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Title: Conformal Nitrogen-Doped TiO2 Photocatalytic Coatings for Sunlight-Activated Membranes

Journal Article · · Advanced Sustainable Systems
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  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
  2. Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); California State Univ. - Long Beach, Long Beach, CA (United States)
  4. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)

Photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants is enticing for addressing challenging, nontraditional water sources. A novel nitrogen-doping method is utilized to grow conformal titania coatings with visible-light activity on porous membranes. Here, the resulting membranes exhibit effective degradation of model organic species in simulated sunlight while at the same time requiring substantially lower transmembrane pressure than undoped membranes.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; DE‐AC02‐06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1393940
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1401747
Journal Information:
Advanced Sustainable Systems, Vol. 1, Issue 1-2; ISSN 2366-7486
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 60 works
Citation information provided by
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