Photocatalytic water splitting – Wikipedia

Photocatalytic water splitting is an artificial photosynthesis process using photocatalysis for the dissociation of water (H2O) into hydrogen (H
2
) and oxygen (O
2
). Only light energy (photons), water, and a catalyst(s) are needed, since this is what naturally occurs in natural photosynthetic oxygen production and CO2 fixation.[1][2][3][4]

Hydrogen fuel production using water and light (photocatalytic water splitting), instead of petroleum, is an important renewable energy strategy.

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2 mol H2O is split into 1 mol O
2
and 2 mol H
2
using light in the process shown below.