School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China; School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China.
School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100872, China.
J Hazard Mater. 2020 Aug 5;395:122599. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122599. Epub 2020 Apr 9.
Photocatalysis, as a low-cost and environment friendly technology, has demonstrated a significant potential for water pollution purification; it has received extensive attention in recent decades. The key is the photocatalyst; a large number of photocatalysts have been developed. To better understand and further develop the photocatalysis technology for water treatment, this review summarizes its development over time. The development period is divided into four stages (1960s-1993, 1994-2000, 2001-2010, and 2011-present) to provide readers with a better understanding of the development characteristics, and causes and consequences of each historical stage. This review expounds the origin and development of photocatalysis and the obstacles encountered and overcome. It describes the development of mechanisms and methods to solve these problems in each time period. Moreover, it reviews the recent development of new photocatalysts, the concept of designing photocatalysts, and photocatalytic-coupling systems. Finally, it enumerates the problems that continue to exist in the application of photocatalysis technology, and highlights the key issues that must be addressed in future research. The review is aimed at providing the researchers with a deeper understanding of photocatalysis technology and encourage further development of the application of photocatalysis to water treatment.
光催化作为一种低成本、环保的技术，在水污染净化方面显示出巨大的潜力，近几十年来受到广泛关注。关键是光催化剂，已经开发出了大量的光催化剂。为了更好地理解和进一步发展用于水处理的光催化技术，本文综述了其随时间的发展。将发展阶段划分为四个时期（1960 年代至 1993 年、1994 年至 2000 年、2001 年至 2010 年和 2011 年至今），以便读者更好地了解每个历史阶段的发展特点、原因和后果。本文阐述了光催化的起源和发展以及所遇到的障碍和克服的障碍。它描述了在每个时期发展机制和方法来解决这些问题。此外，还回顾了新型光催化剂的最新发展、光催化剂设计的概念以及光催化耦合系统。最后，列举了光催化技术应用中仍然存在的问题，并强调了未来研究中必须解决的关键问题。本文的综述旨在为研究人员提供对光催化技术的更深入理解，并鼓励进一步发展光催化在水处理中的应用。
