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Fluorine free TiO₂/cyanate ester coated cotton fabric with low surface free energy and rough surface for durable oil–water separation

Authors: Vasanthakumar Arumugam, Rajakumar Kanthapazham, Dmitry A. Zherebtsov, Kanimozhi Kalimuthu, Prabunathan Pichaimani, Alagar Muthukaruppan

Published in: Cellulose | Issue 8/2021

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Low cost superhydrophobic cotton fabric was developed using TiO₂/cyanate ester coating for the first time. The TiO₂/cyanate ester coated cotton fabric displayed superhydrophobic behaviour with water contact angle of 158°, sliding contact angle of 8° and surface free energy of 18.0 mN/m². Besides, the TiO₂/cyanate ester coated cotton fabric also possesses excellent laundry durability as well as stability against acid, alkali salt solutions and mechanical abrasion. Consequently, the TiO₂/cyanate ester coated cotton also delivered superior oil–water separation efficiency with different types of oil/water mixtures that includes engine oil/water, waste engine oil/water, petrol/water and diesel/water. The TiO₂/cyanate ester coated cotton fabric shows separation efficiency as high as 98% with flux value of 7200 L/m²h for petrol/water mixture. Further, both cyanate ester and TiO₂/cyanate ester coated cotton fabric delivers ultra-high UV-resistant ability with Ultraviolet Protection Factor value as high as 500 + . Hence, it is anticipated that the present approach of using cyanate ester can be widely explored further to construct multifunctional fabrics towards excellent self-cleaning as well as oil/water separation with UV and chemical robustness.

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Title: Fluorine free TiO2/cyanate ester coated cotton fabric with low surface free energy and rough surface for durable oil–water separation
Authors: Vasanthakumar Arumugam
Rajakumar Kanthapazham
Dmitry A. Zherebtsov
Kanimozhi Kalimuthu
Prabunathan Pichaimani
Alagar Muthukaruppan
Publication date: 28-03-2021
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Cellulose / Issue 8/2021
Print ISSN: 0969-0239
Electronic ISSN: 1572-882X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-021-03822-w

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