Studies of Factors Influencing the Photochemical Cleavage of Water

  • M.C. Perry

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

Abstract

It has been known for some time that the excited state of the tris(2,2'-bipyridine) ruthenium (11) dication, Ru(blpy) 2+3, Is thermodynamically capable of facilitating the photochemical cleavage of water Into dihydrogen and dioxygen. Surfactant derivatives of Ru(blpy) 2+3 as monolayers 16 and contained on dispersed particles 36 have enabled the cleavage reaction, but irreproducibly. Solution studies have tended to use the surfactant as an intermediary or relay In the cleavage reaction....
Date of AwardMay 1986
Original languageEnglish
Awarding Institution
  • Aston University

Keywords

  • influencing factors
  • photochemical cleavage of water

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