A review on particulate photocatalytic hydrogen production system: Progress made in achieving high energy conversion efficiency and key challenges ahead

SK Lakhera, A Rajan, TP Rugma… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic water splitting is a sustainable and clean method to produce renewable
hydrogen. The particulate photocatalytic water splitting system has been envisioned as an …

An assembly of organic-inorganic composites using halloysite clay nanotubes

G Lazzara, G Cavallaro, A Panchal, R Fakhrullin… - Current Opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Halloysite is natural tubular clay suitable as a component of biocompatible nanosystems
with specific functionalities. The selective modification of halloysite inner/outer surfaces can …

Clay nanotube-metal core/shell catalysts for hydroprocesses

A Glotov, A Vutolkina, A Pimerzin… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Catalytic hydroprocesses play a significant role in oil refining and petrochemistry. The
tailored design of new metal nanosystems and optimization of their support, composition …

Application of aluminosilicate clay mineral-based composites in photocatalysis

Y Zou, Y Hu, Z Shen, L Yao, D Tang, S Zhang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aluminosilicate clay mineral (ACM) is a kind of typical raw materials that used widely in
manufacturing industry owing to the abundant reserve and low-cost exploring. In past two …

Direct Z-Scheme TiO2/NiS Core–Shell Hybrid Nanofibers with Enhanced Photocatalytic H2-Production Activity

F Xu, L Zhang, B Cheng, J Yu - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Photocatalytic water splitting to generate hydrogen (H2) is a sustainable approach for
solving the current energy crisis. A novel TiO2/NiS core–shell nanohybrid was fabricated …

Halloysite-based hybrids/composites in catalysis

S Sadjadi - Applied Clay Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous catalysis benefits from some merits such as facile catalyst separation and
recyclability. In this context, use of halloysite that is a naturally occurring clay with tubular …

Biocompatible functionalisation of nanoclays for improved environmental remediation

B Biswas, LN Warr, EF Hilder, N Goswami… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Among the wide range of materials used for remediating environmental contaminants,
modified and functionalised nanoclays show particular promise as advanced sorbents …

Sustainable and safer nanoclay composites for multifaceted applications

VVT Padil, KPA Kumar, S Murugesan… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoclays, 2D layered mineral silicates, have been used for centuries and have retained a
prominent role in advancing materials science and technology. This class of materials has …

Synthesis of thickness-controllable polydopamine modified halloysite nanotubes (HNTs@ PDA) for uranium (VI) removal

T Ou, Y Wu, W Han, L Kong, G Song, D Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are considered structurally promising adsorption materials, but
their application is limited due to their poor native adsorption properties. Improving the …

Halloysite based nanocomposites and photocatalysis: A Review

D Papoulis - Applied Clay Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous photocatalysis is an efficient, relatively cheap and environmentally friendly
technology for decomposing various organic and air pollutants. Halloysite is a natural clay …