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http://dx.doi.org/10.5714/CL.2016.18.030

Photocatalytic degradation and antibacterial investigation of nano synthesized Ag3VO4 particles @PAN nanofibers  

Saud, Prem Singh (Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Chonbuk National University)
Ghouri, Zafar Khan (Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Chonbuk National University)
Pant, Bishweshwar (Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Chonbuk National University)
An, Taehee (Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Chonbuk National University)
Lee, Joong Hee (Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Chonbuk National University)
Park, Mira (Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Egineering, Chonbuk National University)
Kim, Hak-Yong (Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Chonbuk National University)
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Carbon letters / v.18, no., 2016 , pp. 30-36 More about this Journal
Abstract
Well-dispersed Ag3VO4 nanoparticles @polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers were synthesized by an easily controlled, template-free method as a photo-catalyst for the degradation of methylene blue. Their structural, optical, and photocatalytic properties have been studied by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy equipped with rapid energy dispersive analysis of X-ray, photoluminescence, and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. The characterization procedures revealed that the obtained material is PAN nanofibers decorated by Ag3VO4 nanoparticles. Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue investigated in an aqueous solution under irradiation showed 99% degradation of the dye within 75 min. Finally, the antibacterial performance of Ag3VO4 nanoparticles @PAN composite nanofibers was experimentally verified by the destruction of Escherichia coli. These results suggest that the developed inexpensive and functional nanomaterials can serve as a non-precious catalyst for environmental applications.
Keywords
photo-catalyst; antibacterial; ion exchange reaction; nanoparticles; PAN/Ag3VO4 composite nanofibers;
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