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Development of a Novel Mixed Titanium, Silver Oxide Polyacrylonitrile Nanofiber as a Superior Adsorbent and its Application for MB Removal in Wastewater Treatment
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In this study, a novel electrospun nanofibrous composite was synthesized from polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and well-dispersed oxide nanoparticles containing Ti and Ag (PAN-TA).The nanoparticles incorporated into the nanofibers can endow the composite with photocatalytic and antimicrobial ability.The morphologies and structure of the nanofibers were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD).Controlled experiments were carried out with the effects of chemical modification, solution pH, temperature, dosage, contact time, and initial concentration of the dye.The methylene blue (MB) dye was completely removed within 20 min at room temperature 25 o C with high maximum retention capacity of 155.4 mg g -1 .Moreover, equilibrium data and kinetics data indicated that the dye adsorption agreed well with the Langmuir isotherm model and pseudo-second order model, respectively.In addition, the nanofibers could be easily separated from dye solution and showed high reusability for numerous repeat cycles, thus indicating good application prospects for the wastewater treatment.
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Traditional water and wastewater treatment methods often inadequately remove persistent pollutants because of challenges in selectivity, efficiency, and flexibility.
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- Xu, Z., Wei, C., Jin, J., Xu, W., Wu, Q., Gu, J., Ou, M., & Xu, X.
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- Xu, Zhiqun
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- 1678-4790
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- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Coagulation and Flocculation Studies
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers
- Keywords
- polyacrylonitrile nanofibers, electrospinning, titanium oxide nanoparticles, silver oxide nanoparticles, dye adsorption, methylene blue removal, wastewater treatment, adsorbent reusability, Langmuir isotherm, pseudo-second-order kinetics, photocatalysis, antimicrobial nanocomposites
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