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Issue: May 2009, page: 5
Tailor-made catalysts for fuel cells
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) catalysts are widely used for producing hydrogen gas for fuel cells. TiO2 is a photoactive material, which converts sunlight into electronic charge, and then uses these charges to electrochemically spilt water into hydrogen and oxygen gas.