Boron-, sulfur-, and phosphorus-doped graphene for environmental applications

Leiyu Feng; Zhiyi Qin; Yujun Huang; Kangshou Peng; Feng Wang; Yuanyuan Yan; Yinguang Chen

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134239

Boron-, sulfur-, and phosphorus-doped graphene for environmental applications

Sci Total Environ. 2020 Jan 1:698:134239. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134239. Epub 2019 Sep 3.

Authors

Leiyu Feng¹, Zhiyi Qin², Yujun Huang², Kangshou Peng², Feng Wang², Yuanyuan Yan³, Yinguang Chen⁴

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
³ College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, 224002, China.
⁴ State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China. Electronic address: yinguangchen@tongji.edu.cn.

PMID: 31505340
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134239

Abstract

The control of environmental pollutants is a global concern. Recently, heteroatom-doped graphene has drawn increasing attention due to their widespread applications in removing and detecting environmental pollutants. Owing to the introduction of heteroatoms into pristine graphene, the properties of heteroatom-doped graphene have been significantly enhanced in physic, chemistry, and biology. This review focuses on the approaches for synthesis and characterization of boron-, sulfur-, and phosphorus-doped graphene and their applications in the fields of adsorption, catalysis, and detection for environmental pollutants. The mechanisms of environmental applications, including π-π interactions, complexation, hydrophobic interactions, electronic conductivity, and active sites and reactive radicals, are elaborated. Furthermore, the challenges associated with the use of heteroatom-doped graphene materials and their prospective applications are also proposed.

Keywords: Adsorption; Catalysis; Environmental pollutants; Graphene; Heteroatom-doped.

Publication types

Review