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Advanced Photocatalysts Based on Conducting Polymer/Metal Oxide Composites for Environmental Applications

Photocatalysts provide a sustainable method of treating organic pollutants in wastewater and converting greenhouse gases. Many studies have been published on this topic in recent years, which signifies the great interest and attention that this topic inspires in the community, as well as in scientis...

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Autores principales: Tran, Vinh Van, Nu, Truong Thi Vu, Jung, Hong-Ryun, Chang, Mincheol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34577932
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13183031
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description Photocatalysts provide a sustainable method of treating organic pollutants in wastewater and converting greenhouse gases. Many studies have been published on this topic in recent years, which signifies the great interest and attention that this topic inspires in the community, as well as in scientists. Composite photocatalysts based on conducting polymers and metal oxides have emerged as novel and promising photoactive materials. It has been demonstrated that conducting polymers can substantially improve the photocatalytic efficiency of metal oxides owing to their superior photocatalytic activities, high conductivities, and unique electrochemical and optical properties. Consequently, conducting polymer/metal oxide composites exhibit a high photoresponse and possess a higher surface area allowing for visible light absorption, low recombination of charge carriers, and high photocatalytic performance. Herein, we provide an overview of recent advances in the development of conducting polymer/metal oxide composite photocatalysts for organic pollutant degradation and CO(2) conversion through photocatalytic processes.
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spelling pubmed-84701062021-09-27 Advanced Photocatalysts Based on Conducting Polymer/Metal Oxide Composites for Environmental Applications Tran, Vinh Van Nu, Truong Thi Vu Jung, Hong-Ryun Chang, Mincheol Polymers (Basel) Review Photocatalysts provide a sustainable method of treating organic pollutants in wastewater and converting greenhouse gases. Many studies have been published on this topic in recent years, which signifies the great interest and attention that this topic inspires in the community, as well as in scientists. Composite photocatalysts based on conducting polymers and metal oxides have emerged as novel and promising photoactive materials. It has been demonstrated that conducting polymers can substantially improve the photocatalytic efficiency of metal oxides owing to their superior photocatalytic activities, high conductivities, and unique electrochemical and optical properties. Consequently, conducting polymer/metal oxide composites exhibit a high photoresponse and possess a higher surface area allowing for visible light absorption, low recombination of charge carriers, and high photocatalytic performance. Herein, we provide an overview of recent advances in the development of conducting polymer/metal oxide composite photocatalysts for organic pollutant degradation and CO(2) conversion through photocatalytic processes. MDPI 2021-09-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8470106/ /pubmed/34577932 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13183031 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34577932
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13183031
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