Study on the process of knitted woolen fabric treatment based on oxygen low-temperature plasma

The oxygen low-temperature plasma (LTP) treatment on knitted woolen fabric was carried out to investigate the changes of shrinkage resistance, bursting strength and moisture absorption of knitted woolen fabric after treatment. In addition, the effects of different levels of exposure time, treatment power and gas flow rate on the change of felting rate, bursting strength and moisture absorption of knitted woolen fabric in the process of LTP were investigated. The results show that LTP treatment can improve the anti-felt, bursting strength, moisture absorption of knitted woolen fabric. According to the analysis of variance, in the process of LTP treatment, the exposure time is the primary factor that affects the degree of change in the hygroscopicity of knitted woolen fabric, and treatment power is the main factor that affects the degree of change in the shrinkage resistance of knitted woolen fabric. Finally, under the experimental conditions, the best treatment process of knitted woolen fabric by oxygen low-temperature plasma is 20 min, 150 sccm and 400 w.

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Investigation of the properties of knitted woolen fabrics treated with oxygen low-temperature plasma for sportswear applications

Textile Research Journal ◽

10.1177/00405175211030632 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 004051752110306

Author(s):

Honglian Cong ◽

Boyu Zhao ◽

Hao Han ◽

Xuliang Yu

Keyword(s):

Low Temperature ◽

Plasma Treatment ◽

Moisture Absorption ◽

Mapping Method ◽

Function Evaluation ◽

Low Temperature Plasma ◽

Temperature Plasma ◽

Wool Fibers ◽

Before And After ◽

Concentration Mapping

Nine groups of knitted woolen fabrics for sportswear with different technical characteristics were treated with oxygen low-temperature plasma, and the changes in the surface morphology and chemical composition of wool fibers before and after plasma treatment, as well as the changes in the applicability indexes of knitted woolen fabrics, were studied. Finally, the comfort performance of the fabrics was evaluated by combining the concentration mapping method and the function evaluation value method. The analysis found that the surface scales of wool fibers were seriously etched after oxygen low-temperature plasma treatment, and the anti-felting, bursting strength and moisture absorption of the knitted woolen fabrics were improved. At the same time, the quick-drying index of the fabric has also been improved to a certain extent. This research provides a basis for the development of knitted woolen fabric for sportswear with excellent performance.

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Lowtemperature plasma generator for effective processing of materials

Ferrous Metallurgy Bulletin of Scientific Technical and Economic Information ◽

10.32339/0135-5910-2021-5-587-592 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 77 (5) ◽

pp. 587-592

Author(s):

M. Kh. Gadzhiev ◽

A. S. Tyuftyaev ◽

Yu. M. Kulikov ◽

M. A. Sargsyan ◽

D. I. Yusupov ◽

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Keyword(s):

Low Temperature ◽

Flow Rate ◽

Gas Flow ◽

Arc Discharge ◽

Plasma Jet ◽

Plasma Generator ◽

Low Temperature Plasma ◽

Temperature Plasma ◽

High Enthalpy ◽

High Resource

Low-temperature plasma is used in metallurgy for steel alloying by nitrogen, deoxidization of magnetic alloys, obtaining of steels with particularly low carbon content, metal cleaning of nonmetallic inclusions, desulfurization and other refining processes. The wide application of those technologies is restrained by absence of reliable generators of low-temperature plasma (GLP) with sufficient resource of continuous operation. As a result of studies, a universal generator of high-enthalpy plasma jet of various working gases was created. The generator has expanding channel of the output electrode with an efficiency of ~60 % for argon working gas and ~80% for nitrogen and air. It was shown that the developed generator of low-temperature plasma ensures formation of a weakly diverging (2α = 12°) plasma jet with a diameter D = 5–12 mm, an enthalpy of 5–50 kJ/g and a mass average temperature of 5–10 kK, at a full electric power of the arc discharge of 5–50 kW and a plasma-forming gas flow rate of 1–3 g/s. Results of the study of propane additions to the plasma-forming gas effect on the state of cathodes with inserts made of pure tungsten, lanthanum tungsten, and hafnium presented. It was shown that a small propane addition (1%) to the plasma-forming gas, results in reducing effect of the insert material. Study of the GLP operation at arc current 100A with addition to the working gas nitrogen maximum possible volume of propane, which don’t disturb stability of arc showed that for the developed plasma generator at the nitrogen flow rate ~0,45 g/s, the propane flow rate was ~0,33 g/s (not more than ~73 % of the plasma-forming gas). The created high-resource GLP with changeable electrodes enables to obtain at the exit a high-enthalpy plasma flow of various gases (argon, nitrogen, air) and can be a prototype of more powerful plasmotrons of various technological application, in particular for plasma metallurgy.

