[PDF][PDF] Oxygen vacancies in metal oxides: recent progress towards advanced catalyst design

G Zhuang, Y Chen, Z Zhuang, Y Yu, J Yu - Sci. China Mater, 2020 - researchgate.net
Energy crisis and environmental problems urgently drive the proposal of new strategies to
improve human wellbeing and assist sustainable development. To this end, scientists have …

A critical review on bismuth oxyhalide based photocatalysis for pharmaceutical active compounds degradation: Modifications, reactive sites, and challenges

P Gao, Y Yang, Z Yin, F Kang, W Fan, J Sheng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs), as a kind of widely used pharmaceutical drugs,
has attracted much attention. The bismuth oxyhalides (BiOX)-based photocatalysis can …

Fabrication and regulation of vacancy-mediated bismuth oxyhalide towards photocatalytic application: Development status and tendency

J Guo, X Li, J Liang, X Yuan, L Jiang, H Yu… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, layered bismuth oxyhalides (BiOX) have been a well-deserved hotspot in the field
of photocatalysis owning to their fascinating physicochemical properties derived from unique …

Highly enhanced visible light photocatalysis and in situ FT-IR studies on Bi metal@ defective BiOCl hierarchical microspheres

H Wang, W Zhang, X Li, J Li, W Cen, Q Li… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D plasmonic Bi metal@ defective BiOCl hierarchical microspheres were
constructed by a one-step solvothermal method. The effects of solvent thermal temperature …

Construction of a Bioinspired Hierarchical BiVO4/BiOCl Heterojunction and Its Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity for Phenol Degradation

Q Su, L Zhu, M Zhang, Y Li, S Liu, J Lin… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Development of ap–n heterojunction to achieve efficient degradation of organic pollutants is
a promising approach in the field of photocatalysis. Herein, BiVO4 with bioinspired …

BiOCl Nanoflowers with High Levels of Oxygen Vacancy for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

S Cheng, Z Sun, KH Lim, T Zhang… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
CO2 photoreduction products, such as CO and CH4, have the potential to be further
processed into valuable products and fuels, making this process a promising …

Flowerlike BiOCl nanospheres fabricated by an in situ self-assembly strategy for efficiently enhancing photocatalysis

C Liu, Y Ren, Z Wang, Y Shi, B Guo, Y Yu… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
For semiconductor-based photocatalytic reactions, defect engineering has been proven as
an efficient approach to enhance the photocatalytic performance. In this work, a …

Defect-rich heterojunction photocatalyst originated from the removal of chloride ions and its degradation mechanism of norfloxacin

G Li, S Huang, N Zhu, H Yuan, D Ge, Y Wei - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Concentrated leachate (CL) contains typical high concentration of Cl−, and it is necessary to
remove Cl− efficiently and even to achieve a high value-added product from the Cl− removal …

Design and fabrication of microsphere photocatalysts for environmental purification and energy conversion

C Yu, W Zhou, H Liu, Y Liu, DD Dionysiou - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis attracts great attention because it has promising applications in degrading
various pollutants and converting light energy into chemical energy. Photocatalytic …

Synthesis and photocatalytic activity of BiOBr nanosheets with tunable exposed {0 1 0} facets

X Xiong, L Ding, Q Wang, Y Li, Q Jiang, J Hu - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
A series of BiOBr nanosheets with tunable exposing proportion of (0 1 0) facets had been
synthesized. In the synthesis process, different n-alcohols are used, which not only promote …