Fig. 4: Mechanistic insights into the photocatalytic upcycling process. | Nature Communications

Fig. 4: Mechanistic insights into the photocatalytic upcycling process.

From: Facile visible-light upcycling of diverse waste plastics using a single organocatalyst with minimal loadings

Fig. 4

A Time-lapsed UV-vis data of the PS photodegradation in O₂ over 12 h. B Identification of the active catalysts in the degradation process. C Photocatalytic upcycling of PS using triarylamine model catalysts TCPA and TCPBA. D Spectroelectrochemistry of TCPA●+ and TCPBA●+ and the spectral changes after irradiations in the presence of chlorobenzene. E The revised photocatalytic cycle. F DFT-computed energy profile of the HAT processes.

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