Nanodiamond-TiO2 Composites for Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

Luisa M Pastrana-Martínez; Sergio Morales-Torres; Sónia A C Carabineiro; Josephus G Buijnsters; Joaquim L Faria; José L Figueiredo; Adrián M T Silva

doi:10.1002/cplu.201300253

Nanodiamond-TiO₂ Composites for Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

Chempluschem. 2013 Aug;78(8):750. doi: 10.1002/cplu.201300253. Epub 2013 Jul 24.

Authors

Luisa M Pastrana-Martínez¹, Sergio Morales-Torres¹, Sónia A C Carabineiro¹, Josephus G Buijnsters², Joaquim L Faria¹, José L Figueiredo¹, Adrián M T Silva¹

Affiliations

¹ LCM-Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Associate Laboratory LSRE/LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto (Portugal), Fax: (+351) 22-5081449.
² Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 44, 3001 Leuven (Belgium).

PMID: 31986669
DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201300253

Abstract

Invited for this month's cover are collaborators from the University of Porto in Portugal and KU Leuven in Belgium. The image shows that nanodiamond-TiO₂ composites can effectively degrade organic water pollutants by photocatalysis under ambient conditions. This process will reduce human impact on freshwater systems, thereby contributing to meet worldwide targets on water footprint reduction. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/cplu.201300094.