Mechanical and Dyeing Properties of Wool and Cotton Fabrics Treated with Low Temperature Plasma and Enzymes

In this paper, the polyester fiber surfaces were modified with the combined method of causticization and low-temperature plasma. The effect of Alkali pre-treatment on plasma treatment was studied to investigate the influence of the combined treatment on the properties of the polyester fibers. Through changing the process parameters, such as the temperature of causticization and the plasma treatment duration, the changes of weight loss, mechanical properties, wetting properties and dyeing properties of the polyester fibers after the causticization-plasma treatment were analyzed. In addition, the change of the surface morphology and chemical composition of the polyester fibers after the treatment was investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis respectively. The results showed that the wetting and dyeing properties of the polyester fibers were improved in a higher degree after causticization-plasma treatment than the causticization and plasma treatment independently. Meanwhile, the wetting and dyeing properties were improved more significantly with the increase of the causticization temperature in the causticization-plasma treatment. It was concluded that the pretreatment of the causticization before the low temperature plasma treatment can accelerate the etching and oxidization towards the polyester surface during the plasma treatment.

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Study of physico-chemical surface treatments on dyeing properties of polyamides. Part 1: Effect of tetrafluoromethane low temperature plasma

Coloration Technology ◽

10.1111/j.1478-4408.2002.tb00133.x ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 118 (1) ◽

pp. 26-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

J. Yip ◽

K. Chan ◽

K.M. Sin ◽

K.S. Lau

Keyword(s):

Low Temperature ◽

Surface Treatments ◽

Low Temperature Plasma ◽

Temperature Plasma ◽

Dyeing Properties ◽

Chemical Surface ◽

Physico Chemical

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Dyeing Properties of Wool Treated with Low-Temperature Plasma Under Atmospheric Pressure

Textile Research Journal ◽

10.1177/004051759306300802 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 63 (8) ◽

pp. 438-442 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

Tomiji Wakida ◽

Seiji Tokino ◽

Shouhua Niu ◽

Muncheul Lee ◽

Hiroshi Uchiyama ◽

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Keyword(s):

Low Temperature ◽

Atmospheric Pressure ◽

Low Temperature Plasma ◽

Temperature Plasma ◽

Dyeing Properties

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Dyeing Properties of the Plasma-Treated Wool Dyed with Lanasol CE Series Reactive Dyes

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.671.46 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 671 ◽

pp. 46-52

Author(s):

Ya Ning Pu ◽

Xue Yan Wang

Keyword(s):

Low Temperature ◽

Water Retention ◽

Retention Rate ◽

Reactive Dyes ◽

Layer Surface ◽

Low Temperature Plasma ◽

Temperature Plasma ◽

Dyeing Properties ◽

Scale Layer ◽

Treated Fiber

Wool was treated by air low temperature plasma and dyed with Lanasol CE series reactive dyes. Dyeing properties of the treated wool were studied and compared to the untreated wool. The result showed that the dyeing properties of the low temperature plasma-treated wool were improved obviously, and the dyeing temperature can be reduced. From the measurements of SEM, alkali solubility and water retention rate, it can be seen that the scale layer surface of the treated wool was damaged, and the specific surface and the wettability of the treated fiber was increased. It was these changes that lead to improving dyeing properties of the treated wool.

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