water by the anatase prepared on resorcinol–formaldehyde resin sphere. J Porous Mater 30, 303–310 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-022-01339-6

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