Composite nanofibers/water photosplitting and photocatalytic degradation of dairy effluent

Muzafar A. Kanjwal; Woon Fong Leung; Ioannis S. Chronakis

doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2017.10.015

Composite nanofibers/water photosplitting and photocatalytic degradation of dairy effluent

Muzafar A. Kanjwal, Woon Fong Leung, Ioannis S. Chronakis

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Abstract

Photocatalytic removal of Dairy effluent (DE) was studied by using TiO2-GeO2and TiO2-CdO nanofibers (NFs), produced by electrospinning method. These NFs were characterized by SEM, TEM and XRD studies. The TiO2-GeO2and TiO2-CdO NFs were smooth and continuous, with an average diameter of about 273 nm and 256 nm respectively, and held their nanofibrous morphology even after more than 9 h of photocatalytic removal of DE under visible light irradiation. TiO2-GeO2and TiO2-CdO NFs were effective materials for removal of DE, even after many runs and cycles. TiO2-GeO2and TiO2-CdO NFs showed a maximum removal of 65% and 75%, respectively, after 3 h. The TiO2-GeO2and TiO2-CdO NFs also showed excellent results in hydrogen release.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	160-165
Number of pages	6
Journal	Separation and Purification Technology
Volume	192
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2017.10.015
Publication status	Published - 9 Feb 2018

Keywords

Dairy effluent
Electrospinning
Nanofibers
Photodegradation
Water Photosplitting

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Analytical Chemistry
Filtration and Separation

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