Microwave plasma treated composites of Cu/Cu2O nanoparticles on electrospun poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) fibers as highly effective photocatalysts for reduction of organic dyes and 4-nitrophenol

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Abstract Self-standing photocatalytic materials based on transition-metal decorated electrospun fiber mat have attracted considerable attention for photodegradation of toxic refractory organic pollutants in the environment. In this study, poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)/copper(II) nitrate fibers (Cu/PVP-F) were prepared by electrospinning of PVP/Cu(NO3)2 solution followed by crosslinking using microwave-induced argon plasma (MAP) to produce Cu/Cu2O composites on the surface of fibers. The optimization for the electrospinning fibers was conducted such that the optimized electrospun composite fibers exhibited excellent visible light photocatalytic activity, corresponding to the narrowest band gap energy based on photoluminescence analyses. Moreover, the experimental results showed that the electro-spinning Cu/PVP-F fibers treated with MAP revealed the highest rate of photodegradation efficacy toward methyl orange (MO) and 4-nitrophenol (4- NP), that could be employed in the subsequent photocatalysis cycles with good recovery.

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