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Self-cleaning and sun-resistant photocatalytic polyester fabrics shielding with Fe–g–C3N4/TiO2 by sol–gel method

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Solar-driven photocatalytic fabric has shown tremendous potential for exponentially grown multifunctional indoor textile decorations, while photocatalysts with the strong oxidation ability and narrow absorption range usually destroy the fabric substrates and present inefficient use of sunlight. Herein, we report a facile surface modification approach to functionalize polyester (PET) with excellent abilities of photocatalytic self-cleaning and resistance to sun. Fe–g–C3N4/TiO2@PET (FGT@PET) photocatalytic fabrics was innovatively constructed by sol–gel method which applied TiO2 sol as the “adhesive” to tightly bond Fe–g–C3N4 (Fe–GCN) with PET via electrostatic attraction. The structural characteristics and photocatalytic performance of Fe–GCN and photocatalytic PET fabrics were systematically examined. Such a photocatalytic film endowed the PET multifunction, including self-cleaning and resistant to sun damage without affecting its appearance and strength. Our work developed a simple and pragmatic approach to apply inorganic photocatalysts onto textiles with good binding strength as well as multifuctions.

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This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51303022), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22176031), the Shanghai Municipal Natural Science Foundation (12ZR1400400), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2232015D3-17, 15D110558) and Industry-University-Institute Project (Booster Plan) of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (15cxy55).

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    Hong Zhao, Shuang Wang, Zaisheng Cai & Yaping Zhao

  2. Key Laboratory of Science and Technology of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, 214122, China

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by HZ, SW and MZ. The first draft of the manuscript was written by HZ, YZ and ZC and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Zhao, H., Wang, S., Zhou, M. et al. Self-cleaning and sun-resistant photocatalytic polyester fabrics shielding with Fe–g–C3N4/TiO2 by sol–gel method. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 24706–24717 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09178-6

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