A Research on the Comfort Properties of Linen Fabrics Subjected to Various Finishing Treatments

The study is aimed to investigate the thermophysiological comfort properties of shirt linen fabrics subjected to various finishing treatments such as enzymatic, softening and wrinkle-resistant treatments. After finishing treatments, thermal conductivity, thermal resistance, thermal absorbtivity, max...

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Main Authors: Eylen Sema Dalbaşi, Gonca Özçelik Kayseri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Natural Fibers
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2019.1675210
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author Eylen Sema Dalbaşi
Gonca Özçelik Kayseri
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description The study is aimed to investigate the thermophysiological comfort properties of shirt linen fabrics subjected to various finishing treatments such as enzymatic, softening and wrinkle-resistant treatments. After finishing treatments, thermal conductivity, thermal resistance, thermal absorbtivity, maximum heat flow, water vapor permeability, and air permeability measurements were carried out. All test results were evaluated statistically in terms of the effects of enzyme and treatment types. According to the findings, all finishing processes provided improvements on the thermal conductivity and thermal resistance values of the linen fabrics and caused higher thermal absorbtivity values and cooler feeling at the first touch to the fabric. The enzyme and treatment types had important effects on maximum heat flow. When the enzyme, softener, and crosslinker were applied to the fabric together, the highest water vapor permeability values were obtained. However, the finishing treatments affected air permeability values negatively due to the high shrinkage feature. As a result, the effects of mostly applied finishing processes on the thermophysiological comfort of shirt linen fabrics were found to be favorable especially for the usage in the summer season.
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spelling doaj.art-dc62ecfa375347049e1690e52363b27e2023-09-20T12:50:17ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Natural Fibers1544-04781544-046X2021-06-0118690992210.1080/15440478.2019.16752101675210A Research on the Comfort Properties of Linen Fabrics Subjected to Various Finishing TreatmentsEylen Sema Dalbaşi0Gonca Özçelik Kayseri1Ege UniversityEge UniversityThe study is aimed to investigate the thermophysiological comfort properties of shirt linen fabrics subjected to various finishing treatments such as enzymatic, softening and wrinkle-resistant treatments. After finishing treatments, thermal conductivity, thermal resistance, thermal absorbtivity, maximum heat flow, water vapor permeability, and air permeability measurements were carried out. All test results were evaluated statistically in terms of the effects of enzyme and treatment types. According to the findings, all finishing processes provided improvements on the thermal conductivity and thermal resistance values of the linen fabrics and caused higher thermal absorbtivity values and cooler feeling at the first touch to the fabric. The enzyme and treatment types had important effects on maximum heat flow. When the enzyme, softener, and crosslinker were applied to the fabric together, the highest water vapor permeability values were obtained. However, the finishing treatments affected air permeability values negatively due to the high shrinkage feature. As a result, the effects of mostly applied finishing processes on the thermophysiological comfort of shirt linen fabrics were found to be favorable especially for the usage in the summer season.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2019.1675210linen woven fabricenzymesoftenercrosslinkerthermal comfortwater vapor permeabilityair permeability
spellingShingle Eylen Sema Dalbaşi
Gonca Özçelik Kayseri
A Research on the Comfort Properties of Linen Fabrics Subjected to Various Finishing Treatments
Journal of Natural Fibers
linen woven fabric
enzyme
softener
crosslinker
thermal comfort
water vapor permeability
air permeability
title A Research on the Comfort Properties of Linen Fabrics Subjected to Various Finishing Treatments
title_full A Research on the Comfort Properties of Linen Fabrics Subjected to Various Finishing Treatments
title_fullStr A Research on the Comfort Properties of Linen Fabrics Subjected to Various Finishing Treatments
title_full_unstemmed A Research on the Comfort Properties of Linen Fabrics Subjected to Various Finishing Treatments
title_short A Research on the Comfort Properties of Linen Fabrics Subjected to Various Finishing Treatments
title_sort research on the comfort properties of linen fabrics subjected to various finishing treatments
topic linen woven fabric
enzyme
softener
crosslinker
thermal comfort
water vapor permeability
air permeability
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2019.1675210
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