biostudies-literatureUnknown10(3)Markovskaya DVPhotocatalysts based on zinc hydroxide and a solid solution of CdS and ZnS were prepared <i>via</i> the precipitation method and used for photocatalytic hydrogen production from aqueous solutions of inorganic (Na<sub>2</sub>S/Na<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>3</sub>) and organic (ethanol) sacrificial agents. The photocatalysts were tested in cyclic experiments for hydrogen evolution and studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques. Different transformations of the β-Zn(OH)<sub>2</sub> co-catalyst were observed in the presence of inorganic and organic sacrificial agents; namely, ZnS was formed in Na<sub>2</sub>S/NaRSC advances1341-1350https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9048281biostudies-literatureThe influence of the sacrificial agent nature on transformations of the Zn(OH)<sub>2</sub>/Cd<sub>0.3</sub>Zn<sub>0.7</sub>S photocatalyst during hydrogen production under visible light.PMC9048281Cherepanova SVSelivanova AVZhurenok AVGerasimov EYMarkovskaya DVKozlova EASelishchev DSfalseThe influence of the sacrificial agent nature on transformations of the Zn(OH)<sub>2</sub>/Cd<sub>0.3</sub>Zn<sub>0.7</sub>S photocatalyst during hydrogen production under visible light.Photocatalysts based on zinc hydroxide and a solid solution of CdS and ZnS were prepared <i>via</i> the precipitation method and used for photocatalytic hydrogen production from aqueous solutions of inorganic (Na<sub>2</sub>S/Na<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>3</sub>) and organic (ethanol) sacrificial agents. The photocatalysts were tested in cyclic experiments for hydrogen evolution and studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques. Different transformations of the β-Zn(OH)<sub>2</sub> co-catalyst were observed in the presence of inorganic and organic sacrificial agents; namely, ZnS was formed in Na<sub>2</sub>S/Na2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Jan2025-04-03T22:20:54.882Z2025-02-19T01:23:17.047ZS-EPMC90482813549467210.1039/c9ra08833d