Novel green in situ synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles on cotton using pomegranate peel extract

Verbič, Anja (avtor), Šala, Martin (avtor), Jerman, Ivan (avtor), Gorjanc, Marija (avtor)

This work presents the novel and entirely green in situ synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NP) on cotton fabric. Pomegranate peel extract was used as a reducing agent and wood ash extract was used as an alkali source for the formation of ZnO-NP from zinc acetate. Four different synthesis methods, which varied in drying between immersion of fabric in the active solutions for synthesis and the use of padding and ultrasonication, were investigated to evaluate the most suitable one to achieve excellent ultraviolet (UV) protective properties of the functionalized textile. For comparison, the cotton fabrics were also functionalized with each active solution separately or in a combination of two (i.e., Zn-acetate and plant extract). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffractometry (XRD) analysis, and atomic force microscopy (AFM) confirm the successful formation of ZnO-NP on cotton. Among the synthesis methods, the method that included continuous drying of the samples between immersion in the active solutions for synthesis (Method 4) was found to be the most suitable to deliver uniformly impregnated cotton fibers with numerous small ZnO wurtzite structured crystals and excellent UV protection, with a UV protection factor of 154.0. This research presents an example of a green circular economy where a bio-waste material can be used to produce ZnO-NP directly on cotton at low temperatures and short treatment times without the addition of chemicals and enables the production of cellulosic fabrics with excellent UV protection.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: food waste, pomegranate, zinc oxide nanoparticles, in situ synthesis, phytosynthesis, cotton
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: NTF - Naravoslovnotehniška fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2021
• Št. strani: 22 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 14, iss. 16, art. 4472
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-135946
• UDK: 677
• ISSN pri članku: 1996-1944
• DOI: 10.3390/ma14164472
• COBISS.SI-ID: 73326851
• Datum objave v RUL: 04.04.2022

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Materials
• Skrajšan naslov: Materials
• Založnik: MDPI
• ISSN: 1996-1944
• COBISS.SI-ID: 33588485

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.
• Začetek licenciranja: 10.08.2021

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: živilski odpadki, granatno jabolko, cinkov oksid, nanodelci, in situ sinteza, bombaž