New generation of full-sunlight-driven photocatalysts for water decontamination

水污染的主要来源是药品生产厂、医院和个人护理产品等，在水生环境中，甚至在饮用水中也经常检测到微量污染，增加了对环境和人类健康的潜在风险。这些有机化合物很难通过传统的处理方法，如物理化学和生物过程来消除。****光催化技术是去除这些有机污染物的最重要和可行的方法。在这个项目中，我们将开发具有电子存储的新一代全阳光驱动光催化剂，用于修复来自原油和药品转化过程等工业过程的白天和夜间污染的水。非凡的全光谱吸收和电子存储能力使这种新型材料在水/废水工业中具有巨大的潜力。该项目的目标是实现具有所需效率、可扩展性和可持续性的经济可行性的新型太阳能驱动系统。****

The main sources of water contamination come from pharmaceutical production plants, hospitals and personal care products etc. are frequently detected in the aquatic environment, even in drinking water at trace levels, raising the potential risks to the environment and human health. These organic compounds are hardly eliminated by conventional treatment methods, such as physicochemical and biological processes. ****Photocatalytic technology is the most important and viable way for the removal of these organic pollutants. In this project, we will develop the new generation of full-sunlight-driven photocatalysts with electron storage for remediating contaminated water both in day and at night from industrial processes such as crude oil and pharmaceuticals conversion processes. An extraordinary full-spectrum absorption and electron storage ability give this new type of materials a great potential in the water/wastewater industries. The target of this project is to achieve new solar-driven systems with the required efficiency, scalability, and sustainability to be economically viable.****