Showing papers in "Chinese Journal of Catalysis in 2021"

TL;DR: In this article, a series of sulfur-doped g-C3N4 (SCN)/TiO2 S-scheme photocatalysts were synthesized using electrospinning and calcination methods.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors combine low-cost metallic Ni3C cocatalysts with twin nanocrystal Zn05Cd05S (ZCS) solid solution homojunctions for an efficient visible-light-driven H2 production by a simple approach.

TL;DR: In this article, an LSPR-enhanced 0D/2D CdS/MoO3−x heterojunction has been synthesized by the growth of 0D cdS nanoparticles on 2D plasmonic MoO 3−x elliptical nanosheets via a simple coprecipitation method.

TL;DR: In this article, a step-scheme BiVO4/Ag3VO4 composite was synthesized via a hydrothermal and chemical deposition process for the degradation of methylene blue.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the latest advancements in research on MXenes as co-catalysts in relatively popular photocatalytic applications (hydrogen production, CO2 reduction, nitrogen fixation, and organic pollutant oxidation).

TL;DR: In this article, a 2D/2D BiOBr/g-C3N4 heterojunctions were successfully obtained by a convenient in situ self-assembly route.

TL;DR: In this article, a systematic review for the recent advances on Bi2WO6-based photocatalysts is provided, which starts with the crystal structure, optical properties, and photocatalysis fundamentals of Bi2wO6.

TL;DR: In this paper, a two-dimensional graphitic carbon nitride (PCN)/Ti3C2 MXene interface heterojunction with strong interfacial interactions was proposed for solar-to-hydrogen conversion.

TL;DR: In this article, a facile sulfur-mediated photodeposition approach was developed, where photogenerated electrons excited by visible light reduce the S molecules absorbed on g-C3N4 surface to S2−, and subsequently NiS cocatalyst is formed in situ on the g-c3N 4 surface by a combination of Ni 2+ and S 2− due to their small solubility product constant (Ksp = 32 × 10−19).

TL;DR: In this article, Ni2P-Cd0.9Zn0.1S composites were synthesized by coupling tetrapod bundle Cd0n0s and coralline-like Ni2p via a simple calcination method.

TL;DR: In this paper, a novel S-scheme Sb2WO6/g-C3N4 nanocomposite was fabricated by an ultrasound-assisted method, which exhibited excellent performance for photocatalytic ppb-level NO removal.

TL;DR: In this paper, the working mechanism of various heterojunctions is presented systematically and most recent advances of strategies in designing and preparing efficient heterojunction photocatalysts are further summarized and some perspectives on the future directions in this field are provided.

TL;DR: In this article, defect engineering, heterostructure formation, and heteroatom doping are summarized for improving the performance of 2D catalysts in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).

TL;DR: In this article, a 2D/2D step-scheme α-Fe2O3/Bi2WO6 (FO/BWO) heterostructure photo-Fenton catalysts were successfully fabricated by a facile hydrothermal method.

TL;DR: In this article, highly crystalline g-C3N4 hollow spheres (CCNHS) were successfully prepared by the molten salt method using cyanuric acid-melamine as a precursor.

TL;DR: In this article, three-dimensional hierarchical Cd08Zn02S flowers (C8Z2S-F) with ultrathin petals were successfully synthesized through an in-situ self-assembly growth process using sodium citrate as a morphology director.

TL;DR: In this paper, a simple calcination method was employed to prepare a Z-scheme N-doped K4Nb6O17/g-C3N4 (KCN) heterojunction photocatalyst.

TL;DR: The photo-electrocatalytic functionalization of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones has emerged as a promising and powerful approach for post-synthetic modification.

TL;DR: In this paper, a nonmetallic plasmonic S-scheme photocatalyst was fabricated by loading 1D W18O49 nanowires onto 2D g-C3N4 nanosheets.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the progress in amorphous electrocatalysts for water splitting is presented, which aims to provide a guide for designing and developing Amorphous nanomaterials with a fascinating electrocatalysistic water splitting performance.

TL;DR: In this paper, the pore size of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) has been investigated for controllable design of sophisticated catalysts, and the results showed that pore sizes impacted the spatial distribution of CdS nanoparticles (NPs) in the large cavity of UiO-66 nanocage.

TL;DR: In this paper, a novel thiophene group was proposed to extend the optical property of n-π* electronic transitions involving the two lone pairs on sulfur (TLPS) in graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) studies.

TL;DR: In this article, an oil-soluble ZnxCd1-xS quantum dot (ZCS QD) with a uniform particle size distribution was prepared by a hot-injection method, which exhibited excellent photocatalytic H2-production performance in the presence of glycerin and Ni2+, with an apparent quantum efficiency of 159% under irradiation of 420 nm light.

TL;DR: In this article, an environmentally friendly method for the synthesis of 3-organylselenyl quinolones through the electrochemical cross-dehydrogenative coupling of 4-quinolones and diorganyl diselenides was developed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of active sites on photocatalytic performance of porous g-C3N4 nanosheets was investigated for CO2 reduction under visible light irradiation.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors developed a novel strategy to in-situ grow ultrathin N-doped graphene layer on TiO2 hollow spheres (HS) with large area and intimate interfacial contact via a chemical vapor deposition (CVD).

TL;DR: In this paper, the design factors of photocatalytic materials based on MOFs from the perspective of a star MOF were summarized, and the modification strategies of MOFs-based photocatalyst were discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the evolution of metal-oxygen species during transition metal-catalyzed water oxidation, and more importantly, the feasible O-O bond formation mechanisms during the oxygen evolution reaction over synthetic molecular catalysts are discussed.