Abstract Aqueous bleaching may be used in textile conservation to improve the appearance of historic and culturally significant textiles. It is generally accepted amongst conservators that imparts damage. The aim this research characterise condition cotton fibre's surface pre- post-bleaching using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Unprocessed calico (‘raw’ cotton), scoured cotton, a dress shirt ( ...

X-ray computed tomography (XCT) provides a volumetric map of a specimen in three dimensions, generated from a set of radiographs. Due to the speed and quality of measurement, XCT systems with cone beam geometry and matrix detectors have become widely used. Continuous improvements in the quality and performance of Xray tubes and devices have led to cone beam XCT systems which can now achieve spa...

Yunxing Du 1,2,*, Xinying Zhang 2, Lingling Liu 2, Fen Zhou 1,2, Deju Zhu 1,2 and Wei Pan 3 1 Key Laboratory for Green & Advanced Civil Engineering Materials and Application Technology of Hunan Province, Changsha 410082, China; [email protected] (F.Z.); [email protected] (D.Z.) 2 College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; [email protected] (X.Z.); liulingling@hnu...

Fibres comparison in forensic science play a significant role solving different crimes. Worldwide the most common textile fibre materials (fabrics) found at crimes scenes are cotton, polyester, denim, polypropylene, polycotton, and viscose. These fabrics focus of this study. The were examined by two handheld near-infrared (NIR) spectrometers, SCIO® Consumer Physics NIRscan Nano Texas Instrument...

The behaviour of different cellulosic fibres during acid hydrolysis has been investigated and the levelling-off degree of polymerisation (LODP) has been determined. The study included a bleached kraft pulp (both never-dried and once-dried) and two dissolving pulps (once-dried). Additionally, cotton cellulose from new cotton sheets and sheets discarded after long-time use was studied. Experiment...

Globally, the consumption of natural fibres has been continuously growing for last few decades as a result expanding world population and improvement in living standards, which increased amount post-industrial post-consumer fibre waste. Reinforced composites made from are gaining popularity due to their attractive characteristics, such low weight, rigidity, cost. Therefore, ever–growing textile...

The efficiency of chemoinformatics methods based on a fragment approach for the analysis relationships between chemical structure textile dyes and colour fastness dyeings have been shown by examining large set properties, including light acid wool polyamide fibres, sensitivity to oxygen bleaching, wash wool, adsorption direct cotton, photodegradation azo in solution. An developed regression mod...

The study is aimed to investigate physical and mechanical properties of fibres extracted from sansevieria ehrenbergii plant its quality for different textile products such ropes, carpets fabrics in order enhance commercialization utilization the plant. SEF were by means hand decortication leaves determined. Analysis showed that flexible, smooth with mean length 138.48 cm, maximum breaking force...

Cotton is one of the most-used natural fibres in world due to its relative comfort and strength compared with other fibres. However, processing cotton for manufacturing products consumes a lot water, while harvesting uses significant amounts pesticides. One solution this ecological problem recycle waste. This study investigated effect blending virgin two categories denim waste—sourced during wi...

As the remote Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA) becomes increasingly connected to rest of world, there is an impetus monitor possible impact this connectivity. The potential for increases in localised sources plastic pollution resulting from increasing navigability north has yet be explored. Here we investigate microplastic samples which were collected aboard Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Amundsen su...