Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 239, Issue -, Pages 408-424Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.07.068
Keywords
CNMs; Selective preparation; Photocatalysis; Environmental pollutant treatment; Hydrogen production
Funding
- Program for the National Natural Science Foundation of China [51579098, 51779090, 51709101, 51278176, 51408206, 51521006, 81773333]
- Science and Technology Plan Project of Hunan Province [2017SK2243, 2016RS3026]
- National Program for Support of Top-Notch Young Professionals of China (2014)
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University [NCET-13-0186]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT-13R17]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [531107050978, 531107051080]
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Highly-efficient materials and technologies for environmental pollutant treatment and hydrogen production are urgently needed in green 21' century. Notably, photocatalytic process over carbon nanomaterials (CNMs)-modified photocatalysts is an effective solution for these crises. CNMs (e.g., fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene, carbon nanofibers, and carbon quantum dots) reveal remarkable morphological, mechanical, electrical and optical properties, which have been of significantly scientific and technological interest in photocatalysis. Until now, many efforts have been made to take advantage of these unique size-and surface-dependent properties of CNMs for photocatalytic process. In this review, we firstly summarize selective preparation of CNMs that has a great impact on their photocatalytic performance. Then we provide an updated outline of advanced photocatalytic application of CNMs in addressing both environmental pollution and hydrogen energy crisis. The difference in the role of various CNMs play in the enhancement of photocatalytic performance is also discussed. Lastly, we discuss the limitations of CNMs applied in photocatalysis or even wider fields. We hope this review will project a fast developmental path with providing a wide view of recent preparation methods, applications, prospects and challenges.
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