SDGs #12 Responsible Consumption and Production
UNY FMIPA Students Develop Eco-Friendly Photocatalyst from Copper Cable Waste and Lime Peels
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Mon, 07/06/2026 - 20:35
Five students from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) have developed an environmentally friendly photocatalyst based on Cu₂O/CuO@TiO₂ nanocomposites by utilizing discarded copper cables and lime peels. The innovation was carried out under the Student Creativity Program in Exact Research (PKM-RE) as an effort to provide a sustainable solution to pollution caused by textile and batik industry wastewater.
