A Composite Fabric with Dual Functions for High-Performance Water Purification
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of TiO2 Nanoparticles
2.3. Synthesis of TiO2@CB Nanoparticles
2.4. Preparation of TiO2@CB/CF
2.5. Characterization
2.6. Evaporation under Simulated Solar Irradiation
2.7. Photocatalytic Activity Test
3. Results and Discussions
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Tian, Y.; Yang, X.; Xu, L.; Wang, X.; Yu, J.; Wu, D.; Li, F.; Gao, T. A Composite Fabric with Dual Functions for High-Performance Water Purification. Materials 2022, 15, 5917. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15175917
Tian Y, Yang X, Xu L, Wang X, Yu J, Wu D, Li F, Gao T. A Composite Fabric with Dual Functions for High-Performance Water Purification. Materials. 2022; 15(17):5917. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15175917
Chicago/Turabian StyleTian, Yankuan, Xin Yang, Long Xu, Xueli Wang, Jianyong Yu, Dequn Wu, Faxue Li, and Tingting Gao. 2022. "A Composite Fabric with Dual Functions for High-Performance Water Purification" Materials 15, no. 17: 5917. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15175917