Affiliation:
1. Jiangsu Co‐Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing China
2. Leibniz‐Institut für Katalyse e.V. Rostock Germany
3. School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Queensland Australia
Abstract
AbstractBiomass with abundant reproducible carbon resource holds great promise as an intriguing substitute for fossil fuels in the manufacture of high‐value‐added chemicals and fuels. Photocatalytic biomass valorization using inexhaustible solar energy enables to accurately break desired chemical bonds or selectively functionalize particular groups, thus emerging as an extremely creative and low carbon cost strategy for relieving the dilemma of the global energy. Quantum dots (QDs) are an outstandingly dynamic class of semiconductor photocatalysts because of their unique properties, which have achieved significant successes in various photocatalytic applications including biomass valorization. In this review, the current development rational design for QDs photocatalytic biomass valorization effectively is highlighted, focusing on the principles of tuning their particle size, structure, and surface properties, with special emphasis on the effect of the ligands for selectively broken chemical bonds (C─O, C─C) of biomass. Finally, the present issues and possibilities within that exciting field are described.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation