Recently, Zhang Lizhi's research group from the School of Environmental Science and Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University published a research paper entitled "Visible light-driven conversion of carbon-sequestrated seawater into stoichiometric CO and HClO with nitrogen-doped BiOCl atomic layers” in the well-known academic journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition. The research paper proposed a new strategy for conversion of carbon-sequestrated seawater into stoichiometric CO and HClO with nitrogen-doped BiOCl atomic layers under visible light irradiation. The produced HClO could efficiently kill typical bacteria in the ballast water of ocean-going cargo ships, offering a green and safe way for onsite sterilization.

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202302286