In recent years, photocatalysis has become a focus of the GMBU Photonics and Sensors Section, primarily due to the further development of UV LED technology. An photocatalyst, usually TiO2, absorbs the energy of the light, transfers it to a reactive compound and thus triggers a chemical reaction. The resulting highly reactive radicals attack surrounding micropollutants that will adsorbed on the catalyst surface.
Project „NanoKat“
Development of composite catalyst layers made of titanium dioxide and carbon quantum dots to improve visible light photocatalysis Photocatalysis using sunlight or artificial light is an almost ideal technology for breaking down pollutants into non-toxic or significantly less harmful
Project “SoPhoKat”
Photocatalytically active special layers must be chemically stable but also ultrasonic-resistant (sono-stable) for certain wastewater treatment processes. As part of this project, a sonophotocatalytic process for water decontamination and disinfection was developed. This is characterized by the combination of
Contact
Kerstin Günther
E-Mail: guenther@gmbu.de
Tel.: +49
3641 366722
