Adsorption and photocatalyst assisted dye removal and bactericidal performance of ZnO/chitosan coating layer
Abstract
Pure chitosan and its zinc oxide composite coatings were applied on microfibriller cellulose mat (MCM) to prepare chitosan coated microfibriller cellulose (Chi-MCM) and zinc oxide/chitosan coated microfibriller cellulose (ZnO/Chi-MCM), respectively. X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), were used to characterize the samples in this study. SEM images showed that dense chitosan solutions (3 and 5wt%) made a thick layer over MCM while diluted solution (1wt%) resulted in wrapping of the chitosan over the individual microfibers and avoided the thick layer formation. Removal of an azo dye methyl orange (MO) from aqueous solution using adsorption and combined adsorption with photodegradation activity of the Chi-MCM and ZnO/Chi-MCM were evaluated, respectively. Compared in the absence of UV light, ZnO/Chi-MCM showed faster and higher degree of dye removal by photocatalytic dissociation and adsorption under ultraviolet irradiation. Various parameters including pH of MO solution and its initial concentration were tested for the removal of MO dye. ZnO/Chi-MCM showed maximum adsorption capacity of 42.8mg/g. Antibacterial activities were also evaluated where ZnO/Chi-MCM displayed a remarkable performance inhibitin...Continue Reading
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