Self-Cleaning Materials and Surfaces

A Nanotechnology Approach
Herausgeber: Daoud, Walid A

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Produktbeschreibung

With increasing demand for hygienic, self-disinfecting and contamination free surfaces, interest in developing self-cleaning protective materials and surfaces has grown rapidly in recent times. This new title comprises of invited chapters from renowned researchers in the area of self-cleaning nano-coatings and the result is a comprehensive review of current research on both hydrophobic and hydrophilic (photocatalytic effect) self-cleaning materials.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons / Wiley
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1W119991770
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 174mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 729g
• ISBN-13: 9781119991779
• ISBN-10: 1119991773
• Artikelnr.: 37728073

Autorenporträt

Dr Walid A. Daoud is a Senior Lecturer at Monash University. He graduated from the University of Technology Graz, Austria with a Dipl-Ing degree (BS and MS) in Chemical Engineering and received his PhD in the fabrication of photovoltaic devices from the University of Sheffield, UK. Dr. Daoud has received several awards for his pioneering work on self-cleaning fibers using nanotechnology which featured in leading journals such as Nature (2004) and Science (2008). He won the Gold Medal from the 34th International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva, Switzerland in 2006 for his invention of self-cleaning fibers and the Bronze Medal from the 5th China International Invention Expo, Shanghai, China in 2004 for his work on the functionalization of cellulose. His work has also received international media coverage with interviews in scientific magazines, TV, radio, and newspapers such as MIT Technology Review, CNN, Discovery Channel, NY Times, and ABC. Miss Wing Sze Tung is a postgraduate student at Monash University who has published papers in the following research areas: ?nanotechnology, photocatalytsis, visible light photocatalysis and keratin surface modification.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors xiii Preface xv PART I CONCEPTS OF SELF-CLEANING
SURFACES 1 Superhydrophobicity and Self-Cleaning 3 Paul Roach and Neil
Shirtcliffe 1.1 Superhydrophobicity 3 1.2 Self-Cleaning on Superhydrophobic
Surfaces 12 1.3 Materials and Fabrication 25 1.4 Future Perspectives 27
References 28 PART II APPLICATIONS OF SELF-CLEANING SURFACES 2 Recent
Development on Self-Cleaning Cementitious Coatings 35 Daniele Enea 2.1
Introduction 35 2.2 Atmospheric Pollution: Substances and Laws 36 2.3
Heterogeneous Photocatalysis 38 2.4 Self-Cleaning Surfaces 39 2.5 Main
Applications 44 2.6 Test Methods 46 2.7 Future Developments 53 References
54 3 Recent Progress on Self-Cleaning Glasses and Integration with Other
Functions 57 Baoshun Liu, Qingnan Zhao and Xiujian Zhao 3.1 Introduction 57
3.2 Theoretical Fundamentals for Self-Cleaning Glasses 58 3.3 Self-Cleaning
Glasses Based on Photocatalysis and Photoinduced Hydrophilicity 62 3.4
Inorganic Hydrophobic Self-Cleaning Glasses 75 3.5 Self-Cleaning Glasses
Modified by Organic Molecules 79 3.6 The Functionality of Self-Cleaning
Glasses 80 References 84 4 Self-Cleaning Surface of Clay Roofing Tiles 89
Jonjaua Ranogajec and Miroslava Radeka 4.1 Clay Roofing Tiles and Their
Deterioration Phenomena 89 4.2 Protective and Self-Cleaning Materials for
Clay Roofing Tiles 105 References 123 5 Self-Cleaning Fibers and Fabrics
129 Wing Sze Tung and Walid A. Daoud 5.1 Introduction 129 5.2
Photocatalysis 130 5.3 Photocatalytic Self-Cleaning Surface
Functionalization of Fibrous Materials 134 5.4 Application of
Photocatalytic Self-Cleaning Fibers 142 5.5 Limitations 144 5.6 Future
