Photocatalytic Degradation of Methyl Blue Dye and Enhanced Antibacterial Properties of Treated Wool with ZrCL4 and Dyeing with Madder

This research aims to create the photo catalytic degradation of methyl blue dye and enhanced antibacterial properties on wool fabric using ZrCl4 particles. Wool fabrics were treated with different concentrations of zirconium salt in water solution including %1, %3, %6 and 9% o.w.f. and the dyeing process was carried out on the fabrics in the states before, simultaneously and after the mordanting with madder. Formic acid was used to generate acidic pH.The photo catalytic properties of the fabrics were examined through evaluating the color removal from the stained fabric with Methylene Blue. The antibacterial properties were determined by reduction growth of a Gram-negative bacterium E. coli and a Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. Furthermore, the FTIR spectrum of some samples was analyzed. The SEM pictures and EDX spectrums of some samples were also reported.