Application of single-atom-based photocatalysts in environmental pollutant removal and renewable energy production

Engineering a Copper Single‐Atom Electron Bridge to Achieve Efficient Photocatalytic CO 2 Conversion

(2023) Gang Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Tuning Local Charge Distribution in Multicomponent Covalent Organic Frameworks for Dramatically Enhanced Photocatalytic Uranium Extraction

(2023) Hui Yang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Design and Fabrication of Hypercrosslinked Covalent Organic Adsorbents for Selective Uranium Extraction

(2023) Ran Leng et al.   Environmental Science & Technology

Designing covalent organic frameworks with Co-O4 atomic sites for efficient CO2 photoreduction

(2023) Qian Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

Photocatalytic CO2 reduction using La-Ni bimetallic sites within a covalent organic framework

(2023) Min Zhou et al.   Nature Communications

Tuning excited state electronic structure and charge transport in covalent organic frameworks for enhanced photocatalytic performance

(2023) Zhongshan Chen et al.   Nature Communications

Advanced porous adsorbents for radionuclides elimination

(2023) Mengjie Hao et al.   EnergyChem

Modulating Anion Nanotraps via Halogenation for High-Efficiency 99TcO4–/ReO4– Removal under Wide-Ranging pH Conditions

(2023) Xinyi Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Functional Carbon Capsules Supporting Ruthenium Nanoclusters for Efficient Electrocatalytic 99TcO4−/ReO4− Removal from Acidic and Alkaline Nuclear Wastes

(2023) Xiaolu Liu et al.   Advanced Science

Photo-Induced Bismuth Single Atoms on TiO2 for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Defluorination of Perfluorooctanoic Acid: Ionization of the C–F Bond

(2023) Xiaoqing Liu et al.   ACS ES&T Engineering

Recent progress of covalent organic frameworks membranes: Design, synthesis, and application in water treatment

(2023) Xiaolu Liu et al.   Eco-Environment & Health

Tuning the Interaction between Ruthenium Single Atoms and the Second Coordination Sphere for Efficient Nitrogen Photofixation

(2022) Yida Zhang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Single-atom catalysts for photocatalytic energy conversion

(2022) Zhong-Hua Xue et al.   Joule

Role of surface morphology and terminating groups in titanium carbide MXenes (Ti3C2Tx) cocatalysts with engineering aspects for modulating solar hydrogen production: A critical review

(2022) Areen Sherryna et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Single-atom catalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution: A review

(2022) Lilai Sun et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Perylenetetracarboxylic acid nanosheets with internal electric fields and anisotropic charge migration for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

(2022) Yan Guo et al.   Nature Communications

Covalent organic frameworks with high quantum efficiency in sacrificial photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

(2022) Chunzhi Li et al.   Nature Communications

Converging Cooperative Functions into the Nanospace of Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient Uranium Extraction from Seawater

(2022) Mengjie Hao et al.   CCS Chemistry

Single Pd atoms anchored graphitic carbon nitride for highly selective and stable photocatalysis of nitric oxide

(2022) Lizhen Hu et al.   CARBON

Enhancing the photocatalytic performance of g-C3N4 by using iron single-atom doping for the reduction of U(VI) in aqueous solutions

(2022) Wei Wei et al.   JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY

Flash dual-engineering of surface carboxyl defects and single Cu atoms of g-C3N4 via unique CO2 plasma immersion approach for boosted photocatalytic activity

(2022) Xijiang Chang et al.   Materials Today Advances

Micro-tailored g-C3N4 enables Ru single-atom loading for efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution

(2022) Chengjie Li et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Er single atoms decorated TiO2 and Er3+ ions modified TiO2 for photocatalytic oxidation of mixed VOCs

(2022) Junfeng Chen et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Engineering Single-Atom Active Sites on Covalent Organic Frameworks for Boosting CO2 Photoreduction

(2022) Lei Ran et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Fundamentals and application of single-atom photocatalyst in sustainable energy and environmental applications

(2022) Akshat Khandelwal et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Engineering single–atom active sites anchored covalent organic frameworks for efficient metallaphotoredox C N cross–coupling reactions

(2022) Zhuwei Li et al.   Science Bulletin

Enabling Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution via In Situ Loading of Ni Single Atomic Sites on Red Phosphorus Quantum Dots

(2022) Guangri Jia et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Activation of oxalic acid via dual-pathway over single-atom Fe catalysts: Mechanism and membrane application

