Recyclable adsorbent of BiFeO_3/Carbon for purifying industrial dye wastewater via photocatalytic reproducible

It is essential to prepare highly-efficiency reproducible adsorbent for purifying industrial dye wastewater. In this work, biscuit with a layered porous structure as a template is applied to prepare a photocatalytic recyclable adsorbent of BiFeO3/Carbon nanocomposites for purifying simulative industrial dye wastewater. It is found that the structure of the prepared BiFeO3/Carbon nanocomposite is related to the natural structure of the biscuit, annealing temperatures and immersing times, demonstrated by XRD, TEM, UV-Vis and adsorptive activities. Kinetics data shows that the adsorption rate of the adsorbent to the dye is rapid and fitted well with the pseudo-second-order model, that more than 80% of dyes can be removed in the beginning 30 min. The adsorption isotherm can be perfectly described by the Langmuir model as well. It can be seen from the adsorption data that the adsorption performance can reach over 90% at pH ? 2–12, which can imply its universal utilization. The prepared BiFeO_3/Carbon nanocomposites have also displayed excellent capacities(over 90% within 30 min) for adsorption of seven different dyes and their mixed one. According to the five times photocatalytic reproducible experiments, it is proved that BiFeO_3/Carbon nanocomposites show the excellent stability and reproduction for purifying simulative industrial dyes, even the sample have been placed for one year. These research results indicate that the adsorbent BiFeO_3/Carbon can be a suitable material used in treating industrial dye wastewater potentially.

Effect of Co-polyester antistatic agent modified by carbon nanotubes on the properties of polypropylene fibers

Antistatic polymer fibers were investigated by using carbon nanotubes （CNTs） to enhance the antistatic ability of inner antistatic agents based on the mechanism of attracting moisture by polar radical groups. It is indicated that the antistatic ability of the fibers filled with composite antistatic agents that contain CNTs and organic antistatic agents was superior to that of the fibers filled either with pure organic antistatic agents or pure CNTs. The antistatic ability of the composite antistatic agent fabricated by an in situ process was superior to that of the composite antistatic agent fabricated by direct dispersing CNTs in the antistatic agent carrier. Moreover, the heat-treated CNTs could further enhance the antistatic effect compared with the initial CNTs. The antistatic effect is significantly influenced by the content of CNTs in the composite antistatic agent.

Fabrication of N-CQDs@W_(18)O_(49) heterojunction with enhanced charge separation and photocatalytic performance under full-spectrum ligh irradiation

Increasing the charge separation and the utilization efficiency of sunlight are essential factors in a photocatalytic process.In this study,we prepared crystalline N-CQDs@W_(18) O_(49) heterostructures,through the in situ growth of W_(18) O_(49) nanocrystals on nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots(N-CQDs).N-CQDs@W_(18) O_(49) nanocomposites showed high activity in the photodegradation of ciprofloxacin(CIP)and methyl orange(MO).The photodegradation activity of the optimized N-CQDs@W_(18) O_(49)-5 sample was four times higher than that of W_(18) O_(49) under ultraviolet-visible(UV–vis) light irradiation.The photodegradation activity of N-CQDs@W_(18) O_(49)-5 sample was two times higher than that of W_(18) O_(49) under near-infrared(NIR) light irradiation.The enhanced photosensitivity of the nanocomposites was attributed to the promotion of charge separation by N-CQDs and the local surface plasmon resonance(LSPR) effect of W_(18) O_(49) under NIR light irradiation.This work provides a promising approach for designing and manufacturing photocatalysts with full-spectral responsiveness and improved charge separation.