Materials World Network: Visible Light Nanocomposite Photocatalysts

材料世界网：可见光纳米复合光催化剂

• 批准号: 1209547
• 负责人: Amy Walker
• 金额: $ 38.58万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at Dallas
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-07-01 至 2016-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1209547&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Materials; World; Network; Visible; Light

NON-TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONA new class of visible-light nanocomposite photocatalysts will be developed. These photocatalysts are composed of metal oxide and metal nanoparticles embedded in a polymer film, and have tuneable properties. This work will lead to new advances in the areas of great economic and societal importance, including the removal of outdoor pollutants, improvement of indoor air quality, wastewater treatment, and decontamination of chemical warfare agents on equipment, including vehicles and clothing. The development of these materials also has applications in other technologies including sensing, optoelectronics, drug delivery and biotechnology. The project is a collaboration with Damien Lenoble, Centre de Researche Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourg (funded by Fonds National de la Recherche) and provides the foundation for a cutting-edge international research collaboration between the University of Texas at Dallas and the Centre de Researche Gabriel Lippmann. The project advances the education and training of graduate and undergraduate students, and post-doctoral scholars by integrating them into an international research team, and providing them with skills valuable in many technologically important industries.TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION A new class of visible-light nanocomposite photocatalysts is being developed by layering metal oxide, titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, metal nanoparticles in a plasma polymer matrix. These photocatalysts have many advantages over currently available titanium dioxide photocatalysts. They are flexible, can be employed to conformally coat a variety of surfaces, including clothing and vehicles, and can be used in continuous flow systems. The use of metal nanoparticles also introduces new synergistic reaction pathways, making this new class of materials more catalytically active than traditional photocatalysts. These photocatalysts provide a simple, robust method for the removal of outdoor pollutants, improvement of indoor air quality, wastewater treatment, and decontamination of chemical warfare agents on equipment, including vehicles and clothing. The development of inorganic-organic nanocomposite materials with tunable properties also has applications in other technologies including sensing, optoelectronics, drug delivery and biotechnology. To accomplish these goals, the project brings together international experts in plasma deposition (Goeckner), the formation of 3D inorganic-organic and materials characterization (Walker), the formation of inorganic nanostructures (Lenoble) and photocatalysis (Lenoble and Walker). This work provides a foundation for a comprehensive international collaboration between the University of Texas at Dallas and the Centre de Researche Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourg focused on the development of inorganic-organic nanocomposites. The program advances the training and education of graduate and undergraduate students, and post-doctoral scholars by giving them experience in different scientific cultures and providing them with skills valuable in many technologically important industries.

非技术描述将开发一类新型可见光纳米复合光催化剂。这些光催化剂由嵌入聚合物薄膜中的金属氧化物和金属纳米颗粒组成，具有可调节的性能。这项工作将在具有重大经济和社会意义的领域带来新的进展，包括去除室外污染物、改善室内空气质量、废水处理以及车辆和衣物等设备上化学战剂的净化。这些材料的开发还应用于其他技术，包括传感、光电子、药物输送和生物技术。该项目是与卢森堡加布里埃尔李普曼研究中心的 Damien Lenoble 合作（由国家研究基金会资助），为德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校和加布里埃尔研究中心之间的尖端国际研究合作奠定了基础李普曼。该项目通过将研究生和本科生以及博士后学者纳入国际研究团队，并为他们提供在许多技术重要行业中有价值的技能，促进研究生和本科生以及博士后学者的教育和培训。 技术描述 新型可见光纳米复合光催化剂通过在等离子体聚合物基质中分层金属氧化物、二氧化钛和氧化锌、金属纳米颗粒而开发。这些光催化剂比目前可用的二氧化钛光催化剂具有许多优点。它们非常灵活，可用于保形涂覆各种表面，包括衣服和车辆，并且可用于连续流动系统。金属纳米颗粒的使用还引入了新的协同反应途径，使这类新型材料比传统光催化剂更具催化活性。这些光催化剂为去除室外污染物、改善室内空气质量、废水处理以及车辆和衣物等设备上的化学战剂净化提供了一种简单、可靠的方法。具有可调特性的无机-有机纳米复合材料的开发也可应用于其他技术，包括传感、光电子、药物输送和生物技术。为了实现这些目标，该项目汇集了等离子体沉积（Goeckner）、3D无机-有机和材料表征（Walker）、无机纳米结构形成（Lenoble）和光催化（Lenoble和Walker）领域的国际专家。这项工作为德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校和卢森堡加布里埃尔·李普曼研究中心之间的全面国际合作奠定了基础，重点是无机-有机纳米复合材料的开发。该计划通过为研究生和本科生以及博士后学者提供不同科学文化的经验并为他们提供在许多技术重要行业中有价值的技能来促进研究生和本科生以及博士后学者的培训和教育。