Renewable Photocatalysts

Hui Xu is a Professor at the Institute for Energy Research at Jiangsu University, in China. He received his Ph.D. degree from Jiangsu University in 2010. His research interests are in the development of nanomaterials and their composites for hydrogen evolution and energy conversion, with work mainly focused on photocatalytic and electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions (HER) and CO2 reduction using various nanostructures. He currently serves as a member of the Energy and Environment Committee of the Chinese Energy Society. Prof. Xu has published over 200 research papers in international journals, with more than 17,000 citations. He was selected as a Clarivate Analytics Global Highly Cited Scientist from 2019 to 2021. In 2020, he won the Hou Debang Chemical Science and Technology Youth Award, and in 2021 he was selected as an Elsevier Highly Cited Scholar, and received the second prize in the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation Science and Technology Progress Award.MD Shouquat Hossain is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Energy Research at Jiangsu University, in China. He received his Ph.D. degree at the UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya, Malaysia, in 2018, and subsequently held postdoctoral positions at the University of Malaya and at Peking University, China. Dr. Shouquat has 13 years of research experience and expertise in various renewable energy projects. His current research focuses on electric vehicles (EV), renewable energy with building applications, MPPT, solar PV efficiency, PVT, PCM, statistical modelling, economic analysis, micro-smart grids, solar PV efficiency, and real-time control and monitoring. He has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers.Laveet Kumar is an Assistant Professor at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan. He received his Ph.D. degree at the UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya, Malaysia, in 2022. Dr. Laveet has 8 years of experience in research and expertise from various renewable energy projects. His current research focuses on thermal engineering, solar energy, energy security, energy policy, and climate change. He has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers.

• Part 11. Solar energy technologies and catalysis: Principles and applications2. Hybrid solar-powered photocatalysis systems for hydrogen production, observation, and application3. Solar photocatalytic, photoelectrochemical, and photovoltaic-electrochemical systems for hydrogen production: Advanced technologies, challenges, and opportunities4. Advancement of Z and S-scheme heterostructure photocatalysts for efficient hydrogen evolutionPart 25. Utilization of renewable photocatalysis systems to reduce CO2 emissions and achieve zero energy (NZE) targets6. Renewable photocatalysis-driven water-splitting applications7. Renewable photocatalysis for hydrogen production and application8. Future photocatalysis applications: Fuel cells, solar conversion, self-cleaning and self-sterilizing coatings, food and healthy treatments, drug delivery, cancer treatment, and environmental radiation9. Photocatalysis pathways for conservation and storage of energy10. Empowering photocatalysts with Artificial Intelligence: Innovations and applications11. Photocatalysis pathways for wastewater treatmentPart 312. Renewable energy-based power generation, contribution to global policy, and benefits for future economic growth13. Renewable photocatalytic technologies: Global policy barriers and economic implications14. Total cost of renewable photocatalytic establishment for sustainable energy future15. Global economic benefits of developing renewable photocatalytic energy16. Global renewable photocatalytic energy market: Commercialization and future trends17. Photocatalysis integrating economic, commercialization, and social assessment for the future energy marketPart 418. SWOT analysis of photocatalytic technology in the market towards environmental remediation19. The environment for different types of catalysts materials used in photocatalysts20. Life cycle assessment of photocatalyst materials21. Environmental effect on the photocatalytic process and convenience of semiconductor materials22. A new type of nanomaterial for environmental applications in the photocatalytic degradation of water pollutants