Turning dead leaves into an active multifunctional material as evaporator, photocatalyst, and bioplastic

Large numbers of leaves fall off trees each autumn. Here, the authors turn dead leaves into an active material which acts as bioplastic and shows high performance in solar water evaporation, photocatalytic H2 production and antibiotic degradation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Siyuan Fang, Xingyi Lyu, Tian Tong, Aniqa Ibnat Lim, Tao Li, Jiming Bao, Yun Hang Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36783-8