In-situ synthesis of Cu₂O on cotton fibers with antibacterial properties and reusable photocatalytic degradation of dyes.

ABSTRACT: In this study, the cotton fabrics/cuprous oxide-nanocellulose (Cu₂O-NC) flexible and recyclable composite material (COCO) with highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of dyes and antibacterial properties was fabricated. Using flexible cotton fabrics as substrates, Cu₂O were in-situ synthesized to make Cu₂O uniformly grew on cotton fibers and were wrapped with NC. The photocatalytic degradation ability of COCO-5 was verified by use methylene blue (MB), the degradation rate was as high as 98.32%. The mechanism of COCO-5 photocatalysis and the process of dye degradation were analyzed by using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrum, transient photocurrent response (TPR) spectrum, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and ion chromatography

SUBMITTER: Su X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7518955 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature