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08-03-2021 | Composites & nanocomposites

Non-woven polyester fabric-supported cuprous oxide/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue

Authors: My Uyen Dao, Thi Thu Trang Nguyen, Van Thuan Le, Hien Y. Hoang, Thi Thanh Nhi Le, Thi Nam Pham, Thi Thom Nguyen, R. M. Akhmadullin, Hoang Sinh Le, Hoang V. Tran, Dai Lam Tran

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 17/2021

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Graphene oxide (GO) and reduced GO (rGO) have become the most exciting material in the applications for photocatalysts. However, the GO composite film-based high-activity photocatalyst is usually not durable in aqueous solution. Therefore, in this paper, the non-woven polyester fabric (NWPF)-supported cuprous oxide nanoparticles (Cu₂O) decorated on rGO (Cu₂O/rGO@NWPF) membrane were suggested to synthesize via chemical reduction method. The Cu₂O/rGO@NWPF nanocomposite was characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis. The combination of rGO and Cu₂O particles supported on NWPF exhibited enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) under solar light and achieved 96% of MB removal efficiency in 120 min. The photocatalytic mechanism and the synergistic effects between Cu₂O nanoparticles and rGO sheets were comprehensively investigated. The Cu₂O/rGO@NWPF catalyst showed excellent stability with retained catalytic activity in four consecutive recycles. The obtained results indicated that the Cu₂O/rGO@NWPF composite has a good application potential to large-scale water treatment at lakes or rivers.

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Title: Non-woven polyester fabric-supported cuprous oxide/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue
Authors: My Uyen Dao
Thi Thu Trang Nguyen
Van Thuan Le
Hien Y. Hoang
Thi Thanh Nhi Le
Thi Nam Pham
Thi Thom Nguyen
R. M. Akhmadullin
Hoang Sinh Le
Hoang V. Tran
Dai Lam Tran
Publication date: 08-03-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Materials Science / Issue 17/2021
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-05965-4

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