CO2 towards fuels: A review of catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons

MD Garba, M Usman, S Khan, F Shehzad… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Meeting the ever-increasing global energy demands is one of the serious challenges of the
21st century. It is estimated that about 80% of the global energy demand is supplied by the …

Ordered mesoporous photocatalysts for CO 2 photoreduction

AY Lo, F Taghipour - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Artificial photosynthesis is the process that converts solar energy and CO2 to valuable
chemicals over a photocatalyst through CO2 photoreduction (CO2PR). Ordered mesoporous …

Exceptional catalytic performance of ultrafine Cu2O nanoparticles confined in cubic mesoporous carbon for 4-nitrophenol reduction

PC Rath, D Saikia, M Mishra, HM Kao - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Different types of Cu-based nanoparticles, namely Cu 2 O, Cu and CuO were
homogeneously dispersed on cubic ordered mesoporous carbon CMK-8 (denoted as Cu 2 …

Unlocking photoredox selective organic transformation over metal-free 2D transition metal chalcogenides-MXene heterostructures

HJ Lin, QL Mo, S Xu, ZQ Wei, XY Fu, X Lin, FX **ao - Journal of Catalysis, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbide, known as MXene, has recently
received enduring attention for solar energy conversion by virtue of its pivotal role as …

Enhanced optical and photocatalytic properties of Ag quantum dots-sensitized nanostructured TiO2/ZnO heterojunctions

J Tao, Z Gong, G Yao, Y Cheng, M Zhang, J Lv… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Ag quantum dots (Ag QDs) sensitized TiO 2 nanorod arrays (NRAs)/ZnO
nanoparticles (NPs) heterojunctions were fabricated by a three-step method and …

New insights on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of ZnFe2− xGaxO4 (0≤ x≤ 2) solid solutions: Role of oxygen vacancy and ZnO segregated phase

R Kalia, RK Kunchala, SN Achary, BS Naidu - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The exponential increase in global energy and clean energy demands lead to the necessity
for development of efficient photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution. Herein, photocatalytic …

High performance UV-LED activated gas sensors based on ordered carbon mesoporous materials loaded with ZnO nanoparticles

E Espid, AY Lo, F Taghipour - Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon mesoporous materials (CMMs) with various ZnO loading concentrations have been
fabricated as sensitive chemical sensors for nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) and ammonia (NH 3) …