Progress on simultaneous photocatalytic degradation of pollutants and production of clean energy: A review

W Guo, T Guo, Y Zhang, L Yin, Y Dai - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current era of severe energy and environmental crises, the need for efficient and
sustainable methods to control pollution and promote resource recycling has become …

Graphitic Carbon Nitride (gC3N4)-Based Photocatalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis and Environmental Remediation: Are We a Step Closer To Achieving …

WJ Ong, LL Tan, YH Ng, ST Yong, SP Chai - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
As a fascinating conjugated polymer, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has become a new
research hotspot and drawn broad interdisciplinary attention as a metal-free and visible-light …

Role of interfaces in two-dimensional photocatalyst for water splitting

T Su, Q Shao, Z Qin, Z Guo, Z Wu - Acs Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen generation from the direct splitting of water by photocatalysis is regarded as a
promising and renewable solution for the energy crisis. The key to realize this reaction is to …

Boosting photocatalytic activity using carbon nitride based 2D/2D van der Waals heterojunctions

P Kumar, D Laishram, RK Sharma, A Vinu… - Chemistry of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The surging demand for energy and staggering pollutants in the environment have geared
the scientific community to explore sustainable pathways that are economically feasible and …

Photocatalytic fixation of nitrogen to ammonia: state-of-the-art advancements and future prospects

X Chen, N Li, Z Kong, WJ Ong, X Zhao - Materials Horizons, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The burgeoning development of ammonia (NH3) synthesis technology addresses the
urgency of food intake required to sustain the population growth of the last 100 years. To …

Graphene-based heterojunction photocatalysts

X Li, R Shen, S Ma, X Chen, J **e - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to their unique physicochemical, optical and electrical properties, 2D semimetallic or
semiconducting graphene has been extensively utilized to construct highly efficient …

Three-dimensional nanoporous heterojunction of CdS/np-rGO for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light

C Yuan, H Lv, Y Zhang, Q Fei, D **ao, H Yin, Z Lu… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
Properly engineered heterojunction photocatalysts warrant a more effective way to facilitate
the separation of photoexcited electron-hole pairs and consequently bolster the …

Recent advances in photocatalysis based on bioinspired superwettabilities

H Zhu, S Cai, G Liao, ZF Gao, X Min, Y Huang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the field of interface science, superwettability and photocatalysis are two significant
research hot spots. Currently, wettability has been proved to be a decisive factor to enhance …

Progress and challenges in photocatalytic disinfection of waterborne viruses: a review to fill current knowledge gaps

C Zhang, Y Li, D Shuai, Y Shen, D Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Achieving efficient disinfection of waterborne pathogens with minimized harmful disinfection
byproducts demands a facile, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly technology …

Mussel-inspired fabrication of functional materials and their environmental applications: progress and prospects

X Zhang, Q Huang, F Deng, H Huang, Q Wan… - Applied Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mussel-inspired chemistry has recently emerged as one of the most important and interest
surface modification method owing to its gentle experiment conditions, high modification …