期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
卷 23, 期 21, 页码 21395-21406出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7348-z
关键词
Carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide nanofibers; Electrospinning; Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone); Methylene blue; Photocatalysis; Visible light irradiation; Simulated air purifier
资金
- Research and Researchers for Industries (RRi)
- Thailand Research Fund (TRF)
- Perfect solution and Consultance Co., Ltd.
- Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE), King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
- Centre of Excellence on Energy Technology and Environment, Science and Technology Postgraduate Education and Research Development Office
- Nanotec-KMUTT Center of Excellence on Hybrid Nanomaterials for Alternative Energy
The photocatalytic treatment of gaseous benzene under visible light irradiation was developed using electrospun carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (CNT/TiO2) nanofibers as visible light active photocatalysts. The CNT/TiO2 nanofibers were fabricated by electrospinning CNT/poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) solution followed by the removal of PVP by calcination at 450 A degrees C. The molar ratio of CNT/TiO2 was fixed at 0.05:1 by weight, and the quantity of CNT/TiO2 loaded in PVP solution varied between 30 and 60 % wt. CNT/TiO2 nanofibers have high specific surface area (116 m(2)/g), significantly higher than that of TiO2 nanofibers (44 m(2)/g). The photocatalytic performance of the CNT/TiO2 nanofibers was investigated by decolorization of 1 x 10(-5) M methylene blue (MB) dye (in water solution) and degradation of 100 ppm gaseous benzene under visible light irradiation. The 50-CNT/TiO2 nanofibers (calcined CNT/TiO2 nanofibers fabricated from a spinning solution of 50 % wt CNT/TiO2 based on PVP) had higher MB degradation efficiency (58 %) than did other CNT/TiO2 nanofibers and pristine TiO2 nanofibers (15 %) under visible light irradiation. The photocatalytic degradation of gaseous benzene under visible light irradiation on filters made of 50-CNT/TiO2 nanofibers was carried out in a simulated air purifier system. Similar to MB results, the degradation efficiency of gaseous benzene by 50-CNT/TiO2 nanofibers (52 %) was higher than by other CNT/TiO2 nanofibers and pristine TiO2 nanofibers (18 %). The synergistic effects of the larger surface area and lower band gap energy of CNT/TiO2 nanofibers were presented as strong adsorption ability and greater visible light adsorption. The CNT/TiO2 nanofiber prepared in this study has potential for use in air purifiers to improve air treatment efficiency with less energy.
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