Journal
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING-PROCESS INTENSIFICATION
Volume 95, Issue -, Pages 202-207Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2015.06.015
Keywords
Copper nanoparticles; Titania carbon nanofibers; Electrospinning; Azo dyes
Categories
Funding
- MKE/KEIT [10041957, 10041947]
- Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University [021]
- Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) [10041947] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
Ask authors/readers for more resources
In this study, zero valent copper nanoparticles (Cuo NPs)-decorated, carbon-doped titania nanofibers were successfully prepared by electrospinning of a solution composed of titanium isopropoxide (TIP), polyvinylpyrroliodine (PVP), and copper(H) acetate tetrahydrate. The calcination of the formed nanofiber mats in Ar atmosphere at 850 degrees C led to produce good morphology nanofibers. The produced powder was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). Characterization techniques indicated that the obtained material is Cuo NPs-decorated, carbon-doped TiO2 nanofibers. The synthesized nanofibers were used as photocatalyst for the effective degradation of reactive black 5 (RB5) and methyl red (MR) azo dyes in aqueous solution. The introduced nanofibers showed good photodegradation activity under sunlight. Overall, introduced nanofibers revealed a better photocatalytic activity when compared to pristine TiO2 nanofibers. The better performance was due to the removal of RB5 and MR at 83% and 65%, respectively. This study opens a new avenue to produce transition metal-decorated, carbon-doped titania nanofibers in a single production step for the use in different catalytic reactions. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available