Self-Cleaning Technology in Fabric: A Review

International Conference on Innovative Research - ICIR Euroinvent 2016

Saad, Siti Rohani^1 ; Mahmed, Norsuria^1 ; Abdullah, Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri^1,2 ; Sandu, Andrei Victor^3

Center of Excellence Geopolymer and Green Technology, School of Materials Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kompleks Pusat Pengajian Jejawi 2, Jejawi, Perlis

02600, Malaysia^1

Faculty of Engineering Technology, Unicity Alam Campus, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Sungai Chuchuh, Padang Besar, Perlis

02100, Malaysia^2

Gheorge Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, D.61A Mangeron Str., Iasi

700050, Romania^3

关键词: Daily lives;    Medical textiles;    Military uniforms;    Organic stains;    Photo-catalytic;    Self cleaning;    Titanium dioxides (TiO2);    Zinc oxide (ZnO);   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/133/1/012028/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/133/1/012028

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

This article gives an overview on photocatalytic self-cleaning technology on fabric resulting from titanium dioxide (TiO2) and zinc oxide (ZnO) as photocatalyst which decompose the organic stain into water and carbon dioxide (CO2) in presence of UV light source. The self-cleaning concept is useful in various application including the textiles materials which are normally used in daily life. This technology also can be developed in other application for instance medical textiles, athletic wear, and military uniform and also outdoor fabrics. Additionally, it is beneficial as it effectively conserves water and improves the appearance of the environment and in long term it will reduce energy, laundry cost and time as well.