Study on the Comfort Properties of Knitted Fabrics Produced from Conventional and Sustainable Cotton and Polyester Fibres

Recently, the production of organic fibres and the recycling of textile waste have become essential global issues due to the decrease in non-renewable resources and the increase in disposal costs. The aim of this work was to identify changes in the properties of single jersey knitwear produced from...

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Main Authors: Arzu Marmarali, Mehmet Sevgi
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Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2023-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/tekstilec/article/view/15038
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description Recently, the production of organic fibres and the recycling of textile waste have become essential global issues due to the decrease in non-renewable resources and the increase in disposal costs. The aim of this work was to identify changes in the properties of single jersey knitwear produced from conventional and sustainable fibres after 20 washes. The samples were knitted from different conventional and sustainable yarns. The selected conventional fibres were 100% cotton, 50% cotton-50% polyester and 100% polyester, while the sustainable fibres were 100% better cotton, 100% recycled polyester, and 50% organic cotton-50% recycled polyester. Measurements were taken before and after 20 washes according to the relevant standards. It was found that fabric produced from 100% recycled polyester is suitable for active sportswear due to its high air permeability, and resistance to heat and water vapor. In addition, the fabric with 50% organic cotton-50% recycled polyester fibres was more suitable for cold environmental conditions due to its lowest water vapor resistance, good air permeability and high thermal resistance.
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spelling doaj.art-0a1ac51d11154d7980faa1b6c0280dc72023-12-13T11:28:22ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Tekstilec0351-33862350-36962023-12-0166410.14502/tekstilec.66.2023063Study on the Comfort Properties of Knitted Fabrics Produced from Conventional and Sustainable Cotton and Polyester FibresArzu Marmarali0Mehmet Sevgi1Department of Textile Engineering, Ege University, Erzene Mahallesi Ankara Caddesi No: 172/62, 35040 Bornova, İzmir, TurkeyMarkaLAB, Kaptanpaşa Mah. Dere Bostanı Sokak No:2/1 34440 Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Turkey Recently, the production of organic fibres and the recycling of textile waste have become essential global issues due to the decrease in non-renewable resources and the increase in disposal costs. The aim of this work was to identify changes in the properties of single jersey knitwear produced from conventional and sustainable fibres after 20 washes. The samples were knitted from different conventional and sustainable yarns. The selected conventional fibres were 100% cotton, 50% cotton-50% polyester and 100% polyester, while the sustainable fibres were 100% better cotton, 100% recycled polyester, and 50% organic cotton-50% recycled polyester. Measurements were taken before and after 20 washes according to the relevant standards. It was found that fabric produced from 100% recycled polyester is suitable for active sportswear due to its high air permeability, and resistance to heat and water vapor. In addition, the fabric with 50% organic cotton-50% recycled polyester fibres was more suitable for cold environmental conditions due to its lowest water vapor resistance, good air permeability and high thermal resistance. https://journals.uni-lj.si/tekstilec/article/view/15038organic cottonrecycled polyestersustainable yarnthermal comfortcomfort propertiesknitted fabrics
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Study on the Comfort Properties of Knitted Fabrics Produced from Conventional and Sustainable Cotton and Polyester Fibres
Tekstilec
organic cotton
recycled polyester
sustainable yarn
thermal comfort
comfort properties
knitted fabrics
title Study on the Comfort Properties of Knitted Fabrics Produced from Conventional and Sustainable Cotton and Polyester Fibres
title_full Study on the Comfort Properties of Knitted Fabrics Produced from Conventional and Sustainable Cotton and Polyester Fibres
title_fullStr Study on the Comfort Properties of Knitted Fabrics Produced from Conventional and Sustainable Cotton and Polyester Fibres
title_full_unstemmed Study on the Comfort Properties of Knitted Fabrics Produced from Conventional and Sustainable Cotton and Polyester Fibres
title_short Study on the Comfort Properties of Knitted Fabrics Produced from Conventional and Sustainable Cotton and Polyester Fibres
title_sort study on the comfort properties of knitted fabrics produced from conventional and sustainable cotton and polyester fibres
topic organic cotton
recycled polyester
sustainable yarn
thermal comfort
comfort properties
knitted fabrics
url https://journals.uni-lj.si/tekstilec/article/view/15038
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