Synthesis and characterization of photocatalytic and antibacterial PAN/Ag2CO3 composite nanofibers by ion exchange method

Prem Singh Saud, Bishweshwar Pant, Zafar Khan Ghouri, Gopal Panthi, Soo-Jin Park, Weidong Han, Mira Park, Hak Yong Kim

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    Abstract

    Highly photocatalytic and antibacterial Ag2CO3 nanoparticles were incorporated into PAN nanofibers by electrospinning technique followed by ion exchange reaction between silver nitrate and sodium bicarbonate at room temperature. The samples were characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), and Fourier transformed infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The as prepared sample was found to exhibit an excellent photocatalytic activity toward degradation of methylene blue (MB) in aqueous solution and antibacterial properties against Escherichia coli (E. coli) under visible light. The perfect recovery of catalyst after reaction and its unchanged efficiency for cyclic use showed that it will be an economically and environmentally friendly photocatalyst for the water purification.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1336-1342
    Number of pages7
    JournalFibers and Polymers
    Volume16
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 11 Jul 2015

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