Carbon-Based Metal-Free Catalysts, 2 Volumes

6Metal‐Free Nanoporous Carbons in Photocatalysis

Alicia Gomis‐Berenguer and Conchi O. Ania

CEMHTI CNRS (UPR 3079), Site Haute Température, Université d'Orléans, 1D Av. de la Recherche Scientifique CS 90088, 45071 Orléans Cedex 2, France

6.1 Introduction

After the first works in 1960s and 1970s reporting the photocatalytic activity of ZnO and TiO₂ electrodes [1, 2], semiconductor‐based photocatalysis has become a topic at the forefront of technology in various disciplines [3–9], particularly in the fields of solar light conversion for environmental remediation (i.e. wastewater treatment, self‐cleaning surfaces, and air purification purposes) and in the production of energy either via the photovoltaic effect or by the photogeneration of energetic ...