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Photocatalysis: Visible Light Photocatalytic Functional TiO 2 /PVDF Nanofibers for Dye Pollutant Degradation (Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 9/2019)
Author(s) -
Lou Lihua,
Wang Jilong,
Lee Yong Joon,
Ramkumar Seshadri S.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.201970025
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , rhodamine b , nanofiber , visible spectrum , materials science , catalysis , degradation (telecommunications) , pollutant , chemical engineering , titanium oxide , titanium dioxide , photochemistry , nanotechnology , chemistry , composite material , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , telecommunications , computer science , engineering
In article number 1900091, Seshadri S. Ramkumar and co‐workers report on the production of photocatalytic and functional poly(vinylidene fluoride)/titanium oxide (PVDF/TiO 2 ) nanofiber webs for rhodamine B (RhB) pollutant degradation under visible light. 80% of a 10 ppm RhB solution is degraded within 6 h for PVDF/TiO 2 nanofiber webs (with a TiO 2 concentration of 20%). This study proves the viability of TiO 2 ‐based nanofibers to have catalytic capabilities under low‐energy visible light. Image design by Brad Thomas, at TIEHH, Texas Tech University.