Towards the hydrogen production by photocatalysis

Nowadays, problems derived from climate change urgently demand us to focus our attention on new alternatives to fossil fuels. Within this framework, the photocatalytic production of hydrogen as a clean fuel from oxygenates arises as a necessary option that must be considered. Thus, the development of highly efficient photocatalyst is crucial in order to achieve a viable technology under the industrial point of view. For this sake, it is necessary to understand the principles of photoreforming reaction. In this brief review we will revisit the different photocatalytic materials proposed in the literature highlighting on the role of different co-catalysts. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.