Mechanical Strength of Durable Press Finished Cotton Fabric. Part IV: Abrasion Resistance

Polyethylenimines, degree of polymerization = 7 and 14, were reacted with urea to form polymeric noncyclic analogues of ethyleneurea that were subsequently treated with formaldehyde to yield N-methylol derivatives. These reagents were applied to cotton fabric both alone and in combination with dimethyloldihydroxyethyleneurea. Al2(OH)5Cl·2H2O was the preferred crosslinking catalyst. Fabrics finished with these crosslinking reagent systems had durable-press properties generally comparable to those of fabrics prepared by conventional techniques but were characterized by significantly higher levels of retained strength and abrasion resistance.

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Mechanical Strength of Durable Press Finished Cotton Fabric

Textile Research Journal ◽

10.1177/004051750007000209 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 70 (2) ◽

pp. 143-147 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Charles Q. Yang ◽

Weishu Wei ◽

Gary C. Lickfield

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Strength ◽

Cotton Fabric ◽

Durable Press

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Mechanical Strength of Durable Press Finished Cotton Fabric

Textile Research Journal ◽

10.1177/004051750007001010 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 70 (10) ◽

pp. 910-915 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Charles Q. Yang ◽

Weishu Wei ◽

Gary C. Lickfield

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Strength ◽

Cotton Fabric ◽

Durable Press

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Cellulase Treatment of Durable Press Finished Cotton Fabric: Effects on Fabric Strength, Abrasion Resistance, and Handle

Textile Research Journal ◽

10.1177/004051750307301205 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 73 (12) ◽

pp. 1057-1062 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Charles Q. Yang ◽

Wenlong Zhou ◽

Gary C. Lickfield ◽

Krishna Parachura

Keyword(s):

Cotton Fabric ◽

Abrasion Resistance ◽

Durable Press ◽

Cellulase Treatment ◽

Fabric Strength

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Textile Performance Properties of Cotton Fabric Treated with Selected Flame-Retarding Finishes

Textile Research Journal ◽

10.1177/004051757704700510 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 47 (5) ◽

pp. 365-371 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Stanley P. Rowland ◽

John S. Mason

Keyword(s):

Cotton Fabric ◽

Abrasion Resistance ◽

Breaking Strength ◽

Superior Performance ◽

Disodium Hydrogen Phosphate ◽

Performance Properties ◽

Different Types ◽

The Individual ◽

Medium Weight ◽

Selection Of

Seven different types of flame-retarding finishes were applied to light-to-medium weight cotton fabric at add-ons appropriate to pass the DOC FF 3–71 test. The finishes studied were based on tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium chloride (THPC), neutralized THPC (THPOH), Fyrol 76, and Pyrovatex CP. The specific finishes were: THPOH-NH3, THPOH-urea-trimethylolmelamine, Proban (THPC-urea precondensate)-NH3, THPC-urea-disodium hydrogen phosphate, Fyrol 76, Fyrol 76-N-methylolacrylamide, and Pyrovatex CP-methylolmelamine. Textile performance properties are reported as a function of add-on of each type of finish; strengths and abrasion resistance of the finished fabrics are considered and discussed as a function of resilience. General trends of decreasing strength and abrasion resistance with increasing resilience were observed for these flame-retardant fabrics. Within this trend there is latitude for selection of finishes that will provide superior performance in the individual textile property such as abrasion resistance, breaking strength, and tearing strength.

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Application of Plasma Activation in Flame-Retardant Treatment for Cotton Fabric

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym12071575 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (7) ◽

pp. 1575

Author(s):

Huong Nguyen Thi ◽

Khanh Vu Thi Hong ◽

Thanh Ngo Ha ◽

Duy-Nam Phan

Keyword(s):

Tensile Strength ◽

Mechanical Strength ◽

Flame Retardant ◽

Cotton Fabric ◽

Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽

Curing Temperature ◽

Sem Images ◽

Limiting Oxygen Index ◽

Xps Spectra ◽

Plasma Activation

Cotton fabric treated by Pyrovatex CP New (PCN) and Knittex FFRC (K-FFRC) using the Pad-dry-cure method showed an excellent fire-retardant effect. However, it needed to be cured at high temperatures for a long time leading to a high loss of mechanical strength. In this study, atmospheric-pressure dielectric barrier discharge (APDBD) plasma was applied to the cotton fabric, which then was treated by flame retardants (FRs) using the pad–dry-cure method. The purpose was to have a flame-retardant cotton fabric (limiting oxygen index (LOI) ≥ 25) and a mechanical loss of the treated fabric due to the curing step as low as possible. To achieve this goal, 10 experiments were performed. The vertical flammability characteristics, LOI value and tensile strength of the treated fabrics were measured. A response model between the LOI values of the treated fabric and two studied variables (temperature and time of the curing step) was found. It was predicted that the optimal temperature and time-to-cure to achieve LOI of 25 was at 160 °C for 90 s, while the flame-retardant treatment process without plasma pretreatment, was at 180 °C and 114 s. Although the curing temperature and the time have decreased significantly, the loss of mechanical strength of the treated fabric is still high. The tensile strength and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the fabric after plasma activation show that the plasma treatment itself also damages the mechanical strength of the fabric. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) spectra of the fabric after plasma activation and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis of the flame retardant-treated (FRT) fabric clarified the role of plasma activation in this study.

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