THE APPLICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GRAPHENE DECORATED WITH TiO2 –Fe (1%)-N ON COTTON FABRICS
Journal Title: Annals of the University of Oradea. Fascicle of Textiles, Leatherwork - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 1
Abstract
Doped TiO2/graphene nanocomposites are studied due to their capacity to absorb the visible rays and large applicability in photo-catalytic applications. In this paper, we summarize our experiments on the development of photocatalytic fabrics based on deposition of doped TiO2/graphene nanocomposites by ultrasound method. We have investigated the surface morphology by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and elemental composition was determinate through EDX. Other information were obtained from electrical resistivity analysis measured on Prostat PRS-801 instrument, evaluation of the cotton fabrics wettability by measuring the contact angle on a VCA Optima instrument and evaluation of the photo-catalytic properties of the treated fabrics under solar and visible light (Xenotest) by measuring the trichromatic coordinates of the treated and untreated textile materials. The results demonstrated that the ultrasound is an effective method to deposit nanoparticles on textile materials and that the uniform dispersion of TiO2- graphene composites depends on sonication parameters. Also, the treatment used on textile materials doesn’t improve the electrical properties of the knit. The results obtain after evaluation of the photo-catalytic activity by photo degradation of methylene blue under visible and solar light show the performance of the developed fabrics and also that the photo-catalytic activity is high under visible light and solar light.
Authors and Affiliations
Iuliana Dumiterescu, Elena-Cornelia Mitran, Laurentiu Christian Dinca, George-Ovidiu Iordache, Elena VARZARU
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