TY - JOUR
T1 - Hybrid matrices of ZnO nanofibers with silicone for high water flux photocatalytic degradation of dairy effluent
AU - Kanjwal, Muzafar Ahmad
AU - Shawabkeh, Ali Qublan
AU - Alm, Martin
AU - Thomsen, Peter
AU - Barakat, Nasser A. M.
AU - Chronakis, Ioannis S.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanofibers were produced by electrospinning technique and surface coated on silicone elastomer substrate (diameter: 10.0 mm; thickness: 2.0 mm) by a dipcoating method. The obtained hybrid nanoporous matrices were investigated by scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM, TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transformation infrared techniques (FTIR). These characterizations reveal that the surface morphology of electrospun nanofibers remained intact by the dipcoating technique. The produced hybrid matrices showed high water flux of 9407 L/m(2)h, 38% removal rate of dairy effluent (DE) and 2298 ml/g h rate of hydrogen production. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanofibers were produced by electrospinning technique and surface coated on silicone elastomer substrate (diameter: 10.0 mm; thickness: 2.0 mm) by a dipcoating method. The obtained hybrid nanoporous matrices were investigated by scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM, TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transformation infrared techniques (FTIR). These characterizations reveal that the surface morphology of electrospun nanofibers remained intact by the dipcoating technique. The produced hybrid matrices showed high water flux of 9407 L/m(2)h, 38% removal rate of dairy effluent (DE) and 2298 ml/g h rate of hydrogen production. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KW - Ceramics
KW - Composite materials
KW - Nanostructures
KW - Surface properties
U2 - 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2016.06.086
DO - 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2016.06.086
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0254-0584
VL - 181
SP - 495
EP - 500
JO - Materials Chemistry and Physics
JF - Materials Chemistry and Physics
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