Heterogeneous photocatalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels: A review

X Liu, Z Chen, S Lu, B Xu, D Cheng, W Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biofuels derived from abundant biomass are promising alternatives to fossil fuels, which are
considered to be green, renewable, and sustainable. Great efforts have been made to …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in waste-derived functional materials for wastewater remediation

Z Chen, W Wei, H Chen, BJ Ni - Eco-Environment & Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Water pollution is a major concern for public health and a sustainable future. It is urgent to
purify wastewater with effective methods to ensure a clean water supply. Most wastewater …

S-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts for CO2 reduction

L Wang, B Zhu, J Zhang, JB Ghasemi, M Mousavi, J Yu - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Summary Step-scheme (S-scheme) heterojunctions have been widely applied in
photocatalytic CO 2 reduction because they facilitate the spatial separation of …

Removal of microplastics and nanoplastics from urban waters: separation and degradation

Z Chen, X Liu, W Wei, H Chen, BJ Ni - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The omnipresent micro/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) in urban waters arouse great public
concern. To build a MP/NP-free urban water system, enormous efforts have been made to …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic wastes derived carbon materials for green energy and sustainable environmental applications

Z Chen, W Wei, BJ Ni, H Chen - Environmental Functional Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic waste has become a serious environmental issue and has attracted increasing
attention. Various treatment technologies have been developed for the remediation of this …

Design of earth‐abundant amorphous transition metal‐based catalysts for electrooxidation of small molecules: advances and perspectives

Z Chen, N Han, R Zheng, Z Ren, W Wei, BJ Ni - SusMat, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical oxidation of small molecules (eg, water, urea, methanol, hydrazine, and
glycerol) has gained growing scientific interest in the fields of electrochemical energy …

Photocatalysts for chemical-free PFOA degradation–What we know and where we go from here?

JMA Juve, JAD Reece, MS Wong, Z Wei… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a toxic and recalcitrant perfluoroalkyl substance commonly
detected in the environment. Its low concentration challenges the development of effective …

Conversion of waste plastics into value-added carbon materials

Y Luo, X Lin, E Lichtfouse, H Jiang, C Wang - Environmental Chemistry …, 2023 - Springer
Plastic pollution is a major environmental issue worldwide, calling for advanced methods to
recycle waste plastics in the context of the circular economy. Here we review methods and …

Recent advances in engineering strategies of Bi-based photocatalysts for environmental remediation

JZ Hassan, A Raza, U Qumar, G Li - Sustainable Materials and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A bismuth-based material serves as an interesting and innovative class of visible-light-
driven photocatalysts that have paid a lot of attraction towards exceptional photo-oxidation …

2D/2D Bi-MOF-derived BiOCl/MoS2 nanosheets S-scheme heterojunction for effective photocatalytic degradation

M Liu, P Ye, M Wang, L Wang, C Wu, J Xu… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Constructing S-scheme heterojunction derived from metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with
high photoredox ability and boosted charge separation efficiency is promising in …