Synthesis and characterization of common cheesecloth deposited with TiO2 via physical vapor deposition

Authors

  • Edna Mae D. Cruz ⋅ PH Bulacan Agricultural State College
  • Freya Gay A. Jingco ⋅ PH Bulacan State University
  • Michelle Marie S. Villamayor ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Henry J. Ramos ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

Cheesecloth, commonly found as flour packaging, undergone a novel process of reactive sputtering via compact planar magnetron. The transformed cloth will be used as support material for photocatalytically-active Titania and is a viable solution for costly wastewater treatment. Results from X-ray diffraction analysis show an anatase (215) Titanium dioxide. FTIR attenuated total reflectance (ATR) spectroscopy analysis shows change in the chemical structure of the treated substrates while their pixel counts suggest that the TiO2-coated cloth under 15-mA flow of current absorbed Methyl blue efficiently. Further characterization by means of Field Emission SEM of this 15-mA-sample exhibited round and stiffer ridges and the smallest percentage of weight loss in the thermo gravimetric analysis.

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2013-10-23

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2013: Proceedings of the 31st Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

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Materials Science

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“Synthesis and characterization of common cheesecloth deposited with TiO2 via physical vapor deposition”, Proc. SPP, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. SPP2013–5A, Oct. 2013, Accessed: Apr. 01, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP2013-5A-6