TEXTILE FIBRES HAVING PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTIES FOR DEGRADING CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL AGENTS, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND USE THEREOF IN PHOTOCATALYSIS
The invention relates to textile fibres at least partially covered with a nanometric-sized semiconducting material having photocatalytic properties for degrading chemical compounds, in particular chemical or biological agents, wherein said semiconducting material is in the form of nanostructures or nanocomposites with a one-dimensional morphology. The textile fibres can be used for applications in the military, medical, and civilian domains, etc. The curves 60 and 62 respectively show the photocatalytic degradation of organic compounds at the surface of textile fibres covered with nanostructures or nanocomposites having a one-dimensional morphology according to the invention, and nanoparticles having a granular morphology according to the prior art. The nanostructures or nanocomposites of the invention 60 are more efficient.