Integrated LaB6/g-C3N4 solar absorber for solving dye accumulation during solar steam generation

Solar steam generation has attracted considerable interest due to its easy accessibility and sustainability. However, dye molecules were gradually concentrated on bulk water or the surface of solar absorbers during the disposal of dye wastewater. Herein, LaB₆/g-C₃N₄ composites were immobilized on porous cotton cloth, served as a solar absorber resistant to dye clogging. The optimal solar absorber possessed solar harvesting of 92.3% and showed great application potential in the field of the treatment of dye wastewater. This study presented a new approach for the treatment of dye wastewater.     

Nano fibrillated cellulose-based foam by Pickering emulsion: Preparation,characterizations, and application as dye adsorbent

An ecofriendly and biodegradable porous structure was prepared from drying aqueous foams based on nano fibrillated cellulose (NFC), extracted from softwood pulp by subcritical water/CO₂ treatment (SC-NFC). The primary aim of this work was to use the modified SC-NFC as stabilizer for a water-based Pickering emulsion which upon drying, yielded porous cellulosic materials, a good dye adsorbent. In order to exploit the carboxymethylated SC-NFC (CMSC-NFC, with a degree of substitution of 0.35 and a charge density of 649 μeqv/g) as a stabilizer for water-based Pickering emulsion in subsequent step, an optimized quantity of octyl amine (30 mg/g of SC-NFC) was added to make them partially hydrophobic. A series of dry foam structures were prepared by varying the concentrations of treated CMSC-NFCs and 4 wt% was found to be the optimum concentration to yield foam with high porosity (99%) and low density (0.038 g/cc) along with high compression strength (0.24 MPa), superior to the conventionally extracted NFC. The foams were applied to capture as high as 98% of methylene blue dyes, making them a potential green candidate for treating industrial effluent. In addition, the dye adsorption kinetics and isotherms were found to be well suited with second order kinetics and Langmuir isotherm models.     

Sustainable progress into batchwise coloration of polyurethane nanofibers by using ultrasonic energy

Abstract

In this decade, aesthetic potentials of electrospun polymeric nanofibers for advanced apparels have been studied. For the first time, we studied the sustainable aspects in the batchwise dyeing process of electrospun polymeric nanofibers in terms of conserving thermal energy and reducing the wastewater pollution. The nanofibrous mats were prepared using polyurethane (PU) polymer followed by dyeing with disperse dyes by conventional (CN) dyeing method as well as ultrasonic (US)-assisted dyeing method. Potential of savings in thermal energy (1000?kcal), dwell time (40?min) and quantity of disperse dyes (1.5% on the mass of nanofibers) were realized during the US-assisted dyeing method in comparison with the CN dyeing method. Further, total dissolved solids (TDS) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) contents of dyeing effluents demonstrated considerable ecological merits of the US dyeing method in terms of 30% reduction in TDS and 46% reduction in COD contents in comparison with the CN dyeing method. Excellent color strength (K/S) (reached 10) of dyed PU nanofibrous mats were achieved by US-assisted dyeing method in comparison with the K/S (reached 6) with CN dyeing method. Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy, UV–Vis spectrophotometer and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis were also applied during the study for characterization.     

电导率在活性染料染棉大货重现性中的应用

活性染料具有良好的耐湿摩擦色牢度和匀染性,但也存在一些不足,如对温度、碱剂的敏感性较大,染色重现性差,固色率相对较低,色牢度不佳等。通过实验阐释电导率在活性染棉大货重现性上的应用,规避可预见性问题,寻找达到染色最佳效果的途径。     

聚丙烯腈/醋酸纤维素/TiO2复合纳米纤维膜的制备及其光催化降解性能

为研究碱改性前后复合纳米纤维膜的光催化降解性能,首先利用静电纺丝技术制备聚丙烯腈/醋酸纤维素/二氧化钛(PAN/CA/TiO₂)复合纳米纤维膜,依次用0.05、0.10 mol/L的氢氧化钠溶液对其进行碱处理,制得聚丙烯腈/再生纤维素/二氧化钛(PAN/RC/TiO₂)复合纳米纤维膜,并应用于染料废水处理。借助扫描电子显微镜、傅里叶红外光谱仪及接触角测量仪等手段表征了复合纳米纤维膜的结构与亲水性;同时研究了复合纳米纤维膜的力学与光催化降解性能。结果表明:经碱处理后,复合纳米纤维膜的静态接触角由125.30°减小到10.20°,亲水性能得到很大的改善;PAN/RC/TiO₂复合纳米纤维膜对亚甲基蓝(MB)溶液的降解率达到91.2%,而空白对照样对MB溶液的降解率仅为10.1%,且重复使用3次后,复合纳米纤维膜对MB溶液的降解率仍达74.7%。     

