Faisal, S, Ali, M, Naqvi, S et al. (1 more author) (2022) Statistical Optimization and Bulk Scale Validation of the Effects of Cationic Pre-treatment of Cotton Fabric for Digital Printing with Reactive Dyes. Journal of Natural Fibers, 19 (13). pp. 6737-6747. ISSN 1544-0478
Abstract
Digital printing has the potential of enabling cleaner printing or even dyeing of cotton fabrics. However, whilst effluent-free digital printing and dyeing of synthetic textile fabrics have seen some success, the same remain elusive for cotton fabrics. The study reported in this paper aimed to optimize the process parameters of cationic pre-treatment with a view to creating a cleaner cotton fabric digital printing process that could be sustainably implemented at bulk-scale production. Thus, process variables were screened using the one-factor-at-a-time approach to select optimum experimental regions. A Box–Behnken design was used to investigate the combined effect of selected factors namely amount of thickener (150–200 g/L), urea (75–125 g/L) and alkali (10–20 g/L) on the color strength, dye fixation and ink penetration of cationized and digital-printed cotton fabrics. The significant models showed excellent fitting of the data. The optimum levels of the factors, namely, amount of thickener, urea and alkali were found 200 g/L, 125 g/L and 10 g/L, respectively. The bulk-scale experiments carried out at optimum levels have shown that an average of ca. 52% of reactive ink, 37.5% of urea and 50% of alkali can be saved by digital printing of cationized cotton along with generation of nearly colorless effluent.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a journal article published in Journal of Natural Fibers. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Cotton; cationization; digital printing; one-factor-at-a-time; box–behnken design; optimization |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2021 15:54 |
Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2022 14:24 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/15440478.2021.1932671 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:175510 |