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Fabric impregnated with TiO 2 gel with self‐cleaning property
Author(s) -
Peter Anca,
MihalyCozmuta Anca,
Nicula Camelia,
MihalyCozmuta Leonard,
Vulpoi Adriana,
Baia Lucian
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of applied ceramic technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1744-7402
pISSN - 1546-542X
DOI - 10.1111/ijac.13075
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , layer (electronics) , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , contact angle , textile , opacity , sol gel , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , physics , optics , engineering
Cotton fabric decorated with TiO 2 synthesized by sol‐gel approach was investigated as a self‐cleaning material depending on the TiO 2 loading (1.5 wt% in the case of single layered fabric and 3 wt% in the case of double layered). The materials were investigated by SEM , EDX , XRD , FTIR , and photoactivity. The self‐cleaning property was established by determining the amount of the coated dust, the elemental composition, the carbon content, the opacity, and the water contact angle. The self‐cleaning property of the impregnated fabric was accentuated by TiO 2 loading. The dust deposited on the single layer fabric stored inside was 3.8 wt% lower than on the nonimpregnated fabric and that deposited on double layer fabric, respectively, was reduced by 9.1 wt%. The decrease in the deposited dust was more accentuated for the samples stored outside (4.2 wt% for the single layer fabric and 16 wt% for the double layer fabric, as compared with the nonimpregnated textile).