Visible-Light Photocatalysis of Carbon-Based Materials

Download or read book Visible-Light Photocatalysis of Carbon-Based Materials written by Yunjin Yao and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-04-18 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carbon-based photocatalysis has been considered as an economic, safe, renewable, and clean technology, for various applications. However, the pristine carbon material is usually restricted by unsatisfactory photocatalytic efficiency and practical applications due to the insufficient solar light absorption, the low-surface area, and the fast recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. Various modification strategies, such as elemental and molecular doping, preparation of mesoporous carbon materials, and combination of conductive materials, are adopted to enhance the photocatalytic activity of carbon materials. In this book, we intend to describe the great potential of efficient and low-cost carbon-based materials in various realms, such as photodegradation of organic compounds, water splitting, and selective organic transformations.