Synthesis and Photocatalytic Activity of Ag3VO4 NPs Decorated PAN Nanofibers

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10.2991/epee-16.2016.15How to use a DOI?

Keywords

component; photocatalyst; ion exchange reaction; nanoparticles; PAN/Ag3VO4 composite nanofibers

Abstract

This report presents synthesis of well-dispersed Ag3VO4 nanoparticles@polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers by an easily controlled, template-free method as a photo-catalyst for the degradation of methylene blue. Their structural, optical, and photocatalytic properties have been studied by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy equipped with rapid energy dispersive analysis of X-ray, and photoluminescence. The characterization procedures revealed that the ob¬tained material is PAN nanofibers decorated by Ag3VO4 nanoparticles. Photocatalytic deg¬radation of methylene blue investigated in an aqueous solution under irradiation showed 99% degradation of the dye within 75 min. These results suggest that the developed inexpensive and functional nano¬materials can serve as a non-precious catalyst for environmental applications.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jin-Pyo Lee
AU  - Prem Singh Saud
AU  - Mira Park
AU  - Hak-Yong Kim
PY  - 2016/10
DA  - 2016/10
TI  - Synthesis and Photocatalytic Activity of Ag3VO4 NPs Decorated PAN Nanofibers
BT  - Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Energy, Power and Electrical Engineering
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 66
EP  - 69
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/epee-16.2016.15
DO  - 10.2991/epee-16.2016.15
ID  - Lee2016/10
ER  -