In situ synthesis of TiO₂/NC on cotton fibers with antibacterial properties and recyclable photocatalytic degradation of dyes.

ABSTRACT: A cotton fabric/titanium dioxide-nanocellulose (TiO₂-Cot.) flexible and recyclable composite material with highly photocatalytic degradation of dyes and antibacterial properties was synthesized. During the preparation process, nano-TiO₂ particles were synthesized through an in situ strategy and grown on cotton fiber, and were wrapped with cellulose nanocrystals (NC). The prepared TiO₂-Cot. was characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The SEM and EDS results showed that nano-TiO₂ particles were evenly distributed on the fiber surface. The prepared TiO₂@Cot. has excellent photocatalytic efficiency of 95.68% for MB and 92.77% fo

SUBMITTER: Chen W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9264131 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature