A review of material aspects in develo** direct Z-scheme photocatalysts

X Li, C Garlisi, Q Guan, S Anwer, K Al-Ali, G Palmisano… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis utilizes solar energy to produce clean fuels such as hydrogen or generate
highly reactive species to subsequently break the organic pollutants into clean end products …

Review on the criteria anticipated for the fabrication of highly efficient ZnO-based visible-light-driven photocatalysts

M Pirhashemi, A Habibi-Yangjeh, SR Pouran - Journal of industrial and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Among the popular photocatalysts, ZnO is one of the most potent photocatalysts considering
its green properties, cheap price, and durability. However, the practical application of ZnO is …

Photocorrosion inhibition of semiconductor-based photocatalysts: basic principle, current development, and future perspective

B Weng, MY Qi, C Han, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Acs Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous photocatalysis is a promising strategy for addressing the worldwide
environmental pollution and energy shortage issues. However, unlike TiO2 with good …

Semiconductor-based photocatalysts for photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting: will we stop with photocorrosion?

S Chen, D Huang, P Xu, W Xue, L Lei… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The status of photocatalytic (PC)/photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting as a promising
approach to solar-to-chemical energy conversion has increased significantly over the past …

Recent developments of zinc oxide based photocatalyst in water treatment technology: a review

KM Lee, CW Lai, KS Ngai, JC Juan - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Today, a major issue about water pollution is the residual dyes from different sources (eg,
textile industries, paper and pulp industries, dye and dye intermediates industries …

Environmental applications of graphene-based nanomaterials

F Perreault, AF De Faria, M Elimelech - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene-based materials are gaining heightened attention as novel materials for
environmental applications. The unique physicochemical properties of graphene, notably its …

Zinc oxide based photocatalysis: tailoring surface-bulk structure and related interfacial charge carrier dynamics for better environmental applications

SG Kumar, KSRK Rao - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
As an alternative to the gold standard TiO2 photocatalyst, the use of zinc oxide (ZnO) as a
robust candidate for wastewater treatment is widespread due to its similarity in charge …

Recent advances in non-metal modification of graphitic carbon nitride for photocatalysis: a historic review

L Zhou, H Zhang, H Sun, S Liu, MO Tade… - Catalysis Science & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysis is a green, feasible and versatile technology that has been widely used for
energy conversion and environmental applications. As photocatalysis bears a great …

Recent progress in magnetic iron oxide–semiconductor composite nanomaterials as promising photocatalysts

W Wu, C Jiang, VAL Roy - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalytic degradation of toxic organic pollutants is a challenging tasks in ecological
and environmental protection. Recent research shows that the magnetic iron oxide …

Dye-sensitized nanoparticles for heterogeneous photocatalysis: Cases studies with TiO2, ZnO, fullerene and graphene for water purification

Z Youssef, L Colombeau, N Yesmurzayeva, F Baros… - Dyes and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this review, the use of dye-sensitized nanoparticles (NPs) for heterogeneous
photocatalysis related to water purification is considered. The dye-sensitization by the mean …