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Catalysis Science & Technology

Flaponite: a recyclable heterogeneous flavin-based photocatalyst with LAPONITE® clay as an immobilisation scaffold†

Anna A. Melekhova,‡a   Matthew G. Ellis, ORCID logo ‡ab   Lazina I. Zaman,a   Ishtiaq Ahmed,a   Alexander S. Evtushenko,a   Thomas Kress, ORCID logo c   Tijmen G. Euser ORCID logo b  and  Ljiljana Fruk ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK
E-mail: lf389@cam.ac.uk

b Nano Photonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK

c Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, UK

Abstract

The low cost and biocompatible heterogeneous photocatalyst Flaponite was prepared by mixing a flavin catalytic component with LAPONITE® clay acting as a solid support. Photo-oxidation and photo-reduction of substrates under visible light irradiation were demonstrated showing that compared to flavin alone, Flaponite has enhanced photocatalytic activity and can be easily removed and recycled from the solution.

Graphical abstract: Flaponite: a recyclable heterogeneous flavin-based photocatalyst with LAPONITE® clay as an immobilisation scaffold

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CY00146C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Feb 2025
Accepted
26 Apr 2025
First published
12 May 2025
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2025, Advance Article

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Flaponite: a recyclable heterogeneous flavin-based photocatalyst with LAPONITE® clay as an immobilisation scaffold

A. A. Melekhova, M. G. Ellis, L. I. Zaman, I. Ahmed, A. S. Evtushenko, T. Kress, T. G. Euser and L. Fruk, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2025, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D5CY00146C

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