Choe Seokwoo, Kim Sung Min, Lee Yeji, Seok Jin, Jung Jiyong, Lee Jae Sung, Jang Youn Jeong
Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute and Science and Technology, 50, UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
Nano Converg. 2021 Aug 2;8(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s40580-021-00273-8.
Photocatalytic N reduction has emerged as one of the most attractive routes to produce NH as a useful commodity for chemicals used in industries and as a carbon-free energy source. Recently, significant progress has been made in understanding, exploring, and designing efficient photocatalyst. In this review, we outline the important mechanistic and experimental procedures for photocatalytic NH production. In addition, we review effective strategies on development of photocatalysts. Finally, our analyses on the characteristics and modifications of photocatalysts have been summarized, based on which we discuss the possible future research directions, particularly on preparing more efficient catalysts. Overall, this review provides insights on improving photocatalytic NH production and designing solar-driven chemical conversions.
光催化氮还原已成为生产氨的最具吸引力的途径之一，氨是一种对工业化学品有用的商品，也是一种无碳能源。最近，在理解、探索和设计高效光催化剂方面取得了重大进展。在这篇综述中，我们概述了光催化氨生产的重要机理和实验程序。此外，我们还综述了光催化剂开发的有效策略。最后，我们总结了对光催化剂特性和改性的分析，在此基础上讨论了未来可能的研究方向，特别是制备更高效的催化剂。总的来说，这篇综述为改进光催化氨生产和设计太阳能驱动的化学转化提供了见解。
