Design of graphene-based TiO2 photocatalysts-a review

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2012

Authors

Sergio Morales Torres (Author) FEUP; Luisa M Pastrana Martinez (Author) Other; Jose L Figueiredo (Author) FEUP; Joaquim L Faria (Author) FEUP; Adrian M T Silva (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Vol. 19

Pages: 3676-3687

ISSN: 0944-1344

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Earth and related Environmental sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-47Q

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-0939-4

Abstract (EN): There is a recent increase in the interest of designing high-performance photocatalysts using graphene-based materials. This review gathers some important aspects of graphene-TiO2, graphene oxide-TiO2, and reduced graphene oxide-TiO2 composites, which are of especial relevance as next generation photocatalysts. The methods used for the preparation of these materials, the associated mechanistic fundamentals, and the application of graphene-based composites on the photocatalytic degradation of pollutants are reviewed. Some structural, textural, and chemical properties of these materials and other photo-assisted applications, such as hydrogen production from water splitting and dye-sensitized solar cells, are also briefly included.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 12