Journal
CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN CHINESE UNIVERSITIES
Volume 38, Issue 3, Pages 723-734Publisher
HIGHER EDUCATION PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s40242-022-2039-4
Keywords
Photothermal catalysis; Photocatalysis; Solar Fuel; Environment
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Funding
- National Key Projects for Fundamental Research and Development of China [2018YFB1502002]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51825205, 52120105002, 22088102, 22102202, 21902168]
- Beijing Natural Science Foundation, China [2191002]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research [YSBR-004]
- DNL Cooperation Fund of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [DNL202016]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [BX2021323]
- Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China [XDB17000000]
- Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
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This review introduces the development and application of photothermal catalysis technology, illustrating its advantages in improving solar energy utilization efficiency. Several photothermal catalysis modes, such as photo-assisted thermalcatalysis, thermal-assisted photocatalysis, and photothermal synergistic catalysis, are specifically analyzed, and the impact of photothermal on the catalytic performance in different applications is discussed.
Recently, solar-driven synthesis due to its energy-saving and environmentally friendly advantages has attracted more and more attention, whereas the low solar-to-chemical conversion efficiency significantly hindered its development. New effective options that fully utilize full-band sunlight are urgently needed. Novel photothermal catalysis combined with the advantages of photocatalysis and thermalcatalysis can improve the utilization efficiency of solar energy and lower the reaction temperature, thus becoming a promising technology. This review divides photothermal catalysis into photo-assisted thermalcatalysis, thermal-assisted photocatalysis, and photothermal synergistic catalysis. Furthermore, the catalytic mechanical understanding of how photothermal affects the catalytic property of different applications(e.g., water splitting, CO2/N-2 reduction, and environmental treatment) was also summed up and discussed in detail. The discussion ends with unsolved challenges in photothermal catalysis, particularly emphasizing the effect of temperature or sunlight on catalytic performance.
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