The effect of ecological washing treatments on the comfort properties of dyed cotton fabrics
Ecological washing treatments are being widely applied for textile finishing. However, these treatments may cause changes in the mechanical and surface properties of textile materials, thus influence the tactile properties of fabrics. These sensitive low-stress mechanical properties will affect the...
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| author | Sarra Said Imed Feki Sabri Halaoua Mohamed Hamdaoui Walid Sahraoui |
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| description | Ecological washing treatments are being widely applied for textile finishing. However, these treatments may cause changes in the mechanical and surface properties of textile materials, thus influence the tactile properties of fabrics. These sensitive low-stress mechanical properties will affect the comfort of the human body. In this work, the changes in comfort properties of dyed cotton fabrics, after ecological new bleach and enzymatic washing treatments, are systematically investigated using a tensile testing machine - the Kawabata Evaluation System for Fabrics (KES-FB) - and the air permeability tester. The results show that mechanical and fabric hand properties are differently affected by the different treatments. Finished cotton samples were found suppler and rougher than the untreated fabric due to the mechanical friction during the finishing cycle, including fabric-to-fabric and fabric-to-machine friction. As a result of our finishing treatment, tensile strength, bending properties, air permeability and thermal conductivity are decreased, however, the compressibility (EMC) tends to increase after the various finishing treatments. Moreover, the best bending properties, which reflect the flexibly of the fabric, are obtained for the new bleached sample. The possible origins for the changes mentioned above - caused by the different treatments- are evaluated and discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c81c06e0fe734158b86b361cc0a6a2342022-12-23T04:38:53ZengElsevierAlexandria Engineering Journal1110-01682022-12-0161121109111098The effect of ecological washing treatments on the comfort properties of dyed cotton fabricsSarra Said0Imed Feki1Sabri Halaoua2Mohamed Hamdaoui3Walid Sahraoui4Textile Materials and Processes Research Unit (MPTEX), National Engineering School of Monastir, Av. Ibn El Jazzar 5019, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia; Corresponding author.Textile Materials and Processes Research Unit (MPTEX), National Engineering School of Monastir, Av. Ibn El Jazzar 5019, University of Monastir, Monastir, TunisiaTextile Materials and Processes Research Unit (MPTEX), National Engineering School of Monastir, Av. Ibn El Jazzar 5019, University of Monastir, Monastir, TunisiaTextile Materials and Processes Research Unit (MPTEX), National Engineering School of Monastir, Av. Ibn El Jazzar 5019, University of Monastir, Monastir, TunisiaLaboratory of TANIT Textile Services Company, Monastir, TunisiaEcological washing treatments are being widely applied for textile finishing. However, these treatments may cause changes in the mechanical and surface properties of textile materials, thus influence the tactile properties of fabrics. These sensitive low-stress mechanical properties will affect the comfort of the human body. In this work, the changes in comfort properties of dyed cotton fabrics, after ecological new bleach and enzymatic washing treatments, are systematically investigated using a tensile testing machine - the Kawabata Evaluation System for Fabrics (KES-FB) - and the air permeability tester. The results show that mechanical and fabric hand properties are differently affected by the different treatments. Finished cotton samples were found suppler and rougher than the untreated fabric due to the mechanical friction during the finishing cycle, including fabric-to-fabric and fabric-to-machine friction. As a result of our finishing treatment, tensile strength, bending properties, air permeability and thermal conductivity are decreased, however, the compressibility (EMC) tends to increase after the various finishing treatments. Moreover, the best bending properties, which reflect the flexibly of the fabric, are obtained for the new bleached sample. The possible origins for the changes mentioned above - caused by the different treatments- are evaluated and discussed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016822003076Washing treatmentsComfort propertiesCottonNew bleachEnzymatic wash |
| spellingShingle | Sarra Said Imed Feki Sabri Halaoua Mohamed Hamdaoui Walid Sahraoui The effect of ecological washing treatments on the comfort properties of dyed cotton fabrics Alexandria Engineering Journal Washing treatments Comfort properties Cotton New bleach Enzymatic wash |
| title | The effect of ecological washing treatments on the comfort properties of dyed cotton fabrics |
| title_full | The effect of ecological washing treatments on the comfort properties of dyed cotton fabrics |
| title_fullStr | The effect of ecological washing treatments on the comfort properties of dyed cotton fabrics |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of ecological washing treatments on the comfort properties of dyed cotton fabrics |
| title_short | The effect of ecological washing treatments on the comfort properties of dyed cotton fabrics |
| title_sort | effect of ecological washing treatments on the comfort properties of dyed cotton fabrics |
| topic | Washing treatments Comfort properties Cotton New bleach Enzymatic wash |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016822003076 |
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