Bifunctional Photoelectrochemical System for Wastewater Treatment and CO¿ Reduction Using Copper Oxides

• Grant number: 24/17753-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2024
• End date: June 30, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Lucia Helena Mascaro Sales
• Grantee: Fernando Casale Pianoschi
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia (CCET). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 13/07296-2 - CDMF - Center for the Development of Functional Materials, AP.CEPID

Abstract

The central idea is to harness the energy generated in the oxidation of contaminants to drive the reduction of CO¿, transforming it into alcohols, organic acids and synthesis gas. This project aims to apply photoelectrochemical systems using photoanodes already developed in our group based on BiVO4 for the oxidation of sulfamethoxazole, a common contaminant in domestic effluents, simultaneously with the reduction of CO¿ in value-added carbonaceous products, using CuO electrodes.