Issue 16, 2021

Application of polyoxometalates in photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants

Abstract

Organic pollutants are highly toxic, accumulative, and difficult to degrade or eliminate. As a low-cost, high-efficiency and energy-saving environmental purification technology, photocatalytic technology has shown great advantages in solving increasingly serious environmental pollution problems. The development of efficient and durable photocatalysts for the degradation of organic pollutants is the key to the extensive application of photocatalysis technology. Polyoxometalates (POMs) are a kind of discrete metal-oxide clusters with unique photo/electric properties which have shown promising applications in photocatalytic degradation. This review summarizes the recent advances in the design and synthesis of POM-based photocatalysts, as well as their application in the degradation of organic dyes, pesticides and other pollutants. In-depth perspective views are also proposed in this review.

Graphical abstract: Application of polyoxometalates in photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
31 May 2021
Accepted
24 Jun 2021
First published
25 Jun 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale Adv., 2021,3, 4646-4658

Application of polyoxometalates in photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants

J. Lan, Y. Wang, B. Huang, Z. Xiao and P. Wu, Nanoscale Adv., 2021, 3, 4646 DOI: 10.1039/D1NA00408E

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