Fabrication of self-cleaning textiles by TiO2-carbon nanotube treatment

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 267-278

  Lee, Hyun Jung ^a   Kim, Jooyoun ^a   Park, Chung Hee ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

carbon nanotube; decomposition; photocatalysis; self cleaning; titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLEANING; DECOMPOSITION; DETERIORATION; ELECTRON EMISSION; FABRICATION; FABRICS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; NYLON TEXTILES; OXIDE MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHOTCRETING; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WINE;

ACRYLATE COPOLYMERS; DECOMPOSITION RATE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYZERS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; SELF CLEANING; SELF CLEANING TEXTILES; SUNLIGHT IRRADIATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84893953560     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: 17467748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517513494258     Document Type: Article

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