Self-cleaning photoactive cotton fabric modified with nanocrystalline TiO2 for efficient degradation of volatile organic compounds and DNA contaminants

Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity and Stability of Bi2WO6 – TiO2-N Nanocomposites in the Oxidation of Volatile Pollutants

“…The schematic diagram of this setup and details on the operation process can be found in Supplementary (Figure S1) . Validation of the setup was previously performed during the investigation of functional properties of various photocatalytic systems [ 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 ]. The rate of air flow was 67 ± 1 mL min −1 and the inlet concentration of acetone vapor was ca.…”

Nano TiO2-Based Smart Superhydrophilic Self-Cleaning Surfaces

“…Self-cleaning coatings are the probable substitute for high energy consumption. TiO 2 -coated self-cleaning surfaces has been used in construction material such as in cement, tiles, limestone, glass can behold their artistic appearance without contamination or getting dirt throughout their lifetime [32][33][34][35][36][37][38]. A number of esthetic images and buildings reported preserving with the help of TiO 2 as a photocatalytic material [39][40][41][42].…”

Superhydrophobic and photocatalytic self-cleaning on cotton fabric using fluorine-free flower-like-TiO2/PDMS coatings

“…Another category of self-cleaning textiles refers to functionalised products with photocatalytic activity (Pakdel et al, 2014;Pakdel et al, 2020;Panwar et al, 2018). The main function of these coatings is based on the elimination of stains or pollutions from fabrics using the photocatalytic activity of incorporated nanomaterials such as TiO 2 and ZnO under a suitable light source (Long et al, 2016;Nozari et al, 2021;Solovyeva et al, 2020). However, low e ciency of the developed coatings and the necessity of using UV light to activate the self-cleaning function are limitations of this approach (Lu et al, 2020).…”