Issue 36, 2023

Light-gated specific oxidase-like activity of a self-assembled Pt(ii) nanozyme for environmental remediation

Abstract

Artificial enzyme equivalents, also known as nanozymes, are a practical tool for environmental remediation when compared to their natural counterparts due to their high operational stability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Specific oxidase mimicking nanozymes are well suited to degrade toxic chemicals from industrial waste such as phenols and azo dyes. Therefore, photocatalytic nanozymes using visible/sunlight would provide a viable strategy for sustainable environmental remediation. Herein, we introduce an aggregation-induced emissive Pt(II) complex, which self-assembles in water providing NanoPtA nanotapes. These structures exhibit a specific oxidase-like nanozyme activity driven by light. The NanoPtA structure assists in the photogeneration of singlet oxygen in water via a triplet excited 3MMLCT state, leading to a specific oxidase-like activity instead of a peroxidase-like activity. The self-assembled nanozyme showed great stability under harsh environmental conditions and exhibited photo-induced specific oxidase-mimetic activity, which was considerably more efficient than the natural enzyme or other specific nanozymes. We demonstrated efficient NanoPtA-induced photocatalytic degradation of various phenolic compounds and azo dyes within 5–10 minutes of light irradiation. Notably, the system operates under sunlight and exhibits reusability over twenty cycles of catalytic reactions. Another fascinating aspect of NanoPtA is the unaltered catalytic performance for more than 75 days, providing a robust enzyme-equivalent for practical sustainable environmental remediation.

Graphical abstract: Light-gated specific oxidase-like activity of a self-assembled Pt(ii) nanozyme for environmental remediation

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 may 2023
Accepted
14 avq 2023
First published
14 avq 2023

Nanoscale, 2023,15, 14809-14821

Light-gated specific oxidase-like activity of a self-assembled Pt(II) nanozyme for environmental remediation

R. Kapila, B. Sen, A. Kamra, S. Chandran and S. Rana, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 14809 DOI: 10.1039/D3NR02081A

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