(2022) Xiaoke Zhang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Molecular-level insight into photocatalytic reduction of N2 over Ruthenium single atom modified TiO2 by electronic Metal-support interaction

(2022) Guangmin Ren et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Engineering Single-Atom Sites into Pore-Confined Nanospaces of Porphyrinic Metal–Organic Frameworks for the Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

(2022) Qijie Mo et al.   Journal of the American Chemical Society

Atomically dispersed s-block metal calcium site modified mesoporous g-C3N4 for boosting photocatalytic N2 reduction

(2022) Guoliang Pan et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Optimizing iodine capture performance by metal-organic framework containing with bipyridine units

(2022) Xinyi Yang et al.   Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering

Ball-Milled Processed, Selective Fe/h-BN Nanocatalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation

(2022) Denis Leybo et al.   ACS Applied Nano Materials

Boosting photocatalytic hydrogen production from water by photothermally induced biphase systems

(2021) Shaohui Guo et al.   Nature Communications

Revealing the Sudden Alternation in Pt@h‐BN Nanoreactors for Nearly 100% CO 2 ‐to‐CH 4 Photoreduction

(2021) Wei Bi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Thermally Stable Single‐Atom Heterogeneous Catalysts

(2021) Haifeng Xiong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Altering Hydrogenation Pathways in Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation by Tuning Local Electronic Structure of Oxygen Vacancy with Dopant

(2021) Yanan Bo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Different roles of Fe atoms and nanoparticles on g-C3N4 in regulating the reductive activation of ozone under visible light

(2021) Hongbin Cao et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Recent Progress of Thermocatalytic and Photo/Thermocatalytic Oxidation for VOCs Purification over Manganese-based Oxide Catalysts

(2021) Peng Wu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Single-Atom High-Valent Fe(IV) for Promoted Photocatalytic Nitrogen Hydrogenation on Porous TiO2-SiO2

(2021) Shiqun Wu et al.   ACS Catalysis

Atomically Dispersed Iron Metal Site in a Porphyrin-Based Metal–Organic Framework for Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation

(2021) Shanshan Shang et al.   ACS Nano

Improving the Stability of Non‐Noble‐Metal M–N–C Catalysts for Proton‐Exchange‐Membrane Fuel Cells through M–N Bond Length and Coordination Regulation

(2021) Zhengpei Miao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

ZnFe2O4/g-C3N4 S-scheme photocatalyst with enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic activity for uranium(VI) removal

(2021) Zhongran Dai et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Dynamic Behavior of Single-Atom Catalysts in Electrocatalysis: Identification of Cu-N3 as an Active Site for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

(2021) Ji Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Modulating Coordination Environment of Single-Atom Catalysts and Their Proximity to Photosensitive Units for Boosting MOF Photocatalysis

(2021) Xing Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Atomically Dispersed Copper Sites in a Metal–Organic Framework for Reduction of Nitrogen Dioxide

(2021) Yujie Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Vacancy-defect modulated pathway of photoreduction of CO2 on single atomically thin AgInP2S6 sheets into olefiant gas

(2021) Wa Gao et al.   Nature Communications

Synthesis of Atomically Thin g-C3N4 Nanosheets via Supercritical CO2 Doping with Single-Atom Cobalt for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

(2021) Wenxiu Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Dual‐Single‐Atom Tailoring with Bifunctional Integration for High‐Performance CO 2 Photoreduction

(2021) Lei Cheng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Identifying the role of interface chemical bonds in activating charge transfer for enhanced photocatalytic nitrogen fixation of Ni2P-black phosphorus photocatalysts

(2021) Zhi-Kai Shen et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Activation of peroxymonosulfate via mediated electron transfer mechanism on single-atom Fe catalyst for effective organic pollutants removal

(2021) Pijun Duan et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Competitive adsorption of multicomponent volatile organic compounds on biochar

(2021) Hamid Rajabi et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Incorporating VOC Emission Control in China’s Hazardous Waste Regulatory System

(2021) Gang Yan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Rare-earth single atoms decorated 2D-TiO2 nanosheets for the photodegradation of gaseous O-xylene

(2021) Junfeng Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Brookite TiO2 Nanoparticles Decorated with Ag/MnOx Dual Cocatalysts for Remarkably Boosted Photocatalytic Performance of the CO2 Reduction Reaction

(2021) Jiangrong Xiao et al.   LANGMUIR

Coordination tailoring of Cu single sites on C3N4 realizes selective CO2 hydrogenation at low temperature

