Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube-Titania Composite for Application in a Self-Cleaning Self-Sterilizing Diaper
Corresponding email: slamet@che.ui.ac.id
Published at : 30 Apr 2015
Volume : IJtech
Vol 6, No 2 (2015)
DOI : https://doi.org/10.14716/ijtech.v6i2.484
Wibowo, F.T.A., Diansari, R., Taqiyyah, S., Slamet, 2015. Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube-Titania Composite for Application in a Self-Cleaning Self-Sterilizing Diaper. International Journal of Technology. Volume 6(2), pp. 291-301
| Febrian Tri Adhi Wibowo | Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok 16424, Indonesia |
| Rahmita Diansari | Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok 16424, Indonesia |
| Shofiyyah Taqiyyah | Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok 16424, Indonesia |
| Slamet | Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus UI Depok 16424, Indonesia |
Carbon Nanotubes-Titania (CNT-TiO2) composite that coated on diaper have been synthesized and tested for the removal of ammonia (self-cleaning test) and Candida albicans fungi (self-sterilizing test) that cause odor and make Candidiasis disease, respectively. The composite was characterized by FTIR, FESEM-EDX, XRD, and UV-Vis DRS. XRD and UV-Vis DRS results showed that the CNT-TiO2 composite has a high crystalline and low band gap. The results of self-cleaning and self-sterilizing tests showed that the optimum composition of the composite was 1-3 % wt of CNT and 97-99% wt of TiO2. Acid treatment at pH 1 were accompanied by ultrasonic agitation is an appropriate conditions on the composite synthesis. Within 2 hours of testing the modified diapers, the optimum composite can remove ammonia and Candida albicans by 91 and 98 %, respectively. Based on the experiment results, ammonia and fungi on the modified diapers was able to be removed up to minimum standard to prevent odor and diaper rash
ammonia, CNT, Candida albicans, composite, TiO2
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