Structural Effects of Metal Single-Atom Catalysts for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Gemfibrozil
Vincenzo Ruta, Alessandra Sivo, Lorenzo Bonetti, Mark A. Bajada, Gianvito Vilé
Abstract
) leads to an unprecedented degradation of gemfibrozil (>90% within 60 min). The possible degradation intermediates and products were identified by mass spectrometry and were inert by cytotoxicity evaluation. We anticipate that, with further refinement and customization, the carbon nitride catalysts reported herein may find broad applications for light-driven degradation of other contaminants of emerging concern.
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CatalysisDegradation (telecommunications)Carbon nitridePhotocatalysisMaterials scienceChemical engineeringCarbon fibersChemistryNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryComputer scienceComposite numberComposite materialEngineeringTelecommunicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisCatalytic Processes in Materials Science