Photocatalytic and Antimicrobial Properties of Electrospun TiO-SiO-AlO-ZrO-CaO-CeO Ceramic Membranes.

In this study, TiO-based ceramic nanofiber membranes in the system of TiO-SiO-AlO-ZrO-CaO-CeO were synthesized by combining sol-gel and electrospinning processes. In order to investigate the thermal treatment temperature effect, the obtained nanofiber membranes were calcined at different temperatures ranging from 550 to 850 °C. Different characterization methods such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) were conducted on the obtained membranes to investigate the structural and morphological properties of the nanofibers.