Abstract
Silk fibroin (SF)/CuO nanoparticles were formed from a precursor solution containing Cu2+, and SF in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate under alkali condition. Morphological, crystal and mesoporous structures of SF/CuO nanoparticles were characterized by varying preparation conditions. Based on the structural analysis results, a nanoparticle formation mechanism has been proposed and its photocatalytic degradation performance was evaluated with Congo Red. The hybrid nanoparticles containing 0.1% SF exhibited the highest Congo Red removal performance (128.30 mg/g) by both adsorption and photodegradation while the pure CuO nanoparticle showed a lower removal effect (109.02 mg/g).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 335-341 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |
Volume | 56 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 25 Dec 2017 |
Keywords
- Adsorption
- Copper oxide
- Nanoparticle
- Photodegradation
- Silk fibroin