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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Comparative Study on the Influence of Noble Metal Nanoparticles (Ag, Au, Pd) on the Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO NPs Embedded in Renewable Castor Oil Polymer Matrices.

Andreea L Chibac-Scutaru, Viorica Podasca, Daniel Timpu, Violeta Melinte

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution.

Andreea L Chibac-ScutaruPhotochemistry and Polyaddition Department, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41 A, Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3503-0237
Viorica PodascaPhotochemistry and Polyaddition Department, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41 A, Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8350-8157
Daniel TimpuPhotochemistry and Polyaddition Department, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41 A, Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania.
Violeta MelintePhotochemistry and Polyaddition Department, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41 A, Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8277-391X
Institutul de Chimie Macromoleculară Petru Poni

Funding

Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2016-1390
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hybrid polymeric materials, due to the unique combination of properties that can be obtained by the convenient variation of organic and inorganic components, represent an attractive alternative for many applications, especially photocatalysis. Herein, we report the preparation of nanocomposite films containing functionalized ZnO nanoparticles, as well as in situ photogenerated noble metal nanoparticles (Ag, Au, Pd), for the achieving of materials with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light. The flexible free-standing nanocomposite films were synthesized by photopolymerization of a monomer mixture (silane castor oil urethane dimethacrylate and polypropylene oxide urethane dimethacrylate) in the presence of a Irgacure 819 photoinitiator. The efficiency of ZnO NPs functionalization was established by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and thermogravimetric analysis, while the polymer composites were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy to evidence the formation, size and distribution of the nanoparticles inside the photocrosslinked matrix. To establish the photocatalytic capacity of nanocomposite films, the decomposition of various pollutants (methyl orange, phenol, metronidazole) was monitored under visible light irradiation, the best results being obtained for Au/ZnO film. Also, the advantage of immobilizing the catalysts in a polymeric support and its recycling ability without a significant decrease in photocatalytic efficiency was analysed.

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castor oilnanocompositenanoparticlephotocatalysisphotopolymerization

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PMID32781645
PMCPMC7475861
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