Probing ring-opening pathways for efficient photocatalytic toluene decomposition

Abstract

The alternative charge arrangement on the {010} facet of BiOCl facilitates benzyl oxidation and selectivity for benzoic acid ring-opening reactions, subsequently resulting in remarkably enhanced photocatalytic efficiency.

Enhancing Photocatalytic Activity of NO Removal through an In Situ Control of Oxygen Vacancies in Growth of TiO2

“…NO is one of the most common and harmful air pollutions for the ecological environment and human health because it can cause the acid rain, ozonosphere hole, greenhouse effect, and photochemical smog . Photocatalytic technology is regarded as an ideal method to remove low concentration NO in atmosphere .…”

Promoting ring-opening efficiency for suppressing toxic intermediates during photocatalytic toluene degradation via surface oxygen vacancies

“…The catalytic combustion technology has all been applied in degradation of VOCs at relatively high temperature [4,5]. Nevertheless, to achieve the better air cleaning effectiveness at mild conditions, semiconductor photocatalysts operated at room temperature can be applied to completely mineralized VOCs into CO 2 and H 2 O via a radicals-mediated oxidation reaction [6][7][8][9].…”

Defect induced “super mop” like behaviour of Eu3+-doped hierarchical Bi2SiO5nanoparticles for improved catalytic and adsorptive behaviour

“…9 The conversion of toxic dyes or pollutant molecules into relatively non-toxic intermediates and by-products via photocatalysis has been studied to validate the effectiveness of the photocatalytic degradation pathway. 10,11 Doping of metal centres into inorganic nanomaterials, particularly in oxide-based nanostructures, has recently gained significant attention as the resulting materials often show improved photocatalytic performance due to the modulation of the band structure, band position, stabilization of metastable phase, etc. [12][13][14] The structure of the photocatalyst also plays a key role in facilitating the course of the photocatalytic reaction.…”