Recent avenues in the photocatalytic splitting of water for eco-friendly hydrogen production

Mohammad Yusuf; Pali Rosha; Fazil Qureshi; Farhad Ali; Hussameldin Ibrahim

doi:10.1016/j.susmat.2025.e01332

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Recent avenues in the photocatalytic splitting of water for eco-friendly hydrogen production

Mohammad Yusuf

Pali Rosha Fazil Qureshi Farhad Ali

Hussameldin Ibrahim

Sustainable Materials and Technologies Vol. 43 pp. e01332 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Apr 01, 2025
Vol/Issue: 43
Pages: e01332
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Authors

M

Mohammad Yusuf

Clean Energy Technologies Research Institute, Process Systems Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science University of Regina 3737 Wascana Parkway Regina SK S4S 0 A2 Canada

Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department United Arab Emirates University P.O. Box 15551 Al Ain United Arab Emirates

F

Farhad Ali

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Malaysia

H

Hussameldin Ibrahim

Funding

Canada Foundation for Innovation

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Award: RGPIN-2024-04760

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Mohammad Yusuf, Pali Rosha, Fazil Qureshi, et al. (2025). Recent avenues in the photocatalytic splitting of water for eco-friendly hydrogen production. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 43, e01332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2025.e01332

Recent avenues in the photocatalytic splitting of water for eco-friendly hydrogen production

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