TEXACOV

• Start of the project : 01-10-16
• End of project : 31-03-21

Development of functionalized textiles for indoor air pollution control.

The TEXACOV project consists of developing materials that allow degradation, ideally in H₂O and CO₂, by the photocatalytic effect of VOCs in indoor air exploiting visible light and without additional external energy input. The deliverable consists in developing a textile functionalized with photocatalytic materials operating in the visible light and favouring the degradation of indoor-air VOC pollutants.

The objectives pursued can be summarised as follows:

• Manufacture of photoactive nanoparticles in the visible range (TiO₂-doped)
• Integration of photoactive nanoparticles in cellulose nanofibres
• Assembly of prepared nanofillers on textile substrates
• Development of protocols for monitoring the performance of materials on a pilot scale

Objectives and missions of Materia Nova

Within the consortium, Materia Nova carries out:

• The identification of molecules/compounds with photocatalytic properties in the visible range
• The synthesis and qualification of the selected materials
• FunctionalizationThe functionalization of textile fibres by immobilization of photocatalytic materials
• The performance tests and validation with selected VOC pollutants

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