Study on Preparation and Properties of PA6/TiO2-GO Composites

2020 ◽  
Vol 1001 ◽  
pp. 224-228
Author(s):  
Dan Liu

In this paper, the effect of nanoTiO2 content on the thermal properties, mechanical properties, photocatalytic properties of PA6/TiO2-GO composites were investigated. The results indicated that the melting point of the composites decreased gradually with an increase of nanoTiO2 content, and the degree of crystallinity exhibited an increasing trend at first and then tended to decrease. Meanwhile, the breaking strength decreased gradually, whereas the elongation at break increased gradually. Moreover, the nanoTiO2 exhibited an increasing photocatalytic activity for degradation of the methylene blue solution. The incorporation of graphene oxide (GO) could effectively improve the photocatalytic effectiveness of nanoTiO2 by approximately 11%.

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2(128)) ◽  
pp. 26-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Munir Hussain ◽  
Feichao Zhu ◽  
Feichao Zhu ◽  
Bin Yu ◽  
Bin Yu ◽  
...  

The thermal properties and morphological characterisation of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) homopolymer and its blends with low molecular low modulus polypropylene (LMPP) were studied. Firstly blends were prepared with variant LMPP contents, and their properties were characterised using SEM, DSC, XRD, and DMA. Later the mechanical properties of iPP/LMPP blend fibres were investigated. SEM results showed that the iPP/LMPP blends produced smoother surfaces when the LMPP content was increased, as well as the miscibility. All the Tg values with different LMPP percentages were in-between pure iPP and LMPP. The XRD results indicated the LMPP percentage decreased along with the degree of crystallinity of the iPP/LMPP blends (5% to 15%), which increased and then decreased as compared to pure iPP. The elongation at break increased when the LMPP content increased, with the maximum breaking elongation of the LMPP 25% blend reaching 12.95%, which showed great stretch-ability, whereas the elastic modulus of iPP/LMPP blends decreased.


2011 ◽  
Vol 197-198 ◽  
pp. 786-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Liu ◽  
Wein Duo Yang ◽  
Hui Ju Chueng

TiO2 nanotubes were synthesized using TiO2 powder as raw material from a hydrothermal method. It was observed that the sample prepared at 130°C and calcined at 450°C only anatase formed, but the sample calcined at 800°C, both anatase and rutile formed. The obtained TiO2 nanotubes prepared at a hydrothermal temperature of 130°C and calcined at 450°C have a greater surface area of 356.8m2/g. Moreover, the TiO2 nanotubes demonstrate the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue solution effectively by exposing the nanotubes in aqueous solution under visible light.


2014 ◽  
Vol 979 ◽  
pp. 180-183
Author(s):  
Pongsaton Amornpitoksuk ◽  
Sumetha Suwanboon

Ag/ZnO powders were synthesized through hydrolysis of Zn2+ in an alkaline solution at various mole ratios of Zn2+:OH- without any stabilizer. At a mole ratio of Zn2+:OH- = 1:1.5, the ZnO particles showed as bi-hexagonal prisms. At higher OH- concentrations, the shape became spherical and then finally transformed to an agglomeration of platelet like-shapes at mole ratios of Zn2+:OH- = 1:5. The photocatalytic activity was investigated through degradation of a methylene blue solution. Under irradiation from blacklight fluorescence tubes, ZnO prepared from Zn2+:OH- = 1:1.5 was the best photocatalyst compared with those prepared from different mole ratios of Zn2+:OH-. This could be due to a high area of hexagonal facets as represented by the (0002) plane. By varying the amount of added Ag between 1-5 mol%, the ZnO prepared from 3 mol% of Ag showed the highest efficiency for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue and its activity was also better than for pure ZnO.


