Atomically thin gold embedded in inkjet-printed PVA hydrogels: flexible catalysts for ambient phenol degradation
Abstract
) and achieve 26% phenol, a common water pollutant, in 4 hours at room temperature, with consistent performance over multiple cycles. These findings demonstrate the potential of inkjet-printed nanozyme hydrogels as scalable, heterogeneous catalysts. Further improvements may be achieved by optimising catalyst-matrix interactions to reduce diffusion and accessibility barriers. This work addresses a significant challenge in nanozyme catalysis: translating high-performance nanomaterials into practical, reusable formats suitable for environmental remediation.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Nanoscale Advances
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1626–1640
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN