Photocatalytic production of hydrogen gas from 20% ethanol-water was accomplished with Ti-In nitride composites. These materials were produced by nitriding a TiO2 with ammonia at a high temperature, then adding In2O3 and further ammonolysis for different periods of time. The catalysts were very stable and continued to produce H-2 gas at 920 mu mol h(-1) g(-1) for 50 h and accumulated 12.8 mmol H-2 gas. The water splitting photocatalytic reaction can be driven by UV-vis light, maximum producing H-2 gas at 1277 mu mol h(-1) g(-1). It is critical that we understand how having high, stable activity is possible. We used XPS, X-ray (XRD), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectrometry, and BET surface area and pore size distribution for further characterization. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V.