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Synthesis and characterization of photocatalytic and antibacterial PAN/Ag2CO3 composite nanofibers by ion exchange method

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Highly photocatalytic and antibacterial Ag2CO3 nanoparticles were incorporated into PAN nanofibers by electrospinning technique followed by ion exchange reaction between silver nitrate and sodium bicarbonate at room temperature. The samples were characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), and Fourier transformed infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The as prepared sample was found to exhibit an excellent photocatalytic activity toward degradation of methylene blue (MB) in aqueous solution and antibacterial properties against Escherichia coli (E. coli) under visible light. The perfect recovery of catalyst after reaction and its unchanged efficiency for cyclic use showed that it will be an economically and environmentally friendly photocatalyst for the water purification.

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  1. Department of BIN Fusion Technology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-756, Korea

    Prem Singh Saud, Bishweshwar Pant, Zafar Khan Ghouri, Gopal Panthi, Weidong Han & Hak-Yong Kim

  2. Department of Chemistry (Affiliated to Tribhuvan University), Kailali Multiple Campus, Dhangadhi, Kailali 977, Nepal

    Prem Singh Saud

  3. Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Egineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-756, Korea

    Mira Park & Hak-Yong Kim

  4. Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, Korea

    Soo-Jin Park

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Saud, P.S., Pant, B., Ghouri, Z.K. et al. Synthesis and characterization of photocatalytic and antibacterial PAN/Ag2CO3 composite nanofibers by ion exchange method. Fibers Polym 16, 1336–1342 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-015-1336-7

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