Environmental Science and Pollution Research, volume 26, issue 5, pages 4155-4170
Towards visible-light photocatalysis for environmental applications: band-gap engineering versus photons absorption—a review
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Research Group on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes, Graduate Program in Sanitation, Environment and Water Resources, School of Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2018-09-20
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Impact factor: 5.8
ISSN: 09441344, 16147499
General Medicine
Environmental Chemistry
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Pollution
Abstract
A range of different studies has been performed in order to design and develop photocatalysts that work efficiently under visible (and near-infrared) irradiation as well as to improve photons absorption with improved reactor design. While there is consensus on the importance of photocatalysis for environmental applications and the necessity to utilized solar irradiation (or visible-light) as driving force for these processes, it is not yet clear how to get there. Discussion on the future steps towards visible-light photocatalysis for environmental application is of great interest to scientific and industrial communities and the present paper reviews and discusses the two main approaches, band-gap engineering for efficient solar-activated catalysts and reactor designs for improved photons absorption. Common misconceptions and drawbacks of each technology are also examined together with insights for future progress.
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Marcelino R. B. P., Amorim C. C. Towards visible-light photocatalysis for environmental applications: band-gap engineering versus photons absorption—a review // Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2018. Vol. 26. No. 5. pp. 4155-4170.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1007/s11356-018-3117-5
UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3117-5
TI - Towards visible-light photocatalysis for environmental applications: band-gap engineering versus photons absorption—a review
T2 - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
AU - Marcelino, Rafaela B P
AU - Amorim, Camila C.
PY - 2018
DA - 2018/09/20 00:00:00
PB - Springer Nature
SP - 4155-4170
IS - 5
VL - 26
SN - 0944-1344
SN - 1614-7499
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@article{2018_Marcelino,
author = {Rafaela B P Marcelino and Camila C. Amorim},
title = {Towards visible-light photocatalysis for environmental applications: band-gap engineering versus photons absorption—a review},
journal = {Environmental Science and Pollution Research},
year = {2018},
volume = {26},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
month = {sep},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3117-5},
number = {5},
pages = {4155--4170},
doi = {10.1007/s11356-018-3117-5}
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Marcelino, Rafaela B. P., and Camila C. Amorim. “Towards visible-light photocatalysis for environmental applications: band-gap engineering versus photons absorption—a review.” Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 26, no. 5, Sep. 2018, pp. 4155-4170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3117-5.