Galvanic replacement of liquid metal Galinstan with copper for the formation of photocatalytically active nanomaterials
Olawale Oloye, Joseph F. S. Fernando, Eric R. Waclawik, Dmitri Golberg, Anthony P. O’Mullane
Abstract
Galvanic replacement of liquid metal Galinstan under mechanical agitation with copper creates a multi-elemental system that is photocatalytically active for the degradation of organic dyes where reuseability is achieved via immobilisation on a solid support.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryGalvanic cellCopperNanomaterialsMetalChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryEngineeringGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsNanomaterials for catalytic reactions