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    Multifunctional electrospun polymeric nanofibrous mats for catalytic reduction, photocatalysis and sensing
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017) Arslan, O.; Uyar, Tamer
    Fabrication and decoration of flexible Nylon 6,6 polymeric nanofibrous mats for production of multifunctional electrospun material was accomplished via visible light-emitting surface-protected silicon quantum dots (Si QD), ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NP) and Pd nanocubes (Pd NC). UV-range light was utilized for Si QD production and, after hydrolysis/condensation together with nucleation and growth reactions, amine-modified, fluorescent Si QD were obtained. Additionally, available molecular groups on the Si QD coated onto the polymeric nanofibrous mats provided further attachment of metal oxide and metal NP for various catalytic purposes. Analytical investigations showed that visible-light emission could be maintained on the Nylon 6,6 mats for trinitrotoluene (TNT) sensing. Also, due to consecutive NP decoration, multifunctional, polymeric, flexible nanofibrous mats were obtained. Experiments revealed that fabricated multifunctional mats could reduce molecules such as paranitrophenol effectively or decompose waste dyes such as methylene blue via photocatalytic experiments, and sense the pollutant TNT in aqueous solutions as an all-in-one concept.
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    Reusable and flexible heterogeneous catalyst for reduction of TNT by Pd nanocube decorated ZnO nanolayers onto electrospun polymeric nanofibers
    (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017-10) Arslan, O.; Eren, H.; Bıyıklı, Necmi; Uyar, Tamer
    An effective method for the fabrication of well designed nanocomposite for the catalytic reduction of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) was developed. Here, cubic palladium (Pd) nanoparticles were utilized for enhancing the interface properties, attachment quality, catalytic yield and stability after the catalysis reactions. Ligand controlled facet growth by the Br- anions during thermal decomposition of the palladium-precursor resulted with cubic shaped average ∼13 nm palladium nanocubes (Pd NC). The anisotropic Pd NC were utilized to decorate the surface of the zinc oxide (ZnO) nanolayers deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique on the electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers. Due to the polymeric nature of the electrospun PAN nanofibers, Pd NC decorated nanoweb is highly flexible and has a high surface area. For the sustainable Pd NC decoration on the ZnO surfaces coated on PAN nanofibers, anchor points were formed by the functional thiol groups which can facilitate the Pd NC attachment and stability on the ZnO surface. The -OH and alkyl thiol groups obtained via sol-gel reactions positioned on the ZnO layer providing a better interface between ZnO and Pd NC which cannot be obtained by pristine PAN nanofibers. Additionally, due to the increased surface interaction, geometrical positioning on fibers for a better intermediate complex formation and stability via soft-soft interaction, Pd NC decorated flexible polymeric electrospun nanoweb provided enhanced catalytic reduction of TNT in aqueous medium.