Integrating biomass and minerals into photocatalysts for efficient photocatalytic N<sub>2</sub> fixation coupled with biomass conversion
Rongrong Gao, Yuying Zhang, Chaoya Han, Haoguan Gui, Chao Yao, Chaoying Ni, Xiazhang Li
Abstract
Fe-modified attapulgite clay-supported hydrothermal carbon nanosheets from biomass waste form S-scheme heterostructures mimicking a natural branch-leaf morphology and realize photocatalytic nitrogen reduction coupled with lignin biomass oxidation.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisBiomass (ecology)Hydrothermal circulationLigninNitrogenCarbon fibersChemistryChemical engineeringHeterojunctionPulp and paper industryMaterials scienceEnvironmental chemistryCatalysisComposite numberOrganic chemistryAgronomyComposite materialOptoelectronicsBiologyEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionNanomaterials for catalytic reactions