Abstract
AbstractPolymerization of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), methyl methacrylate (MMA), and acrylic acid (AA)/styrene (St) mixtures with poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fabric to different polymer add‐ons was performed. Moisture regain, dyeability, and soiling properties of the modified PET were examined. It was found that introduction of poly(GMA) in PET structure brings about (a) improved moisture regain, (b) enhanced dyeing with disperse dyes, (c) affinity and possible dyeing with acid, direct, and reactive dyes, (d) improved aqueous and nonaqueous oily soil resistance, and (e) decreased ease of soil removal. The magnitude of moisture regain, dyeability, and soiling properties are dependent upon the percent of polymer add‐on. Polymerization of MMA with PET improved the dyeability of the latter with the disperse dye as well as its resistance to nonaqueous oily soil while decreasing the resistance to aqueous soiling and ease of both aqueous and nonaqueous soil removal. In the case of PET polymerized with poly(AA/St), there was a considerable enhancement in moisture regain, dyeing with the disperse dye, and resistance to aqueous and non‐aqueous oily soiling. On the other hand, both aqueous and nonaqueous soil characteristics of PET were imparted by polymerization of the latter with AA/St mixtures.
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