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Influence of Low-Temperature Plasma Treatment on The Liquid Filtration Efficiency of Melt-Blown PP Nonwovens in The Conditions of Simulated Use of Respiratory Protective Equipment

Chemical and Process Engineering ◽

10.1515/cpe-2017-0015 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 195-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Katarzyna Majchrzycka ◽

Małgorzata Okrasa ◽

Agnieszka Brochocka ◽

Wiesława Urbaniak-Domagała

Keyword(s):

Low Temperature ◽

Plasma Treatment ◽

Gas Flow ◽

Filtration Efficiency ◽

Protective Equipment ◽

Low Temperature Plasma ◽

Temperature Plasma ◽

Paraffin Oil ◽

Wide Range ◽

Oil Mist

Abstract Filtering nonwovens produced with melt-blown technology are one of the most basic materials used in the construction of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) against harmful aerosols, including bio- and nanoaerosols. The improvement of their filtering properties can be achieved by the development of quasi-permanent electric charge on the fibres. Usually corona discharge method is utilized for this purpose. In the presented study, it was assumed that the low-temperature plasma treatment could be applied as an alternative method for the manufacturing of conventional electret nonwovens for the RPE construction. Low temperature plasma treatment of polypropylene nonwovens was carried out with various process gases (argon, nitrogen, oxygen or air) in a wide range of process parameters (gas flow velocity, time of treatment and power supplied to the reactor electrodes). After the modification, nonwovens were evaluated in terms of filtration efficiency of paraffin oil mist. The stability of the modification results was tested after 12 months of storage and after conditioning at elevated temperature and relative humidity conditions. Moreover, scanning electron microscopy and ATR-IR spectroscopy were used to assess changes in surface topography and chemical composition of the fibres. The modification of melt-blown nonwovens with nitrogen, oxygen and air plasma did not result in a satisfactory improvement of the filtration efficiency. In case of argon plasma treatment, up to 82% increase of filtration efficiency of paraffin oil mist was observed in relation to untreated samples. This effect was stable after 12 months of storage in normal conditions and after thermal conditioning in (70 ± 3)°C for 24 h. The use of low-temperature plasma treatment was proven to be a promising improvement direction of filtering properties of nonwovens used for the protection of respiratory tract against harmful aerosols.

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Influence of non-equilibrium low-temperature plasma on consumer characteristics of spunmelt material

Butlerov Communications ◽

10.37952/roi-jbc-01/20-64-11-143 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 64 (11) ◽

pp. 143-148

Author(s):

Maria S. Lisanevich ◽

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Reseda Yu. Galimzyanova ◽

Rustem G. Ibragimov ◽

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Keyword(s):

Low Temperature ◽

Gas Flow ◽

Rapid Development ◽

Low Temperature Plasma ◽

Normal Range ◽

Temperature Plasma ◽

Environmental Friendliness ◽

Material Stiffness ◽

Surgical Gowns ◽

Non Equilibrium

Nonwovens (nonwovens) are widely used in medicine, for the manufacture of medical linen, sanitary and hygienic items, medical clothing, surgical materials (including dressings). The rapid development of the clothing market requires domestic manufacturers to be competitive not only through new products and technologies, but also new sensations for the consumer, provided that the price is competitive. According to medical workers, disposable surgical gowns based on spunmelt materials give a feeling of discomfort during use. One and relatively new method for modifying nanomaterials is treatment with nonequilibrium low-temperature plasma (NLTP). The main advantage of this type of material modification is the environmental friendliness of the method, as in the process of processing aqueous solutions of chemicals are not used, as in the case of using special impregnations. Modern research of medical services. As a result of the work, it was revealed that the modification of NM NNTP allows you to change the NM for changes in surface, physical and mechanical, as well as consumer properties, while maintaining the strength characteristics. It is shown that after plasma treatment spunmelt materials increase such consumer characteristics as air permeability, hygroscopicity, while maintaining the strength during elongation; reduction of material stiffness during bending. It was also found that after the processing of NTPP, the electrification rate increases within the normal range, in GOST 12.1.045-84. Manufacturers are recommended to process spunmelt material with non-equilibrium low-temperature plasma on a high-frequency capacitive plasma installation with a power of Wp = 1.5 kW, processing time τ = 180 s and pressure P = 21.5 Pa. Use argon gas with a gas flow of 1500 cm3/min as a plasma-forming gas.

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