A pair of strongly reductive and oxidative photocatalysts for the general upcycling of biomass derivatives and plastic wastes
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- 22 July 2025
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- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Science
Abstract
A pair of photocatalysts with opposing strongly reducing and oxidizing capacities has been developed by modulating the heteroatom valence states.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (22071024, 22271047)
- Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2024J01290)
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