Energy conversion, storage and environmental remediation using nanomaterials
Dr. Wee-Jun Ong, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
Prof. Xiaobo Chen, University of Missouri - Kansas City, USA
Prof. Rengui Li, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Much of this Thematic Series is dedicated to the state-of-the-art development of energy conversion and harvesting applications, where topics ranging from artificial photosynthesis, water splitting, carbon dioxide reduction, as well as advanced nanocatalysts (e.g., thermal catalysts, electrocatalysts, photocatalysts and photoelectrocatalysts) are covered. These applications may involve the use of emerging nanomaterials such as dimensionality-dependent nanostructures, functional hybrid nanocomposites and metal-free nanomaterials.
Another imperative focus topic of this Thematic Series, nanoremediation (i.e., environmental remediation using nanomaterials), rounds out the volume by reviewing the latest research on water treatment and mineralization of pollutants using nanomaterials.
Enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting performance using morphology-controlled BiVO4 with W doping
- Xin Zhao and
- Zhong Chen
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2640–2647, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.264
CdSe nanorod/TiO2 nanoparticle heterojunctions with enhanced solar- and visible-light photocatalytic activity
- Fakher Laatar,
- Hatem Moussa,
- Halima Alem,
- Lavinia Balan,
- Emilien Girot,
- Ghouti Medjahdi,
- Hatem Ezzaouia and
- Raphaël Schneider
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2741–2752, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.273
Facile synthesis of silver/silver thiocyanate (Ag@AgSCN) plasmonic nanostructures with enhanced photocatalytic performance
- Xinfu Zhao,
- Dairong Chen,
- Abdul Qayum,
- Bo Chen and
- Xiuling Jiao
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2781–2789, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.277
Review on optofluidic microreactors for artificial photosynthesis
- Xiaowen Huang,
- Jianchun Wang,
- Tenghao Li,
- Jianmei Wang,
- Min Xu,
- Weixing Yu,
- Abdel El Abed and
- Xuming Zhang
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 30–41, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.5
Bombyx mori silk/titania/gold hybrid materials for photocatalytic water splitting: combining renewable raw materials with clean fuels
- Stefanie Krüger,
- Michael Schwarze,
- Otto Baumann,
- Christina Günter,
- Michael Bruns,
- Christian Kübel,
- Dorothée Vinga Szabó,
- Rafael Meinusch,
- Verónica de Zea Bermudez and
- Andreas Taubert
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 187–204, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.21
Sugarcane juice derived carbon dot–graphitic carbon nitride composites for bisphenol A degradation under sunlight irradiation
- Lan Ching Sim,
- Jing Lin Wong,
- Chen Hong Hak,
- Jun Yan Tai,
- Kah Hon Leong and
- Pichiah Saravanan
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 353–363, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.35
Photocatalytic and adsorption properties of TiO2-pillared montmorillonite obtained by hydrothermally activated intercalation of titanium polyhydroxo complexes
- Mikhail F. Butman,
- Nikolay L. Ovchinnikov,
- Nikita S. Karasev,
- Nataliya E. Kochkina,
- Alexander V. Agafonov and
- Alexandr V. Vinogradov
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 364–378, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.36
Facile synthesis of ZnFe2O4 photocatalysts for decolourization of organic dyes under solar irradiation
- Arjun Behera,
- Debasmita Kandi,
- Sanjit Manohar Majhi,
- Satyabadi Martha and
- Kulamani Parida
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 436–446, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.42
Influence of the preparation method on the photocatalytic activity of Nd-modified TiO2
- Patrycja Parnicka,
- Paweł Mazierski,
- Tomasz Grzyb,
- Wojciech Lisowski,
- Ewa Kowalska,
- Bunsho Ohtani,
- Adriana Zaleska-Medynska and
- Joanna Nadolna
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 447–459, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.43
Fabrication and photoactivity of ionic liquid–TiO2 structures for efficient visible-light-induced photocatalytic decomposition of organic pollutants in aqueous phase
- Anna Gołąbiewska,
- Marta Paszkiewicz-Gawron,
- Aleksandra Sadzińska,
- Wojciech Lisowski,
