• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.158-166
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• 2020

Self-cleaning fabric is a fabric having a function of decotamination via photodecomposition of photocatalyst or wash-off of contaminants on the superhydrophobic surface. TiO₂ is the main photocatalyst for this purpose, but it only functions under UV light which is only a little portion of sunlight, compared to visible light. In this regard, this study aims to investigate Fe-doped TiO₂ for improved photodecomposition from visible light sensitization to apply self-cleaning finishing of PET fabrics. Moreover, the Fe-doped TiO₂ treated PET fabric was further treated with hexadecyltrimethoxysilane to provide superhydrophobicity on the PET fabrics. As a result of this dual treatment, the prepared fabric exhibited excellent photodecomposition of methylene blue with 96.96% in 12h under sunlight and superhydrophobicity with water contact angle of 166.5° and roll-off angle of 7°. This suggested that the excellent self-cleaning functions can be privided to PET fabric via Fe-doped TiO₂ and hexadecyltrimethoxysilane treatment.

• 공업화학
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.68-73
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• 2019

실리카 표면의 개질을 위하여 다양한 조건 하에서 tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS)로부터 졸-겔 공법으로 제조한 실리카 졸에 실란 커플링제인 octyltrimethoxysilane (OTMS) 또는 hexadecyltrimethoxysilane (HDTMS)을 반응시켰다. 얻어진 반응물들의 SEM-EDS, 열분석 및 원소분석을 통하여 실리카의 표면이 유기물로 개질된 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 유기용매에서의 분산성 및 에폭시 수지와 복합화한 필름의 표면 조도 등을 평가한 결과, 에탄올을 용매로 사용하여 $50^{\circ}C$에서 TEOS를 24 h 가수분해하고, OTMS를 2 h 반응시킨 물질이 최적으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 표면 개질 실리카를 포함하는 복합체 필름의 산소 투과도를 측정한 결과, 개질 실리카를 포함하지 않는 필름에 비하여 산소 투과도가 12% 저하된 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.288-293
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• 2018

This study reported the dual functional self-cleaning PET fabrics prepared from $TiO_2$ and hexadecyltrimethoxysilane treatment, which have photodegradation and superhydrophobicity on the fabric surface. Phodegradation and superhydrophobicity of the resulting fabric were compared with $TiO_2$ or silane treated fabrics. The dual functional self-cleaning PET fabric showed less photodegradation than the $TiO_2$ treated fabric. However, the dual functional self-cleaning fabrics showed superior superhydrophobicity to silane treated fabric with increased water contact angle and significantly decreased roll-off angle. This suggested that the dual functional PET fabric has a great potential to be the commercialized self-cleaning fabric because it is repellent to soil or dust and even if soil or dust is adsorbed on the fabric surface, it can be removed by water rolling off on the surface or photodegradation by the photocatalyst.