Development of shrink resistance cotton using fluorocarbon

An attempt has been made to develop shrink resistance cotton textile by making it hydrophobic. The cotton fabric was made hydrophobic by treating with fluorocarbon resin emulsion at varying concentrations along with catalyst. The hydrophobicity was measured by carrying out water repellency test and...

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Published in:Fashion and textiles 2019, 6(1), , pp.1-10
Main Authors: Jain, Anil Kumar, Tesema, Addisu Ferede, Haile, Adane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business and Management
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Color fastness
Contact angle
Cotton
Cotton fabrics
Environment
Fluorocarbon resins
Hydrophobic
Hydrophobicity
Life Sciences
Organic chemistry
Perfluorocarbons
Physical properties
Shrink resistance
Shrinkage
Tear strength
Textile Engineering
Textiles
Ultrasonic testing
Water contact angle
Water repellency
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Summary:An attempt has been made to develop shrink resistance cotton textile by making it hydrophobic. The cotton fabric was made hydrophobic by treating with fluorocarbon resin emulsion at varying concentrations along with catalyst. The hydrophobicity was measured by carrying out water repellency test and also determining the water contact angle. The air permeability of cotton fabric was also determined and was not adversely affected. The untreated and treated cotton fabric was subjected to repeated domestic laundry condition and shrinkage was measured. In order to determine the impact of fluorocarbon treatment on fabric, the physical properties of treated and untreated cotton fabrics were compared. No adverse impact was observed in colour fastness properties. The tensile and tear strength showed good retention even at higher concentration of water repellent chemicals. This work finds wide use in home textiles and hotel industry. This work is of industrial interest as value added shrink resistance cotton textiles can fetch more export earnings.
ISSN:2198-0802
2198-0802
DOI:10.1186/s40691-018-0160-2