UV-light photocatalytic activity of cyclized polyacrylonitrile modified zinc oxide

Abstract

In order to improve the photocatalytic properties of ZnO, the cyclized polyacrylonitrile(CPAN) modified zinc oxide(ZnO) nanocomposites are prepared by impregnation method. The size, morphology, internal structure of ZnO/CPAN nanocomposite and ZnO nanoparticles are characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD),transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The UV-light photocatalytic activity of ZnO/CPAN is evaluated with methyl orange as model pollutant under UV-light irradiation. The results of photocatalytic experiment show that the CPAN modified ZnO can significantly improve the UV-light photocatalytic activity of ZnO particles. When the mass ratio of ZnO/CPAN is 1 000∶1, the heat treatment temperature is 150 ℃, and the heat treatment time is 30 min, the photocatalytic activity is the highest