Solar Light Photoactive Floating Polyaniline/TiO2 Composites for Water Remediation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of the Materials
2.2.1. In Situ Polymerization (P/PU and PT/PU-1 Samples)
2.2.2. Immobilization (PT/PU-2 Sample)
2.2.3. In Situ UV-Assisted Polymerization (PT/PU-3)
2.2.4. Impregnation by Organic Dopants-Modified PANIs Solutions (PT/PU-4 and -5)
2.3. Characterization
2.4. Rhodamine B Abatement Tests
3. Results
3.1. Characterization of the PT/PU Foams
3.2. Assessment of RHB Abatement Capacity
3.2.1. RHB Abatement Capacity of HCl-Doped PT/PUs
3.2.2. RHB Abatement Capacity of Organic Acids-Doped PT/PUs
3.3. Identification of Transformation Products
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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SAMPLE | WCA (°) |
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P/PU | 75.30 ± 0.50 |
PT/PU-1 | 75.70 ± 1.74 |
PT/PU-2 | 81.19 ± 1.23 |
PT/PU-3 | 89.97 ± 0.55 |
PT/PU-4 | 118.56 ± 0.00 |
PT/PU-5 | 29.40 ± 0.00 |
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Falletta, E.; Bruni, A.; Sartirana, M.; Boffito, D.C.; Cerrato, G.; Giordana, A.; Djellabi, R.; Khatibi, E.S.; Bianchi, C.L. Solar Light Photoactive Floating Polyaniline/TiO2 Composites for Water Remediation. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 3071. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11113071
Falletta E, Bruni A, Sartirana M, Boffito DC, Cerrato G, Giordana A, Djellabi R, Khatibi ES, Bianchi CL. Solar Light Photoactive Floating Polyaniline/TiO2 Composites for Water Remediation. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(11):3071. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11113071
Chicago/Turabian StyleFalletta, Ermelinda, Anna Bruni, Marta Sartirana, Daria C. Boffito, Giuseppina Cerrato, Alessia Giordana, Ridha Djellabi, Erfan S. Khatibi, and Claudia L. Bianchi. 2021. "Solar Light Photoactive Floating Polyaniline/TiO2 Composites for Water Remediation" Nanomaterials 11, no. 11: 3071. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11113071