Chunyang Nie

TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarize the recent advances in graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots (g-C3N4QDs) regarding their synthesis, optical and electronic properties and photocatalytic applications for degrading organic pollutants.

TL;DR: Insight is provided into the effect of lignocellulosic biomass source on the catalytic property of biochar, which would be beneficial to screen ligne cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin biowastes to prepare high-performance biochar for water remediation.

TL;DR: The results suggest that the MWCNT anode/PDS is an efficient and economical metal-free electrochemical oxidative system for organic contaminants remediation and implications of operation parameters including electrode potential, energy cost, pH, etc.

TL;DR: In this article, recent advances in the synthesis of 2D CxNy nanocrystals and their applications in various fields are summarized, and future challenges and opportunities for developing 2D crystalline carbon nitrides for more broad applications including environmental remediation.

TL;DR: In this article, a new descriptor, local electrophilicity index (ω), which represents the oxidative capacity of adsorbed S2O82−, was included to identify the intrinsic active sites in carbocatalysts via density functional theory calculations.