Modification of synthetic carpet using chitosan-titania nanocomposite for self-cleaning purposes

Mohamad Iman Sulaeman, Muhammad Ibadurrohman, Slamet

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Abstract

The Synthesis of a self-cleaning carpet is conducted by coating chitosan-titania nanocomposite on a synthetic carpet. The nanocomposite is synthesized by adding 3wt% chitosan to TiO2 by means of wet impregnation method. The nanocomposite is then characterized by FTIR to determine the bonds that occur, UV-Vis DRS to determine the energy bandgap, and SEM-EDX to analyze the morphology and composition. The synthesized nanocomposite is then coated on the carpet using varied tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) additions. Two tests are done to the carpet, namely the self-cleaning test by dipping the carpet into mud suspension and photodegradation test by dipping the carpet into a stirring methylene blue solution. The FTIR characterization result shows that a number of bonds occured between chitosan and TiO2, while UV-Vis DRS shows that the synthesized nanocomposite has a bandgap value of 3.11 eV. The self-cleaning of mud test and the methylene blue photodegradation test show that the addition of 0.67v% TEOS is the most optimum addition in the nanocomposite coating on the carpet surface.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Applied Chemistry 2019
EditorsOsi Arutanti, Ahmad Randy, Muhammad Arifuddin Fitriady
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735419223
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Nov 2019
Event5th International Symposium on Applied Chemistry 2019, ISAC 2019 - Bumi Serpong Dama (BSD) City, Tangerang, Indonesia
Duration: 23 Oct 201924 Oct 2019

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2175
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference5th International Symposium on Applied Chemistry 2019, ISAC 2019
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityBumi Serpong Dama (BSD) City, Tangerang
Period23/10/1924/10/19

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Modification of synthetic carpet using chitosan-titania nanocomposite for self-cleaning purposes'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this