Abstract
Today everybody wishes for that his/her dress retains just ironed shape. Wrinkle free finishes provide wrinkle free and soft look fabric. Wrinkle free finishes are broadly used in the textile industry to impart wrinkle-resistance to cellulosic materials such as cotton fabric. The application of wrinkle resistance (permanent or durable press) finishes on the fabric improves their wrinkle resistance property. Because of increasing demand for pure cotton fabrics, permanent press finishes are being used on these clothes. In conventional durable press finishing, there are two types of products used (resin type and reactant type). Both of these products contain formaldehyde which cause human carcinogen. Hence durable press finishes free of formaldehyde with trade namesTexicil DC, Knittex RCT, Arkofix NEC and Arkofix ELF (Dihydroxi ethylene urea and Demethyldihydroxi urea) were used in this research study. The present work endeavors to optimize the application of these wrinkle free finishes at various concentrations trying different techniques of applying these finishes on pure cotton fabric for best manufacturing results. The results revealed that the finish Arkofix ELF and Arkofix NEC showed superior results at the concentration level 120 g/l under Pad-flash –cure method of application for the wrinkle free property of the fabric.
Highlights
In textiles, when fabric is prepared, many processes are done to attain certain properties
The results indicate that overall performance of F4 (4-5) is better than F1, F2 and F3 for fabric wrinkle recovery
C3 and C4 showed better results than C1 and C2. These findings are in line with the results concluded in a previous study that dry wrinkle recovery angle (DWRA) and wet wrinkle recovery angle (WWRA) was increased with increasing agent concentration [8]
Summary
In textiles, when fabric is prepared, many processes are done to attain certain properties. In the last few years, cotton rich wrinkle-free shirts have taken off the market and the demand is increasing. Yarn and fabric properties and finishing process play a great role in the development of wrinkles. Because of increasing demand for pure cotton fabrics, permanent press finishes are being used on these clothes. Durable press finishes are an important treatment for cotton fabrics which provide wrinkle resistant and permanent press performance for apparel. This study was conducted to evaluate the performance of the application of different wrinkle free finishes at various concentrations using different applying methods to optimize the quality of pure cotton fabric in respect of its wrinkle recovery property. The fabric was passed rapidly over a row of gas flames at high speed 80 m/min and immediately into a quench bath to extinguish the sparks and cool the fabric
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