Abstract :

The present research used the electrospinning method to apply a polyvinyl alcohol/titanium dioxide (PVA/TiO2) layer over a conductive textile (70 % polyester and 30 % cotton) sheet. PVA with 10, 12.5, and 15 g concentrations was mixed into 100 ml distilled water. Then, each PVA solution was mixed with 1.5 wt.% of TiO2. Afterward, the electrospinning method applied a PVA/TiO2 composite onto a conductive textile sheet. Various characterizations were conducted, such as resistivity, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transforming infrared (FTIR), and photocatalytic activity. The resistivity result is 9.5, 10, and 10  for A, B, and C samples. According to SEM investigation, higher PVA concentration leads to higher fiber sizes around 0.65 µm. An increase in PVA content does not affect the bands that were formed. The size of the fiber diameter contributed to the photocatalytic activity of MB. A smaller fiber diameter could enhance photocatalytic activity.

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Keywords :

Conductive textile, electrospinning, FTIR, Photocatalytic, PVA/TiO2 composite, SEM

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