ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(5), P. 2770 - 2780
Published: Feb. 11, 2022
Photocatalysis
is
one
of
the
promising
purification
technologies
for
organic
degradation
due
to
a
potent
driving
force
hydroxyl
radicals
(HO•).
Unfortunately,
HO•
evolution
from
dissolved
oxygen
in
traditional
photocatalysis
three-electron-reduction
process
via
H2O2
and
suffers
low
utilization
efficiency
photoexcited
electrons.
A
change
surface
processes
direct
formation
will
induce
rapid
redox
reactions
improve
conduction
band
electrons
(CB-e–)
production.
In
this
work,
we
couple
photocatalyst
engineering
using
defect-engineered
S-scheme
WO3/g-C3N4
nanocomposites
with
ozonation
analyze
relative
contributions
catalyst
structure
reaction
improved
generation
quantum
efficiency.
We
revealed
that
strategies
defect
heterojunction
CB-e–
enrichment
but
played
minor
role
while
ozone
exerted
dominant
effect
on
pathway
into
more
efficient
single-electron-transfer
process.
The
synergy
resulted
44-fold
increase
rate
constant
compared
benchmark
g-C3N4-based
catalytic
ozonation.
This
work
advances
mechanistic
principles
kinetic
boost
terms
design
micropollutant
elimination
provides
insights
modification
routes
advanced
oxidation
processes.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
51(11), P. 4583 - 4762
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Replacing
fossil
fuels
with
energy
sources
and
carriers
that
are
sustainable,
environmentally
benign,
affordable
is
amongst
the
most
pressing
challenges
for
future
socio-economic
development.
Energy & Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 880 - 937
Published: Nov. 16, 2021
Photocatalytic
CO
2
conversion
is
vital
technology
to
realize
global
carbon
neutrality
and
generate
future
energy
supplies.
This
review
proposes
fundamentals,
challenges,
strategies,
prospects
for
photocatalytic
research.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
31(28)
Published: April 25, 2021
Abstract
It
is
a
well‐known
fact
that
the
pronounced
photogenerated
charge
recombination
and
poor
light
absorption
are
main
bottlenecks
of
photocatalysis
applications.
The
conventional
approaches
to
address
these
problems
involve
bandgap
engineering
suppression
after
irradiation,
which
results
in
an
enhancement
photocatalytic
performance
materials.
However,
most
essential
aspect
surface
modification
engineer
active
sites
on
catalyst
generally
not
given
much
importance.
Contrary
this,
defect
another
approach
by
optical,
separation,
properties
materials
can
be
tuned.
In
this
review
article,
effect
introduction
vacancies
selected
semiconductor
materials,
viz.,
metal
oxides,
perovskite
sulfides,
oxyhalides,
nitrides
comprehensively
summarized.
only
improves
their
optical
transfer
but
also
affects
properties,
helpful
adsorption
reactants
surface.
Herein,
hydrogen
evolution
nitrogen
fixation
applications
vacancy
engineered
discussed
detail
along
with
current
trends,
scalability
requirements,
rigorous
experimental
protocols.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
9(11), P. 6650 - 6670
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
This
review
summarizes
the
recent
progress
of
A-site
perovskite
oxides
as
an
emerging
functional
material
for
electrocatalysis
and
photocatalysis
applications.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(18), P. 10116 - 10211
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
The
present
work
provides
a
critical
review
of
the
science
and
technological
state-of-the-art
defect
engineering
applied
to
oxide
perovskites
in
thermocatalytic,
electrocatalytic,
photocatalytic,
energy-storage
applications.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
31(30)
Published: May 16, 2021
Abstract
Meeting
the
escalating
demand
for
clean
water
resources
is
one
of
key
challenges
to
ensure
a
sustainable
future.
Catalysis
plays
an
important
role
advance
chemical
reactions
required
wastewater
efficient
remediation.
How
exploit
high‐performance
catalysts
boost
pivotal
reaction
kinetics
always
attracts
researchers’
enthusiasm.
Perovskite
oxides
as
novel
class
functional
materials
can
be
tuned
confer
compositional
flexibilities
and
provide
rich
unique
structural
properties.
As
rising‐star
material,
it
has
been
widely
probed
electrocatalysis,
photocatalysis,
membrane‐catalysis
energy
conversion,
but
received
less
attention
in
treatment.
In
this
review,
advances
perovskite
advanced
oxidation
processes
(AOPs)
remediation
are
comprehensively
elaborated.
A
fundamental
understanding
crystal
structures
properties
well
basic
principles
AOPs
firstly
provided.
Then,
emphasis
placed
on
how
tune
suit
various
AOPs.
The
strategies
design
enhance
catalytic
activities
have
highlighted.
It
expected
that
after
reading
readers
will
clearer
vision
background,
state
art
development,
general
guidelines
future
directions
regarding
research
area.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(24), P. 13692 - 13729
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Recent
progress
of
earth-abundant,
nontoxic
perovskite
oxides,
halides
and
oxyhalides
for
photocatalysis
is
discussed
related
to
composition
structure.
