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Self-Cleaning Properties of Silk Fabrics Functionalized with Tio2/Sio2 Composites

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2018

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15440478

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10.1080/15440478.2017.1325428

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Journal of Natural Fibers. Vol 15, No.2 (2018), p.262-272

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Nitayaphat W., Jirawongcharoen P., Trijaturon T. Self-Cleaning Properties of Silk Fabrics Functionalized with Tio2/Sio2 Composites. Journal of Natural Fibers. Vol 15, No.2 (2018), p.262-272. doi:10.1080/15440478.2017.1325428 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/6173

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Self-Cleaning Properties of Silk Fabrics Functionalized with Tio2/Sio2 Composites

Author(s)

Nitayaphat W.
 Jirawongcharoen P.
 Trijaturon T.

Abstract

Silk fabrics were treated with TiO2/SiO2 composites using the pad-dry-cure method. TiO2/SiO2 composites were prepared through a low-temperature sol-gel method with five different TiO2:SiO2 weight ratio of 100:0, 70:30, 50:50, 30:70, and 0:100. The photocatalytic self-cleaning properties of the TiO2/SiO2 composite of samples were assessed by analyzing the degradation of coffee stain under UV irradiation. The presence of anatase crystalline structure in synthesized composites was confirmed using the X-ray diffraction patterns. Fourier transform infrared study confirmed the existence of Si-O-Si and Ti–O–Si bonds in the composites. Surface modifications were confirmed by scanning electron microscopy images. The EDS spectrum of samples showed a well-defined peak for the carbon, oxygen, titanium, and silicon elements, also indicating the existence of TiO2/SiO2 on the treated silk fabrics. The samples treated with TiO2/SiO2 (70:30) composite showed the highest efficiency in coffee stain removal, followed by samples treated with TiO2/SiO2 (50:50). The laundering durability of treated sample showed the strongly interaction between the silk fabrics and the TiO2/SiO2 nanoparticles. The physical properties of treated silk fabrics were investigated. © 2017 Taylor & Francis.

Subject(s)

Carbon
 Cleaning
 Composite materials
 Finishing
 Irradiation
 Photodegradation
 Scanning electron microscopy
 Silica
 Silicon
 Silicon oxides
 Sol-gel process
 Sol-gels
 Titanium
 Titanium dioxide
 X ray diffraction
 Crystalline structure
 Fourier transform infrared studies
 Laundering durability
 Low temperatures
 Pad-dry-cure method
 Scanning electron microscopy image
 Self cleaning
 Self-cleaning properties
 Silk
 Cleaning
 Composites
 Silica
 Silk
 Titanium Dioxide

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