METHOD FOR ACTIVATING CATALYST USING PHOTOTHERMAL NANOMATERIALS

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for activating a catalyst using the photothermal properties of photothermal nanomaterials, wherein light is irradiated to a catalyst-photothermal nanomaterials complex to activate a catalyst at a temperature at which the catalyst has low activity or no activity. According to the present invention, the method for activating a catalyst enables the activation of a catalyst by increasing the temperature of only the surroundings of nanomaterials while the temperature of the entire reaction media is changed slightly. According to the method, it is possible to carry out a catalytic reaction, which normally shows high activity at room temperature, with high activity even at low temperatures. That is, the present invention can provide a method for enabling a catalyst to have high activity even at low temperature and extremely cold areas by fixing catalysts to photothermal nanomaterials, in which the catalysts have a high activity only under mild conditions. Particularly, the method is useful in the case of using a catalyst substrate which is unstable at room temperature or the generation of a catalyst reactant which is unstable at room temperature. Additionally, a chemical catalyst or a heat-resistant enzyme capable of reacting at high temperatures and which save energy to allow the reaction to be carried out even at lower temperatures or room temperature by light irradiation.