PMMA/TiO2 nanotubes composites for photocatalytic removal of organic compounds and bacteria from water

被引：27

作者：

Cantarella, Maria ^{[1
,2
]}

Sanz, Ruy ^{[1
]}

Buccheri, Maria Antonietta ^{[1
]}

Romano, Lucia ^{[1
,2
]}

Privitera, Vittorio ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CNR, IMM, I-95123 Catania, Italy

[2] Univ Catania, Dipartimento Fis & Astron, I-95123 Catania, Italy

来源：

MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING | 2016年 / 42卷

关键词：

Polymer nanocomposites; TiO2 nanotubes photocatalysts; Water treatment; Dye discoloration; Antibacterial activity; TIO2; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; DEGRADATION; TOXICITY; ZNO;

D O I：

10.1016/j.mssp.2015.07.053

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

In this work, we present polymeric nanocomposites as valid systems for water treatment. This new class of materials has attracted extensive attention in the recent years in several fields of science and technology, because they join structural flexibility and relatively simple processing of the polymers with the properties of the nanomaterials, such as the photocatalytic activity of TiO2. We hence embedded in PMMA titanium dioxide nanotubes, synthesized by electrochemical anodization, obtaining very cheap materials for water purification. We realized these polymeric nanocomposites by sonication and solution casting method, and we evaluated their photocatalytic activity by the bleaching of Methylene Blue (MB) dye in aqueous mediuni. We also tested the antibacterial activity through CFU (Colony Forming Units) count using Escherichia coli as a model organism. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：58 / 61

页数：4

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