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Floatable porous BCZT@TPU piezocatalytic gels for water purification and hydrogen evolution

Qianqian Xu,ab   Yimeng He,a   Xinke Hu,a   Kangyi Xiao,a   Peiqiong Zhou,a   Senfeng Zhao,c   Kechao Zhou,a   Dou Zhang ORCID logo a  and  Yan Zhang ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
E-mail: yanzhangcsu@csu.edu.cn

b Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, China

c Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China

Abstract

A floatable porous BCZT@TPU piezocatalytic gel with good wettability and high piezoelectric response was fabricated. The self-floating design enables facile recovery and prevents secondary contamination while achieving 87.1% degradation efficiency and 2.26 µmol h−1 hydrogen evolution rate, demonstrating its promising application prospects in water purification and clean energy production.

Graphical abstract: Floatable porous BCZT@TPU piezocatalytic gels for water purification and hydrogen evolution

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CC07422C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Dec 2025
Accepted
20 Mar 2026
First published
23 Mar 2026

Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article

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Floatable porous BCZT@TPU piezocatalytic gels for water purification and hydrogen evolution

Q. Xu, Y. He, X. Hu, K. Xiao, P. Zhou, S. Zhao, K. Zhou, D. Zhang and Y. Zhang, Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D5CC07422C

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