Grave-to-cradle upcycling of Ni from electroplating wastewater to photothermal CO2 catalysis

Shenghua Wang; Dake Zhang; Wu Wang; Jun Zhong; Kai Feng; Zhiyi Wu; Boyu Du; Jiaqing He; Zhengwen Li; Le He; Wei Sun; Deren Yang; Geoffrey A. Ozin

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33029-x

Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Grave-to-cradle upcycling of Ni from electroplating wastewater to photothermal CO2 catalysis

Shenghua Wang,
Dake Zhang,
Wu Wang,
Jun Zhong,
Kai Feng,
Zhiyi Wu,
Boyu Du,
Jiaqing He,
Zhengwen Li,
Le He,
Wei Sun,
Deren Yang,
Geoffrey A. Ozin

Affiliations

Shenghua Wang: State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
Dake Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
Wu Wang: Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Thermoelectric Materials, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology
Jun Zhong: Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University
Kai Feng: Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Zhiyi Wu: Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University
Boyu Du: Changchun Ecological Environment Monitoring Center
Jiaqing He: Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Thermoelectric Materials, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology
Zhengwen Li: Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Le He: Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University
Wei Sun: State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
Deren Yang: State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
Geoffrey A. Ozin: Materials Chemistry and Nanochemistry Research Group, Solar Fuels Cluster, Departments of Chemistry, University of Toronto

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33029-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The valorization of undesirable substrates offers a two-fold strategy for pollution remediation and renewable energy conversion. Here, authors demonstrate the scavenging of Ni from electroplating wastewater and subsequent utilization as materials for photothermal CO2 reduction.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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