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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Novel Carboxylated PANI/MWCNT Dispersions and Impregnated Cellulose Substrates for Photocatalytic Methylene Blue Dye Removal.

Silvia Dimova, Katerina Zaharieva, Petar D Petrov, Maria Shipochka, Rositsa Titorenkova, Petya Todorova, Ognian Dimitrov, Denitsa Nicheva, Hristo Penchev

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Silvia DimovaInstitute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Akad. G. Bonchev St., Block 103A, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0009-0004-4487-249X
Katerina ZaharievaInstitute of Mineralogy and Crystallography "Acad. I. Kostov", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev St., Block 107, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Petar D PetrovInstitute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Akad. G. Bonchev St., Block 103A, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-5777-2066
Maria ShipochkaInstitute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev St., Block 11, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-3188-5716
Rositsa TitorenkovaInstitute of Mineralogy and Crystallography "Acad. I. Kostov", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev St., Block 107, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Petya TodorovaInstitute of Mineralogy and Crystallography "Acad. I. Kostov", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev St., Block 107, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Ognian DimitrovInstitute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems "Acad. Evgeni Budevski", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev St., Block 10, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-5484-6488
Denitsa NichevaInstitute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems "Acad. Evgeni Budevski", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev St., Block 10, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Hristo PenchevInstitute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Akad. G. Bonchev St., Block 103A, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-6680-5958

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Abstract

Hybrid conductive materials have attracted increasing attention due to their combined electrical conductivity, mechanical flexibility, and sustainability. In this work, new hybrid materials based on polyaniline (PANI)-wrapped multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and microfibrous cellulosic substrates were developed and assessed for photocatalytic degradation of a model dye pollutant. First, in situ oxidative polymerization of aniline in formic acid (FA) was conducted in the presence of MWCNTs to afford stable dispersions of carboxylated polyaniline-wrapped carbon nanotubes (c-PANI/MWCNTs). Next, the dispersions were used for affordable impregnation of microfibrous cellulosic filter paper. The influence of the initiator type-potassium peroxodisulfate (KPS) and hydrogen peroxide-on polymer-nanotube interactions, stabilization and surface deposition was emphasized. The structural, surface, morphological and thermal properties of the obtained dispersions and cellulose nanocomposites were systematically investigated using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and thermal gravimetric analysis. The results revealed strong interfacial interactions between c-PANI and the pristine MWCNTs, resulting in improved dispersion stability and effective and even surface deposition of the conductive c-PANI/MWCNT hybrids into the cellulose fiber mesh. The photocatalytic degradation of 5 ppm methylene blue (MB) dye in the presence of the developed nanocomposite materials under UV-A illumination was studied. The results showed that the c-PANI@MWCNT-impregnated cellulose substrates exhibited enhanced photocatalytic ability (up to 83% degree of degradation of MB dye) in comparison with the pure c-PANI.

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carbon nanotubesdyehybrid materialsmethylene bluephotocatalytic abilitypolyaniline

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