A review on emerging homojunction photocatalysts with impressive performances for wastewater detoxification

A Habibi-Yangjeh, K Pournemati - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Heterogeneous photocatalysis, as an energy-saving technology, is a fascinating strategy to
tackle environmental issues and energy shortages. The efficacy of these processes is …

Improvement of photocatalytic activity of BiOBr and BiOBr/ZnO under visible-light irradiation by short-time low temperature plasma treatment

D Li, W Zhang, Z Niu, Y Zhang - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, BiOBr and BiOBr/ZnO were produced by using a simple hydrothermal method,
and then were modified by a short-time low temperature plasma treatment using the gas of …

Direct Conversion of CO2 into Hydrocarbon Solar Fuels by a Synergistic Photothermal Catalysis

J Tian, R Han, Q Guo, Z Zhao, N Sha - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photothermal coupling catalysis technology has been widely studied in recent years and
may be a promising method for CO2 reduction. Photothermal coupling catalysis can improve …

Low-cost and resource-efficient monolithic photocatalyst with enhanced solar light utilization for the photocatalytic treatment of organic wastewater

X Fan, X Liu, Y Wang - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Developing low-cost, well-performing, and resource-efficient photocatalysts with enhanced
solar light utilization can contribute to the practicability of photocatalytic techniques in …

Enhancing photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B with visible-light-driven HCl-assisted Bi2O3 photocatalysts: Activity, mechanism, and pathways

D Ma, J Tang, G He, Y Xue, S Pan, F Liu… - Materials Science in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study utilized X-diffraction, BET, photoluminescence, UV–vis DRS, FTIR, SEM, XPS,
TOC analysis, EPR, electrochemical measurements, and LC-MS to characterize the …

Recycling waste materials to fabricate solar-driven self-cleaning geopolymers

E Luévano-Hipólito, LM Torres-Martínez… - Waste and Biomass …, 2024 - Springer
The design of photocatalytic building materials based on geopolymers (GPs) through
recycling industrial by-products is an up-and-coming technology that provide durability …

CO2 photoreduction with H2O to C1 and C2 products over perovskite films of alkaline niobates ANbO3 (A= Li, Na, K)

E Luévano-Hipólito, LM Torres-Martínez - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
CO 2 photoreduction represents one promising solution for environmental sustainability to
produce renewable fuels with photocatalysts, H 2 O and solar light. For this reaction …

Ag2O-decorated WO3 nanorods synthesized by soft-template-aided solvothermal route for endorsed visible-light photoreduction of CO2 into methanol

RM Mohamed, A Shawky - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, a solvothermal process with occurrence of mixed surfactants is applied to
produce silver oxide (Ag 2 O)-supported tungsten trioxide (WO 3) nanorods. The produced …

Synthesis of β-Bi2O3 nanoparticles via the oxidation of Bi nanoparticles: Size, shape and polymorph control, anisotropic thermal expansion, and visible-light …

D Leng, T Wang, C Du, X Pei, Y Wan, J Wang - Ceramics International, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Bismuth trioxide (Bi 2 O 3) is known for its simple composition but rich
polymorphism that allows a number of phase-dependent physicochemical properties and …

Visible-Light-Driven CO2 Reduction into Methanol Utilizing Sol-Gel-Prepared CeO2-Coupled Bi2O3 Nanocomposite Heterojunctions

MMM Mostafa, A Shawky, SF Zaman, K Narasimharao… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Carbon dioxide (CO2) photoreduction into renewable fuels over semiconductor
photocatalysts has emerged as a green and sustainable alternative for energy production …