The degradation of methylene blue dye using copper-doped hydroxyapatite encapsulated into polycaprolactone nanofibrous membranes
H.A. Alrafai, Zehbah A. Al‐Ahmed, Mohamed Ahmed, M. Afifi, Kamel R. Shoueir, Ahmed Abu‐Rayyan
Abstract
Methylene blue is degraded under visible light irradiation in the presence of the nanofibrous membranes of PCL containing modified HAP with different contents of Cu ions.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryMethylene bluePolycaprolactoneMembraneDegradation (telecommunications)CopperDopingChemical engineeringElectrospinningNuclear chemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryPolymerOptoelectronicsBiochemistryComputer sciencePhysicsCatalysisEngineeringTelecommunicationsPhotocatalysisAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications