As contaminated pathogenic air is processed through a patented bio-conversion reactor bed, this green technology, integrated
with Photocatalytic Oxidation (PCO), works in unison to destroy harmful airborne microbes and dismantle volatile organic compounds (VOC) while producing no by - products.
Not exact matches
The only way to do it cheaply is
with photovoltaics or a
photocatalytic agent that is as cheap as paint.
Materials like titanium oxide, known as semiconductors
with the wide band - gap, are traditionally used to convert sunlight to chemical energy for the
photocatalytic reaction.
Zou's group started
with an oxide of indium - tantalum, a material that had been shown to have some
photocatalytic activity but was inefficient under visible light because its band gap isn't sufficient.
Carbon dots (CDs) are a versatile nanomaterial
with attractive photoluminescent and
photocatalytic properties.
In addition to showing excellent
photocatalytic stability in electrolyte solutions
with a pH as high as 13, these four phases appear to have important similarities in electronic structure, according to first - principles calculations.
The synthesized carbon doped SnS2 photocatalyst shows selective
photocatalytic CO2 reduction to acetaldehyde
with moderately high photochemical quantum efficiency (QE - 0.7 %) under visible - light irradiation [3].
Resume: Carbon dots (CDs) are a versatile nanomaterial
with attractive photoluminescent and
photocatalytic properties.
There is no mention of the
photocatalytic panels on the 570 Broome website; the only reference I can find is an interview
with the architect, Tahir Demircioglu, whotells New York Spaces that the building «features a state - of - the - art façade that is not only self cleaning but actually purifies the air through photocatalysis and superhydrophilicity.»
The tower is covered in Neolith sintered stone panels that are treated
with Pureti,» an aqueous and titanium dioxide nanoparticle - based treatment that is sprayed on Neolith to create a
photocatalytic, self - cleaning and decontaminating effect.»