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{"title":"Formaldehyde Released from Clothing Articles and Pillowcases","authors":"Tracey A. Reitz, M. Reeder, Allice Dang, M. Sarmadi","doi":"10.1177/24723444221103680","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/24723444221103680","url":null,"abstract":"Clothing and bedding that are labeled as “wrinkle-free,” “iron-free,” or “easy-care” use formaldehyde resins that can release a significant amount of formaldehyde. For patients who are allergic to formaldehyde, this can trigger allergic contact dermatitis. Unlike many other countries, formaldehyde levels in clothing are not regulated in the United States. The purpose of this study is to measure the amount of formaldehyde released from a variety of men’s dress shirts, women’s clothing, children’s clothing, and pillowcases, before washing and after washing using a Rotawash. This study has also looked at whether the price of an item has any correlation with the amount of formaldehyde released.","PeriodicalId":6955,"journal":{"name":"AATCC Journal of Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47449295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dyeing Fabrics with a Colorant Extracted from Blue-Green Algae","authors":"Naerin Baek, Xun Zhang, Jiangfei Lou, Xueying Fan","doi":"10.1177/24723444221103673","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/24723444221103673","url":null,"abstract":"Blue-green algae is an environmental problem; they reproduce rapidly and threaten aquatic ecosystems. Therefore, research on their use as a new energy resource is being actively conducted in various fields. This study was carried out to apply the natural dye from blue-green algae to the textile dyeing industry. Two methods were used to dye cotton and silk fabrics using blue phycocyanin dye extracted from blue-green algae. Six mordants were also tested in the process. The dyed fabrics were evaluated through dyeing depth and color fastness (washing, rubbing, dry cleaning, and light) tests. Phycocyanin dyed both fabrics blue and the dyeing effect was better on silk than on cotton fabric. In addition, Al, Sn, and Fe mordants were most effective for dyeing fabrics and co-mordants were more effective than pre-mordants.","PeriodicalId":6955,"journal":{"name":"AATCC Journal of Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49496213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Identification of Reactive Dye Transfer Source and Comparison of Two Types of Dye Transfer Inhibitors","authors":"Mingzhu Meng, Shuaitong Liang, Zhenzhen Zhang, Hongjuan Zhang, Jiping Wang","doi":"10.1177/24723444221084386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/24723444221084386","url":null,"abstract":"The source for reactive dye transfer of cotton fabric varies in different studies, and there is limited information on the washing factors. This study explored the source of Reactive Red 195 colored cotton fabric dye transfer and reported the effects of three key washing factors and their interactions with two types of dye transfer inhibitors. First, the high-performance liquid chromatography results show that the peak of completely hydrolyzed Reactive Red 195 matches the peak of the washing residue of the fabric colored by Reactive Red 195. The dye transfer process is positively related to the hydrolyzed dyes. Based on this, response surface method models for the three factors, water consumption, water hardness, and dye transfer inhibitors concentration for polyvinylpyrrolidone and lauryl betaine were built. Both response surface method models show that due to the presence of Ca2+ and Mg2+, the increase in water hardness reduces the zeta potential on the fabric surface, and causes a decrease of electrostatic repulsion between the dye and the fabric. The dye transfer inhibiting effect is reduced. The increase in dye transfer inhibitor concentration strengthened the effect of inhibiting the transfer of hydrolyzed Reactive Red 195. In addition, there is a cross effect between water hardness and dye transfer inhibitor concentration. There is optimal water hardness and dye transfer inhibitor concentration to maximize the inhibition of hydrolyzed Reactive Red 195 dye transfer. The water consumption shows a limited effect because the washing time is long enough to reach a balance in the fabric and washing fluids. Polyvinylpyrrolidone with many hydrophilic groups is easy to combine with hydrolyzed dyes. While lauryl betaine is a small molecule surfactant, the structural differences make the response surface method model show that polyvinylpyrrolidone has a better effect than lauryl betaine. The discoveries can be used to guide dye transfer inhibitor development. Further investigations, including dye transfer inhibitor synthesis and modification, are needed.","PeriodicalId":6955,"journal":{"name":"AATCC Journal of Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48239372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Preparation and Formation Mechanism of Electrospun Porous Beaded Fibers","authors":"Kai Liu, Yuansheng Zheng, Cheng Ge, B. Xin, Xuan Dong","doi":"10.1177/24723444221084394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/24723444221084394","url":null,"abstract":"Electrospun porous beaded fibers show great potential in the industrial application of many different fields; in addition, the processing parameters play an extremely important role in producing the required porous beaded fibers. In this study, polystyrene porous beaded fibers were fabricated via the electrospinning method. To further research into the formation mechanism of the electrospun porous beaded fiber, the influences of both flow rate and applied voltage on the jet motion and surface morphology of polystyrene porous beaded fibers were investigated in a systematic and comprehensive way. Images of jet trajectories and fiber morphologies under selected parameters were captured by high-speed photography and scanning electron