Catalysts,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(12), P. 904 - 904
Published: Dec. 9, 2024
Developing
sustainable
TiO2-based
photocatalysts
for
environmental
remediation
is
an
increasingly
significant
area
of
research.
However,
a
limited
understanding
the
long-term
ecological
impact
these
poses
barrier
to
their
practical
and
industrial-scale
applications.
To
address
this
challenge,
work
employed
green
synthesis
approach
prepare
Ag/TiO2
photocatalyst
designed
improve
compatibility
enhance
efficiency
in
pollutant
degradation.
was
synthesized
using
mushroom
biomass
as
natural
capping
evaluate
its
effectiveness
degradation
ciprofloxacin
(CIP)
azo
Carmine
G
dye
(ACGD).
The
served
renewable
cost-effective
support
Ag
incorporation,
while
modification
TiO2
could
photocatalyst’s
performance.
Structural,
chemical,
morphological
characterization
techniques
were
applied
showed
that
particles
consisted
irregularly
shaped
nanoparticles.
CIP
removal
reached
82.46%
after
300
min
ACGD
went
up
83.64%.
enhanced
performance
attributed
unique
electronic
structural
properties
Ag-modified
TiO2.
This
study
highlights
potential
via
methods
high-performance
effective
pharmaceutical
pollutants
wastewater
treatment
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 1, 2024
Abstract
The
issues
of
active
iodine
dissolution
and
polyiodide
shuttle
severely
hinder
the
development
zinc‐iodine
batteries
(ZIBs).
Binder
engineering
is
considered
a
valid
strategy
to
kill
two
birds
with
one
stone.
Herein,
sodium
lignosulfonate
(LS),
an
important
derivative
lignin,
optimized
as
neotype
binder
for
fabrication
iodine‐loading
cathode.
Owing
existence
‐SO
3
Na
group,
electrostatic
potential
LS
molecule
contains
both
negative
positive
regions,
which
prefer
block
behavior
through
repulsion
effect,
adsorb
polyiodides
attraction
respectively.
Meanwhile,
holds
more
Gibbs
free
energies
consecutive
radical
reaction,
much
stronger
adsorption
species,
manifesting
fast
conversion
reaction
kinetics,
effective
inhibition
behavior.
As
expected,
ZIBs
based
on
delivers
high
capacity
153.6
mAh
g
−1
after
400
cycles
at
0.1
A
,
reversible
152.8
500
0.5
(50
°C),
durable
cycling
stability
12000
5
implying
excellent
fixation
ability
binder.
This
work
guides
design
special
iodine‐based
electrodes
facilitates
practical
application
ZIBs.
Applied Physics Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
126(5)
Published: Feb. 3, 2025
Photocatalytic
hydrogen
evolution
(PHE)
is
sustainable
and
environmentally
friendly.
Titanium
dioxide
(TiO2)
commonly
chosen
as
a
photocatalyst
of
PHE
due
to
its
non-toxicity,
robust
stability,
superior
photocatalytic
activity.
However,
the
efficacy
TiO2
restricted
by
rapid
electron–hole
pair
recombination,
limited
electron
mobility,
sluggish
surface
reactions.
To
address
these
issues,
we
have
synthesized
Ni–P
alloy
onto
(Ni–P/TiO2)
using
safe
efficient
photo-deposition
method,
thereby
constructing
Schottky
heterojunction
photocatalyst.
The
construction
significantly
reduces
recombination
rates
photoinduced
pairs
enhances
charge
transfer
within
Additionally,
incorporation
increases
density
oxygen
vacancies,
providing
abundant
active
sites
for
reduction
reaction.
metallic
properties
improve
overall
light
absorption
capacity.
As
result,
Ni–P/TiO2
exhibits
exceptional
production
capability.
When
mass
ratio
12
wt.
%,
rate
reaches
maximum
value
at
1654.2
μmol
g−1
h−1.
Furthermore,
functional
theory
calculations
substantiate
that
formation
an
internal
electric
field
between
facilitates
migration
carrier
separation.
This
investigation
provides
promising
strategy
TiO2-based
heterojunctions
performance.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(31), P. 19950 - 19957
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Atomically
dispersed
Ni/Cu
pairs
on
a
BiOCl
substrate
were
fabricated
by
solvothermal
method.
The
optimal
sample
(Ni
1
/Cu
-BOC)
exhibited
superior
HCO
3
−
R
activity
and
CO
selectivity,
due
to
efficient
charge
transfer
protonation.
