Antibacterial Nanocellulose-TiO2/Polyester Fabric for the Recyclable Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes

Tan, Jiacheng and Deng, Hangjun and Lu, Fangfang and Chen, Wei and Su, Xiuping and Wang, Hairong (2023) Antibacterial Nanocellulose-TiO2/Polyester Fabric for the Recyclable Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes. Polymers, 15 (22). p. 4376. ISSN 2073-4360

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Abstract

In this paper, we report an antibacterial, recyclable nanocellulose–titanium dioxide/polyester nonwoven fabric (NC-TiO2/PET) composite for the highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of dyes. The NC-TiO2 was loaded onto the surface of flexible PET nonwoven fabric through a simple swelling and dipping method. The NC-TiO2 in the particle size range of ~10 nm were uniformly attached to the surface of the PET fibers. The NC-TiO2/PET composite has the ability to achieve the stable photocatalytic degradation of dyes and presents antibacterial properties. The degradation rates to methylene blue (MB) and acid red (AR) of the NC-TiO2/PET composite reached 90.02% and 91.14%, respectively, and the inhibition rate of Escherichia coli was >95%. After several rounds of cyclic testing, the photocatalytic performance, antibacterial performance, and mechanical stability of the NC-TiO2/PET composite remained robust.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Impact Archive > Multidisciplinary
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 11 Nov 2023 04:50
Last Modified: 11 Nov 2023 04:50
URI: http://research.sdpublishers.net/id/eprint/3490

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