Fabrication of novel poly (ethylene terephthalate)/TiO 2 nanofibers by electrospinning and their photocatalytic activity

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-6

  Meng, Xiangfu ^a   Feng, Xiaoying ^a   Li, Zhongfeng ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a  

^a CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Nanofibers; Photocatalytic activity; Poly (ethylene terephthalate); TiO 2

Indexed keywords

ANATASE PHASE; ANATASE TIO; CRYSTALLINE PHASE; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPUNS; HOMOGENEOUS SOLUTIONS; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; IN-SITU GROWTH; LOW TEMPERATURES; METHYL ORANGE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; RE-UTILIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES (SEM); TIO; TITANIA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM);

AZO DYES; ELECTROSPINNING; NANOFIBERS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

METHYL ORANGE; NANOFIBER; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROSPINNING; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NANOFABRICATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TETRA;

EID: 84863248052     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: 18756786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341312799362322     Document Type: Article

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