In this work, robust superhydrophobic cotton fabrics with ultraviolet (UV) shielding, self-cleaning, photocatalysis, and oil/water separation were successfully prepared based on micro/nano hierarchical ZnO/HNTs (halloysite nanotubes) hybrid particles silicone elastomer polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). by in-situ growth of ZnO nanoparticles the surface halloysite nanotubes (HNTs). PDMS used to succe...

Excessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) and high-energy visible (HEV) light can cause sunburns, wrinkles, even skin cancer. Therefore, the development of effective UV–HEV-shielding agents is great importance human health. In this study, semiconducting graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) incorporated into interlayer space mica through intercalation cyanamide subsequent pyrolysis reactions form a se...

Reduction of methylene blue (MB) occurred by photo irradiation at 280 370 nm wavelengths to a solution of MB in an ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (BMIMCl), which was confirmed by color change and UV-Vis measurement of the solution. Furthermore, the reduced MB was oxidized again by standing the solution under the conditions of light shielding at 50 ̊C. The fluorescence spectra...

The problem of global warming is becoming more and serious, the energy consumption increasing. Materials with high solar reflectivity have great potential in field saving environmental protection, received extensive attention from researchers. In this work, we successfully constructed superhydrophobic, UV-resistant self- cleaning cotton fabric cooling effect by depositing potassium titanate whi...

Developing the bio-based barrier material to substitute petroleum-based one is trend in functional packaging applications. Utilization of abundantly underappreciated bark biomass attractive from sustainability point view; however, an upgraded approach required maximize performances lignin-containing cellulose nanofibril (LCNF) films willow bark. Herein, hot water extraction (HWE) and microfluid...

Carbon Dioxide is an important tracer of the chemistry and physics in terrestrial planet forming zone. Using a thermo-chemical model that has been tested against mid-infrared water emission we re-interpret CO2 as observed with Spitzer. We find both UV-shielding extra chemical heating significantly reduce total column emitting layer. Water more efficient effect, reducing by $\sim$ 2 orders magni...

We present a novel scenario for globular cluster (GC) formation, where the ultraviolet (UV) background radiation effectively works so as to produce compact star clusters. Recent observations on the age distributions of GCs indicate that many GCs formed even after the cosmic reionization epoch. This implies that a significant fraction of GCs formed in UV background radiation fields. Also, the st...