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An efficient, stable and reusable polymer/TiO₂ photocatalytic membrane for aqueous pollution treatment

Authors: Lin Ma, Yu Chen, Junping Zheng

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 19/2021

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In this study, a facile, convenient and highly efficient method was applied to immobilize TiO₂ nanoparticles (TiO₂ NPs) on polymer matrix to realize the both advantages of effective photocatalytic degradation and no post-processing. 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyltrimethylammonium chloride (MTC) was introduced as a polymerizable cationic ligand to establish electrostatic interaction with TiO₂ NPs, which improved the dispersion of the nanoparticles and thus enhanced the photocatalytic efficiency. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as well as the result of X-ray diffraction indicated that TiO₂ NPs had been successfully introduced into the nanocomposites and immobilized with the matrix, and results of scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy proved the uniform dispersion of TiO₂ NPs with particle size at around 20 nm. Meanwhile, the systematic photodegradation experiments proved the excellent photocatalytic degradation efficiency of the prepared polymer/TiO₂ nanocomposite membranes in various conditions. Specifically, the decomposition rate of methylene blue (MB) during 270 min UV irradiation can reach 99.66%. Furthermore, the nanocomposite photocatalyst was found to be remarkably stable in cyclic decomposition tests, which can keep as high as 98.7% of degradation efficiency after 20 cycles, exhibiting outstanding stability and reusability. Thereby, the polymer/TiO₂ nanocomposite membrane provides prospects to be applied in photocatalytic degradation and water contamination treatments.

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Title: An efficient, stable and reusable polymer/TiO2 photocatalytic membrane for aqueous pollution treatment
Authors: Lin Ma
Yu Chen
Junping Zheng
Publication date: 29-03-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Materials Science / Issue 19/2021
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-06018-6

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