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DetlefK

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1. It's also possible to split H2O directly with sunlight. (solar splitting)

Reply to nationalize the fed (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 08:56 AM

Jun 2014

Imagine a transparent flow-cell, with purified water running through. At the bottom of the cell is Cu2O or CdSe. Their band-structure allows them to absorb sunlight in the visible spectrum. Electrons are set free, which are guided to a catalyst, which then splits H2O into H2 and O.

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It's also possible to split H2O directly with sunlight. (solar splitting) DetlefK Jun 2014 #1