Recent progress on semiconductor heterogeneous photocatalysts in clean energy production and environmental remediation

N Goodarzi, Z Ashrafi-Peyman, E Khani, AZ Moshfegh - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Semiconductor-based photocatalytic reactions are a practical class of advanced oxidation
processes (AOPs) to address energy scarcity and environmental pollution. By utilizing solar …

Emerging heterostructured C 3 N 4 photocatalysts for photocatalytic environmental pollutant elimination and sterilization

Y Ding, C Wang, L Pei, S Maitra, Q Mao… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalysis is deemed a highly prominent technology to solve environmental problems
such as pollution, CO2 emission and bacterial contamination. As an important photocatalyst …

Rationally constructed synergy between dual-vacancies and Z-scheme heterostructured MoS2-x/g-C3N4/Ca-α-Fe2O3 for high-performance photodegradation of …

A Kumar, P Singh, VH Nguyen, Q Van Le… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The primary outline of the work is the synergy of integrating two vastly exploited modulating
techniques, namely defect engineering and heterostructure construction, for substantial …

Phosphorus vacancies enriched cobalt phosphide embedded in nitrogen doped carbon matrix enabling seawater splitting at ampere-level current density

X Wang, X Liu, S Wu, K Liu, X Meng, B Li, J Lai… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Under the condition of industrial ampere-level current density seawater splitting, the
electrocatalyst for hydrogen production needs two characteristics of superb activity and long …

Emerging Amorphous to Crystalline Conversion Chemistry in Ca‐Doped VO2 Cathodes for High‐Capacity and Long‐Term Wearable Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries

J Guo, B He, W Gong, S Xu, P Xue, C Li… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Amorphous transition metal oxides have attracted significant attention in energy storage
devices owing to their potentially desirable electrochemical properties caused by abundant …

In-suit generated Cu-ligand inducing full-spectrum selective photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants containing phenol groups over Cu do** BiO2-x …

Z Yang, H Wang, Y Li, G Zhang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Develo** semiconductor photocatalysts with high utilization of solar light and excellent
photocatalytic activity is the key step in promoting photocatalytic treatment of wastewater …

Emerging semiconductors and metal-organic-compounds-related photocatalysts for sustainable hydrogen peroxide production

Y Ding, S Maitra, S Halder, C Wang, R Zheng… - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
As a versatile raw material, hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) is extensively employed in
chemicals synthesis, medical disinfection, textile industry, and environmental remediation …

Confined Heterojunction in Hollow-Structured TiO2 and Its Directed Effect in Photodriven Seawater Splitting

ST **ao, SM Wu, L Wu, Y Dong, JW Liu, LY Wang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The high salinity of seawater often strongly affects the activity and stability of photocatalysts
utilized for photodriven seawater splitting. The current investigation is focused on the …

Engineering versatile Au-based catalysts for solar-to-fuel conversion

C Wang, H Zhang, F Lai, Z **e, YH Ng, B Weng… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Gold (Au) nanostructures (NSs) have been widely employed as cocatalysts to
improve the photoactivity of semiconductor materials, while a systematic summary of the …

Advanced photocatalytic disinfection mechanisms and their challenges

Y Ding, G Yang, S Zheng, X Gao, Z **ang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, microbial contamination issues have globally brought out a huge health threat to
human beings and animals. To be specific, microorganisms including bacteria and viruses …