Shining light on carbon aerogel photocatalysts: unlocking the potentials in the quest for revolutionizing solar‐to‐chemical conversion and environmental remediation

KJ Wong, JJ Foo, TJ Siang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The past few years have witnessed a surge of interest in the development of carbon aerogel‐
based photocatalysts, stemming from their fascinating characteristics that encompass the …

Buoyant titanium dioxide (TiO2) as high performance photocatalyst and peroxide activator: A critical review on fabrication, mechanism and application

NHM Idris, KY Cheong, BJ Kennedy, T Ohno… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) photocatalyst is widely used in wastewater treatment. The
favourable attributes of TiO 2 such as chemically stability, cost-effectiveness, low toxicity to …

Synthesis of TiO2/RGO with plasmonic Ag nanoparticles for highly efficient photoelectrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to methanol toward the removal of an organic …

G Bharath, J Prakash, K Rambabu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The synergistic photoelectrochemical (PEC) technology is a robust process for the
conversion of CO 2 into fuels. However, designing a highly efficient UV–visible driven …

Photocatalytic performance of coupled semiconductor ZnO–CuO nanocomposite coating prepared by a facile brass anodization process

M Nami, S Sheibani, F Rashchi - Materials Science in Semiconductor …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coupled semiconductor metallic oxides have been largely taken into consideration due to
the photocatalytic application. In this work, ZnO–CuO coating nanocomposite was fabricated …

Comparison of the photoactivity of several semiconductor oxides in floating aerogel and suspension systems towards the reduction of Cr (VI) under visible light

R Djellabi, X Zhao, MF Ordonez, E Falletta, CL Bianchi - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
A massive amount of research has been done over the last three decades to develop
photoactive materials which could be suitable for real-world use in water remediation sector …

The enhanced photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanorods/CuO nanourchins composite prepared by chemical bath precipitation

M Nami, A Rakhsha, S Sheibani… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, ZnO nanorods (NRs)/CuO nanourchins (NUs) were composed together to
achieve the highest efficiency in methylene blue (MB) degradation. The nanocomposites …

Study on TiO2/g-C3N4 S-Scheme heterojunction photocatalyst for enhanced formaldehyde decomposition

Y Wu, D Meng, Q Guo, D Gao, L Wang - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic degradation of pollutants is one of the most environmentally friendly and
energy efficient technologies. Photocatalysts with porous structures not only enhance the …

A 3D-printed freestanding graphene aerogel composite photocathode for high-capacity and long-life photo-assisted Li–O 2 batteries

Z Xue, Y Ru, Z Wang, Q Li, M Yu, J Li, H Sun - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The construction of a high-performance photocathode is essential for improving Li–O2
battery performance and solar energy utilization. However, the single pore and few active …

One-Step construction of Polyimide/NH2-UiO-66 heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of sulfonamides

J Wang, M Yuan, C Li, B Zhang, J Zhu, X Hao… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis treatment is a promising technology to eliminate water pollutants. Herein, we
constructed polyimide/NH 2-UiO-66 composites (PUs) through a facile one-step …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into light and mass transport in nanoparticle-based aerogels: the advantages of monolithic 3D photocatalysts

AL Luna, S Papadopoulos, T Kyburz… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The interest of nanoparticle-based aerogels—3-dimensional (3D) nanoparticle assemblies
of macroscopic sizes—in photocatalysis is mainly their versatility for tailoring properties …