SIMULTANEOUS EVOLUTION OF HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN BY WATER PHOTOLYSIS WITH PRUSSIAN BLUE AND TRIS(2,2′-BIPYRIDYL)RUTHENIUM(II) COMPLEX

Abstract

Abstract Simultaneous evolution of hydrogen and oxygen gases was achieved by visible light irradiation of water containig prussian blue and tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) complex. The gases evolved were analyzed by gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy. The mechanism for the water photolysis was also discussed.