Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.57, No.19, 6714-6725, 2018
Durable Superhydrophobic Cotton Textiles with Ultraviolet-blocking Property and Photocatalysis Based on Flower-Like Copper Sulfide
Durable superhydrophobic cotton textiles with ultravioletblocking property and photocatalytic activity were prepared by coating polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/copper sulfide (CuS) based on the copper sulfide with hierarchical mesoporous microstructure like flower, which was composed of self-assembled nanosheets. The treated textile showed the exceptional superhydrophobic surface whose water contact angle and shedding angle was 157.7 +/- 0.9(degrees) and 7.2 +/- 0.2(degrees), respectively, due to the simultaneous introduction of hierarchical porous surface topography constructed by flower-like CuS and low surface tension PDMS layer on cotton fabric. The obtained superhydrophobic cotton fabric was also proved to possess high ultraviolet-blocking performance with a large ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) of 511.09 and good photocatalytic activity. The prepared superhydrophobic fabrics showed excellent ultraviolet-durability and laundering durability attributed to stable and firm PDMS adhesive layer. This simple approach can show great potential for wide application and prospect.