Contact-electro-catalysis for the degradation of organic pollutants using pristine dielectric powders

Ziming Wang, Andy Berbille, Yawei Feng, Site Li, Laipan Zhu, Wei Tang () and Zhong Lin Wang ()
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Ziming Wang: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Andy Berbille: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yawei Feng: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Site Li: Carnegie Mellon University
Laipan Zhu: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wei Tang: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhong Lin Wang: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract Mechanochemistry has been studied for some time, but research on the reactivity of charges exchanged by contact-electrification (CE) during mechanical stimulation remains scarce. Here, we demonstrate that electrons transferred during the CE between pristine dielectric powders and water can be utilized to directly catalyze reactions without the use of conventional catalysts. Specifically, frequent CE at Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP) - water interface induces electron-exchanges, thus forming reactive oxygen species for the degradation of an aqueous methyl orange solution. Contact-electro-catalysis, by conjunction of CE, mechanochemistry and catalysis, has been proposed as a general mechanism, which has been demonstrated to be effective for various dielectric materials, such as Teflon, Nylon-6,6 and rubber. This original catalytic principle not only expands the range of catalytic materials, but also enables us to envisage catalytic processes through mechano-induced contact-electrification.

Date: 2022
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