(2021) Tang Yang et al.   Nature Communications

Platinum Single Atoms Anchored on a Covalent Organic Framework: Boosting Active Sites for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

(2021) Pengyu Dong et al.   ACS Catalysis

Au single atom-anchored WO3/TiO2 nanotubes for the photocatalytic degradation of volatile organic compounds

(2021) Xiaoguang Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Semiconductor/Covalent-Organic-Framework Z-Scheme Heterojunctions for Artificial Photosynthesis

(2020) Mi Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Integrating Suitable Linkage of Covalent Organic Frameworks into Covalently Bridged Inorganic/Organic Hybrids toward Efficient Photocatalysis

(2020) Hou Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Tracking Mechanistic Pathway of Photocatalytic CO2 Reaction at Ni Sites Using Operando, Time-Resolved Spectroscopy

(2020) Yangguang Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Single-Atom Pt–N3 Sites on the Stable Covalent Triazine Framework Nanosheets for Photocatalytic N2 Fixation

(2020) Jian Li et al.   ACS Catalysis

Defect Engineering in the Carbon-Based Electrocatalysts: Insight into the Intrinsic Carbon Defects

(2020) Jiawei Zhu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Rare-Earth Single Erbium Atoms for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

(2020) Shufang Ji et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Metal–Organic Frameworks in Heterogeneous Catalysis: Recent Progress, New Trends, and Future Perspectives

(2020) Anastasiya Bavykina et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Metal–Organic Framework-Based Catalysts with Single Metal Sites

(2020) Yong-Sheng Wei et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Heterogeneous Single-Atom Photocatalysts: Fundamentals and Applications

(2020) Chao Gao et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Fabricating Pd isolated single atom sites on C3N4/rGO for heterogenization of homogeneous catalysis

(2020) Ninghua Fu et al.   Nano Research

Accelerated discovery of CO2 electrocatalysts using active machine learning

(2020) Miao Zhong et al.   NATURE

Controlling Oxidation State of Pt Single‐Atoms for Maximizing Catalytic Activity

(2020) Hojin Jeong et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Multi-step ahead forecasting of regional air quality using spatial-temporal deep neural networks: A case study of Huaihai Economic Zone

(2020) Kefei Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Single-atom Ru implanted metal-organic framework/MnO2 for the highly selective oxidation of NOx by the plasma activation

(2020) SI CHEN et al.   ACS Catalysis

Activation of sulfite by single-atom Fe deposited graphitic carbon nitride for diclofenac removal: The synergetic effect of transition metal and photocatalysis

(2020) Zhiwei Zhao et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Mitigation of indoor air pollution: A review of recent advances in adsorption materials and catalytic oxidation

(2020) Xiaochen Yue et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Tuning of metal oxides photocatalytic performance using Ag nanoparticles integration

(2020) Hassan Karimi-Maleh et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS

Regulating Photocatalysis by Spin-State Manipulation of Cobalt in Covalent Organic Frameworks

(2020) Yun-Nan Gong et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Single-Atom Co–N4 Electrocatalyst Enabling Four-Electron Oxygen Reduction with Enhanced Hydrogen Peroxide Tolerance for Selective Sensing

(2020) Fei Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Direct probing of atomically dispersed Ru species over multi-edged TiO2 for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

(2020) Huabin Zhang et al.   Science Advances

Covalent organic framework nanorods bearing single Cu sites for efficient photocatalysis

(2020) Zhiyue Dong et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Comparison of separated and combined photodegradation and biofiltration technology for the treatment of volatile organic compounds: A critical review

(2020) Meng-Fei Han et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Confining single-atom Pd on g-C3N4 with carbon vacancies towards enhanced photocatalytic NO conversion

(2020) Guimei Liu et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Single-Atom Catalysts for Photocatalytic Reactions

(2019) Qiushi Wang et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Efficient Photocatalytic Fuel Cell via Simultaneous Visible-Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation and Electricity Generation on a Porous Coral-like WO3/W Photoelectrode

(2019) Donglai Pan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Cocatalysts for Selective Photoreduction of CO2 into Solar Fuels

(2019) Xin Li et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Ultrathin Metal-Organic Framework Nanosheets with Ultrahigh Loading of Single Pt Atoms for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic H₂ Evolution

(2019) Quan Zuo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Metal–Organic Frameworks as Catalysts for Organic Synthesis: A Critical Perspective

(2019) Vlad Pascanu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

When Nanozymes Meet Single-Atom Catalysis

(2019) Lei Jiao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Metal-organic framework encapsulated single-atom Pt catalysts for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

