COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EXHAUSTION AND PAD-STEAM METHODS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF HANDLE, DYE UPTAKE AND WATER ABSORPTION OF POLYESTER/COTTON FABRIC

In this study, a pad-steam process for treatment of polyester/cotton fabric with sodium hydroxide is developed and the effects of process parameters on selected properties of the fabric are investigated. The results are compared with the conventional exhaustion process. Both processes improved the...

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Main Authors: Aminoddin Haji, Reza M. A. Malek, Firoozmehr Mazaheri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of the Chemical Engineers of Serbia 2011-09-01
Series:Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly
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Online Access:http://www.ache.org.rs/CICEQ/2011/No3/CICEQ_Vol17_%20No3_pp359-365_Jul-Sep_2011.pdf