Self-Cleaning Polyester Fabric Prepared with TiOF and Hexadecyltrimethoxysilane

Overview

Journal Polymers (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Date 2021 Feb 3

PMID 33530596

Citations 1

Authors

Euigyung Jeong

Heeju Woo

Yejin Moon

Dong Yun Lee

Minjung Jung

Young-Seak Lee

Jin-Seok Bae

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Abstract

In this study, self-cleaning polyester (PET) fabrics were prepared using TiOF and hexadecyltrimethoxysilane(HDS) treatment. TiOF was synthesized via direct fluorination of a precursor TiO at various reaction temperatures. The prepared PET fabrics had superior photocatalytic self-cleaning properties compared with anatase TiO/HDS-treated PET fabrics under UV and sunlight with 98% decomposition of methylene blue. TiOF/HDS-treated PET fabrics also had superior superhydrophobic self-cleaning properties compared with anatase TiO/HDS-treated PET fabrics with a 161° water contact angle and 6° roll-off angle. After the self-cleaning tests of the non-dyed TiOF/HDS-treated PET fabrics, we prepared dyed TiOF/HDS-treated PET fabrics to test practical aspects of the treatment method. These PET fabrics were barely stained by tomato ketchup; even when stained, they could be self-cleaned within 4 h. These results suggest that practical self-cleaning PET fabrics with superhydrophobicity and photocatalytic degradation could be prepared using TiOF/HDS-treatment.

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