(2019) Jian Li et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

A chloroplast structured photocatalyst enabled by microwave synthesis

(2019) Shuning Xiao et al.   Nature Communications

A Universal Seeding Strategy to Synthesis Single Atom Catalysts on 2D Materials for Electrocatalytic Applications

(2019) Shiyong Zhao et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A versatile approach for quantification of surface site fractions using reaction kinetics: The case of CO oxidation on supported Ir single atoms and nanoparticles

(2019) Yubing Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Isolated Pt single atomic sites anchored on nanoporous TiO2 film for highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of low concentration toluene

(2019) Tongzhou Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Unraveling the coordination structure-performance relationship in Pt1/Fe2O3 single-atom catalyst

(2019) Yujing Ren et al.   Nature Communications

Atomic Ru Immobilized on Porous h-BN through Simple Vacuum Filtration for Highly Active and Selective CO2 Methanation

(2019) Mengmeng Fan et al.   ACS Catalysis

Atomically Dispersed Co–P 3 on CdS Nanorods with Electron‐Rich Feature Boosts Photocatalysis

(2019) Peng Zhou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

An overview and recent progress in the heterogeneous photocatalytic reduction of U(VI)

(2019) Ping Li et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Single Pt Atoms Confined into a Metal-Organic Framework for Efficient Photocatalysis

(2018) Xinzuo Fang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Asymmetric Covalent Triazine Framework for Enhanced Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis via Energy Transfer Cascade

(2018) Wei Huang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Efficient and Robust Hydrogen Evolution: Phosphorus Nitride Imide Nanotubes as Supports for Anchoring Single Ruthenium Sites

(2018) Jian Yang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Single Pd atoms on TiO 2 dominate photocatalytic NO x removal

(2018) Kakeru Fujiwara et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Improved photocatalytic NO removal activity of SrTiO 3 by using SrCO 3 as a new co-catalyst

(2018) Si Jin et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Dual-components modified TiO 2 with Pt and fluoride as deactivation-resistant photocatalyst for the degradation of volatile organic compound

(2018) Seunghyun Weon et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Nitrogen vacancy engineered graphitic C 3 N 4 -based polymers for photocatalytic oxidation of aromatic alcohols to aldehydes

(2018) Jing Ding et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Carbon vacancy-induced enhancement of the visible light-driven photocatalytic oxidation of NO over g-C 3 N 4 nanosheets

(2018) Yuhan Li et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Recent progress in the tailored growth of two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride via chemical vapour deposition

(2018) Jingyu Sun et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

The facile synthesis of a single atom-dispersed silver-modified ultrathin g-C3N4 hybrid for the enhanced visible-light photocatalytic degradation of sulfamethazine with peroxymonosulfate

(2018) Fengliang Wang et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Refining Defect States in W18O49 by Mo Doping: A Strategy for Tuning N2 Activation towards Solar-Driven Nitrogen Fixation

(2018) Ning Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

3D Aerogel of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Modified with Perylene Imide and Graphene Oxide for Highly Efficient Nitric Oxide Removal under Visible Light

(2018) Jundie Hu et al.   Small

Size-dependent activity and selectivity of carbon dioxide photocatalytic reduction over platinum nanoparticles

(2018) Chunyang Dong et al.   Nature Communications

Engineering and modeling the effect of Mg doping in TiO2 for enhanced photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to fuels

(2018) Joshua O. Olowoyo et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Heterogeneous single-atom catalysis

(2018) Aiqin Wang et al.   Nature Reviews Chemistry

Monitoring contaminants, emerging infectious diseases and environmental change with raptors, and links to human health

(2018) Paola Movalli et al.   BIRD STUDY

Synthesis of hexagonal boron nitride heterostructures for 2D van der Waals electronics

(2018) Ki Kang Kim et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Enabling PIEZOpotential in PIEZOelectric Semiconductors for Enhanced Catalytic Activities

(2018) Mengye Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Single Nickel Atoms Anchored on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene as a Highly Active Cocatalyst for Photocatalytic H2 Evolution

(2018) Qi Zhao et al.   ACS Catalysis

Boosting oxygen reduction catalysis with N, F, and S tri-doped porous graphene: Tertiary N-precursors regulates the constitution of catalytic active sites

(2018) Yi Li et al.   CARBON

Surface modification of hexagonal boron nitride nanomaterials: a review

(2017) Zhuoyuan Zheng et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Particulate photocatalysts for overall water splitting

(2017) Shanshan Chen et al.   Nature Reviews Materials