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Immobilization of flower-like ZnO on activated carbon fibre as recycled photocatalysts

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ZnO was grown on the surface of activated carbon fibre (ACF) by a hydrothermal method to form a recyclable photocatalyst. With an increase in hydrothermal time from 1.5 to 3 h, ZnO particles deposited on the surface of ACF changed from sparse, random rod-like structures to dense, flower-like structures, which comprise many hexagonal ZnO nanorods. The results show that ZnO/ACF-3 has improved photocatalytic properties compared to ZnO/ACF-1.5 and ZnO, and the cause of this enhanced photocatalytic activity was also discussed. The cycling experiments demonstrated that ZnO/ACF-3 can be recycled without a remarkable decrease in photocatalytic activity.

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The research is financially supported by Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Q14B030002), Opening Project (No. SJHG1403) of the Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, Natural Science Foundation for colleges and universities in Jiangsu Province (14KJB150024).

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  1. School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Taizhou University, Jiaojiang, 318000, China

    Guihua Chen & Yong Wang

  2. Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China

    Guihua Chen & Yong Wang

  3. School of Chemistry Biology and Material Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China

    Guoliang Dai

  4. Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China

    Fumin Zhang

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Chen, G., Wang, Y., Dai, G. et al. Immobilization of flower-like ZnO on activated carbon fibre as recycled photocatalysts. Res Chem Intermed 42, 8227–8237 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-016-2591-y

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