Solar-driven photocatalytic reduction of copper(<scp>ii</scp>) to copper(<scp>i</scp>) and zerovalent copper (Cu(0)): a sustainable approach for solar recovery of copper on a pilot scale
Sapana Jadoun, Eduardo Aedo, Juan Pablo Fuentes, Lorena Cornejo Ponce, Jorge Yáñez
Abstract
This study demonstrates a sustainable pilot-scale recovery of metallic copper from Cu( ii ) using solar-driven photocatalysis with ZnO and POPD/ZnO photocatalysts. Achieving an 80% recovery rate, this process produces zerovalent copper and marks the 100% solar-recovered copper coin.
Topics & Concepts
CopperMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryMetallurgyChemistryCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells