The Development of Mesoporous Ni‐Based Catalysts and Evaluation of Their Catalytic and Photocatalytic Applications

Abstract

Porous Ni‐based catalysts have attracted extensive attention for a wide range of applications in energy production and environmental remediation due to controllable morphology, high dispersion. These properties are mainly governed by a number of parameters such as compositions, synthesis methods, their structural morphology, and surface area. Various efforts have made to develop unsupported template‐assisted catalysts with specific nanostructures and surface properties, a new approach in supramolecular chemistry. This review reports a detailed overview of the development of mesoporous nickel‐based catalysts for energy and environmental applications. This review also looks at recent advancements, synthesis routes for porous nickel‐based catalysts, and comparative study with the reported Ni‐based catalysts. This review addresses numerous characteristic reactions and processes in the utilization of organic wastes, highlighting the significance of developing porous, proficient, and stable Ni‐based catalysts.

Recent progress in the conversion of biomass wastes into functional materials for value-added applications

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“…Biomass is a stored source of solar energy initially collected by plants via the process of photosynthesis where CO 2 is captured and transferred to plant materials. It covers ranges of organic materials derived from plants and animals fed on the plant sand [ 4 ], and it can be converted into a variety of useful sources of bioenergy [ 5 ]. Nowadays, biomass energy has become the world’s fourth largest energy source, following coal, oil and natural gas [ 1 ].…”