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Fabrication of a dye removal system through electrospun of TiO2/Nylon-6 nanocomposite on three-dimensional spacer fabrics

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In this paper, modification of three-dimensional (3D) polyethylene therphtalate fabric with nylon 6/titania nanofibers (SNT) was discussed for application in dye removal process. Different concentrations of TiO2 (0, 0.5, 1 and 1.5 wt.%) were incorporated in nylon polymeric solution for production electrospun nanofibers on the back and forth surface of spacer fabric. These substrates were applied as photo catalyst for removal of methylene blue dye. For prepared membrane, pH = 11, TiO2 concentration = 1.5%, dye concentration = 10 mg/L and time = 120 min were determined as optimum condition and dye removal percentage was about 90%. Then, the membrane with optimum TiO2 was modified with chitosan (CSNT) and its capability in discoloration of acid blue dye was assessed. The prepared different compositions were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to investigate the surface morphology, cross section of fabricated structures and functional groups on the surface of nanofibers. The results exhibited that SNT and CSNT structures could be applied as an excellent substrate in eliminating of methylene blue at pH = 11 and acid blue dye at pH = 3, respectively.

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Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) with Grant Number of 94003500 supported this work.

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Ranjbar-Mohammadi, M., Yousefi, E. Fabrication of a dye removal system through electrospun of TiO2/Nylon-6 nanocomposite on three-dimensional spacer fabrics. Polym. Bull. 79, 2953–2967 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-021-03645-6

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