Synthesis and Application of Composite Photocatalysts
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Photocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2022) | Viewed by 8447
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photoelectrochemistry; photocatalysis material and device; environmental catalysis; CO2 reduction
Interests: photocatalysis in environment and energy application; natural mineral and biomass composite; nanotechnology and nanocatalysis; green and sustainable chemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Solar energy is the most valuable alternative energy because it is naturally ample, clean, and sustainable. The arduous challenge facing chemists is achieving effective utilization of solar energy. Solar photocatalysis applied in energy generation and environmental purification has received great research interest owning to its mild conditions and safe and simple operation process. With the assistance of photocatalysts, solar energy is utilized to split H2O to H2, reduce CO2 to solar fuels, fix N2 to NH3, treat wastewater and VOCs, etc. It is crucial to develop efficient photocatalysts for adopting this technology in industrial production. Over the past few decades, various photocatalysts have been successfully synthesized such as TiO2, Bi2O3, g-C3N4, BiOX (Cl, Br, I), BiVO4/RGO g-C3N4/MOF, and MOF@COF.
In recent years, a great amount of attention has been paid to composite photocatalysts due to their photocatalytic performance. Based on the above considerations, submissions to this Special Issue “Synthesis and Application of Composite Photocatalyst” are welcomed, in the form of original research papers, reviews, or communications that highlight the research state of composite photocatalysts as: a) metal-based photocatalysts; b) heterojunction photocatalysts; c) Z-scheme photocatalysts; d) MOF-based photocatalysts; e) COF-based photocatalysts; f) carbon-based photocatalysts; and g) other novel composite photocatalysts.
New research regarding the correlation between the physicochemical properties of composite photocatalysts and photocatalytic performance in environmental and energy applications will be taken into consideration.
Dr. Shaomang Wang
Prof. Dr. Xiazhang Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Photocatalysis
- VOC degradation
- Wastewater treatment
- Air purification
- Photosynthesis
- Photoelectrode
- CO2 reduction
- H2 generation
- Photocatalytic devices