Comparative phototransformation of environmental pollutants using metallophthalocyanines supported on electrospun polymer fibers

dc.contributor.author	Zugle, Ruphino
dc.contributor.author	Nyokong, Tebello
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-21T13:00:54Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-21T13:00:54Z
dc.date.issued	2012-08-09
dc.identifier.issn	23105496
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5676
dc.description	12p:, ill.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The fluorescence and photoactivity of a series of Zn and Lu phthalocyanine complexes incorporated in various polymer fibers were investigated for the phototransformation of 4-chlorophenol, 4-nitrophenol, and methyl orange. The phthalocyanine complexes functionalized on polystyrene and polysulfone polymer fibers could be applied in the degradation of 4-chlorophenol, 4-nitrophenol, and methyl orange with 4-chlorophenol being much more susceptible to degradation while methyl orange was the least. lsopolymer fibers of polystyrene were found to be reusable.VC 2012 iley Periodicals, Inc. J. ppl. Polym. Sci. 128: 1131–1142, 2013	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Cape Coast	en_US
dc.subject	Zinc phthalocyanine	en_US
dc.subject	Electrospinning	en_US
dc.subject	Methyl orange	en_US
dc.subject	Chlorophenol	en_US
dc.subject	Nitrophenol	en_US
dc.subject	Photocatalysis	en_US
dc.title	Comparative phototransformation of environmental pollutants using metallophthalocyanines supported on electrospun polymer fibers	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US