Photocatalytic and antibacterial properties of a TiO2/nylon-6 electrospun nanocomposite mat containing silver nanoparticles

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 189, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 465-471

  Pant, Hem Raj ^a,b   Pandeya, Dipendra Raj ^a   Nam, Ki Taek ^a   Baek, Woo il ^a   Hong, Seong Tshool ^a   Kim, Hak Yong ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Ag nanoparticles; Antimicrobial; Electrospinning; Spider wave; TiO2 nylon 6

Indexed keywords

AG NANOPARTICLE; ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES; ANTIMICROBIAL; COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPUNS; FILTER MEDIA; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; METHYLENE BLUE; MONODISPERSE; NYLON-6; NYLON-6 NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTO-REDUCTION; PHOTOACTIVE PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SILVER NITRATE SOLUTIONS; SPIDER-WAVE; TEM IMAGES; TIO; TIO2/NYLON-6; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION; UV-VISIBLE; WATER FILTERS; XRD SPECTRA;

ASPECT RATIO; ELECTROSPINNING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MICROORGANISMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER FILTRATION;

SILVER;

DRINKING WATER; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOFIBER; NYLON; POLICAPRAM; SILVER; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NITRATE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CATALYSIS; DURABILITY; DYE; FECAL COLIFORM; IRRADIANCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYMER; SILVER; TITANIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ELECTROSPINNING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTER; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAPROLACTAM; CATALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; POLYMERS; SILVER; SILVER NITRATE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ARANEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79953791071     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.02.062     Document Type: Article

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