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Biomass-derived porous ZrTiO₄ nanotubes with controlled wall-thickness for enhanced photocatalytic activity

Authors: Jingwen Chen, Chujun Hou, Yakang Zhang, Song Xu, Chao Yao, Man Zhou, Zhongyu Li

Published in: Cellulose | Issue 10/2019

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We present a novel and facile fabrication of wall-thickness controlled ZrTiO₄ nanotubes (ZTNTs) using bacterial cellulose (BC) as a template. Unique porous thin-walls and interconnected channels within ZTNTs contribute a lot to the enhanced photodegradation activity. The roles of the wall-thicknesses in physicochemical properties as well as photocatalytic activities were careful investigated which might extend the synthesis of other nanotubes with higher catalytic performance.

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Title: Biomass-derived porous ZrTiO4 nanotubes with controlled wall-thickness for enhanced photocatalytic activity
Authors: Jingwen Chen
Chujun Hou
Yakang Zhang
Song Xu
Chao Yao
Man Zhou
Zhongyu Li
Publication date: 23-05-2019
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Cellulose / Issue 10/2019
Print ISSN: 0969-0239
Electronic ISSN: 1572-882X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-019-02521-x

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