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El-Hefnawy ME, Ismail AI, Orif MI, Al-Goul ST, Elmushyakhi A, Abou Taleb M. Preparation of afterglow and photochromic fibrous mats from polypropylene plastics to detect ultraviolet light. LUMINESCENCE 2023. [PMID: 36657955 DOI: 10.1002/bio.4445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Polypropylene textiles have been used in the development of various industrial products, such as automotives, plastic furniture, and medical tools. However, polypropylene resists dyeing due to a deficiency of active staining spots. Here, we developed a new strategy towards new afterglow and photochromic fibres from recycled polypropylene plastics using plasma-supported coloration with rare-earth activated aluminate nanoparticles (REANPs). Plasma curing was used to generate active dyeing sites on the polypropylene surface. A thin film of REANPs (2-10 nm) was deposited onto the plasma-pretreated polypropylene surface. Various analytical techniques were applied to inspect the morphology of the REANP-finished polypropylene fibres. The polypropylene dyeing activity was much improved after being exposed to plasma. Both photoluminescence analysis and Commission internationale de l'éclairage (CIE) laboratory coordinates proved that the polypropylene fibres exhibited a white colour in daylight and green in ultraviolet light. The thin afterglow layer immobilized onto the polypropylene surface exhibited an emission band of 524 nm upon excitation at 365 nm. The sliding angles dropped from 12° to 9°, but the contacting angles increased from 139.4° to 145.0° when the REANP ratio was raised. These findings show that REANP-finished polypropylene had good colourfastness, antimicrobial activity, and ultraviolet light blocking. Both stiffness and permeability to air of REANP-finished polypropylene were explored to designate excellent comfort characteristics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohamed E El-Hefnawy
- Department of Chemistry, Rabigh College of Sciences and Arts, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Rabigh College of Sciences and Arts, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 150459, Zarqa, Jordan
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- Marine Chemistry Department, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Rabigh College of Sciences and Arts, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-kharj, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Polymer Chemistry, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, P.O. Box 7551, Nasr City, Egypt
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Al-Balakocy NG, Abdelrahman MS, Ahmed H, Badawy AA, Ghanem AF, Wassel AR, Wen Z, Khattab TA. Photoluminescent and photochromic smart window from recycled polyester reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals. LUMINESCENCE 2022; 37:1575-1584. [PMID: 35830768 DOI: 10.1002/bio.4333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Smart windows with long-persistent phosphorescence, UV protection, high transparency, and high rigidity were developed by easily immobilizing varying ratios of lanthanide-activated aluminate phosphor nanoscale particles within a composite of recycled polyester/cellulose nanocrystals (RPET/CNC). Cellulose nanocrystals were prepared from rice straw waste. Cellulose nanocrystals were used at low concentration as both crosslinker and drier to improve both transparency and hardness. The phosphor nanoscale particles must be distributed into the recycled polyester/cellulose nanocrystals composite bulk without agglomeration in order to produce transparent RPET/CNC substrates. Photoluminescence characteristics were also studied by using spectroscopic profiles of excitation/emission and decay/lifetime. The hardness efficiency was also examined. This transparent recycled polyester waste/cellulose nanocrystals nanocomposite smart window has been shown to change color under UV light to strong green and to greenish-yellow when it is dark, as proved by CIE Lab color parameters. It was found that the afterglow RPET/CNC smart window had phosphorescence intensities of 428, 493 and 523 nm upon excitation at 368 nm. There were evidences of improved UV shielding, photostability, and hydrophobic activity. In the presence of low phosphor ratio, the luminescent RPET/CNC substrates showed quick and reversible fluorescent photochromic activity when exposed to UV radiation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Naser G Al-Balakocy
- Protenic and Manmade Fibers Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Dyeing, Printing and Auxiliaries Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Dyeing, Printing and Auxiliaries Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Physical Chemistry Department, Institute of Advanced Material Technology and Mineral Resources Research, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Packaging Materials Department, Chemical Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Electron Microscope and Thin Film Department, Physics Research Division National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Dyeing, Printing and Auxiliaries Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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Theoretical studies, anticancer activity, and photovoltaic performance of newly synthesized carbazole-based dyes. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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