Nanomaterials for Photo- and Electro-Catalysis: Design and Characterization

A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanostructured Catalysts".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 2887

Special Issue Editors

State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, China
Interests: semiconductor defect chemistry; localized surface plasmon resonance; two-dimensional nanomaterials; photo(electro)catalytic water splitting; carbon dioxide reduction
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, and Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
Interests: catalysis synthesis; photocatalytic degradation; VOC abatement; exhaust gas treatment; H2 production
Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Residual Pollution in Agricultural Film, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Interests: inorganic synthesis; electrochemical CO2 reduction; organic catalysis; waste plastic upgrading

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The continuous dependence of human society on fossil fuels in the past several centuries has led to severe issues, such as the energy crisis, environmental contamination, and global warming. To tackle these issues, the development of green and sustainable energy alternatives (e.g., water splitting into hydrogen and oxygen, CO2 reduction into value-added hydrocarbon fuels) is of urgent demand and critical importance. In this Special Issue, catalytic reactions through photocatalysis (directly driven by sunlight) or electrocatalysis (indirectly driven by electricity from renewable solar and wind energy) are of interest. With the sizes of materials down to the nanoscale, unique electronic structures enable nanomaterials to possess improved chemical and physical properties compared to those of their bulk counterparts. As a consequence, nanomaterials may be endowed with a range of features, such as enlarged specific surface area, more exposed reactive sites, fast charge transfer, strong metal-support interactions, facilitated adsorption strength of reactants/intermediates, and so on, which lead to outstanding or unexpected photocatalytic and electrocatalytic performances.

Accordingly, this Special Issue on “Nanomaterials for Photo- and Electrocatalysis: Design and Characterization” aims to gather new research findings in this thriving area. Papers that are devoted to new design synthesis of nanomaterials, new results around structural characterizations, and new catalytic performance evaluations via photocatalysis or electrocatalysis are welcome. The issue will focus on nanomaterials engineering for photocatalytic and electrocatalytic reactions in (but not limited to) hydrogen evolution/oxidation reaction (HER/HOR), oxygen evolution/reduction reaction (OER/ORR), water splitting, selective organic oxidation/reduction, CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), and biomass transformations.

Prof. Dr. Hefeng Cheng
Prof. Dr. Meicheng Wen
Prof. Dr. Maolin Zhang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • nanomaterials
  • photocatalysts
  • electrocatalysts
  • hydrogen evolution reaction
  • oxygen evolution reaction
  • water spitting
  • fuel cells
  • carbon dioxide reduction
  • nitrogen reduction reaction
  • selective organic transformation

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Research Progress on Catalytic Combustion of Volatile Organic Compounds in Industrial Waste Gas
by Kai Li and Xiaoqing Luo
Catalysts 2023, 13(2), 268; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13020268 - 25 Jan 2023
Cited by 5 | Viewed by 2611
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from industrial processes have high stability, low activity, and toxicity which cause continuous harm to human health and the atmospheric environment. Catalytic combustion has the advantages of low energy consumption and low cost and is expected to be [...] Read more.
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from industrial processes have high stability, low activity, and toxicity which cause continuous harm to human health and the atmospheric environment. Catalytic combustion has the advantages of low energy consumption and low cost and is expected to be one of the most effective methods to remove VOCs. At present, the selection of low cost, high activity, and durability catalysts are still a difficult problem. Industrial emissions of VOCs contain a certain amount of aromatic hydrocarbons; these substances are highly toxic substances, and, once inhaled by the human body, will cause serious harm to health. In this paper, the principle, advantages, and disadvantages of VOCs processing technology are analyzed in detail, and the catalytic combustion of aromatic hydrocarbons in VOCs is reviewed, including catalyst, reaction conditions, catalyst selection, inactivation reasons, and structure use. In addition, the deactivation effects of chlorine and sulfur on catalysts during the catalytic combustion of VOCs are discussed in detail. Finally, on the basis of literature research, the prospect of catalytic combustion of VOCs is presented, which provides influential information for further research on VOCs processing technology. Full article
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