Alkali Treatments of Woven Lyocell Fabrics

Enzymatic Treatment of Man-made Cellulosic Fabrics

Cellulases have been used in garment wet processing for approximately eight years. The majortty of cellulase enzyme used In textile appllcatlons has been on cotton. Denim jeans and knit and woven cotton garments are frequently treated. Cellulases effectively improve cotton’s surface eppearanco, hsndie and drape, and nsduce It0 tendency to pili or fuzz after repetitive iaunderings.‘-‘ Today, cal...

Investigation into the removal of a formaldehyde-free easy care cross-linking agent from cotton and the potential for subsequent regeneration of lyocell-type fibres

1,2,3,4-Butane tetracarboxylic acid (BTCA)-treated cotton fabrics were immersed in alkali for increasing time periods and the effectiveness of alkali in removing the cross-linking agent was investigated by surface (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, XPS) analysis, attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and solubility in specific solvents. The cellulose yield after t...

Biodegradation of Three Cellulosic Fabrics in Soil

The cellulosic fabrics cotton, rayon, and Tencel® are commonly used in the textile industry (Kroschwitz, 1990). The chemical composition of the fabrics is similar, but they differ in the arrangement of the cellulose polymers in the fabrics (Collier and Tortora, 2001). The basic polymer for all cellulosic fibers consists of repeating glucose units. For the cotton fabric, the cellulosic polymers ...

Investigation into the supramolecular properties of fibres regenerated from cotton based waste garments.

This paper investigated the supramolecular properties and accessibility of fibres regenerated from cotton-based waste garments and compared to typical lyocell fibres. The supramolecular and accessibility properties of the cotton-based waste garments fibres regenerated from three sources (waste denim garments, easy care finished cotton fabrics and a blend of cotton-based waste garment with wood ...

Investigation of Acoustic Properties of Satin 7/1 Woven Fabrics Containing Hollow and Micro-porous Yarns