Recent Progress in Diverse Heterostructured Photocatalysts and Their Performance
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Photocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2024) | Viewed by 1333
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The recent progress in diverse heterostructured photocatalysts has shown great promise in promoting photocatalytic performance in various applications. These advancements have focused on enhancing the efficiency of important reactions such as water splitting, methane oxidation, CO2 reduction, and organic degradation.
Photocatalysts play a vital role in harnessing solar energy to drive chemical reactions. By utilizing heterostructures, which consist of multiple semiconductor materials, researchers have been able to enhance the light absorption, charge separation, and catalytic activity of these materials. The heterostructured photocatalysts are successful in degrading organic pollutants under visible-light irradiation. In water splitting, they efficiently convert water into hydrogen and oxygen using sunlight. For methane oxidation, they effectively convert methane into less harmful byproducts. In CO2 reduction, they transform carbon dioxide into valuable fuels or chemicals.
These advancements offer promising solutions for energy and environmental challenges. By harnessing solar energy, heterostructured photocatalysts contribute to sustainable chemical transformations and pollution remediation. This Special Issue also includes combined processes that integrate photocatalysis techniques as pre-treatment or post-treatment stages.
Dr. Jingkai Yang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photocatalysts
- water splitting
- methane oxidation
- CO2 reduction
- organic degradation
