Heterogeneous photocatalysis has shown great promise in both energy and environmental applications.  Our recent research investigates ligand-metal complexes grated on solid-state surfaces for use in environmental photocatalysis.  In our study, light-absorbing polypyridyl compounds of earth-abundant metals, particularly Fe(II), are grafted on surfaces of titania nanoparticles and mesoporous silica via covalent linkages.  The hybrid photocatalysts are characterized with a variety of techniques, including FTIR and UV-visible spectroscopies.  Photocatalytic properties of the grafted ligand-metal complexes are then evaluated in the Fenton process.

Environmental photocatalysis using ligand-metal complexes grafted on nanostructured surfaces

244th National Meeting (2012)

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