Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(22), P. 7949 - 8004
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Photocatalytic
organic
reactions,
harvesting
solar
energy
to
produce
high
value-added
chemicals,
have
attracted
increasing
attention
as
a
sustainable
approach
address
the
global
crisis
and
environmental
issues.
Reticular
framework
materials,
including
metal-organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
covalent
(COFs),
are
widely
considered
promising
candidates
for
photocatalysis
owing
their
crystallinity,
tailorable
pore
environment
extensive
structural
diversity.
Although
design
synthesis
of
MOFs
COFs
been
intensively
developed
in
last
20
years,
applications
photocatalytic
transformations
still
preliminary
stage,
making
systematic
summary
necessary.
Thus,
this
review
aims
provide
comprehensive
understanding
useful
guidelines
exploration
suitable
MOF
COF
photocatalysts
towards
appropriate
reactions.
The
commonly
used
reactions
categorized
facilitate
identification
reaction
types.
From
practical
viewpoint,
fundamentals
experimental
design,
active
species,
performance
evaluation
external
conditions,
discussed
detail
easy
experimentation.
Furthermore,
latest
advances
COFs,
composites,
comprehensively
summarized
according
actual
sites,
together
with
discussion
structure-property
relationship.
We
believe
that
study
will
be
helpful
researchers
novel
reticular
various
synthetic
applications.
Environmental Science & Technology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
56(23), P. 16582 - 16601
Published: Nov. 11, 2022
Photocatalysis
is
regarded
as
one
of
the
most
promising
technologies
for
indoor
volatile
organic
compounds
(VOCs)
elimination
due
to
its
low
cost,
safe
operation,
energy
efficiency,
and
high
mineralization
efficiency
under
ambient
conditions.
However,
practical
applications
this
technology
are
limited,
despite
considerable
research
efforts
in
recent
decades.
Until
now,
works
were
carried
out
laboratory
focused
on
exploring
new
catalytic
materials.
Only
a
few
involved
immobilization
catalysts
design
reactors
applications.
Therefore,
review
systematically
summarizes
development
photocatalytic
oxidation
(PCO)
VOCs,
with
emphasis
catalyst's
reactor
designs
detail.
First,
different
types
materials
mechanisms
PCO
VOCs
briefly
discussed.
Then,
both
techniques
reviewed
Finally,
existing
challenges
future
perspectives
proposed.
This
work
aims
provide
updated
information
inspirations
commercialization
future.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(13), P. e32861 - e32861
Published: June 13, 2024
Increasing
water
pollution
and
decreasing
energy
reserves
have
emerged
as
growing
concerns
for
the
environment.
These
pollutions
are
due
to
dangerous
effects
of
numerous
pollutants
on
humans
aquatic
organisms,
such
hydrocarbons,
biphenyls,
pesticides,
dyes,
pharmaceuticals,
metal
ions.
On
other
hand,
need
a
clean
environment,
finding
alternatives
fossil
renewable
fuels
is
very
important.
Hydrogen
(H2)
regarded
viable
promising
substitute
fuels,
range
methodologies
been
devised
generate
this
particular
source
energy.
Metal-organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
new
generation
nanoporous
coordination
polymers
whose
crystal
structure
composed
juxtaposition
organic
inorganic
constituent
units.
Due
their
flexible
nature,
regular
structure,
high
surface
area,
these
materials
attracted
much
attention
removing
various
from
wastewater,
splitting.
MOFs
Z-scheme
heterojunctions
identified
an
economical
eco-friendly
method
eliminating
wastewater
systems,
produce
H2.
Their
low-cost
synthesis
unique
properties
increase
application
in
environment
fields.
The
possess
diverse
properties,
exceptional
making
them
ideal
degradation
separation.
development
formulation
photocatalytic
system
using
MOFs,
which
stable
potent
redox
capability,
has
successful
approach
addressing
environmental
shortages
recent
times.
Through
utilization
benefits
offered
by
photocatalysts,
efficient
separation
migration
charge
carriers,
extensive
spectrum
light
absorption,
among
advantages,
notable
enhancements
can
be
attained.
This
review
encompasses
techniques,
heterojunctions,
use
treating
wastewaters,
including
heavy
metals,
Also,
it
provides
overview
mechanisms,
pathways,
theoretical
practical
aspects
heterojunctions.
Finally,
thoroughly
assesses
existing
challenges
suggests
further
research
applications
industrial-scale
treatment.
