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The formation of crystalline phases of titanium oxide (TiO2) and silver bromide (AgBr) was demonstrated by XRD, Raman and EDX analyses. The surface morphology of the TiO2\u2013AgBr was investigated by Field Effect Scanning Electronic Microscopy (FE\u2013SEM). The photocatalytic performances of the prepared material were evaluated in the degradation of 2-propanol in the gas phase, under simulated sunlight illumination. Its antibacterial properties against Escherichia coli (E. coli) were also assessed. The efficiency of photodegradation and the anti-bacterial properties of paper\u2013TiO2\u2013AgBr were attributed to an improvement in the absorption of visible light, the increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the low recombination of photogenerated charge carriers due to the synergistic effect between TiO2 and AgBr\/Ag nanoparticles.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nano10030470","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,6]],"date-time":"2020-03-06T07:33:46Z","timestamp":1583480026000},"page":"470","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Paper Functionalized with Nanostructured TiO2\/AgBr: Photocatalytic Degradation of 2\u2013Propanol under Solar Light Irradiation and Antibacterial Activity"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Mouheb","family":"Sboui","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, Lions Club International (LCI), Sfax BP1171-3018, Tunisia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Soraa","family":"Bouattour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, Lions Club International (LCI), Sfax BP1171-3018, Tunisia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6952-0712","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michelangelo","family":"Gruttadauria","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giuseppe","family":"Marc\u00ec","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dipartimento di Ingegneria (DI), Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 6, 90128 Palermo, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5442-2469","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Leonarda Francesca","family":"Liotta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati (ISMN-CNR), Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sami","family":"Boufi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, Laboratoire Sciences des Mat\u00e9riaux et Environnement, Sfax BP1171-3018, Tunisia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3143","DOI":"10.1039\/C7TC05271E","article-title":"Multifunctional cellulose-paper for light harvesting and smart sensing applications","volume":"6","author":"Vicente","year":"2018","journal-title":"J. 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