J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2022, Vol. 123: 243-256.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2022.02.019

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Sonochemical synthesis of photocatalysts and their applications

Kezhen Qia, Chunqiang Zhuangb,*(), Manjie Zhangc,*(), Peyman Gholamid, Alireza Khataeee,f,**()   

  1. aCollege of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali 671000, China
    bBeijing Key Lab of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Institute of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
    cInstitute of Catalysis for Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, China
    dDepartment of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
    eDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51666-16471, Iran
    fDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, 41400, Turkey
  • Received:2021-10-31 Revised:2022-02-05 Accepted:2022-02-14 Published:2022-10-01 Online:2022-09-30
  • Contact: Chunqiang Zhuang,Manjie Zhang,Alireza Khataee
  • About author:**Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51666-16471, Iran.E-mail addresses: a_khataee@tabrizu.ac.ir (A.Khataee).
    zhangmj454@nenu.edu.cn (M. Zhang),
    *E-mail addresses: chunqiang.zhuang@bjut.edu.cn (C. Zhuang),

Abstract:

Sonochemical synthesis has flourished significantly in the last few decades for the preparation of photocatalysts. A large number of photocatalysts have been prepared through sonochemical techniques. This review highlights the scope of sonochemistry in the preparation of photocatalysts, and their applications in energy production and environmental remediation. Beside, the sonochemical degradation of pollutants is discussed in detail. The progress made in sonochemical synthesis and the future perspective for this technique are summarized here. This review may create more enthusiasm among researchers to pay extra attention to the sonochemical synthesis of materials and add their useful contribution to the investigation of new materials for photocatalytic and other applications. This will propel this technique toward commercial sonosynthesis of nanomaterials.

Key words: Sonochemistry, Acoustic cavitation, Photocatalysis, Energy production, Environmental remediation