Reinforcing the Efficiency of Plastic Upgrading through Full-Spectrum Photothermal Effect Integration of Heat Isolator.

ABSTRACT: Photoreforming of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) to H₂ is practically attractive strategy for upgrading waste plastics. The major challenge is to utilize the infrared energy in the solar spectrum to improve the efficiency for photoreforming of PET to H₂. Herein, through the ingenious integration of tungsten phosphide nanoparticles and tungsten single atoms (WP/W SAs) with carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄), the constructed hybrid inherits both the desirable properties and structural merits of the respective building blocks. Specifically, the photothermal effect of WP/W SAs couples with the "heat isolator" role of g-C₃N₄ due to its low thermal conductivity, thereby forming localized high-temperature regions, reducing the activation en

SUBMITTER: Gong X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11672297 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature