Photocatalytic Analysis of a Hydrophilic Acrylic Coating/ Zinc Oxide Nanocomposite on Glass Substrate

ABSTRACT

A self-cleaning acrylic/zinc oxide nanocomposite coating with photocatalytic activity was synthesized on glass substrate. Simple procedure of fabrication by dip-coating method was employed and hierarchal structure was achieved as shown in FE-SEM images. Synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles according to XRD analyze showed a hexagonal structure. Surface hydrophilicity was analyzed by contact angle measurements and to assess the photocatalytic activity on contaminations, measurements were conducted under UV irradiation. Rinsing method was also used to evaluate self-cleaning property of contaminated surface and good performance was exhibited where the coating showed high degrees of self-preservation up to two months without defect.

KEYWORDS:

• Acrylic coating
• photocatalytic activity
• hydrophilic surface
• self-cleaning Coating

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Zakieh Ghamgosar Khorshidi

Zakieh Ghamgosar Khorshidi is a MS graduate student of Polymer engineering at Golestan University.

Mojtaba Jallab

Mojtaba Jallab is a graduate student from Golestan University with a bachelor's of science in Polymer engineering.

Ehsan Moghbelli

Ehsan Moghbelli received his Ph.D. in Materials science at Texas A&M university. He has years of teaching and researching at Golestan university. Dr. Moghbelli currently works in industry in U.S.A. 

Alireza Goudarzi

Alireza Goudarzi is an assistant professor in Department of Polymer Engineering at Golestan university. Dr. Goudarzi received his Ph.D. in Physical chemistry at Tarbiat Moallem University, Iran.

Mehdi Ghaffari

Mehdi Ghaffari is an assistant professor in Department of Polymer Engineering at Golestan University. Dr. Ghaffari received his Ph.D in Polymer engineering at Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, Iran.