PRAKALP 2023

PAPER CODE -MS-0-003

TOPIC - Prediction of behavior of Silica and Titania Nano composite.

Group members
Mihir korde : PRN No. 0120190379
Sadaf Shaikh Rafiq : PRN No. 0120190486
Radha Nadar : PRN No.
0120190564
Introduction

● The Superhydrophobic surfaces are an ideal material when it comes to self-

cleaning mechanisms or protective coatings.It is a useful material when it comes
to wear and tear of surfaces.

● The aim of our project is to do a comparative study on superhydrophobic

materials based on Water contact angle(WCA), concentration and temperature
difference along with time, and sliding angle.
Literature survey
● Why Silica or Titania?

● Silica is a widely used material when it comes for superhydrophobicity.It is naturally

available and is water resistant, has good adhesion and repelling properties that allows it
to withstand the diffusion of water vapour ,ions, and oxygen to various surfaces including
metals.

● On the other hand,Titania is favourable choice if the material or the layer needs thermal
properties ,UV resistance and Photocatalytic properties.
Methodology

● Polynomial regression:
Regression analysis is a form of predictive technique which investigates the
relationship between a dependent and independent variable.Using regression one
can find the relationship between variables to find the best fit line.

Why Polynomial Regression?

● A broad range of function can fit under it and it provides the best approximation
of the relationship between the variables and the regression equation which
helps to make various predictions.
● If we try to fit a cubic curve (degree=3) to the dataset, we can see that it passes
through more data points than the quadratic and the linear plots.
 Results and observations
water impact flow time
(sec) Water contact angle
0 164
5 163
10 161
15 160
20 158
25 155
30 153

As the graph shows the water contact angle

decreases as the time progresses . so we can take
the inference that . water contact angle is inversely
proportional to time .
 Different particle size
Particle size (nm) Time (hrs) Contact Angle Sliding Angle
100 150 0
200 150 5
300 148 11
400 145 15
294 500 150 22

A
w= 8*10^-7t^3-0.0007t^2+0.1531t+140.6 -(1)WCA
w=2*10^-7t3-0.0001t^2+0.0848t-7.4-(2) SA

In this plot, we have seen the trend of sliding

angle with increase in time (hrs). This plot is
particularly for the particle size of 294 nm. The
above equations are describing the trends of the
particular particle size.

B
 100 150 6

200 145 10

300 138 46

400 140 51

156 500 143 58

w=3*10^7t^3-5*10^5t^2-0.0671t+157.2-(1)
w=-3*10^6t^3+0.0021t^2-0.3379t+20.2-(2) A

On decreasing the particle size to 156 nm,

we see the trends don’t follow that wisely.
Like the data seems insufficient or the plot
doen’t fit the data points. So no trend was
finalized for this particle size.

B
 100 149 21

200 146 30

300 135 35

400 137 51

65 500 138 70

W=6*10^7t^3-0.0004t^2+0.0167t+151-(1)
W=6*10^7t^3-0.0003t^2+0.1238t+11.4 - (2) A

In this plot, we have decreased the size

even more. The particle size here is 65 nm.
We observe the particular trend of
increasing Sliding angle with time for the
particle size of 65 nm. The similar data
didn’t assimilate to the Water contact
angle v/s time (hrs)
B
 B

WCA VS CONC GRAPH

Initially the concentration increases, we

observe a decreasing trend in WCA until
a particular maximum concentration is
observed and then it starts increasing
 SA VS CONC GRAPH

Initially the decreased with

increase in concentration but
until a particular surface
angle concentration then it
starts increasing .
 CONC VS TEMP GRAPH

10%)C = -0.029T^3 + 0.5777T^2 - 2.7957T +

11.887
5%)C = 1^-16T^3 + 0.0083T^2 + 0.644T + 4.4143
3%)C = 0.4T^3 - 3.15T^2 + 8.75T - 3

From the above graph we can conclude that

changes in concentration occur with increase in
temperature.
 PRESSURE VS CONC GRAPH

10%)C= 0.129T^3 - 1.9255T^2 +

10.698T + 2.2127
5%)C = 0.3T^3 - 4.1774T^2 + 20.251T-
10.557
(3%) C= 3.1167T^3 - 26.85T^2 +
77.533T - 50.8
At a particular concentration, with
time the pressure range is increasing.
CONCLUSION

● We can conclude that silica and titania is a good combination for the
superhydrophobic nature and similar applications. But there are limitations with
conditions of temperature, pressure and concentration. Only at a particular
concentration, temperature and pressure can it show that water repels nature. It
shows a similar anomaly in case of water contact angle and sliding angle. With
time the durability and sustainability is a concern. As the properties change from
time to time. Superhydrophobicity is losing with time, causing it to not be an
ideal fit for superhydrophobic surfaces.

● The cost and investment are comparatively high here as compared to other
commonly used materials. The predicted properties were contradictory to the
expected results. Making it a material for a specific application only with a given
specific condition.
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