A ZnO@ABS/TPU/CaSiO<sub>3</sub> 3D skeleton and its adsorption/photocatalysis properties for dye contaminant removal
Mengli Zhang, Xinshu Xia, Changlin Cao, Hun Xue, Yu-Jin Yang, Wei Li, Qinghua Chen, Liren Xiao, Qingrong Qian
Abstract
fused deposition molding (FDM) technology. Characterization by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) depicted that ZnO nanospheres had been successfully grown on the 3D skeleton surface with an enlarged specific surface area. As the results of the RhB adsorption and photocatalytic degradation experiments showed, the removal ratio of RhB onto the ZnO-ATC skeleton was as high as 97.94% and the synergistic effect of adsorption and photocatalysis greatly shortened the RhB degradation time under ultraviolet light irradiation. The nanocomposites synthesized in this study showed a significant removal ability for organic pollutants, and could effectively overcome the limitation of the secondary removal of photocatalysts.