Nowadays, most industrial chemical products employ catalysts as an essential step to synthesize many commodities. Inspired by catalytic processes, the discovery of Honda-Fujishima, reported by analogy with natural photosynthesis, boosted the overall scientific interest in photocatalysis. This area aims for feasible energy generation and pollutants abatement, looking for beyond the efficiency under UV light, new perspectives towards visible light through novel composites. Suspended catalysts are commonly used due to simplicity, primarily to demonstrate concepts in lab-scale research. However, working with suspensions is not technologically feasible, and immobilizing on supports avoids the toxicity associated with free catalysts and facilitates further separation processes. Thus, immobilized catalysts on tailor-made porous support form heterojunctions and profiles as a more practical approach to tackling these challenges. In addition, involving just stable semiconductors within the system enables applying catalytic systems in harsh environments. The polymer-derived ceramic (PDCs) route has been studied in another technological frontier, addressing several technical issues over the past 50 years, allowing for coatings, foams, and fibers with controlled morphology and good thermal-oxidative resistance. Those features make PDCs promising supports for catalyst immobilization, particularly, SiOC and SiCN-based ceramics. This work provides an overview of PDCs and their interactions with catalysts. The manufacture approaches, catalyst type, component interactions, thermal treatment effects, catalytic activity under visible light, and other outcome properties are reviewed. Moreover, the research landscape and current challenges on catalysts supported by PDCs are discussed. Finally, the gaps regarding processing optimization and perspectives for PDC-based materials applied in catalyst-assisted systems are highlighted.

如今，大多数工业化工产品都采用催化剂作为合成许多商品的必要步骤。受催化过程的启发，通过与自然光合作用类比报道的 Honda-Fujishima 的发现提高了对光催化的整体科学兴趣。该领域旨在实现可行的能源生产和污染物减排，通过新型复合材料寻找超越紫外光下效率的新视角。由于简单，悬浮催化剂通常被使用，主要是为了证明实验室规模研究中的概念。然而，使用悬浮液在技术上是不可行的，固定在载体上避免了与游离催化剂相关的毒性，并促进了进一步的分离过程。因此，在定制的多孔载体上固定催化剂形成异质结和轮廓，作为应对这些挑战的更实用的方法。此外，系统中仅包含稳定的半导体可以在恶劣的环境中应用催化系统。聚合物衍生陶瓷 (PDC) 路线已在另一个技术前沿进行了研究，解决了过去 50 年中的几个技术问题，使涂料、泡沫和纤维具有可控的形态和良好的抗热氧化性。这些特性使 PDCs 成为催化剂固定的有希望的载体，特别是 SiOC 和 SiCN 基陶瓷。这项工作概述了 PDC 及其与催化剂的相互作用。制备方法、催化剂类型、组分相互作用、热处理效果、可见光催化活性、并审查其他结果属性。此外，还讨论了 PDC 支持的催化剂的研究前景和当前挑战。最后，强调了在催化剂辅助系统中应用的基于 PDC 的材料在工艺优化和前景方面的差距。