Solar Photocatalytic Phenol Polymerization and Hydrogen Generation for Flocculation of Wastewater Impurities.

ABSTRACT: Achieving global sustainability will require balancing encroaching climate changes while maintaining existing quality of life. Using sunlight to purify wastewater while simultaneously generating usable fuels is an opportunity to approach both targets in a cost-efficient manner. In addition, converting biomass products to usable polymers is a sustainable approach for potentially replacing polystyrene or other petroleum derived polymers. Phenols from medical, manufacturing, and agricultural waste are commonly found in many water sources, and they are known to foul common reverse osmosis membranes. Here, we show oxidative polymerization of guaiacol, an aromatic compound derived from biomass, with concurrent hydrogen gas generation by using platinum-seeded cadmium sulfide nanorods (Pt@CdS) as

SUBMITTER: Hafenstine GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10194423 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature