Preface to Special Issue for 2nd Chinese Symposium on Photocatalytic Materials (CSPM2)

第二届华人光催化材料学术研讨会专刊前言

With the ever-increasing consumption of fossil fuels and the increment in environmental pollution problems,developing sustainable and renewable energy sources and environmentally friendly purification methods has become an appeal investigation all over the world.Photocatalysis can provide promising solutions to these issues,by utilizing solar light to reduce CO2 into hydrocarbon fuels,to split water into hydrogen and to mineralize organic pollutants into inorganic substance.However,a huge obstacle to the application of this technology is its low photocatalytic efficiency.Further improvement on the performance of photocatalytic materials is urgently needed.Therefore,this investigation topic was within the scope of The 2nd Chinese Symposium on Photocatalytic Materials(CSPM2)held at Nanjing Jinling Riverside Hotel,Nanjing,China on November 8-11,2019.This conference was organized by Nanjing University,Huaibei Normal University,Changsha University,Fuzhou University and Wuhan universityof Technology,and supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC),Nanjing University,Huaibei Normal University,Changsha University,Wuhan University of Technology,Beijing Perfectlight and others.There are more than 420 experts and students attending this symposium,and 12 plenary lectures,17 keynote lectures,9 invited lectures,12 oral lectures and 115 posters presented.Finally,18 excellent posters were selected.