Certain metal oxides are considered good candidates for photocatalysts to produce green hydrogen with sunlight. A Chinese team has now published exciting results on copper(I) oxide particles in Nature ...

These papers present a curated selection of articles themed on "photocatalysis" published in Environmental Surfaces and Interfaces since 2023. We welcome all readers to explore these works, which are ...

A new review summarizes methods to enhance graphitic carbon nitride, a promising material for breaking down industrial ...

Solar photocatalysis could enable clean fuel production, and a new method reveals water splitting and charge flow in real ...

One common mechanism by which catalysts operate is by lowering the transition state barrier to reaction. We are investigating the ability of the hydrogen bonding of water to the transition state to ...

Intimately Coupled Photocatalysis and Biodegradation (ICPB) represents a cutting‐edge approach to wastewater treatment that integrates advanced photocatalytic reactions with microbial degradation in a ...

Discover how light-activated enzymes enhance microbial processes for rapid chemical reactions and innovative drug production.

Four syringes stick into four vials that glow green and yellow under ultraviolet irradiation. Credit: Submitted by Killiann Heinz/University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague Glassware full of ...

Reactions that replace carbon-hydrogen bonds with other chemical moieties, called C–H activation reactions, have multiplied in recent years, seemingly spreading to every corner of chemical space. Yet ...