Membrane filtration has been widely used in wastewater treatment; contaminants attached to the membrane surface led to flux loss and service life reduction. In the present study, a photo-electrocatalysis membrane was fabricated with CNTs@TiO2 deposit...
In recent years, with the outbreak of the global energy crisis, renewable solar energy has become a focal point of research. However, the utilization efficiency of natural photosynthesis (NPS) is only about 1%. Inspired by NPS, artificial photosynthe...
In this study, the effects of photo-electrocatalysis (PEC) were evaluated as an innovative application of conventional photocatalysis (PC) to remediate water in a recirculating system for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) culture, in relation to fi...
In recent years, due to the impact of global warming, environmental pollution, and the energy crisis, international attention and demand for clean energy are increasing. Hydrogen energy is recognized as one of the clean energy sources. Water is consi...
A recyclable photoelectrode with high degradation capability for organic pollutants is crucial for environmental protection and, in this work, a novel CeO2 quantum dot (QDs)/Ag2Se Z-scheme photoelectrode boasting increased visible light absorption an...
Carbamazepine (CBZ) is a pharmaceutical compound recalcitrant to conventional wastewater treatment plants and widely detected in wastewater bodies. In the present study, advanced oxidation processes for carbamazepine removal are investigated, with pa...
Indigo Blue (IB) is a dye widely used by the textile sector for dyeing cellulose cotton fibers and jeans, being considered a recalcitrant substance, and therefore resistant to traditional treatments. Several methodologies are reported in the literatu...
Cellulose nanomaterials have been widely investigated in the last decade, unveiling attractive properties for emerging applications. The ability of sulfated cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) to guide the supramolecular organization of amphiphilic fullere...
Biocatalysis is fundamental to biological processes and sustainable chemical productions. Over time, the biocatalysis strategy has been widely researched. Initially, biomanufacturing and catalysis of high-value chemicals were carried out through dire...
Micropollutants (MPs), which include both natural and manmade substances, are becoming more prevalent in aquatic habitats as a result of the insufficient removal of these compounds in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Advanced remediation techniqu...
The elimination of pollutants in real water and wastewater is a challenge for the successful application of electrooxidation processes (EOPs). The presence of inorganic salts in the reaction medium is of great relevance during EOPs, with active parti...
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is widely used, studied, and synthesized using different methodologies. By a modification of the material, it can be applied to wastewater treatment. A combined sputtering-laser ablation setup was used to deposit TiO2 thin fil...
Trace amounts of Co3O4 modified TiO2 nanorod arrays were successfully fabricated through the photochemical deposition method without adding any nocuous reagents. The Co3O4/TiO2 nanorod arrays fabricated in acid solution had the highest photo-electroc...
Addressing the urgent need to mitigate increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere and combat global warming, the development of earth-abundant catalysts for selective photo-electrochemical CO2 conversion is a central and pressing challenge. Toward th...
Photo(electro)-catalysis has increasingly attracted attention from researchers due to its wide applications in green chemical transformation, including organic synthesis and environmental remediation. As a promising candidate, the n-type semiconducto...
The use of hydrogen peroxide (produced in situ or ex situ) as the main agent in oxidative processes of environmental pollutant removal is widely studied. The degradation of water pollutants, such as dyes, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, petroleum derivat...
Per-polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a class of persistent organic pollutants that have been detected in several environmental matrices. Photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) was employed to remove PFASs contained in natural groundwater collected in the...
Chemical energy conversion strategies by photocatalysis and electrocatalysis are promising approaches to alleviating our energy shortages and environmental issues. Due to the 2D layer structure, adjustable composition, unique thermal decomposition an...
This review presents a comprehensive overview of recent advances in TiO2-based photoelectrocatalysis (PEC), with an emphasis on material design strategies to enhance visible-light responsiveness and charge carrier dynamics. Key approaches—inclu...
Photoelectrocatalysis (PEC), photolysis (PL), and photocatalysis (PC) were applied to increase the biodegradability of wastewaters effluents sampled from a plant collecting both municipal wastewaters and aqueous waste. In PEC, the catalyst was a poro...
The use of photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis is expected to achieve the efficient utilization of solar energy to alleviate and even solve the problems of energy depletion and environmental pfollution. At present, stannous tungstate materials h...
Photoelectrocatalysis is a hybrid photon/electron-driven process that benefits from the synergistic effects of both processes to enhance and stabilize the generation of disinfecting oxidants. Photoelectrocatalysis is an easy to operate technology tha...
Photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) has been already proposed as a polishing treatment for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) effluents. In this work, the impact of polarization reversal during PEC process has been studied and evaluated on the basis of the...
Rapid growth in the world’s economy depends on a significant increase in energy consumption. As is known, most of the present energy supply comes from coal, oil, and natural gas. The overreliance on fossil energy brings serious environmental pr...
Monolayer nanosheets have gained significant attention as functional materials and also in photo/electrocatalysis due to their unique physical/chemical properties, abundance of highly exposed coordination sites, edges, and corner sites, motivating th...
