Review of different series of MOF/g-C3N4 composites for photocatalytic hydrogen production and CO2 reduction

Abstract

The development of a sustainable energy source has been a great challenge, and photocatalysis technology has become the key to solve it. Based on the synthesis strategy of g-C₃N₄ and MOF materials, this article focuses on exploring the application of ZIF series, MIL series, UIO series and other series of MOF materials compounded with g-C₃N₄ in photocatalytic H₂ production and CO₂ reduction. The photocatalytic H₂ production or CO₂ reduction performance can be improved by the different composite synthesis methods, material morphology and the construction of heterojunctions with the combination of MOF series with g-C3N4. Finally, the research on photocatalysis of different series of MOF/g-C₃N₄ composites is summarized, and the application prospects are proposed.