• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.341-345
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• 2014

In this study, self-actuated photocatalyst that titanium dioxide doped by more than two transition metal was coated PU foam. The antibacterial and antifungal activity of self-actuated photocatalyst coated PU foam was characterized without light. The antibacterial property of self-actuated photocatalyst coated PU foam was shown to be reduced more than 96%, and the antifungal property was shown to be reduced more than 99.9%. The durability of self-actuated photocatalyst coated PU foam tested by Weather-O-meter showed the 7% reduction of formaldehyde decomposition from 96.5% before test to 89.8% after test. The observation of surface of PU foam coated with self-actuated photocatalyst showed that the catalyst was firmly attached to the surface of polyester fiber without separation.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.50 no.2
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• pp.132-137
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• 2015

A self actuated photocatalyst $Weltouch^{(R)}$ used to the remove the odor gases generated in the foaming process of shoes insole was prepared by sol-gel method and studied its property. Specially, with mixing $Weltouch^{(R)}$ in the foaming process of shoes insole, the physical functionality such as specific gravity, hardness, elongation, compression set was studied. The physical functionality of shoes insole was no variation by added $Weltouch^{(R)}$. The odor gases generated in the foaming process of shoes insole was detected to be reduced to 60~80% by self actuated photocataylst $Weltouch^{(R)}$ even in the dark conditions, which was observed for both anatase and rutile phase.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.51 no.3
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• pp.226-232
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• 2016

We studied the photocatalytic functionality such as deodorant, antibacterial, fine dust collection efficiency of polyester-based non-woven fabric filter treated with self-actuated photocatalyst. According to UV/visible result, the UV-visible peak of visible-light responsive photocatalyst was found to be red shift at 420 nm sensitive in the visible light region. The deodorizing performance was shown to be reduced more than 80% even without dark conditions. Fine dust particles collection efficiency was shown to be excellent at the size of not only $2.5{\mu}m{\sim}10.0{\mu}m$ but also less than $2.5{\mu}m$. Also antimicrobial and antifungus was shown to be reduced more than 99.9%.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.336-340
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• 2014

The functionality such as deodorant, antibacterial, ultraviolet shielding of titanium dioxide self-actuated photocatalyst $Weltouch^{TM}$ treated polyester fiber was characterized in conditions without light. The deodorizing capacity was maintained more than 97% reduction irrespective of before washing and after 20 times repeated washing, and antimicrobial capacity was also retained more than 99.9% reduction. Titanium dioxide self-actuated photocatalyst was still maintained to the surface of polyester fiber without separation even after 20 times repeated washing. According to washing durability of polyester fiber, the reduction effect for ammonia was still retained even after 20 times repeated washing as much as before washing. The ultraviolet shielding capacity was still maintained at least 83% irrespective of before washing and 20 times repeated washing.