Water Efficient, eco-friendly and Effluent Free Nano bubble Finishing of Cotton Fabric
Existing textile exhaust finishing methods require higher liquor ratios, such as 1:5 and 1:10, leading to energy wastage, chemicals wastage, and higher effluents. However, the nanobubble technique can reduce the liquor ratio to 1:1, resulting in water savings, energy savings, and zero liquid dischar...
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| author | Muhammad Mohsin Shaheen Sardar Muhammad Hasan Khurram Shehzad Akhtar Wardah Anam Shahbaz Ijaz Ahmad Hassan |
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| description | Existing textile exhaust finishing methods require higher liquor ratios, such as 1:5 and 1:10, leading to energy wastage, chemicals wastage, and higher effluents. However, the nanobubble technique can reduce the liquor ratio to 1:1, resulting in water savings, energy savings, and zero liquid discharge. Nevertheless, production of the nanobubbles for a range of finishes and their successful application onto the textile is a difficult and challenging task. For the first time, this article successfully reports the development and application of nanobubbles at the extremely low liquor ratio of 1:1 for the five most commonly used textile finishes, which include resin, softener, soil release, oil and water repellent, and antimicrobial finishes onto the cotton fabric. In addition, this research compares the performance of the nanobubble finishing at a liquor ratio of 1:1 with higher liquor ratios of 1:5 and 1:10 for all five finishes. The results showed that optimized nanobubble finishing exhibited comparable key performance with reference to liquor ratios of 1:5 and 1:10 related to each finish category. However, the physical properties of cotton fabrics, such as tensile strength, tear strength, bending length, and air permeability, were better for nanobubble technology as compared to conventional finishing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1211897450f4af0b17d0c56f555d8f02023-09-20T13:26:00ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Natural Fibers1544-04781544-046X2022-11-011916125861259510.1080/15440478.2022.20734962073496Water Efficient, eco-friendly and Effluent Free Nano bubble Finishing of Cotton FabricMuhammad Mohsin0Shaheen Sardar1Muhammad Hasan2Khurram Shehzad Akhtar3Wardah Anam4Shahbaz Ijaz5Ahmad Hassan6University of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity of Engineering and TechnologyFoundation UniversityUniversity of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity of Engineering and TechnologyExisting textile exhaust finishing methods require higher liquor ratios, such as 1:5 and 1:10, leading to energy wastage, chemicals wastage, and higher effluents. However, the nanobubble technique can reduce the liquor ratio to 1:1, resulting in water savings, energy savings, and zero liquid discharge. Nevertheless, production of the nanobubbles for a range of finishes and their successful application onto the textile is a difficult and challenging task. For the first time, this article successfully reports the development and application of nanobubbles at the extremely low liquor ratio of 1:1 for the five most commonly used textile finishes, which include resin, softener, soil release, oil and water repellent, and antimicrobial finishes onto the cotton fabric. In addition, this research compares the performance of the nanobubble finishing at a liquor ratio of 1:1 with higher liquor ratios of 1:5 and 1:10 for all five finishes. The results showed that optimized nanobubble finishing exhibited comparable key performance with reference to liquor ratios of 1:5 and 1:10 related to each finish category. However, the physical properties of cotton fabrics, such as tensile strength, tear strength, bending length, and air permeability, were better for nanobubble technology as compared to conventional finishing.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2022.2073496textile finishingsustainabilitynanobubblesexhaust methodslow liquor ratio |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Mohsin Shaheen Sardar Muhammad Hasan Khurram Shehzad Akhtar Wardah Anam Shahbaz Ijaz Ahmad Hassan Water Efficient, eco-friendly and Effluent Free Nano bubble Finishing of Cotton Fabric Journal of Natural Fibers textile finishing sustainability nanobubbles exhaust methods low liquor ratio |
| title | Water Efficient, eco-friendly and Effluent Free Nano bubble Finishing of Cotton Fabric |
| title_full | Water Efficient, eco-friendly and Effluent Free Nano bubble Finishing of Cotton Fabric |
| title_fullStr | Water Efficient, eco-friendly and Effluent Free Nano bubble Finishing of Cotton Fabric |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water Efficient, eco-friendly and Effluent Free Nano bubble Finishing of Cotton Fabric |
| title_short | Water Efficient, eco-friendly and Effluent Free Nano bubble Finishing of Cotton Fabric |
| title_sort | water efficient eco friendly and effluent free nano bubble finishing of cotton fabric |
| topic | textile finishing sustainability nanobubbles exhaust methods low liquor ratio |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2022.2073496 |
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