In:
International Journal of Photoenergy, Hindawi Limited, Vol. 2012 ( 2012), p. 1-8
Abstract:
Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/organic-modified montmorillonite (O-MMT) composite nanofibrous membranes were firstly prepared by electrospinning and then coated with titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) using spin coating technique. The structural morphology of the nanofibrous membranes with different mass ratio of O-MMT before and after spin coating was investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The chemical property of adsorbed methylene blue (MB) was analyzed by infrared spectroscopy (IR). The adsorption and photodegradation capability of the TiO 2 -coated PAN/O-MMT composite nanofibrous membranes were evaluated by adsorption rate of MB and K/S values of the membranes before and after UV irradiation. The experimental results indicated that with the increase of O-MMT amount, the diameters of the nanofibers decreased and the adsorption rate of MB was evidently improved. Besides, with the increase of TiO 2 film layers, the photocatalytic properties were enhanced while the adsorption process was slowed down.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1110-662X
,
1687-529X
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hindawi Limited
Publication Date:
2012
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2028941-8
