Recent progress in photothermal-catalysis: the pivotal impact factors and various applications from energy to environment

Y Cui, X Liang, J Wang, N Kumar, J Sun… - Journal of Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Photothermal catalysis is a synergetic process where photocatalysis and thermal catalysis
work together to promote catalytic reactions, which compensates for the critical shortcomings …

Microplastic characteristics, transport, risks, and remediation in groundwater: a review

VH Hoang, MK Nguyen, TD Hoang… - Environmental …, 2025 - Springer
Contamination of groundwater by microplastics is a major health concern because
groundwater is a major source of drinking and agricultural water. Here, we review …

Phase and sulfur vacancy engineering in cadmium sulfide for boosting hydrogen production from catalytic plastic waste photoconversion

TT Nguyen, J Hidalgo-Jiménez, X Sauvage… - Chemical Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
Cadmium sulfide (CdS) is a well-known low-bandgap photocatalyst, but its efficiency is often
hindered by rapid photo-generated carrier recombination and a limited number of active …

Structural regulation of three-dimensional bismuth vanadate nanochannels for excellent visible light photocatalytic nitrogen fixation

X Wang, J You, Y Xue, J Ren, K Zhang, B Fu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2025 - Elsevier
Develo** photocatalysts for efficient synthesis of NH 3 via nitrogen reduction reaction
(NRR) is urgently needed but still faces great challenges. In this paper, 3D BiVO 4 with …

Upcycling of waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into CoFe@ C for highly efficient PV-driven bifunctional seawater splitting via a “waste materialization” strategy

Q Jiang, Z Chen, M Bai, S Liu, X Lou, S Deng… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2025 - Elsevier
Develo** green and efficient techniques to convert plastic wastes into functional materials
is attractive and remains highly challenging. This study employs a hydrothermal combining …

Photoreforming of Microplastics: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Environmental Remediation

X Zhang, M Jun, W Zu, M Kim, K Lee, LYS Lee - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plastics are widely used in daily lives, but unfortunately, their inadequate recycling practices
have led to the accumulation of microplastics in the environment, posing a threat to public …

Ni2P-CoxP/U-ZrO2/C NFs heterojunction photocatalyst for efficient and stable degradation of PET waste under visible light

W Qu, L Song, G Peng, X Shao, Y Wang, P Du… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2025 - Elsevier
Petroleum-derived PET plastics and fibers are widely used in packaging and textile
applications due to their superior properties and have become a major source of plastic …