Porous WO3–carbon nanofibers: high-performance and recyclable visible light photocatalysis

Ahmed Aboueloyoun Taha; Fengting Li

doi:10.1039/C4CY00777H

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Porous WO₃–carbon nanofibers: high-performance and recyclable visible light photocatalysis†

Ahmed Aboueloyoun Taha*^ab and Fengting Li^a

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^a College of Environmental Science and Engineering, UNEP Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse Study, Tongji University, Siping Rd 1239, Shanghai, China
E-mail: taha@tongji.edu.cn, ahmadoyoun@gmail.com
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^b Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute (SWERI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza 12112, Egypt

Abstract

Template-free porous carbon nanofibers embedded with WO₃ (WO₃–CNF) were prepared by combining electrospinning and carbonization. Ammonium tungstate hydrate was used as a semiconductor precursor and porogen. The generated pores in the CNF matrix formed pathways between the embedded WO₃ and the surface of the CNFs, thus facilitating photogenerated electron transfer.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CY00777H
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 13 Jun 2014
Accepted: 10 Jul 2014
First published: 10 Jul 2014

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Catal. Sci. Technol., 2014,4, 3601-3605

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Porous WO₃–carbon nanofibers: high-performance and recyclable visible light photocatalysis

A. A. Taha and F. Li, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2014, 4, 3601 DOI: 10.1039/C4CY00777H

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