Facile Construction of Versatile Cotton Fabrics with Robust Hydrophobicity, Self-Cleaning and Oil–Water Separation 


Vol. 25,  No. 2, pp. 565-575, Feb.  2024
10.1007/s12221-024-00469-9


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In this paper, several novel cotton fabrics (named as PA-0-C, PA-5-C, PA-10-C and PA-15-C) decorated with multi-functions as robust hydrophobicity, self-cleaning and oil–water separation were rapidly fabricated by a eco-friendly dip-coating process, which does not require complex or time-consuming fabrication process. The exceptional water repellency and silver mirror phenomenon could be observed on the surface of synthesized cotton fabrics. Additionally, the effect of cross-linker contents on the washing durability and abrasion stability was fully studied. Results demonstrate that PA-10-C exhibits the best washing durability and abrasion stability. However, the films of PA-15-C are more likely to split away because of its hardness, resulting a sharp decrease of water contact angles from 144.7° to 125.1° after 25 washing cycles. On the other hand, the water contact angles of proposed cotton fabrics are still above 136° after immersing in acid–alkali solutions for 12 h, indicating satisfactory chemical stability. Thermal-gravimetric analysis confirms that the cross-linked polyacrylates can decelerate the thermal decomposition of cotton fabrics. Apart from this, the PA-15-C sample possesses the superior self-cleaning property and outstanding selective absorption of dichloromethane under the water. Overall, the newly fabricated cotton fabrics could be reasonably expected to have widespread applications.

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[IEEE Style]

L. Cai, N. Li, J. Chen, J. Li, H. Wu, Z. Li, X. He, L. Cai, "Facile Construction of Versatile Cotton Fabrics with Robust Hydrophobicity, Self-Cleaning and Oil–Water Separation," Fibers and Polymers, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 565-575, 2024. DOI: 10.1007/s12221-024-00469-9.

[ACM Style]

Lu Cai, NaiBing Li, Jiaoyang Chen, Jialiang Li, Huanlin Wu, Ziyin Li, Xuemei He, and Lu Cai. 2024. Facile Construction of Versatile Cotton Fabrics with Robust Hydrophobicity, Self-Cleaning and Oil–Water Separation. Fibers and Polymers, 25, 2, (2024), 565-575. DOI: 10.1007/s12221-024-00469-9.

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