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In situ controllable synthesis of Ag@AgCl in cellulose film and its effect on anti-fouling properties

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Cellulose–Ag@AgCl composite films were fabricated by one-step coagulation of the cellulose/1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (BmimCl)solution with AgNO3. AgCl was firstly formed when AgNO3 was added into cellulose/BmimCl solution, and then the formed AgCl was further reacted with excess Cl−, leading to the complete dissolution of AgCl. The AgCl crystal would grow again from cellulose matrix in the air after the film formation. Meanwhile, AgCl could be partly decomposed into Ag° and formed Ag@AgCl under visible-light irradiation. The morphology of Ag@AgCl in cellulose matrix could be regulated by changing the molar ratio of BmimCl and AgNO3, the growth time of AgCl crystal and the concentration of cellulose solution. The cellulose composite film with stamen-like Ag@AgCl showed the best anti-fouling properties for methyl orange reagent under visible-light irradiation. This work also provided a simple pathway to regulate the morphology of Ag@AgCl in cellulose or other polymer matrices.

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The authors are grateful to Scientific Research Found of Hunan Provincial Education Department, China, for financial support (15K080), Hunan Engineering laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University (HGY201610), Opening Fund of Key laboratory of Chemical Biology and traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Hunan Normal University (KLCBTCM R201811), Hunan Provincial Natural Foundation of China (No. 2018JJ2260) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21606082).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education of China, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China

    Jin Lv, Xia Peng, Xiaomin Zhang & Shengpei Su

  2. Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University, Huaihua, 418000, China

    You Shu

  3. The Key Lab for Fine Processing of Resources and Advanced Materials of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China

    You Shu, Jin Lv, Xia Peng, Xiaomin Zhang & Shengpei Su

  4. National and Local Joint Engineering Lab for New Petro-chemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China

    Jin Lv, Xia Peng, Xiaomin Zhang & Shengpei Su

  5. Ningbo Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China

    Jin Zhu

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Shu, Y., Lv, J., Peng, X. et al. In situ controllable synthesis of Ag@AgCl in cellulose film and its effect on anti-fouling properties. Cellulose 25, 5175–5184 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-018-1919-8

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