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Ultrason Sonochem. 2018 Jan;40:41-56. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.06.026. Epub 2017 Jun 28.

In-situ development of highly photocatalytic multifunctional nanocomposites by ultrasonic acoustic method.

Ultrasonics sonochemistry

Muhammad Tayyab Noman, Jakub Wiener, Jana Saskova, Muhammad Azeem Ashraf, Martina Vikova, Hafsa Jamshaid, Pavel Kejzlar

Affiliations

  1. Department of Material Engineering, Faculty of Textile Engineering, Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. Department of Material Engineering, Faculty of Textile Engineering, Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic.
  3. Department of Material Engineering, Faculty of Textile Engineering, Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic; Department of Fibre and Textile Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  4. Department of Fabric Manufacturing, National Textile University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  5. Department of Material Science, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic.

PMID: 28946440 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.06.026

Abstract

Cotton-titania nanocomposites with multifunctional properties were synthesized through ultrasonic acoustic method (UAM). Ultrasonic irradiations were used as a potential tool to develop cotton-titania (CT) nanocomposites at low temperature in the presence of titanium tetrachloride and isopropanol. The synthesized samples were characterized by XRD, SEM, EDX and ICP-OES methods. Functional properties i.e. Ultraviolet protection factor (UPF), self-cleaning, washing durability, antimicrobial and tensile strength of the CT nanocomposites were evaluated by different methods. Central composite design and response surface methodology were employed to evaluate the effects of selected variables on responses. The results confirm the simultaneous formation and incorporation of anatase TiO

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Keywords: Nanocomposites; Self-cleaning; TiO(2); UPF; Ultrasonic acoustic method (UAM)

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