Nano-TiO<sub>2</sub> immobilized polyvinylidene fluoride based spongy-spheres for ciprofloxacin photocatalytic degradation: antibacterial activity removal, mechanisms, UVA LED irradiation and easy recovery
Laxman G. Raikar, Atul Patel, Jemi Gandhi, K. V. K. Gupta, Halan Prakash
Abstract
An easy recoverable TiO 2 -immobilized PVDF bead photocatalyst with stable Ti–F binding for water treatment under UVA LED irradiation and efficient usage of TiO 2 nanoparticles is presented.
Topics & Concepts
Polyvinylidene fluoridePhotocatalysisDegradation (telecommunications)IrradiationMaterials scienceNano-NanoparticleCiprofloxacinChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryCatalysisPolymerComposite materialOrganic chemistryPhysicsComputer scienceEngineeringAntibioticsBiochemistryNuclear physicsTelecommunicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics