Immobilization of ZnO into polychlorotrifluoroethylene-co-acrylate matrix as hybrid film photocatalyst for effective degradation of methylene blue

Abstract

With the continuous growth of industrialization, residual dyes degradation has been a hotspot in present research. Herein, the immobilization of ZnO into polychlorotrifluoroethylene-coacrylate (PCTFE-co-acrylate) matrix render hybrid film with good hydrophilicity and ageing resistance. We studied the effects of different ZnO/PCTFE-co-acrylate ratio on photocatalytic behavior under ultraviolet illumination. The best degradation ability of methylene blue (MB) was obtained for PZ-1 owe to Zn 2+ and defect levels, which achieved up to 96.3% at 120 min later. Meanwhile, concerned kinetics property was adequately explored, which match well with pseudofirst order reaction. Such a simple, green and convenient approach provides a high-performance hybrid film for dyes wastewater purification.