RT Journal Article
T1 Reusable and Long‐Lasting Active Microcleaners for Heterogeneous Water Remediation
A1 Parmar, Jemish
A1 Vilela García, Diana
A1 Pellicer, Eva
A1 Esqué‐de los Ojos, Daniel
A1 Sort, Jordi
A1 Sánchez, Samuel
AB Self‐powered micromachines are promising tools for future environmental remediation technology. Waste‐water treatment and water reuse is an essential part of environmental sustainability. Herein, we present reusable Fe/Pt multi‐functional active microcleaners that are capable of degrading organic pollutants (malachite green and 4‐nitrophenol) by generated hydroxyl radicals via a Fenton‐like reaction. Various different properties of microcleaners, such as the effect of their size, short‐term storage, long‐term storage, reusability, continuous swimming capability, surface composition, and mechanical properties, are studied. It is found that these microcleaners can continuously swim for more than 24 hours and can be stored more than 5 weeks during multiple cleaning cycles. The produced microcleaners can also be reused, which reduces the cost of the process. During the reuse cycles the outer iron surface of the Fe/Pt microcleaners generates the in‐situ, heterogeneous Fenton catalyst and releases a low concentration of iron into the treated water, while the mechanical properties also appear to be improved due to both its surface composition and structural changes. The microcleaners are characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), nanoindentation, and finite‐element modeling (FEM).
PB Wiley
SN 1616-301X
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94030
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94030
LA eng
NO Parmar, Jemish, et al. «Reusable and Long‐Lasting Active Microcleaners for Heterogeneous Water Remediation». Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 26, n.o 23, junio de 2016, pp. 4152-61. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201600381.
NO European Commission
NO Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
NO Generalitat de Catalunya
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2025