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Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC Advances, 49(6), p. 42778-42785

DOI: 10.1039/c6ra06854e

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Photoactivity of hierarchically nanostructured ZnO-PES fibre mats for water treatments.

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Abstract

A brush-like ZnO nanorods shell is grown by Chemical Bath Deposition on electrospun Zn(Ac)2 doped Polyethersulfone fibres. The obtained mats are water resistant and photocatalytically active, thus resulting suitable for applications in water purification. The used procedure is simple, cost-effective and scalable to large volumes. The use of supported ZnO nanostructures onto fibrous mats paves the way to easily reusable photocatalyst that benefits the high surface area of nanostructures and limits the drawbacks associated to the use of nanoparticles and nanopowders (i.e water turbity, irradiation efficiency and photocatalyst recover) thus making them suitable for use in membrane technology.