Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

Recent advances in adsorptive removal of heavy metal and metalloid ions by metal oxide-based nanomaterials

K Gupta, P Joshi, R Gusain, OP Khatri - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The science of interface between the inorganic pollutants (heavy metal and metalloid ions)
and the adsorbents is gaining increasing interest for wastewater remediation applications to …

Crystal facet engineering of photoelectrodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting

S Wang, G Liu, L Wang - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a promising approach for solar-driven
hydrogen production with zero emissions, and it has been intensively studied over the past …

Facet Engineered α-MnO2 for Efficient Catalytic Ozonation of Odor CH3SH: Oxygen Vacancy-Induced Active Centers and Catalytic Mechanism

C He, Y Wang, Z Li, Y Huang, Y Liao… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The oxygen vacancy in MnO2 is normally proved as the reactive site for the catalytic
ozonation, and acquiring a highly reactive crystal facet with abundant oxygen vacancy by …

[HTML][HTML] Graphene coupled TiO2 photocatalysts for environmental applications: A review

NT Padmanabhan, N Thomas, J Louis, DT Mathew… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanostructured photocatalysts have always offered opportunities to solve issues concerned
with the environmental challenges caused by rapid urbanization and industrialization. These …

Engineering Crystal Facet of α-MnO2 Nanowire for Highly Efficient Catalytic Oxidation of Carcinogenic Airborne Formaldehyde

S Rong, P Zhang, F Liu, Y Yang - Acs Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
The activity of exposed crystal facets directly determines its physicochemical properties.
Thus, acquiring a high percentage of reactive facets by crystal facet engineering is highly …

A review on the synthesis of the various types of anatase TiO2 facets and their applications for photocatalysis

R Katal, S Masudy-Panah, M Tanhaei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Anatase titanium dioxide, as one of the most well-known functional materials, is widely
utilized in various fields of the environment and energy. In recent decades, much attention …

Imaging photogenerated charge carriers on surfaces and interfaces of photocatalysts with surface photovoltage microscopy

R Chen, F Fan, T Dittrich, C Li - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding photogenerated charge separation on the nano-to micrometer scale is the
key to optimizing the photocatalytic solar energy conversion efficiency. In the past few years …

Selectivity enhancement in heterogeneous photocatalytic transformations

J Kou, C Lu, J Wang, Y Chen, Z Xu, RS Varma - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis has been invariably considered as an unselective process (especially in
water) for a fairly long period of time, and the investigation on selective photocatalysis has …

Recent developments and challenges in practical application of visible–light–driven TiO2–based heterojunctions for PPCP degradation: a critical review

A Kumar, M Khan, J He, IMC Lo - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
The ability of the TiO 2–based photocatalysis process to mineralize organic pollutants has
attracted attention worldwide for the degradation of recalcitrant pharmaceuticals and …