Research Progress of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Technology Based on g-C3N4 Heterojunction Photocatalysts

[Objective] The use of fossil fuels poses a significant threat to the earth's climate and energy. To mitigate environmental pollution, address climate change, and conserve earth's energy resources, there is an urgent need to develop renewable green energy generation technologies. [Method]...

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Main Author: Wei LIU
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Language:English
Published: Energy Observer Magazine Co., Ltd. 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.energychina.press/en/article/doi/10.16516/j.ceec.2025-104
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description [Objective] The use of fossil fuels poses a significant threat to the earth's climate and energy. To mitigate environmental pollution, address climate change, and conserve earth's energy resources, there is an urgent need to develop renewable green energy generation technologies. [Method] Hydrogen energy is a zero-carbon emission clean energy source. Photocatalytic hydrogen production technology driven by inexhaustible sunlight was regarded as a green energy generation technology, which has the dual application potential of reducing carbon emissions and meeting energy needs. High-activity photocatalysts were the core of research in photocatalytic hydrogen production technology. [Result] The paper focuses on recent research progress on hydrogen production made on graphitic nitrogen carbide (g-C3N4) photocatalysts, and discusses the structure, synthesis, advantages, disadvantages, and modification strategies of g-C3N4 photocatalysts. The methods of heterojunction construction based on metal oxides, metal sulfides, oxometallates, metal-organic framework materials and g-C3N4 and their hydrogen production properties and mechanisms are analyzed. [Conclusion] The hydrogen production properties of g-C3N4 heterojunction photocatalysts are summarized and prospected in order to provide some reference for the future hydrogen energy construction direction.
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spelling doaj-art-ffd86e8494834ada84f8666648ccffe82025-08-20T03:21:27ZengEnergy Observer Magazine Co., Ltd.南方能源建设2095-86762025-05-0112317218210.16516/j.ceec.2025-1042025-104Research Progress of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Technology Based on g-C3N4 Heterojunction PhotocatalystsWei LIU0School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Business University, Wuhan 430056, Hubei, China[Objective] The use of fossil fuels poses a significant threat to the earth's climate and energy. To mitigate environmental pollution, address climate change, and conserve earth's energy resources, there is an urgent need to develop renewable green energy generation technologies. [Method] Hydrogen energy is a zero-carbon emission clean energy source. Photocatalytic hydrogen production technology driven by inexhaustible sunlight was regarded as a green energy generation technology, which has the dual application potential of reducing carbon emissions and meeting energy needs. High-activity photocatalysts were the core of research in photocatalytic hydrogen production technology. [Result] The paper focuses on recent research progress on hydrogen production made on graphitic nitrogen carbide (g-C3N4) photocatalysts, and discusses the structure, synthesis, advantages, disadvantages, and modification strategies of g-C3N4 photocatalysts. The methods of heterojunction construction based on metal oxides, metal sulfides, oxometallates, metal-organic framework materials and g-C3N4 and their hydrogen production properties and mechanisms are analyzed. [Conclusion] The hydrogen production properties of g-C3N4 heterojunction photocatalysts are summarized and prospected in order to provide some reference for the future hydrogen energy construction direction.https://www.energychina.press/en/article/doi/10.16516/j.ceec.2025-104photocatalytic hydrogen productiong-c3n4photocatalytic technologyclean energyheterojunction photocatalyst
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Research Progress of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Technology Based on g-C3N4 Heterojunction Photocatalysts
南方能源建设
photocatalytic hydrogen production
g-c3n4
photocatalytic technology
clean energy
heterojunction photocatalyst
title Research Progress of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Technology Based on g-C3N4 Heterojunction Photocatalysts
title_full Research Progress of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Technology Based on g-C3N4 Heterojunction Photocatalysts
title_fullStr Research Progress of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Technology Based on g-C3N4 Heterojunction Photocatalysts
title_full_unstemmed Research Progress of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Technology Based on g-C3N4 Heterojunction Photocatalysts
title_short Research Progress of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Technology Based on g-C3N4 Heterojunction Photocatalysts
title_sort research progress of photocatalytic hydrogen production technology based on g c3n4 heterojunction photocatalysts
topic photocatalytic hydrogen production
g-c3n4
photocatalytic technology
clean energy
heterojunction photocatalyst
url https://www.energychina.press/en/article/doi/10.16516/j.ceec.2025-104
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