Photocatalyst Based on Nanostructured TiO2 with Improved Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Properties
Roberta Irodia, Camelia Ungureanu, Veronica Sătulu, Vasilica Mihaela Mîndroiu, Alexander N Obraztsov · 2023
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Roberta Irodia and four co-authors made a light-driven catalyst that also kills bacteria, in a study from twenty twenty-three. The base material is titanium dioxide shaped into tiny tubes on a metal plate. Such catalysts can break down pollutants in water when lit, but plain versions are weak.
The team first created defects in the tubes by a blueing step, then deposited cobalt by two rival methods. The electric method gave a star-pattern film that wets well and fights bacteria. It also narrowed the energy gap for light absorption. In tests with water spiked with an antibiotic, pairing light with a small voltage destroyed most of the drug within an hour. Both major bacterial types were suppressed.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Roberta Irodia, Camelia Ungureanu, Veronica Sătulu, Vasilica Mihaela Mîndroiu, Alexander N Obraztsov |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 52 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |