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Research Project: Sustainable Management and Byproduct Utilization of Manure Nutrients and Environmental Contaminants from Beef and Swine Production Facilities

Location: Livestock Bio-Systems

Title: Emission spectra of octaethylporphyrin dissolved in liquid toluene and a tripropylene glycol diacrylate polymer matrix

Author
item Avramenko, Aleksandr
item Spiehs, Mindy

Submitted to: Meeting Proceedings
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/16/2022
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary: The catalytic activity of an organic photocatalyst in an aqueous medium is driven through the molecule's triplet state. This work discusses how the lifetime of octaethylporphyrin, a potential photocatalyst, is impacted when the molecule is embedded in a solid polymer versus a being dissolved in toluene.

Technical Abstract: Emission spectra of octaethylporphyrin is reported in liquid toluene solution and a rigid polymer matrix. The results of this study suggest that the lifetime of the triplet state of octaethylporphyrin increases in the polymer matrix.