Carbon-based TiO2-x heterostructure nanocomposites for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of dye molecules

Application of brown titanium dioxide (TiO_2-x) and its modified composite forms in the photocatalytic decomposition of organic pollutants in the environment is a promising way to provide solutions for environmental redemption. Herein, we report the synthesis of effective and stable TiO_2-x nanoparticles with g-C₃N₄, RGO, and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) using a simple hydrothermal method. Among all the as-synthesized samples, excellent photocatalytic degradation activity was observed for RGO-TiO_2-x nanocomposite with high rate constants of 0.075 min^?1_, 0.083 min^?1 and 0.093 min^?1 for methylene blue, rhodamine-B, and rosebengal dyes under UV–Visible light irradiation, respectively. The altered bandgap (1.8 eV) and the large surface area of RGO-TiO_2-x nanocomposite impacts on both absorption of visible light and efficiency of photogenerated charge electron (e^?)/hole (h⁺) pair separation. This resulted in enhanced photocatalytic property of carbon-based TiO_2-x nanocomposites. A systematic study on the influence of different carbon nanostructures on the photocatalytic activity of brown TiO_2-x is carried out.     

涤纶浸染用高固色率液体分散染料

研究了菲诺CLT型液体分散染料的粒径、扩散性、高低温分散性和储存稳定性等基本性能;分析了液体分散染料的染色上染率、移染性和提升性等应用性能;对比了常规粉状染料和液体分散染料的浸染染色残液。结果表明,CLT型液体分散染料颗粒细致均匀,扩散性、高低温分散性能和存储稳定性优异。三只液体分散染料上染曲线、移染性和提升性相近,染料组合配伍性好。     

Textile applications of commercial photochromic dyes: part8. A statistical investigation of the influence of photochromic dyes on thermoplastic fibres using a UV-irradiation technique

Abstract

This research investigates the influence of the commercial photochromic dye concentration, expressed as a percentage, and polymer type and their interaction on the photocoloration properties of the as-spun and drawn fibres regarding the melt-spinning process. As-spun fibres made of polypropylene, polyethylene and polyester were spun with different percentages of the photochromic dye, drawn, tested and analysed under a factorial experimental design using appropriate experimental and statistical methods. According to the analyses and by using an independent source of ultraviolet irradiation and traditional colour measurement instrumentation of the degree of photocoloration and background colour, the most effective and significant parameter influencing the as-spun fibre’s photocoloration properties are the polymer type; the dye percentage effect was noted in the degree of photocoloration. The effects of the multi-stage hot-drawing process on the photocoloration properties of the drawn polypropylene and polyethylene fibres were characterised and statistically modelled. The dyed fibres showed reversible photochromism, developing pronounced colours from weak background colours on irradiation with ultraviolet light and returning to their original state when the ultraviolet light source was removed. The dye percentage positively affects the photocoloration of the as-spun and drawn polypropylene and polyethylene fibres. A new forecasting data source was achieved to optimise the selection of the polymer and the dye percentage and to specify the direction of increasing or decreasing of the significant process parameters. Utilising the elastic properties of manufactured fibres, they could be used in the development of chromic textiles for creative design, functional or smart purposes.     

基于LS-SVM棉针织物轧烘轧蒸染色工艺的预测模型

为优化活性染料对棉针织物的轧烘轧蒸染色工艺,基于最小二乘支持向量机(LS-SVM),以氯化钠质量浓度、碳酸钠质量浓度、烘干时间和汽蒸时间作为预测模型的输入变量,染色织物K/S值作为输出变量,建立了多因素模型并进行预测。结果表明,织物实验K/S值和模型预测值的相关系数高达0.99996,平均相对误差小于0.5%,说明该模型具有较高的精度,该建模方法可用于染色织物K/S值的预测,可以用于棉针织物轧烘轧蒸染色工艺的预测和优化。     

洋葱皮色素的提取及在丝织物中的染色

以紫色洋葱皮为原料用超声波法及质量分数为70%的乙醇溶液提取洋葱皮中的色素,通过正交试验确定洋葱皮色素的最佳提取条件为:料液比1:40,温度50℃,pH=1,时间70 min。以柠檬酸为媒染剂最后通过比较正交试验中的K/S值得出同浴媒染的方式,并确定最佳染色工艺条件:媒染剂质量浓度50 g/L,温度70℃,时间40 min,浴比1:90。