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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
chemical engineering
Nematic shaped cadmium sulfide doped electrospun nanofiber mat: Highly efficient, reusable, solar light photocatalyst
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Volume 409, Year 2012
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In this study, novel nematic shaped CdS-doped poly (vinyl acetate) electrospun mat is introduced as a highly efficient and reusable photocatalyst. Preparation of the introduced mat was achieved by using simple, effective, low cost and high yield technology; electrospinning of the CdS/PVAc colloid. The introduced mat successfully catalyzes the photodegradation of two models of dyes (methylene blue and methyl red) under the sun light radiation. The photocatalytic activity of the introduced mats was not affected by multiple reusing. Moreover, the physiochemical characterizations affirmed nonexistence of the CdS nanoparticles (NPs) in the treated waters due to well incorporation of these NPs inside the polymeric nanofibers which also overcomes the photocorrosion problem. Overall, the introduced mat is highly recommended to be used as low cost, reusable, efficient and healthily safe photocatalyst in the field of water treatment under solar-light irradiation. This solar-light driven reusable CdS doped PVAc hybrid mat photocatalyst can be easily applied for industrial application, especially in the open water surface. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Rajan Unnithan, Afeesh
South Korea, Jeonju
Jeonbuk National University
Barakat, Nasser A.M.
South Korea, Jeonju
Jeonbuk National University
Egypt, Minya
Faculty of Engineering
Al-Deyab, Salem Salem
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Sciences
Yousef, Ayman
South Korea, Jeonju
Jeonbuk National University
Kim, Hakyong
South Korea, Jeonju
Jeonbuk National University
Statistics
Citations: 36
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.05.021
ISSN:
09277757
e-ISSN:
18734359
Research Areas
Cancer
Environmental