Metal-free carbon materials-catalyzed sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes: a review on heterogeneous catalysts and applications

Q Zhao, Q Mao, Y Zhou, J Wei, X Liu, J Yang, L Luo… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), especially sulfate radical based
AOPs have been widely used in various fields of wastewater treatment due to their capability …

Recent progress on graphene-based photocatalysts: current status and future perspectives

N Zhang, Y Zhang, YJ Xu - Nanoscale, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene (GR) has become a sparkling rising star on the horizon of material science. Due
to its unique planar structure, excellent transparency, superior electron conductivity and …

Surface controlled generation of reactive radicals from persulfate by carbocatalysis on nanodiamonds

X Duan, C Su, L Zhou, H Sun, A Suvorova… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Production of radicals by metal-free catalysis is expected to offer a promising oxidative
reaction for remediation of emerging contaminants. In this study, novel metal-free activation …

Photo-illuminated diamond as a solid-state source of solvated electrons in water for nitrogen reduction

D Zhu, L Zhang, RE Ruther, RJ Hamers - Nature materials, 2013 - nature.com
The photocatalytic reduction of N2 to NH3 is typically hampered by poor binding of N2 to
catalytic materials and by the very high energy of the intermediates involved in this reaction …

Reduced graphene oxide for catalytic oxidation of aqueous organic pollutants

H Sun, S Liu, G Zhou, HM Ang, MO Tadé… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2012 - ACS Publications
We discovered that chemically reduced graphene oxide, with an ID/IG> 1.4 (defective to
graphite) can effectively activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) to produce active sulfate …

Photoreduction of graphene oxides: methods, properties, and applications

YL Zhang, L Guo, H Xia, QD Chen… - Advanced Optical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In view of mass‐production and solution‐processing capabilities, graphene oxides (GOs),
generally prepared by chemical oxidation of graphite and subsequent exfoliation in aqueous …

Control the size and surface chemistry of graphene for the rising fluorescent materials

S Zhu, S Tang, J Zhang, B Yang - Chemical communications, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorescent graphene-based materials, labelled as a sort of fluorescent carbon-based
nanomaterial, have drawn increasing attention in recent years. When the size and structure …

Catalysis by hybrid sp 2/sp 3 nanodiamonds and their role in the design of advanced nanocarbon materials

Y Lin, X Sun, DS Su, G Centi… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Hybrid sp2/sp3 nanocarbons, in particular sp3-hybridized ultra-dispersed nanodiamonds
and derivative materials, such as the sp3/sp2-hybridized bucky nanodiamonds and sp2 …

sp2/sp3 Framework from Diamond Nanocrystals: A Key Bridge of Carbonaceous Structure to Carbocatalysis

X Duan, W Tian, H Zhang, H Sun, Z Ao, Z Shao… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Diamond nanocrystals in robust sp3 hybridization are appealing carbonaceous materials in
the material community, whose structure can be transformed into unique sp2/sp3 …

Diamond surface functionalization: from gemstone to photoelectrochemical applications

J Raymakers, K Haenen, W Maes - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Diamond is a highly attractive material for photoelectrochemical applications such as dye-
sensitized solar cells or photocatalysis because of its high chemical stability, high …