Monthly Archives: October 2016

In our Advanced Energy Materials 2016 paper, we have successfully synthesized ultra-black TiO2-x nanoparticles for water evaporation by coating and superhydrophobization of them on a stainless steel mesh. Increase of x in TiO2-x resulted in a darker material leading to … Continue reading →

In this work we report for the first time a comparative study of the physical, electronic and photocatalytic properties of all four polymorphs of nanostructured iron oxyhydroxides. In brief, we synthesized all four polymorphs of nanostructured iron oxyhydroxides, namely; goethite … Continue reading →

Geoffry A. Ozin and co-workers demonstrate that the reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction, driven by a visible and near infrared responsive Pd@Nb2O5 is thermally activated with measured conversion rates as high as 1.8 mmol gcat−1 h−1, Advanced Science, 2016, … Continue reading →

Geoff’s latest Materials Views details the cognitive effects CO2 has on humans, referring back to two public health studies done in 2012 and 2015. Reductions in decision-making performance is observed in CO2 levels as low as 1000 ppm which is … Continue reading →

Laura Reyes has been featured in a recent ACCN article for her involvement in green chemistry. Her role with the Green Chemistry Initiative (GCI) at UofT and her PhD project focused on investigating how CO2 and H2 interact with the … Continue reading →

The Transformative Research to Combat Climate Change Challenge Workshop will be hosted by UofT on Wednesday October 12. This workshop will focus on converting CO2 to value-added products to enable energy security, environment protection, and climate control. More information can … Continue reading →