microscopy, respectively, to explore the formation mechanism of porous beaded fibers. The experimental results showed that both flow rate and applied voltage have tremendous influence on the jet pattern and resultant fiber morphology, namely, the higher flow rate results in a multi-jet pattern and larger bead diameter, and the larger applied voltage leads to multi-jet trajectory and a reduction in the number and diameter of beads.","PeriodicalId":6955,"journal":{"name":"AATCC Journal of Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44952863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Oxygen-enriched Nanobubbles for a Green Reactive Washing Process","authors":"P. Anis, Tuba Toprak-Cavdur, Naime Çalışkan","doi":"10.1177/24723444221084396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/24723444221084396","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we used the new nanobubbles technology to create a green reactive washing process for the textile industry, as one of the most polluting sectors where environmentally friendly process designs are indispensable to protect the environment. With this technology, the possibility of eliminating the soaping-off step from the reactive washing sequence was investigated. For the design of an environmentally friendly reactive washing process, the effects of increasing the process temperature of the soaping-off step as well as the use of oxygen-enriched NBs in all washing steps after reactive dyeing with three different dyes were investigated. The results were evaluated by comparing the color coordinates, strength, and fastness of dyed cotton towels washed according to the conventional and alternative processes as well as examining the absorbance and chemical oxygen demand values of the washing baths. Alternative washings did not cause significant differences in color coordinates, while the lowest color strength and highest fastness values were obtained after washing with nanobubbles. The absorbance graphs showed that the most colorful baths belonged to the first bath of the nanobubble washing regime. Chemical oxygen demand measurements revealed that the alternative washing systems were more environmentally friendly than the conventional ones. Based on the results of this study, we concluded that it was possible to implement more eco-friendly washing methods by eliminating the use of soap. Graphical abstract","PeriodicalId":6955,"journal":{"name":"AATCC Journal of Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49288885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comprehensive Assessment of the Chemical Footprint of Yarn Dyed Fabric","authors":"Yiqi Guo, Ziyuan Zhu, Xu-ye Dong, X. Qiu, Laili Wang, Ying Ke, Yi Li","doi":"10.1177/24723444221084392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/24723444221084392","url":null,"abstract":"The production of colorful yarn dyed fabrics consumes a lot of dyes, auxiliaries, and water. It generates a plethora of chemical pollutants and will cause potential environmental problems. Defining the chemical footprint can transform the environmental risk caused by human activities into an intuitive form of toxicity measurement. Based on the chemical footprint methodology, this article calculated and evaluated the chemical footprints of a kind of yarn dyed fabric with the USEtox model. The results revealed that sodium hydroxide caused the most severe human toxicity, and di(hydrogenated tallow) alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride caused the most severe ecotoxicity. The comprehensive evaluation of human toxicity and ecotoxicity with life cycle assessment polygon method showed that the preshrinking process had the largest environmental load. Selecting environmentally friendly softeners in the preshrinking process can alleviate the environmental impacts caused by the production of yarn dyed fabrics.","PeriodicalId":6955,"journal":{"name":"AATCC Journal of Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48675885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Research on the Method for Controlling the Liquid Absorptivity Behavior of Polyester Textile Materials","authors":"M. Akgun, Mehmet Kanık, Sude Seçmen, Miray Macit, Esma Gülşen","doi":"10.1177/24723444221084395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/24723444221084395","url":null,"abstract":"Besides the advantages of polyester materials, such as ease of production, usage, and maintenance, the hydrophobic properties could cause disadvantages. Applying hydrophilic finishing to the polyester product, its liquid transmission properties could be improved, and better comfort provided to the user. This study aimed to investigate the liquid absorptivity properties (vertical wicking, water vapor permeability, and drop test) of the fabric given hydrophilic properties by applying a partial hydrophilic process on a 100% polyester textile surface. It aimed to transfer the hydrophilic finishing agent to the polyester product using a printing method other than the padding method. In the printing application, 100% open, striped (50% open – 50% closed), continued honeycomb (65% open – 35% closed), and non-continued honeycomb (35% open – 65% closed) pattern screens were used. The liquid transmission properties of fabrics were evaluated by changing the ratio of the hydrophilic treatment applied to the fabric surface via with the printing method. In terms of the applicability of the printing method as an alternative to the impregnation method in order to achieve decreased chemical consumption, it was aimed to investigate whether the method of giving hydrophilic features by the printing method could create an alternative to the padding method. The results showed that the liquid transmission properties of fabrics could be controlled and improved by the printing method depending on the proportions of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic surface areas. In addition, it was observed that the liquid transmission properties