Facile synthesis and immobilization of Ag–TiO2 nanoparticles on electrospun PU nanofibers by polyol technique and simple immersion

Recent developments in polymeric electrospun nanofibrous membranes for seawater desalination

“…For these reasons, ENMs are more promising for MD applications than other desalination technologies. 8,[55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62] Since MD is a thermally driven process, single layers, as unsupported self-standing membranes, are more ideal for applications such as DCMD, in which they are not exposed to any harsh hydraulic/osmotic pressures. Although MD offers many advantages over other desalination processes, the membrane-fabrication methods, however, are continuously being improved in terms of structure and design in order to enhance the low permeation ux.…”

Electrospun dual-layer nonwoven membrane for desalination by air gap membrane distillation

“…Electrospinning is an excellent method in fabricating nanofiber membranes through the use of high electric fields applied on a polymer solution [8]. Among the advantages of electrospinning include the production of nanofiber membranes with high surface area, high hydrophobicity and surface porosity, and adjustable pore sizes and membrane thickness [9], which make them an attractive candidate as MD membranes [10,11]. However, most of the previous research in literature using nanofiber membrane employed only singlelayer membranes with or without a backing layer for DCMD application [3].…”

Microcystis aeruginosa Synergistically Facilitate the Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline Hydrochloride and Cr(VI) on PAN/TiO2/Ag Nanofiber Mats

“…Nanofiber mats present a decent matrix to load algae cells because of high pore volume, large specific surface area, and uniform microporosity [10]. Electrospun polymer nanofibers with Ag/TiO 2 nanoparticles have attracted much attention recently, due to their enhanced characteristics, such as their antimicrobial, optical, and photocatalytic properties [11][12][13][14]. However, most of the published studies have opted for two-step methods to decorate Ag/TiO 2 nanoparticles on nanofibers, which are more complicated and less efficient [15].…”