Fabrication and Application of Photocatalytic Composites and Water Treatment Facility Based on 3D Printing Technology
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials Required
2.2. Experimental Methods
2.2.1. Preparation of Nano-TiO2 Modified by the Silane Coupling Agent
2.2.2. Preparation of TiO2(KH-570)/PLA Composites
2.2.3. Preparation of Silver-Loaded TiO2 Photocurable Coatings
2.2.4. The 3D Printing Test
2.3. Characterization
2.3.1. FTIR Analysis
2.3.2. SEM Analysis
2.3.3. TG Analysis
2.3.4. X-ray Analysis
2.3.5. Degradation Performance Test
2.3.6. Sterilization Performance Test
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. FTIR Analysis
3.2. SEM Analysis
3.3. TG Analysis
3.4. X-ray Analysis
3.5. Printing Test and Degradation Performance Analysis of Water Treatment Equipment
3.6. Printing Test and Degradation Performance Analysis of Water Treatment Equipment
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Set Value |
---|---|
Filament diameter | 1.75 mm |
Nozzle temperature | 180–220 °C |
Nozzle diameter | 0.4 |
Fill density | 100% |
Printing speed | 25–50 mm/s |
Single-layer printing thickness | 0.1–0.3 mm |
Bed temperature | 40–70 °C |
Sample | T0/°C | Tf/°C | ΔT0/°C | ΔTf/°C |
---|---|---|---|---|
PLA | 337.0 | 368.7 | ||
3% TiO2(KH-570)/PLA | 337.8 | 371.8 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
5% TiO2(KH-570)/PLA | 341.2 | 371.9 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
10% TiO2(KH-570)/PLA | 342.3 | 371.8 | 5.3 | 3.1 |
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Mai, Z.; Liu, D.; Chen, Z.; Lin, D.; Zheng, W.; Dong, X.; Gao, Q.; Zhou, W. Fabrication and Application of Photocatalytic Composites and Water Treatment Facility Based on 3D Printing Technology. Polymers 2021, 13, 2196. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13132196
Mai Z, Liu D, Chen Z, Lin D, Zheng W, Dong X, Gao Q, Zhou W. Fabrication and Application of Photocatalytic Composites and Water Treatment Facility Based on 3D Printing Technology. Polymers. 2021; 13(13):2196. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13132196
Chicago/Turabian StyleMai, Zhirui, Di Liu, Ziyao Chen, Dongsong Lin, Wenxu Zheng, Xianming Dong, Qiongzhi Gao, and Wuyi Zhou. 2021. "Fabrication and Application of Photocatalytic Composites and Water Treatment Facility Based on 3D Printing Technology" Polymers 13, no. 13: 2196. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13132196