Preparation of Zinc oxide nanofibers and their photocatalytic degradation and antibacterial properties

Preparation of Zinc oxide nanofibers and their photocatalytic degradation and antibacterial properties | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Preparation of Zinc oxide nanofibers and their photocatalytic degradation and antibacterial properties Ru Chen, Si-meng Tian, Jinghui Song, Guang-tai Zhao, Xinmiao Cao, and 2 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6217050/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 8 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Currently, the issues of organic wastewater pollution and bacterial contamination are increasingly causing social concern. In this study, ZnO nanofibers (ZnO NFs) were prepared using zinc acetate dihydrate (Zn (CH 3 COO) 2 ) as the zinc source and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as the template by electrospinning combined with calcination process. The average diameter of the zincite phase ZnO NFs was approximately 68 ± 12 nm demonstrated by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and X-ray polycrystalline diffractometer (XRD). Results demonstrated that the degradation rate of the prepared ZnO NFs was 97.97% for Rhodamine B (Rh B) after 2 hours of UV irradiation, and the antibacterial rates were 95.06% and 98.41% against Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), respectively. In addition, the potential mechanism of ZnO NFs photocatalytic degradation of Rh B was proposed through photocatalytic active substance trapping experiments. In conclusion, this study provides a convenient approach for the development of nanomaterials for dye degradation and antibacterial nanomaterials. ZnO NFs Electrospinning Dye degradation Antibacterial Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Editorial decision: Revision requested 27 May, 2025 Reviews received at journal 07 May, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 30 Apr, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 28 Apr, 2025 Reviewers invited by journal 28 Apr, 2025 Editor assigned by journal 02 Apr, 2025 Submission checks completed at journal 02 Apr, 2025 First submitted to journal 13 Mar, 2025 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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