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Fabrication of an organic-based PI/ZnO composite with high visible photocatalytic properties toward tetracycline

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Photocatalysts with different compositions have wide applications in the field of antibiotics degradation, especially for tetracycline hydrochloride (TC-HCl) degradation. One of the key pathways to improve their performance is by recombination of organic and metallic materials. In this innovative research, the composite photocatalyst PI/ZnO was successfully fabricated by one facile sintering process. The samples were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The photocatalytic performance of the samples was studied by the UV–visible diffuse reflectance spectrum (DRS). The results showed that the visible-light photocatalytic performance for TC-HCl degradation of PI/ZnO composite was approximately 71.2-fold and 3.1-fold as high as that of pure PI and bare ZnO, respectively. In addition, the mechanism of the photocatalytic reaction was revealed by the radical quenching experiments.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32000388), Natural Science Foundation of Henan University of Technology (2021BS006, 2020BS038, 2022BS011, and 2020BS016), and the Cultivation Programme for Young Backbone Teachers in Henan University of Technology (21421210).

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This study was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 32000388, Renjie Wang, Natural Science Foundation of Henan University of Technology, 2021BS006, Renjie Wang, 2020BS038, Xuefei Zhou, 2022BS011, Chenxue Yao, 2020BS016, Qianqian Chen, Cultivation Programme for Young Backbone Teachers in Henan University of Technology

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    Renjie Wang, Aiwen Huang, JiaHui Yan, Qiaohuan Cheng, Qianqian Chen, Chenxue Yao, He Zhu, Fang He, Wei Miao, Xuefei Zhou & Sankui Xu

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Wang, R., Huang, A., Yan, J. et al. Fabrication of an organic-based PI/ZnO composite with high visible photocatalytic properties toward tetracycline. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 26788–26800 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09344-w

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