Freestanding polymer-metal oxide nanocomposite films for light-driven oxygen scavenging

A. Mills, A.M. Peiro, G.T. Doyle, J.R. Durrant

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Abstract

Freestanding films containing nanocrystalline TiO2 and a suitable electron donor embedded in a cellulose matrix deoxygenate a closed environment (see Figure) upon UV illumination as a result of the photocatalytic properties of TiO2. This opens up the potential use of semiconductor photocatalysis in active packaging to achieve light-driven deoxygenation of closed environments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2365-2368
Number of pages4
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume17
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

Keywords

  • electron transfer
  • titania
  • photocatalysis
  • nanocomposites

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