From plastic waste to treasure: selective upcycling through catalytic technologies

S Yue, P Wang, B Yu, T Zhang, Z Zhao… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The huge amount of plastic wastes has become a pressing global environmental problem,
leading to severe environmental pollution and resource depletion through conventional …

Ultrasound-assisted piezoelectric photocatalysis: An effective strategy for enhancing hydrogen evolution from water splitting

F Yang, P Wang, J Hao, J Qu, Y Cai, X Yang, CM Li… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Hydrogen (H 2), as a sustainable and clean energy source that has garnered
global attention, holds immense significance in the pursuit of reducing carbon emissions …

Hybrid photothermal–photocatalyst sheets for solar-driven overall water splitting coupled to water purification

C Pornrungroj, AB Mohamad Annuar, Q Wang… - Nature Water, 2023 - nature.com
Photocatalytic water splitting converts sunlight directly into storable hydrogen, but commonly
involves the use of pure water and land for plant installation while generating unusable …

Recent progress on semiconductor heterogeneous photocatalysts in clean energy production and environmental remediation

N Goodarzi, Z Ashrafi-Peyman, E Khani, AZ Moshfegh - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Semiconductor-based photocatalytic reactions are a practical class of advanced oxidation
processes (AOPs) to address energy scarcity and environmental pollution. By utilizing solar …

Molecular self-assembly in conductive covalent networks for selective nitrate electroreduction to ammonia

F Sun, Y Gao, M Li, Y Wen, Y Fang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical nitrate (NO3–) reduction in aqueous media provides a useful approach for
ammonia (NH3) synthesis. While efforts are focused on developing catalysts, the local …

Proton reservoirs in polymer photocatalysts for superior H 2 O 2 photosynthesis

B Sheng, Y Xie, Q Zhao, H Sheng… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In H2O2 photosynthesis from water and O2, a paradox occurs that the kinetically sluggish
half-reaction of water oxidation performs as the proton source for the kinetically faster O2 …

Non‐Lignin Constructing the Gas–Solid Interface for Enhancing the Photothermal Catalytic Water Vapor Splitting

J Li, L Ding, Z Su, K Li, F Fang, R Sun, Y Qin… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The progress of solar‐driven water‐splitting technology has been impeded by the limited
light response capability of semiconductor materials. Despite attempts to leverage nearly …

Core-shell nanoconfinement: Nanoreactors for directional electron migration in photothermal-assisted photocatalytic hydrogen production

Y Shen, Y Shi, Z Chen, S Zhang, K Chen, X Luo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Photothermal-assisted photocatalysis play crucial factors in solar to chemical/thermal energy
conversion via the light–matter interaction. Herein, a photothermal nanoconfinement reactor …

Advancements in Nanoenabled Membrane Distillation for a Sustainable Water‐Energy‐Environment Nexus

MU Farid, JA Kharraz, J Sun, MW Boey… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of nano innovations in membrane distillation (MD) has garnered increasing
scientific interest. This enables the exploration of state‐of‐the‐art nano‐enabled MD …

Catalyzing Artificial Photosynthesis with TiO2 Heterostructures and Hybrids: Emerging Trends in a Classical yet Contemporary Photocatalyst

X Ruan, S Li, C Huang, W Zheng, X Cui… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) stands out as a versatile transition‐metal oxide with applications
ranging from energy conversion/storage and environmental remediation to sensors and …