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Title: | Photoactive cotton fabric for UV protection and self-cleaning |
Authors: | Ahmad, I Kan, CW Yao, ZP |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Source: | RSC advances, 12 June 2019, v. 9, no. 32, p. 18106-18114 |
Abstract: | Development of textile materials with tailored properties by coating with nano-materials is an emerging field of research. The preparation and characterization of photoactive cotton fabric for UV protection and self-cleaning properties are reported herein. In this study, a photoactive sol comprising of a reactive blue dye, C.I. Reactive Blue 21 (RB-21), and TiO2 was prepared by using sol gel method. The TiO2 nano sol was mixed with RB-21 to extend its photocatalytic activity in the visible region of the solar spectrum. The cotton fabric was coated with the RB-21/TiO2 sol via dip-pad-dry-cure method. Surface characterization of the coated cotton fabric was performed by FTIR-ATR, UV-visible absorption, XRD and SEM studies. FTIR-ATR and UV-visible spectra confirmed stable attachment of the photoactive RB-21/TiO2 coating on the cotton fabric. SEM images and XRD pattern shown the presence of anatase TiO2 on the coated cotton fabric. UV-protection, photocatalytic performance and self-cleaning properties of the coated cotton fabric were evaluated by the UV transmittance spectra, degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) dye and stain removal under visible light respectively. Degradation of RhB was observed in the presence of RB-21/TiO2 coated cotton when exposed to visible light. Moreover, the coated cotton fabrics displayed excellent UV protection properties. |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Journal: | RSC advances |
EISSN: | 2046-2069 |
DOI: | 10.1039/c9ra02023c |
Rights: | This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2019 This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attibution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) The following publication Ahmad, I., Kan, C. W., & Yao, Z. P. (2019). Photoactive cotton fabric for UV protection and self-cleaning. RSC Advances, 9(32), 18106-18114 is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9ra02023c |
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