Photocatalysts for Converting Plastic Wastes into Hydrogen and Chemicals

其目的是通过太阳能驱动的光催化方法，利用大量的塑料废物和高性能光催化剂，为可持续生产氢和增值化学品提供新的基础科学。通过结合原子级材料设计原理、原位/非原位表征和理论计算的跨学科方法，将开发一系列活性的、选择性的、坚固的和廉价的光催化剂，用于环境温度和压力下的转化过程。预期结果将对太阳能使用和燃料/化学品生产产生重大影响。大量消耗塑料废物将对环境产生影响；帮助减轻全球关注的塑料污染。

The aim is to produce new fundamental science for sustainable production of hydrogen and value-added chemicals through a solar-driven photocatalytic approach using abundant plastic wastes and high-performance photocatalysts. A range of active, selective, robust and cheap photocatalysts will be developed for conversion processes at ambient temperatures and pressures, via an interdisciplinary approach combining atomic-level material design principles, in situ/ex situ characterisations and theoretical computations. Expected outcomes will be of high impact for solar energy use, and fuels/chemicals generation. Environmental impact will derive from consuming abundant plastic wastes; helping mitigate plastic contamination of global concern.