N-Doped HNT/TiO₂ Nanocomposite by Electrospinning for Acetaminophen Degradation.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we combined electrospinning of a large amount of halloysite (HNT, 95%) with nitriding to produce N-HNT-TiO₂ composite nanofibers (N-H95T5 hereafter) to be used for acetaminophen (ACT) photodegradation. Investigation of the morphological and structural properties of the obtained materials did not highlight any significant difference in their morphological features and confirmed that nitrogen was evenly distributed in the samples. Photocatalytic tests under visible light showed that acetaminophen photodegraded faster in the presence of samples with nitrogen (N-H95T5) than without (H95T5 nanofibers). Moreover, the N-H95T5 nanocomposite photocatalytic activity did not change after repeated utilization (five cycles). The addition of scavengers during photocatalytic tes

SUBMITTER: Abid M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9967914 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature