Haule, LV, Michael Carr, C and Rigout, M (2015) 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. Journal of the Textile Institute, 107 (1). pp. 23-33. ISSN 0040-5000
Abstract
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 the chemical ‘stripping’ processes was established and the effect of the alkali treatments on the degree of polymerization of the resultant cellulose determined. Surface analyses and solubility tests suggested that the alkali alone could successfully remove the BTCA from the crease resist-treated cotton fabric and produced a commercially viable yield of cellulose.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014, The Textile Institute. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of the Textile Institute on 6 Jan 2015, available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00405000.2014.1000013 |
Keywords: | easy care; cotton; BTCA; surface and analyses; solvent solubility; alkali treatment |
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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: | 22 Oct 2015 11:33 |
Last Modified: | 08 Mar 2016 12:15 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00405000.2014.1000013 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/00405000.2014.1000013 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:89469 |