ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(29), P. 37379 - 37389
Published: July 9, 2024
Effective
management
of
volatile
organic
compounds
(VOCs)
and
carbon
monoxide
(CO)
is
critical
to
human
health
the
ecological
environment.
Catalytic
oxidation
one
most
promising
technologies
for
achieving
efficient
VOCs
CO
emission
control.
Platinum
group
metal
(PGM)-free
catalysts
are
recently
receiving
sustainable
attention
in
catalyzing
removal
due
their
low
cost,
superior
catalytic
activity,
excellent
stability,
but
PGM-free
face
challenges
low-temperature
efficiency.
In
this
mini-review,
starting
with
discussing
mechanism
oxidation,
we
summarize
surface/interface
modulation
strategies
promote
oxygen
VOCs/CO
molecule
activation
enhanced
including
vacancy
engineering,
heteroatom
doping,
surface
acidity
modification,
active
interface
construction.
We
highlight
currently
remaining
prospects
advanced
catalyst
development
highly
control
practical
applications.
Small,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
Abstract
Achieving
synergistic
oxidation
and
reduction
represents
a
significant
challenge
in
the
field
of
photocatalysis.
In
this
study,
hydrothermal/in
situ
construction
Bi
atom
clusters
within
2
Sn
O
7
/ZnIn
S
4
(BSO/ZIS)
heterostructures
is
reported.
These
exhibit
self‐accelerating
charge‐transfer
mechanisms
facilitated
by
internal
electric
fields
bonding
bridges,
resulting
highly
efficient
light
absorption
capabilities.
X‐ray
photoelectron
spectroscopy
(XPS)
Kelvin
probe
force
microscopy
(KPFM),
as
well
theoretical
calculations,
indicate
that
canonical
induction
promotion
electrons
holes
lowers
activation
energy
CHO*
generation,
allowing
simultaneous
CO
toluene
over
catalyst,
enhances
proton‐coupling
electron‐transfer
processes,
unique
reaction
mechanism.
The
reactant,
Bi‐Bi
(B‐BSO/ZIS)
heterostructure
achieves
rate
to
726.3
µmol
g
−1
h
(99.9%
selectivity)
benzaldehyde
2362.0
(98.0%
selectivity),
which
increases
activity
14.6
5.7
times
compared
pristine
ZnIn
.
This
study
underscores
significance
modulating
photocatalytic
pathway
through
strategic
selection
metal
reactants,
contributing
rational
design
photocatalysts
for
enhanced
adsorption
stabilization
*H.
ACS Omega,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(25), P. 26780 - 26804
Published: June 5, 2024
Toluene
is
a
common
and
significant
volatile
organic
compound
(VOC).
Although
it
finds
extensive
application
in
various
industrial
processes
(chemical
manufacturing,
paint
adhesive
production,
as
solvent),
creates
huge
environmental
impact
when
emitted
freely
into
the
atmosphere.
Two
solutions
were
found
to
mitigate
emission
of
this
pollutant:
total
oxidation
CO2
H2O
selective
benzaldehyde.
This
review
discusses
two
main
alternatives
for
tackling
problem:
converting
toluene
carbon
dioxide
by
or
benzaldehyde
oxidation.
It
presents
new
catalytic
advances,
trends,
advantages
disadvantages
both
methods.
