Photocatalytic TiO2-RGO/nylon-6 spider-wave-like nano-nets via electrospinning and hydrothermal treatment

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 429, Issue , 2013, Pages 225-234

  Pant, Hem Raj ^a,b   Pant, Bishweshwar ^a   Pokharel, Pashupati ^a   Kim, Han Joo ^a   Tijing, Leonard D ^a   Park, Chan Hee ^a   Lee, Dai Soo ^a   Kim, Hak Yong ^a   Kim, Cheol Sang ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Graphene oxide; Nylon 6; Photocatalyst; TiO2

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE FILTER; ELECTROSPUN COMPOSITE; ELECTROSPUNS; FIBER DIAMETERS; FILTER EFFICIENCY; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HYDROTHERMAL TECHNIQUES; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; METHYLENE BLUE; NYLON-6; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOACTIVE PROPERTIES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SIMULTANEOUS REDUCTION; TIO; WATER FILTERS; WATER FLUX;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; FIBERS; GRAPHENE; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSTS; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER FILTRATION;

ELECTROSPINNING;

GRAPHENE OXIDE; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOFIBER; NANOMATERIAL; NYLON; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTACT ANGLE; DEGRADATION; ELECTROSPINNING; HYDROGEN BOND; MEMBRANE FILTER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84871563999     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.11.025     Document Type: Article

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