Simultaneous Adsorption and Photocatalytic Degradation of Malachite Green Using Electrospun P(3HB)-TiO2 Nanocomposite Fibers and Films

• Main Authors: Nanthini Sridewi, Nanthini Sridewi, Lee, Yan Fen, Sudesh, Kumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
• Subjects: QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution)
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/37291/1/Simultaneous_Adsorption_and_Photocatalytic.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/37291/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/597854
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

This paper demonstrated the applicability of electrospun P(3HB) film as a dye adsorbent agent.Malachite green (MG) was used as the model dye in this study. Interestingly, the electrospun P(3HB) film exhibited excellent dye adsorption capacity whereby 78% of dye was adsorbed from a 30 μMsolution of...