Thermoresponsive polymer brush photocatalytic substrates for wastewater remediation
Kirsten Bell, Yiwen Guo, Samuel Barker, Seong H. Kim, Christian W. Pester
Abstract
NIPAAm and fluorescein o -acrylate are copolymerized on glass beads to develop multiresponsive heterogeneous photocatalysts that exhibit structural changes at elevated temperatures and alter their photocatalytic performance in wastewater remediation.
Topics & Concepts
BrushPhotocatalysisEnvironmental remediationWastewaterAcrylatePolymerMaterials sciencePolymer brushChemical engineeringChemistryWaste managementContaminationComposite materialCatalysisCopolymerOrganic chemistryEcologyEngineeringBiologyPolymerizationAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCovalent Organic Framework ApplicationsPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts