Complex Catalytic Materials Based on the Perovskite-Type Structure for Energy and Environmental Applications

Florin Andrei; Rodica Zăvoianu; Ioan-Cezar Marcu

doi:10.3390/ma13235555

Complex Catalytic Materials Based on the Perovskite-Type Structure for Energy and Environmental Applications

Materials (Basel). 2020 Dec 5;13(23):5555. doi: 10.3390/ma13235555.

Authors

Florin Andrei^{1

2}, Rodica Zăvoianu^{1

3}, Ioan-Cezar Marcu^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Chemical Technology & Catalysis, Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry & Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 4-12, Blv. Regina Elisabeta, 030018 Bucharest, Romania.
² Interdisciplinary Innovation Center of Photonics and Plasma for Eco-Nano Technologies and Advanced Materials, National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
³ Research Center for Catalysts and Catalytic Processes, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Blv Regina Elisabeta, 030018 Bucharest, Romania.

Abstract

This review paper focuses on perovskite-type materials as (photo)catalysts for energy and environmental applications. After a short introduction and the description of the structure of inorganic and hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites, the methods of preparation of inorganic perovskites both as powders via chemical routes and as thin films via laser-based techniques are tackled with, for the first, an analysis of the influence of the preparation method on the specific surface area of the material obtained. Then, the (photo)catalytic applications of the perovskites in energy production either in the form of hydrogen via water photodecomposition or by methane combustion, and in the removal of organic pollutants from waste waters, are reviewed.

Keywords: catalyst; methane combustion; perovskite; pollutant photodegradation; water photodecomposition.

Publication types

Review