An Sb2S3-sensitized TiO2 (Sb2S3/TiO2) photo-anode (PA) exhibiting a high photo-electrochemical (PEC) performance in water oxidation has been successfully prepared by a simple chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique. Herein, the Raman spectra and XPS...
In this study, we report an investigation of the photoelectrochemical activity of TiO2 films formed by DC plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) at a variable potential in a sulfuric acid electrolyte at 0 and 25 °C. The surface morphology was mainly...
This work describes how conducting polymer nanocomposites can be employed as synergistic supports that significantly accelerate the rate of electro-catalysis. The nanocomposite PEDOT/nano-Co3O4/rGO is discussed as an example in this respect, which is...
Since black silicon was discovered by coincidence, the special material was explored for many amazing material characteristics in optical, surface topography, and so on. Because of the material property, black silicon is applied in many spheres of a...
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emission has been a global concern over the past few decades due to the increase in the demand of energy, a major source of which is fossil fuels. To mitigate the emission issues, as well as to find a solution for the energy need...
In this paper, a simple, inexpensive, and rapid method for the fabrication of controlled layer candle soot film has been reported by interface self-assembly and transferred method. The mechanism of candle soot self-assembly is explained and their mor...
Human beings need abundant material support and energy supply in their exploration of the universe. The sustainable supply of materials is an important condition for long-term space exploration. In situ resource utilization technology (ISRU) is an im...
This investigation reports on the efficacy of a photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) system enhanced by a nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanocrystal-modified TiO2 nanotube array (N-TiO2 NCs/TNTAs) anode paired with a graphene oxide/activated carbon (GO/AC) photocathode...
Photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen production was studied by using a photoelectrochemical cell where the photoanode was made by depositing on FTO electrodes either a nanoparticulate WO3 film alone or a bilayer film made of nanoparticulate WO3 at the bott...
Electrocatalysts are the core component of electrocatalytic water splitting for improving its overall energy conversion efficiency and reducing the energy input. At present, the design of efficient electrocatalysts mainly focuses on optimizing their...
A TiO2@Cu2O semiconductor heterostructure with better photochemical response compared to TiO2 was obtained using an electrochemical deposition method of Cu2O on the surface of TiO2 nanotubes. The choice of 1D nanotubes was motivated by the possibilit...
Green hydrogen—a carbon-free renewable fuel—has the capability to decarbonise a variety of sectors. The generation of green hydrogen is currently restricted to water electrolysers. The use of freshwater resources and critical raw material...
Photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis, as green and low-cost pollutant treatment technologies, have been widely used to simultaneously degrade pollutants and produce clean energy to solve the problems of environmental pollution and energy crisis....
Glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)-glycine] is a herbicide with several commercial formulations that are used generally in agriculture for the control of various weeds. It is the most used pesticide in the world and comprises multiple constituents (coad...
With growing environmental concerns and the need for sustainable energy, multifunctional materials that can simultaneously address water treatment and clean energy production are in high demand. In this study, we developed a cost-effective method to...
The idea of a “Hydrogen Economy” is that carbon containing fuels should be replaced by hydrogen, thus eliminating air pollution and growth of CO2 in the atmosphere. However, storage of a gas, its transport and reconversion to electricity doubles the...
Titanium dioxide has long been investigated for its excellent photocatalytic activity under UV illumination. However, its sluggish activity under visible-light illumination remains a challenge. Doping titanium dioxide with transition metals and non-m...
Electrocatalysis is a promising way to treat water contaminated by harmful organic compounds. The combination of nanoparticles supported on a conductive substrate allows degradation to occur under less energetic conditions. This work evaluated the ef...
In recent years, the discharge of various emerging pollutants, chemicals, and dyes in water and wastewater has represented one of the prominent human problems. Since water pollution is directly related to human health, highly resistant and emerging c...
Residential and commercial buildings are responsible for over 30% of global final energy consumption and accounts for ~40% of annual direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions. Energy efficient and sustainable technologies are necessary to not only...
Water oxidation is still one of the most important challenges to develop efficient artificial photosynthetic devices. In recent decades, the development and study of molecular complexes for water oxidation have allowed insight into the principles gov...
This study presents the development of Cu-doped NiMo/TiO2 photoelectrocatalysts for simultaneous green hydrogen production and pharmaceutical pollutant removal under simulated solar irradiation. The catalysts were synthesized via wet impregnation (15...
Global warming is pushing the world to seek to green energy sources and hydrogen is a good candidate to substitute fossil fuels in the short term. In future, it is expected that production of hydrogen will be carried out through photo-electrocatalysi...
In the context of a future renewable energy system based on hydrogen storage as energy-dense liquid alcohols co-synthesized from recycled CO2, this article reviews advances in photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis that exploit solar (photonic) pri...
(Photo-)electrocatalytic artificial photosynthesis driven by electrical and/or solar energy that converts water (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) into hydrogen (H2), carbohydrates and oxygen (O2), has proven to be a promising and effective route for pro...
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