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Surface functionalization of cotton fabric with Ag3PO4 via citric acid modification using pad-dry-cure process for enhancing self-cleaning performance

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Cotton fabric was first modified with citric acid to introduce surface carboxyl groups. The carboxylated fabric was then coordinated with Ag+ ions to prepare the Ag3PO4 finished cotton fabric through further reacting with PO43− ions using an industrialized pad-dry-cure process. Increasing surface carboxyl groups could significantly increase the loaded content of Ag3PO4 on the modified cotton fabric. Pad-dry-cure process could favor the production of the Ag3PO4 finished cotton fabric by high padding pressure and cure treatment. The Ag3PO4 finished cotton fabric showed higher photocatalytic capacity than pure Ag3PO4 particles owing to the synergetic effect of the Ag complex with the carboxyl groups on the fabric. Moreover, the treatment of KBr and fixing agent further improved the stability and anti-photocorrosion performance of the samples. Importantly, the finished fabric also exhibited better self-cleaning performance for Reactive Red 195 and coffee as both model stains under varied irradiation. The stains decomposed on the finished fabric under artificial or solar irradiation.

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Yan, Y., Dong, Y. & Bian, L. Surface functionalization of cotton fabric with Ag3PO4 via citric acid modification using pad-dry-cure process for enhancing self-cleaning performance. Cellulose 29, 4203–4227 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-022-04507-8

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