PMMA-TiO₂ Fibers for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Water Pollutants.

ABSTRACT: Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is a promising photocatalyst that possesses a redox potential suitable for environmental remediation applications. A low photocatalytic yield and high cost have thus far limited the commercial adoption of TiO₂-based fixed-bed reactors. One solution is to engineer the physical geometry or chemical composition of the substrate to overcome these limitations. In this work, porous polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) substrates with immobilized TiO₂ nanoparticles in fiber forms were fabricated and analyzed to demonstrate the influence of contaminant transport and light accessibility on the overall photocatalytic performance. The influences of (i) fiber porosity and (ii) fiber architecture on the overall photocatalytic performance were investiga

SUBMITTER: Kanth N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7407631 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature