Coating of cellulose-TiO2 nanoparticles on cotton fabric for durable photocatalytic self-cleaning and stiffness

Mesoporous hollow black TiO2 with controlled lattice disorder degrees for highly efficient visible-light-driven photocatalysis

“…Titanium dioxide, with its high light-harvesting, high chemical stability, low cost, non-toxicity and high resistance to photo corrosion, has been deeply investigated over the years. [1][2][3] This has led to its wide potential applications in photocatalysis, 4,5 self-cleaning coatings, 6,7 hydrogen generation 8,9 and photocatalytic sensors, 10,11 etc. However, due to its wide bandgap of 3.2 eV, it can work under the ultraviolet band only, which accounts for less than 5% of the entire solar energy.…”

Fabric impregnated with TiO2 gel with self‐cleaning property

“…However, fabric treated with composite VO 2 ‐TiO 2 and coated with TiO 2 multiscale hybrid particles showed super‐hydrophobicity, self‐cleaning properties and improved durability. Kale et al also showed that the cotton fabrics modified with cellulose‐TiO 2 have stable self‐cleaning properties at 1, 3, and 5% (WT) TiO 2 content. Li et al demonstrated that TiO 2 loaded polyester fabric exhibited better self‐cleaning performance for several stains including organic dyes, coffee, and red wine under UV or solar irradiation.…”

“…TiO 2 has been improved by numerous investigations in recent years, particularly owing to its application for depollution of water, air, soil with organic and inorganic contaminants, energy and chemical synthesis, food industry . Moreover, in recent years, the self‐cleaning property of TiO 2 was the subject of some research studies . This property is the result of the two unique photo‐induced processes of TiO 2 : photocatalysis and hydrophilicity as a result of its photoactivity .…”

Core‐sheath structured TiO2@PVDF/PAN electrospun membranes for photocatalysis and oil‐water separation

“…Photocatalytic water treatment achieves oxidative degradation of many organic pollutants using light irradiation without chemical addition . Titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) is considered to be an ideal photocatalysis that has been commonly studied due to its high activity, strong chemical stability, nontoxicity, low production cost, photocatalytic properties, and self‐cleaning capability . In fact, there are several difficulties for the application of TiO 2 .…”