- Ewelina Grabowska,
- Adriana Zaleska-Medynska and
- Justyna Łuczak
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 580–590, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.54
Mechanistic insights into plasmonic photocatalysts in utilizing visible light
- Kah Hon Leong,
- Azrina Abd Aziz,
- Lan Ching Sim,
- Pichiah Saravanan,
- Min Jang and
- Detlef Bahnemann
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 628–648, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.59
Optimisation of purification techniques for the preparation of large-volume aqueous solar nanoparticle inks for organic photovoltaics
- Furqan Almyahi,
- Thomas R. Andersen,
- Nathan A. Cooling,
- Natalie P. Holmes,
- Matthew J. Griffith,
- Krishna Feron,
- Xiaojing Zhou,
- Warwick J. Belcher and
- Paul C. Dastoor
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 649–659, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.60
Perovskite-structured CaTiO3 coupled with g-C3N4 as a heterojunction photocatalyst for organic pollutant degradation
- Ashish Kumar,
- Christian Schuerings,
- Suneel Kumar,
- Ajay Kumar and
- Venkata Krishnan
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 671–685, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.62
A review of carbon-based and non-carbon-based catalyst supports for the selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide
- Shahreen Binti Izwan Anthonysamy,
- Syahidah Binti Afandi,
- Mehrnoush Khavarian and
- Abdul Rahman Bin Mohamed
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 740–761, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.68
Heavy-metal detectors based on modified ferrite nanoparticles
- Urszula Klekotka,
- Ewelina Wińska,
- Elżbieta Zambrzycka-Szelewa,
- Dariusz Satuła and
- Beata Kalska-Szostko
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 762–770, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.69
Facile synthesis of a ZnO–BiOI p–n nano-heterojunction with excellent visible-light photocatalytic activity
- Mengyuan Zhang,
- Jiaqian Qin,
- Pengfei Yu,
- Bing Zhang,
- Mingzhen Ma,
- Xinyu Zhang and
- Riping Liu
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 789–800, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.72
Noble metal-modified titania with visible-light activity for the decomposition of microorganisms
- Maya Endo,
- Zhishun Wei,
- Kunlei Wang,
- Baris Karabiyik,
- Kenta Yoshiiri,
- Paulina Rokicka,
- Bunsho Ohtani,
- Agata Markowska-Szczupak and
- Ewa Kowalska
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 829–841, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.77
Semi-automatic spray pyrolysis deposition of thin, transparent, titania films as blocking layers for dye-sensitized and perovskite solar cells
- Hana Krýsová,
- Josef Krýsa and
- Ladislav Kavan
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1135–1145, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.105
Understanding the performance and mechanism of Mg-containing oxides as support catalysts in the thermal dry reforming of methane
- Nor Fazila Khairudin,
- Mohd Farid Fahmi Sukri,
- Mehrnoush Khavarian and
- Abdul Rahman Mohamed
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1162–1183, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.108
Ag2WO4 nanorods decorated with AgI nanoparticles: Novel and efficient visible-light-driven photocatalysts for the degradation of water pollutants
- Shijie Li,
- Shiwei Hu,
- Wei Jiang,
- Yanping Liu,
- Yu Liu,
- Yingtang Zhou,
- Liuye Mo and
- Jianshe Liu
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1308–1316, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.123
Cr(VI) remediation from aqueous environment through modified-TiO2-mediated photocatalytic reduction
- Rashmi Acharya,
- Brundabana Naik and
- Kulamani Parida
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1448–1470, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.137
Controllable one-pot synthesis of uniform colloidal TiO2 particles in a mixed solvent solution for photocatalysis
- Jong Tae Moon,
- Seung Ki Lee and
- Ji Bong Joo
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1715–1727, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.163
Nanocellulose: Recent advances and its prospects in environmental remediation
- Katrina Pui Yee Shak,
- Yean Ling Pang and
- Shee Keat Mah
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2479–2498, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.232
