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Cellulose/carrageenan/TiO2 nanocomposite for adsorption and photodegradation of cationic dye

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Cellulose/carrageenan/TiO2 nanocomposites were simply prepared by the co-dissolution of cellulose and carrageenan, and the dispersion of TiO2 in 1-ethyl-3- methylimidazolium acetate, followed by reconstitution with anti-solvents. The cellulose/carrageenan/TiO2 composite showed a much higher adsorption capacity for methylene blue (MB) than the cellulose and cellulose/TiO2 composite. The cellulose/carrageenan/TiO2 composite also degraded MB more efficiently in aqueous solution than the cellulose/ TiO2 composite. The MB adsorption capacity of the cellulose/carrageenan/TiO2 composite increased linearly with increasing carrageenan content in the composites.

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  1. Department of Microbial Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, 143-701, Korea

    Soyeon Jo, Yujin Oh, Saerom Park & Sang Hyun Lee

  2. Texas A&M AGRILIFE Research & Extension Center, Texas A&M University, Stephenville, TX, 76401, USA

    Eunsung Kan

  3. Office of Sponsored projects, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX, 76401, USA

    Eunsung Kan

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Jo, S., Oh, Y., Park, S. et al. Cellulose/carrageenan/TiO2 nanocomposite for adsorption and photodegradation of cationic dye. Biotechnol Bioproc E 22, 734–738 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12257-017-0267-0

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