Traditional conversion of alcohols into carbonyl compounds exists a few drawbacks such as
harsh reaction conditions, production of large amounts of hazardous wastes, and poor …

Biochar have received multidisciplinary attention because of their extraordinary
physicochemical properties. In this review, the application of biochar and biochar-based …

Engineering of defects in semiconductors provides an effective protocol for improving
photocatalytic N 2 conversion efficiency. This review focuses on the state-of-the-art progress …

Using solar energy to couple the photoinduced reductive half-reaction with a matched
oxidative half-reaction has received increasing attention in recent years. Such a process …

Selective oxidation of higher alcohols using heterogeneous catalysts is an important
reaction in the synthesis of fine chemicals with added value. Though the process for primary …

Modulation of water activation is crucial to water-involved chemical reactions in
heterogeneous catalysis. Organic sulfur (COS and CS2) hydrolysis is such a typical reaction …

SrTiO 3 based materials have been gaining attention recently in the field of photocatalysis
due to their tunable electronic structure. Herein, we employ a facile one pot solvothermal …

Photocatalytic oxidation of alcohols has received more and more attention in recent years
following the numerous studies on the degradation of pollutants, hydrogen evolution, and …

We provide a distinct understanding on the role of oxygen vacancies (OVs) for visible light-
triggered aerobic oxidation of alcohols via comparative studies on three kinds of Nb 2 O 5 …

Abstract Among MOFs, the Fe-based ones (such as MIL-53 (Fe)) show impressive visible
light response due to the extensive presence of Fe-O clusters, but their photo-activities are …