Study of transmission and reflection of hydrophilic transparent nano-titanium dioxide coating

Abstract

Purpose

The paper aims to design the optimum formulation of the nano-titanium dioxide (TiO2) hydrophilic coating system using the synthetic polypropylene glycol (PPG), which can create the reflection and absorption property.

Design/methodology/approach

TiO2 nanoparticles are used as fillers, and PPG has been blended at the proper ratio of 1PPG: 0.2TiO2. The prepared resin has been applied onto the glass substrate at different numbers of glass immersions during the dip-coating fabrication process. One-time glass immersion is labeled as T1 coating, two-time glass immersion is labeled as T2 coating and three-time glass immersion is labeled as T3 coating. All the prepared coating systems were left dry at ambient temperature.

Findings

T3 coating showed the lowest reading of WCA value at 40.50°, due to higher surface energy at 61.73 mN/m. The T3 coating also shows the greatest absorbance property among the prepared coating systems among the prepared coating. In terms of reflectance property, the T2 coating system has great reflectance in UV region and near-infrared region, which is 16.47% and 2.77 and 2.73%, respectively. The T2 coating also has great optical transmission about 75.00% at the visible region.

Research limitations/implications

The development of thermal insulation coating by studying the relationship between convection heat and reflectance at different wavelengths of incident light.

Practical implications

The developed coating shows high potential for glass window application.

Originality/value

The application of the hydrophilic coating on light absorption, reflectance and transmission at different wavelengths.

Citation

Syafiq, A., Awalin, L.J., Ali, S. and Arif, M. (2024), "Study of transmission and reflection of hydrophilic transparent nano-titanium dioxide coating", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 53 No. 6, pp. 988-998. https://doi.org/10.1108/PRT-02-2023-0017