of the fabrics vary depending on whether these areas are continued or non-continued.","PeriodicalId":6955,"journal":{"name":"AATCC Journal of Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45286163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Graphene/Polyimide Nanofibrous Mat for High-Efficiency Filtration","authors":"Depeng Meng, Yihe Zhang, Juntao Wu","doi":"10.1177/24723444221084403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/24723444221084403","url":null,"abstract":"The development of novel nanofibrous filters has received much attention. Nanofibrous nonwoven mats are applicable in air filtration, but their structural characteristics lead to weak mechanical properties. By incorporating graphene with polyimide, we fabricated nanofibrous mats for air filtration. The results indicate that these mats are highly efficient (up to 99.1%) for air filtration and have strength improvement and thermal stability. These mats are expected to be applied for extreme conditions.","PeriodicalId":6955,"journal":{"name":"AATCC Journal of Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42787425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Process of Incorporation of Cerium Oxide in Viscose to Spin Infrared Reflecting Viscose Fibers","authors":"Esha Sharma, R. Agarwal, S. Ralebhat, Gurudatt Krishnamurthy, S. Bhagwat, R. Adivarekar","doi":"10.1177/24723444221084405","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/24723444221084405","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of leveraging the optical properties of cerium oxide into viscose fibers was demonstrated in this study. The process of dispersing cerium oxide particles uniformly into viscose dope prior to viscose fiber spinning was studied in detail. Cerium oxide powder was dispersed in the chosen media using mechanical treatments such as ball milling and ultrasonication. These experiments were carried out at two extreme pH values to replicate the viscose spinning bath (acidic pH 5) and viscose dope (alkaline pH 13). The dispersion was characterized for particle size and surface charge properties. A combination of the mechanical treatments synergistically reduced the cerium oxide particle size in acidic and alkaline pH from 1300 to 290 nm and from 1040 to 280 nm, respectively. Three surfactants of different ionic natures were evaluated for stabilizing the cerium oxide dispersions. The effects on the particle size of cerium oxide in two dispersion environments, that is, aqueous and polymeric media, were studied through conventional as well as novel visual characterization techniques. The phosphate ether-based anionic surfactant was found to significantly reduce the dispersed particle size and effectively stabilize the dispersion better, which was validated through a pressure buildup monitoring system during viscose fiber spinning. The surfactant-stabilized cerium oxide dispersion was used to get functional infrared reflecting viscose fibers. To characterize this effect, a direct visual evaluation was done through an infrared camera which indicated a significant improvement of infrared reflectivity and a 2.5–3°C surface temperature buildup of the cerium-oxide viscose fibers in comparison to regular viscose fibers. The infrared reflective property of cerium oxide imparts a thermal insulation effect which was found to increase to a thermal insulating value of 90 in the case of cerium oxide viscose fibers compared with a thermal insulating value of 79 in regular viscose fibers, as measured by the KESF Thermolabo II instrument. This study can very well be extended to many fiber-making processes where an understanding of interfacial interactions of additives with cellulose is critical to impart functionality to viscose fibers.","PeriodicalId":6955,"journal":{"name":"AATCC Journal of Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45644454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Low Temperature Bleaching of Jute Using Peracetic Acid: A Novel Process","authors":"S. N. Chattopadhyay, N. C. Pan, A. N. Roy, K. Samanta","doi":"10.1177/24723444221081458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/24723444221081458","url":null,"abstract":"Jute, a natural golden fibre, is renewable and widely available and mostly used for the packaging of agricultural crops and commodities in the form of sack bag. However, over a period of time it has secured its own market in the field of home textiles and other lifestyle products due to its ethnic colour, good strength and biodegradable properties. Recently, jute has also been used in apparel products, particularly meant for outer and winter garments. Bleaching of jute has thus become an essential operation for making a white glossy fabric, that is, the base material to be used for subsequent coloration. The conventional hot hydrogen peroxide bleaching process produces good white fibre with a high loss in tensile strength. The present peracetic acid bleaching of scoured jute produces a satisfactory whiteness index of 65.8–77.7 with minimum loss of bundle strength. The peracetic acid bleached jute fibre could retain 85% of its bundle strength, when the bleaching was carried out at 70°C with 20 g/l peracetic acid for 120 min. A satisfactory whiteness index of 77 (Hunter scale) can be achieved incurring a low weight loss of <4.2 using the optimized recipe. The peracetic acid bleaching process may be considered as energy efficient and environment friendly, as the process is carried out at a near neutral pH of 7.5–8 and lower temperature of 50–70°C, in comparison to the 85–90°C and pH level of 11–11.5 (highly alkaline) normally used in hydrogen peroxide bleaching. The changes in physical, morphological and chemical properties after the peracetic acid bleaching of jute at optimized conditions were evaluated in detail.","PeriodicalId":6955,"journal":{"name":"AATCC Journal of Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42559983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}