Prospects 146 5.7 Conclusions 147 References 147 6 Self-Cleaning Materials
for Plastic and Plastic-Containing Substrates 153 Houman Yaghoubi 6.1
Introduction 153 6.2 TiO2 Thin Films on Polymers: Sol-Gel-Based Wet Coating
Techniques 155 6.3 TiO2-Polymer Nanocomposites Review: Casting (Mixing)
Techniques 181 6.4 TiO2 Sputter-Coated Films on Polymer Substrates 187 6.5
TiO2 Thin Films on PET and PMMA by Nanoparticle Deposition Systems (NPDS)
189 6.6 Photo-Responsive Discharging Effect of Static Electricity on
TiO2-Coated Plastic Films 191 6.7 Recent Achievements 192 Acknowledgements
194 References 194 PART III ADVANCES IN SELF-CLEANING SURFACES 7
Self-Cleaning Textiles Modified by TiO2 and Bactericide Textiles Modified
by Ag and Cu 205 John Kiwi and Cesar Pulgarin 7.1 Introduction 205 7.2
Self-Cleaning Textiles: RF-Plasma Pretreatment to Increase the Binding of
TiO2 206 7.3 Self-Cleaning Mechanism for Colorless and Colored Stains on
Textiles 208 7.4 Self-Cleaning Textiles: Vacuum-UVC Pretreatment to
Increase the Binding of TiO2 209 7.5 XPS to Follow Stain Discoloration on
Cotton Modified with TiO2 and Characterization of the TiO2 Coating 212 7.6
Bactericide /Ag/Textiles Prepared by Pretreatment with Vacuum-UVC 214 7.7
DC-Magnetron Sputtering of Textiles with Ag Inactivating Airborne Bacteria
217 7.8 Inactivation of E. coli by CuO in Suspension in the Dark and Under
Visible Light 218 7.9 Inactivation of E. coli by Pretreated Cotton Textiles
Modified with Cu/CuO at the Solid/Air Interface 220 7.10 Direct Current
Magnetron Sputtering (DC and DCP) of Nanoparticulate Continuous Cu-Coatings
on Cotton Textile Inducing Bacterial Inactivation in the Dark and Under
Light Irradiation 220 7.11 Future Trends 223 References 224 8 Liquid Flame
Spray as a Means to Achieve Nanoscale Coatings with Easy-to-Clean
Properties 229 Mikko Aromaa, Joe A. Pimenoff and Jyrki M. Makela 8.1
Gas-Phase Synthesis of Nanoparticles 229 8.2 Aerosol Reactors 233 8.3
Liquid Flame Spray 237 8.4 Liquid Flame Spray in Synthesis of Easy-to-Clean
Antimicrobial Coatings 243 8.5 Summary 249 References 249 9 Pulsed Laser
Deposition of Surfaces with Tunable Wettability 253 Evie L. Papadopoulou
9.1 Introduction 253 9.2 Basic Theory of Wetting Properties of Surfaces 254
9.3 Roughening a Flat Surface 256 9.4 Switchable Wettability 263 9.5
Concluding Remarks 270 References 271 10 Fabrication of Antireflective
Self-Cleaning Surfaces Using Layer-by-Layer Assembly Techniques 277 Yu-Min
Yang 10.1 Introduction 277 10.2 Antireflective Coatings 278 10.3
Solution-Based Layer-by-Layer (LbL) Assembly Techniques 280 10.4 Mechanisms
of Self-Cleaning 283 10.5 Fabrication of Antireflective Self-Cleaning
Surfaces Using Electrostatic Layer-by-Layer (ELbL) Assembly of
Nanoparticles 285 10.6 Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Self-Cleaning
Surfaces Using LB Assembly of Micro-/Nanoparticles 297 10.7
Characterization of As-Fabricated Surfaces 300 10.8 Challenges and Future
Development 306 10.9 Conclusion 307 References 307 PART IV POTENTIAL
HAZARDS AND LIMITATIONS OF SELF-CLEANING SURFACES 11 The Environmental
Impact of a Nanoparticle-Based Reduced Need of Cleaning Product and the
Limitation Thereof 315 L. Reijnders 11.1 Introduction 315 11.2 Titania and
Amorphous Silica Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes Can Be Hazardous and
May Pose a Risk 319 11.3 Environmental Impact of a Reduced Need of Cleaning
Product 323 11.4 Limiting the Direct Environmental Impact of a
Nanoparticle-Based Reduced Need of Cleaning Product, Including Limitation
of Risks Following from Exposure to Nanoparticles 330 11.5 Conclusion 331
References 331 Index

Rezensionen

"The mathematical coverage of superhydrophobicity is well covered as is the recent progress in self-cleaning glass, roof surfaces and self-cleaning fibres and plastics." -- Chemistry & Industry, 1 May 2014