Renewable Photocatalysts: Technologies, Applications, Economics, Environmental Analysis, and a Sustainable Future

Hui Xu is a Professor at the Institute for Energy Research at Jiangsu University, in China. He received his Ph.D. degree from Jiangsu University in 2010. His research interests are in the development of nanomaterials and their composites for hydrogen evolution and energy conversion, with work mainly focused on photocatalytic and electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions (HER) and CO2 reduction using various nanostructures. He currently serves as a member of the Energy and Environment Committee of the Chinese Energy Society. Prof. Xu has published over 200 research papers in international journals, with more than 17,000 citations. He was selected as a Clarivate Analytics Global Highly Cited Scientist from 2019 to 2021. In 2020, he won the Hou Debang Chemical Science and Technology Youth Award, and in 2021 he was selected as an Elsevier Highly Cited Scholar, and received the second prize in the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation Science and Technology Progress Award.

MD Shouquat Hossain is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Energy Research at Jiangsu University, in China. He received his Ph.D. degree at the UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya, Malaysia, in 2018, and subsequently held postdoctoral positions at the University of Malaya and at Peking University, China. Dr. Shouquat has 13 years of research experience and expertise in various renewable energy projects. His current research focuses on electric vehicles (EV), renewable energy with building applications, MPPT, solar PV efficiency, PVT, PCM, statistical modelling, economic analysis, micro-smart grids, solar PV efficiency, and real-time control and monitoring. He has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers.

Laveet Kumar is an Assistant Professor at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan. He received his Ph.D. degree at the UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya, Malaysia, in 2022. Dr. Laveet has 8 years of experience in research and expertise from various renewable energy projects. His current research focuses on thermal engineering, solar energy, energy security, energy policy, and climate change. He has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers.