Research Article

Preparation of a Modified PTFE Fibrous Photo-Fenton Catalyst and Its Optimization towards the Degradation of Organic Dye

Table 3

Impact of Cu/Fe molar ratio on leaching of metal ions from Cu-Fe bimetallic PTFE fiber complexes.

SamplesMetal ions concentration in solution (mg L−1)
pH = 3pH = 7pH = 9
Fe(III)Cu(II)Fe(III)Cu(II)Fe(III)Cu(II)

Fe-PAA-g-PTFE0.930.000.820.000.290.00
Cu-Fe-PAA-g-PTFE
(i)
0.630.350.530.290.190.12
Cu-Fe-PAA-g-PTFE
(ii)
0.210.760.130.490.060.24
Cu-Fe-PAA-g-PTFE
(iii)
0.170.920.100.450.080.19
Cu-PAA-g-PTFE0.001.250.000.890.000.31