2013 ◽  
Vol 853 ◽  
pp. 73-78
Author(s):  
Yan Xi Deng ◽  
Chuan Chuan Liu ◽  
Guang Yang

Diatomite supported Cu-doped TiO2 photocatalysts were synthesized by sol-gel method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), SEM and UV-vis diffuses reflectance of spectroscopy (DRS). The photocatalytic activity was evaluated by photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue solution under visible light irradiation. The results show that TiO2/diatomite ratio had a great influene on their photocatalytic activities. All prepared Cu-TiO2/diatomite had a better photocatalytic activities in comparison with Cu-TiO2 and the Cu-TiO2(30)/diatomite had higher photocatalytic activity than others. The photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue is due to the breaking of the chormophoric group, rather than the simple decoloration.


RSC Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (45) ◽  
pp. 25829-25834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaofeng Wang ◽  
Rajankumar L. Patel ◽  
Xinhua Liang

The photocatalytic activity of ZrO2 deposited anatase TiO2 nanoparticles was evaluated based on the degradation of methylene blue solution under UV light.


2019 ◽  
Vol 800 ◽  
pp. 170-174
Author(s):  
Jānis Grabis ◽  
Anita Letlena ◽  
Inta Sīpola

ZnO/TiO2 nanocomposites with several ratio of the components were prepared by sol-gel method using titanium isopropoxide and titanium butoxide as titania precursors. Phase formation and photocatalytic activity of ZnO/TiO2 nanocomposites depend on ratio of the components and calcination temperature. The photocatalytic activity in dependence on calcination temperasture, phase composition was determined by degradation of methylene blue solution under Hg lamp and solar light imitating illumination. The highest photocatalytic activity showed ZnO/TiO2 nanocomposites containing 99 mol.% ZnO and 50 mol% ZnO when hexagonal ZnTiO3 phase was formed. ZnO/TiO2 nanocomposites exhibited enhanced photoactivity under solar light with respect to Hg lamp irradiation.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongfang Qian ◽  
Zhen Zhang ◽  
Laijiu Zheng ◽  
Ruoyuan Song ◽  
Yuping Zhao

Design and fabrication of nanofibrous scaffolds should mimic the native extracellular matrix. This study is aimed at investigating electrospinning of polycaprolactone (PCL) blended with chitosan-gelatin complex. The morphologies were observed from scanning electron microscope. As-spun blended mats had thinner fibers than pure PCL. X-ray diffraction was used to analyze the degree of crystallinity. The intensity at two peaks at 2θof 21° and 23.5° gradually decreased with the percentage of chitosan-gelatin complex increasing. Moreover, incorporation of the complex could obviously improve the hydrophilicity of as-spun blended mats. Mechanical properties of as-spun nanofibrous mats were also tested. The elongation at break of fibrous mats increased with the PCL content increasing and the ultimate tensile strength varied with different weight ratios. The as-spun mats had higher tensile strength when the weight ratio of PCL to CS-Gel was 75/25 compared to pure PCL. Both as-spun PCL scaffolds and PCL/CS-Gel scaffolds supported the proliferation of porcine iliac endothelial cells, and PCL/CS-Gel had better cell viability than pure PCL. Therefore, electrospun PCL/Chitosan-gelatin nanofibrous mats with weight ratio of 75/25 have better hydrophilicity mechanical properties, and cell proliferation and thus would be a promising candidate for tissue engineering scaffolds.


2014 ◽  
Vol 608 ◽  
pp. 224-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Potjanaporn Chaengchawi ◽  
Karn Serivalsatit ◽  
Pornapa Sujaridworakun

A visible-light responsive CdS/ZnO nanocomposite photocatalyst was successfully synthesized by precipitation of CdS nanoparticles, using Cd (NO3)2 and Na2S as starting materials, on ZnO nanoparticles and then calcined at 400°C for 2 hours. The effects of the mole ratio of CdS and ZnO in the composites on their phase, morphology, and surface area were investigated by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Brunauer Emmett Teller method (BET), respectively. The photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue solution in the presence of composite products under visible-light irradiation was investigated. The results showed that the mole ratio of CdS and ZnO played a significant role on photocatalytic performance. The highest photocatalytic activity was obtained from the CdS/ZnO nanocomposite with mole ratio of 1:4, which is higher than that of pure CdS and pure ZnO.


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