Photocatalytic/biodegradable film based on carboxymethyl cellulose, modified by gelatin and TiO2-Ag nanoparticles

In this study, the composite of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) film modified with gelatin and TiO2-Ag nanoparticles (CMC/Gel/TiO2-Ag) was prepared and some properties of synthesized film including physicochemical and photocatalytic properties were investigated. FT-IR results showed that new interactions between the film components were created. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results showed that theTiO(2)-Ag particles with 50-100 nm distributed in the CMC/Gelatin film. The results of the mechanical test showed that the TiO2-Ag nanoparticles at low concentrations increased tensile strength (TS) and decreased strain to break (STB), but with increasing nanoparticles concentrations, TS decreased and STB increased. Photocatalytic study showed that the prepared CMC/Gel/TiO2-Ag film has good photocatalytic property. Gas chromatography was used to study photocatalytic effects of film. Increasing TiO2-Ag nanoparticles on the film increases the photocatalytic activity of films against NH3, ethanol and benzene.