Nano-TiO

2

and noble metals-supported TiO

2

are prepared by a sol-gel method and an impregnation-reduction technique

respectively. The structures and textures of the as-synthesized catalysts are characterized by XRD

UV-VIS-DRS spectroscopy

and N

2

adsorption. The influences of the reactive atmospheres

the loaded amounts of Pt

the type of loaded metals

and the initial concentration of glucose on the glucose reforming into hydrogen are investigated. The photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activities of Pt/TiO

2

for different carbohydrates are also compared. The results show that loading of noble metals can remarkably enhance the activity of TiO

2

for the hydrogen evolution from an aqueous solution of glucose

alth

ough no noticeable changes in the crystal phase and BET surface area of TiO

2

are observed. Pt/TiO

2

shows the highest activity when mass fraction of Pt reaches 1%. In the case of 1% mass fraction of noble metal

the hydrogen evolution of glucose decreases in the order Pt/TiO

2

Pd/TiO

2

Au/TiO

2

Rh/TiO

2

Ag/TiO

2

Ru/TiO

2

. The O

2

ambience inhibits the hydrogen evolution

while N

2

is favorable for the formation of hydrogen. All the carbohydrates show good hydrogen production

but the evolution rate decreases as the polymerization degree increases. The effect of the initial concentration of glucose on the reaction rate follows the kinetic model of Langmuir-Hinshelwood.