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N-Doped HNT/TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanocomposite by Electrospinning for Acetaminophen Degradation
oleh: Mahmoud Abid, Elissa Makhoul, Fida Tanos, Igor Iatsunskyi, Emerson Coy, Geoffroy Lesage, Marc Cretin, David Cornu, Abdesslem Ben Haj Amara, Mikhael Bechelany
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Diterbitkan: | MDPI AG 2023-02-01 |
Deskripsi
In this study, we combined electrospinning of a large amount of halloysite (HNT, 95%) with nitriding to produce N-HNT-TiO<sub>2</sub> 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 tests showed the key implication of OH<sup>•−</sup>, O<sub>2</sub><sup>•−</sup> and h<sup>+</sup> radicals in acetaminophen degradation. These results indicated that N–H95T5 composite nanofibers could be considered a cheap multifunctional material for photodegradation and could open new prospects for preparing tunable photocatalysts.