Recent Advances in the Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol over Bi-Based Oxide Catalysts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Basics of Photocatalytic Degradation of Pollutants
3. Bi-Based Oxide Photocatalysts in Phenol Degradation
3.1. Bi2O3
3.2. BiVO4
3.3. Bi2WO6
3.4. Bi2MoO6
3.5. BiFeO3
3.6. BiOX
4. Strategies to Boost the Photocatalytic Performance
4.1. Morphology Control
4.2. Defect Engineering
4.2.1. Metal Doping
4.2.2. Non-Metal Doping
5. Types of Semiconductor Heterojunctions
5.1. p-n Junctions, p-p Junctions, and n-n Junctions
5.2. Type I-III
5.3. Z-Scheme
6. Summary and Outlook
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, Z.; Qian, M.; Cheng, X.; Liu, Z. Recent Advances in the Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol over Bi-Based Oxide Catalysts. Processes 2024, 12, 1799. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12091799
Liu Z, Qian M, Cheng X, Liu Z. Recent Advances in the Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol over Bi-Based Oxide Catalysts. Processes. 2024; 12(9):1799. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12091799
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Zhangpei, Maosheng Qian, Xiaomeng Cheng, and Zhiming Liu. 2024. "Recent Advances in the Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol over Bi-Based Oxide Catalysts" Processes 12, no. 9: 1799. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12091799