Superhydrophobic properties of cotton woven fabrics with conducting 3D networks of multiwall carbon nanotubes, MWCNTs

Makowski, Tomasz; Kowalczyk, Dorota; Fortuniak, Witold; Jeziorska, D.; Brzeziński, S.; Tracz, A.

doi:10.1007/s10570-014-0422-0

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“…Two basic qualities are required to make textiles superhydrophobic-hierarchical microroughness and nanoroughness, and low surface energy. In another study, methyltrichlorosilane was used to hydrophobise woven cotton fabric coated with MWNTs, resulting in a WCA of 155-170°, depending on the relative humidity in the atmosphere [61]. The basic requirement for surface modification is homogeneous and uniform deposition of CNTs in the form of a thin layer on the fabric surface.…”

Section: Energy and Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Functional finishing and coloration of textiles with nanomaterials

Riaz

Ashraf

Hussain

et al. 2018

Coloration Technology

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Global demand for functional textiles is continually increasing for both conventional as well as advanced technical applications. Nanomaterials have the potential to transform the textile industry by imparting multifunctional properties such as physical, chemical and biological self-cleaning, ultraviolet (UV) protection, wrinkle resistance and coloration to textiles without compromising the inherent characteristics of the substrate. This review highlights some of the major applications of nanomaterials to textile substrates to obtain different functional properties. Possible side effects of the nanomaterials on textiles are also reviewed, along with potential hazards to humans and the environment.

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Section: Energy and Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Functional finishing and coloration of textiles with nanomaterials

Riaz

Ashraf

Hussain

et al. 2018

Coloration Technology

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“…In order to remove all possible contaminants remaining in the fabric after manufacturing, prior to further modification the woven fabric was cleaned by diethyl ether and anhydrous ethanol extraction (Makowski et al 2014).…”

Section: Woven Fabricsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modification of cotton fabric with graphene and reduced graphene oxide using sol–gel method

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Cotton fabrics were modified by xerogel coatings with dispersed particles of graphene (Gr) or reduced graphene oxide (RGO). To obtain a stable dispersion of Gr or RGO in organo-silicon sol, sodium lauryl sulfate as an anionic surfactant was used. The fabrics were padded with the organo-silicon sol containing dispersed Gr or RGO, forming a thin xerogel coating after drying. The fabrics coated with the xerogel containing 0.5-1.5 wt% of RGO or Gr were prepared and examined. The best anti-static properties were obtained for the coating with 1.5 wt% of Gr, whose surface resistance and volume resistance were on the order of 10 5 and 10 3 X, respectively. Such properties make the fabric suitable for protective cloths in the environment with explosive atmosphere.

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“…To obtain a high-performance CNTs-based composite, an ideal support material is also of significance [24]. Among various support materials reported so far, the cotton-based support has attracted extensive interest from the community due to their desirable characteristics like mechanically and chemically robust, highly porous, readily available, and cheap [25]. Some reported cotton/CNTs composite materials have been used as electrode materials for supercapacitor [26] and sensor applications [27].…”

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Conductive Cotton Filters for Affordable and Efficient Water Purification

Xia

Cheng

et al. 2017

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It is highly desirable to develop affordable, energy-saving, and highly-effective technologies to alleviate the current water crisis. In this work, we reported a low-cost electrochemical filtration device composing of a conductive cotton filter anode and a Ti foil cathode. The device was operated by gravity feed. The conductive cotton filter anodes were fabricated by a facile dying method to incorporate carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as fillers. The CNTs could serve as adsorbents for pollutants adsorption, as electrocatalysts for pollutants electrooxidation, and as conductive additives to render the cotton filters highly conductive. Cellulose-based cotton could serve as low-cost support to 'host' these CNTs. Upon application of external potential, the developed filtration device could not only achieve physically adsorption of organic compounds, but also chemically oxide these compounds on site. Three model organic compounds were employed to evaluate the oxidative capability of the device, i.e., ferrocyanide (a model single-electron-transfer electron donor), methyl orange (MO, a common recalcitrant azo-dye found in aqueous environments), and antibiotic tetracycline (TC, a common antibiotic released from the wastewater treatment plants). The devices exhibited a maximum electrooxidation flux of 0.37 mol/h/m 2 for 5.0 mmol/L ferrocyanide, of 0.26 mol/h/m 2 for 0.06 mmol/L MO, and of 0.9 mol/h/m 2 for 0.2 mmol/L TC under given experimental conditions. The effects of several key operational parameters (e.g., total cell potential, CNT amount, and compound concentration) on the device performance were also studied. This study could shed some light on the good design of effective and affordable water purification devices for point-of-use applications.

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Superhydrophobic properties of cotton woven fabrics with conducting 3D networks of multiwall carbon nanotubes, MWCNTs

Cited by 50 publications

References 41 publications

Functional finishing and coloration of textiles with nanomaterials

Functional finishing and coloration of textiles with nanomaterials

Modification of cotton fabric with graphene and reduced graphene oxide using sol–gel method

Conductive Cotton Filters for Affordable and Efficient Water Purification

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