Enhanced azo dye reduction at semiconductor-microbe interface: The key role of semiconductor band structure

• Published in: Water research (Oxford) Vol. 248; p. 120846
• Main Authors: Shi, Hefei, Jiang, Xinbai, Wen, Xiaojiao, Hou, Cheng, Chen, Dan, Mu, Yang, Shen, Jinyou
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2024

Low-energy environmental remediation could be achieved by biocatalysis with assistance of light-excited semiconductor, in which the energy band structure of semiconductor has a significant influence on the metabolic process and electron transfer of microbes. In this study, direct Z-scheme and type I...