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Electrospun ${TiO}_{2}$ embedded nanofibers for photocatalytic applications

School of Water Resources and Environment, Research Center of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sino-Hungarian Joint Laboratory of Environmental Science and Health, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, P. R. China

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand

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Alexandre Pernin

School of Materials Research and Engineering, University of Burgundy, Dijon 21000, France

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Yixuan Wang

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand

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Han Wang

School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China

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Jun Yao

E-mail Address: yaojun@cugb.edu.cn

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Wei Gao

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand

E-mail Address: w.gao@auckland.ac.nz

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979220400159Cited by:1 (Source: Crossref)

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SPECIAL ISSUE — MMPD 2019

Abstract

The development of photocatalysts with low cost, high reactivity and easy recovery provides great potentials for environmental remediation. In this study, polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers containing titanium dioxide ( ${TiO}_{2}$ ) nanoparticles were successfully fabricated using a facile electrospinning technique. The effects of ${TiO}_{2}$ content, PAN concentration and thermal treatment on the adsorption and photocatalysis properties of ${PAN/TiO}_{2}$ nanofibers have been investigated. The results indicate that the embedded ${TiO}_{2}$ nanofibers possess the property to effectively decompose rhodamine B (RhB) under simulated sunlight irradiation. The enhanced photocatalytic activity can be attributed to the loading of ${TiO}_{2}$ nanoparticles and the property of polymer matrix.

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PACS: 68.65.-k

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