Hierarchically Structured Porous Metal Oxide Nanoparticles for Environmental Remediation

由于污染导致水和空气质量的恶化，环境修复是一个紧迫的问题。多孔金属氧化物纳米颗粒为解决这一挑战提供了巨大的潜力，例如通过光催化、吸附或过滤。然而，开发可复制和可扩展的纳米颗粒合成方法仍然是一个关键的挑战，这些纳米颗粒含有定制的内部孔隙结构和反应性。本项目旨在开发一种利用可回收光响应软模板合成多孔金属氧化物纳米材料的新途径，这将使内部孔结构层次的可控设计成为可能，并增强对水中污染物的光催化降解。相关研究领域：生物物理与软物质物理、光物质相互作用与光学现象、催化

Environmental remediation is a pressing issue due to the deterioration of water and air quality as a result of pollution. Porous metal oxide nanoparticles offer significant potential to tackle this challenge, for example through photocatalysis, adsorption or filtration. However, the development of reproducible and scalable synthetic methods to nanoparticles containing a tailored internal pore structure and reactivity remains a key challenge. This project aims to develop a novel synthetic route to porous metal oxide nanomaterials using a recyclable photoresponsive soft template, which will enable the controlled design of the internal pore structural hierarchy and lead to enhanced photocatalytic degradation of pollutants in water.Related EPSRC Research Areas: Biophysics and Soft Matter Physics, Light Matter Interaction and Optical Phenomena, Catalysis