Recent advancement on photocatalytic plastic upcycling

J Ran, A Talebian-Kiakalaieh, S Zhang… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
More than 8 billion tons of plastics have been generated since 1950. About 80% of these
plastics have been dumped in landfills or went into natural environments, resulting in ever …

3D-Printed photocatalysts for revolutionizing catalytic conversion of solar to chemical energy

H Lin, M Ma, H Qi, X Wang, Z **ng… - Progress in Materials …, 2025 - Elsevier
Conversion of solar to chemical energy is essential for addressing energy crisis and
mitigating environmental problems by generating storable, valuable chemicals …

High-Volumetric Density Atomic Cobalt on Multishell ZnxCd1–xS Boosts Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

R Zeng, T Liu, M Qiu, H Tan, Y Gu, N Ye… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The volumetric density of the metal atomic site is decisive to the operating efficiency of the
photosynthetic nanoreactor, yet its rational design and synthesis remain a grand challenge …

Modulated connection modes of redox units in molecular junction covalent organic frameworks for artificial photosynthetic overall reaction

Q Li, JN Chang, Z Wang, M Lu, C Guo… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The precise tuning of components, spatial orientations, or connection modes for redox units
is vital for gaining deep insight into efficient artificial photosynthetic overall reaction, yet it is …

Covalent Organic Framework Stabilized Single CoN4Cl2 Site Boosts Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction into Tunable Syngas

P Fu, C Chen, C Wu, B Meng, Q Yue… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Solar carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction provides an attractive alternative to producing
sustainable chemicals and fuel. However, the construction of a highly active photocatalyst …

Enhancing Photocatalytic CO2 Conversion through Oxygen‐Vacancy‐Mediated Topological Phase Transition

S Yang, X Guo, X Li, T Wu, L Zou, Z He… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Weak adsorption of gas reactants and strong binding of intermediates present a significant
challenge for most transition metal oxides, particularly in the realm of CO2 photoreduction …

Construction of a hierarchical BiOBr/C 3 N 4 S-scheme heterojunction for selective photocatalytic CO 2 reduction towards CO

W Tao, Q Tang, J Hu, Z Wang, B Jiang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalytic CO2 reduction is an ideal strategy to simultaneously alleviate environmental
concerns and address carbon neutrality; however, this process remains challenging …

Guest‐Regulated Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species from Porphyrin‐Based Multicomponent Metallacages for Selective Photocatalysis

K Gao, Y Cheng, Z Zhang, X Huo, C Guo… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The development of novel materials for highly efficient and selective photocatalysis is crucial
for their practical applications. Herein, we employ the host‐guest chemistry of porphyrin …

Efficient CO2 reduction under visible light: Synergistic effects of Cu nanoparticles and Ni single atoms

W Pan, C Li, Z Zhang, T Wu, R Guo - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2024 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic reduction of CO 2 is a considerable method to alleviate global warming and
energy shortage. In this work, CoAl-LDH/Ni 1 Cu NP nitrogen-doped carbon composites …

Tailored energy funneling in photocatalytic π-conjugated polymer nanofibers for high-performance hydrogen production

Y Zhang, J Tian, H Shaikh, HK MacKenzie… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The creation of artificial high-performance photosynthetic assemblies with a tailorable
antenna system to deliver absorbed solar energy to a photosynthetic reaction center …