I-Metal foam ineempawu zendawo enkulu yendawo ethile, i-ductility efanelekileyo kunye ne-thermal conductivity ephezulu, kwaye ineempawu ezintle ze-hydromechanical. Ineengenelo ezibaluleke kakhulu kwiintshukumo zegesi kunye nolwelo. Kwi-catalytic reaction, i-nickel-based-foam-based okanye i-copper-based metal ingasetyenziswa ngokuthe ngqo njenge-catalyst, okanye isinyithi esinegwebu sinokusetyenziswa njenge-catalyst carrier, kunye nezinye izinto ezinokuthi zifakwe kwi-surface layer. I-composite photocatalytic foam metal incam ye-nanocomposite technology idibanisa iimpawu ezigqwesileyo ze-nanophotocatalytic materials kunye ne-nickel foam, kwaye ixhaswa yi-photocatalytic ye-photocatalytic imathiriyeli esebenzayo efunyenwe ngokulayisha ngokufanayo inani elithile le-nano-Tio2 kwi-substrate ye-nickel enegwebu. I-foam ye-nickel ingasetyenziselwa njenge-photocatalyst egqwesileyo ngenxa yesakhiwo sayo esisodwa se-network-dimensional network. Inamathemba osetyenziso olubanzi kwiindlela ezintathu ze-catalysis yokuphuma kwemoto, ukuphendula kweekhemikhali zonyango, ukuthotywa kwezinto ezingcolisa izinto eziphilayo kumanzi amdaka, ukususwa kweegesi ezinobungozi kunye nokucocwa komoya.