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Topics in Current Chemistry (2020) 378:3
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-019-0264-1
1 3
REVIEW
Waste‑derived Materials: Opportunities in Photocatalysis
Daily Rodríguez‑Padrón
1
· Rafael Luque
1,2
· Mario J. Muñoz‑Batista
1,3
Received: 3 July 2019 / Accepted: 1 November 2019 / Published online: 28 November 2019
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Abstract
Waste-derived materials have been gaining increased attention in recent years due
to their great potential and environmentally friendly nature. Several contributions
in the literature have covered the advances achieved so far in this area. Nonetheless,
to the best of our knowledge, no review has been dedicated specifically to wastederived or templated photocatalytic materials. Both photocatalysis and (bio)wasteinspired design yield materials of a remarkably green nature. Therefore, the partnership between them may open promising possibilities for both waste valorization
and photocatalytic processes, which in turn will lead to sustainable development
globally, with the potential for full utilization of renewable energy sources such as
biomass and sunlight. Several photocatalytic waste-derived materials, synthetic procedures, and applications will be described throughout this work, including wastederived/templated TiO 2 , ZnO, and metal sulfide materials. Special attention will be
given to biomass-inspired carbonaceous materials, including carbon quantum dots
and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ).
Keywords Photocatalysis · Nanomaterials · Waste · Valorization · Biomass · Green
chemistry
* Rafael Luque
rafael.luque@uco.es
* Mario J. Muñoz-Batista
mariomunoz@ugr.es
1
Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Córdoba, Edificio Marie-Curie (C-3), Ctra
Nnal IV-A, Km 396, Córdoba, Spain
2
Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Str,
117198 Moscow, Russia
3
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada,
Avda. Fuentenueva, s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
1
Reprinted from the journal
Chapter 1 was originally published as Rodríguez‑Padrón, D., Luque R. & Muñoz‑Batista, M. J. Topics in
Current Chemistry (2020) 378: 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-019-0264-1.
Topics in Current Chemistry (2020) 378:3
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-019-0264-1
1 3
REVIEW
Waste‑derived Materials: Opportunities in Photocatalysis
Daily Rodríguez‑Padrón
1
· Rafael Luque
1,2
· Mario J. Muñoz‑Batista
1,3
Received: 3 July 2019 / Accepted: 1 November 2019 / Published online: 28 November 2019
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Abstract
Waste-derived materials have been gaining increased attention in recent years due
to their great potential and environmentally friendly nature. Several contributions
in the literature have covered the advances achieved so far in this area. Nonetheless,
to the best of our knowledge, no review has been dedicated specifically to wastederived or templated photocatalytic materials. Both photocatalysis and (bio)wasteinspired design yield materials of a remarkably green nature. Therefore, the partnership between them may open promising possibilities for both waste valorization
and photocatalytic processes, which in turn will lead to sustainable development
globally, with the potential for full utilization of renewable energy sources such as
biomass and sunlight. Several photocatalytic waste-derived materials, synthetic procedures, and applications will be described throughout this work, including wastederived/templated TiO 2 , ZnO, and metal sulfide materials. Special attention will be
given to biomass-inspired carbonaceous materials, including carbon quantum dots
and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ).
Keywords Photocatalysis · Nanomaterials · Waste · Valorization · Biomass · Green
chemistry
* Rafael Luque
rafael.luque@uco.es
* Mario J. Muñoz-Batista
mariomunoz@ugr.es
1
Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Córdoba, Edificio Marie-Curie (C-3), Ctra
Nnal IV-A, Km 396, Córdoba, Spain
2
Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Str,
117198 Moscow, Russia
3
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada,
Avda. Fuentenueva, s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
1
Reprinted from the journal
Chapter 1 was originally published as Rodríguez‑Padrón, D., Luque R. & Muñoz‑Batista, M. J. Topics in
Current Chemistry (2020) 378: 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41061-019-0264-1.