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Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants through conjugated poly(azomethine) networks based on terthiophene-naphthalimide assemblies.

ABSTRACT: A conjugated poly(azomethine) network based on ambipolar terthiophene-naphthalimide assemblies has been synthesized and its electrochemical and UV-vis absorption properties have been investigated. The network has been found to be a promising candidate for the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in aqueous media.

SUBMITTER: Alonso-Navarro MJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8693818 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants through conjugated poly(azomethine) networks based on terthiophene-naphthalimide assemblies.

Alonso-Navarro Matías J MJ Barrio Jesús J Royuela Sergio S Karjule Neeta N Ramos M Mar MM Martínez José Ignacio JI Shalom Menny M Segura José L JL

RSC advances 20210113 5

A conjugated poly(azomethine) network based on ambipolar terthiophene-naphthalimide assemblies has been synthesized and its electrochemical and UV-vis absorption properties have been investigated. The network has been found to be a promising candidate for the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in aqueous media. ...[more]

PMID: 35424226

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