Cationic Cotton Research Articles

Sustainable Cationic Cotton with Keratin Hydrolysate

In this research work, the keratin hydrolysate was obtained from waste wool by using alkaline hydrolysis. The extracted keratin hydrolysate was treated to the cotton fabric, and then reference and treated fabrics dyed with direct dyestuffs in neutral medium without salt. It was revealed that there was improvement in treated fabric in terms of dyeability and dry crease recovery angle compared to untreated fabric and that wet fastness values and tensile strength values of treated fabric remained same compared to those of untreated fabric. The structural change of treated surfaces was confirmed by SEM, FTIR, XPS and TEM analyses.

Profiling of aberrant sialylated N-glycans in hepatocellular carcinoma by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry

BackgroundAberrant sialylation is closely associated with the tumorigenesis, progression, and metastasis, and may be of importance for disease diagnosis. However, the analysis of altered expression of sialylated glycans (SGs) in blood is particularly challenging due to the low content and poor ionization efficiency of sialylated glycans in mass spectrometry. MethodsAn analytical strategy based on enrichment of SGs, liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometric detection, and automatic glycan annotation was developed to profile the sialylated N-glycome in serum. The enrichment of sialylated glycans was accomplished using cationic cotton via electrostatic and hydrogen interaction. Using partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), the approach was applied for nontarget screening and profiling of aberrant sialylated N-glycans in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Results55 SGs were identified in human serum, and three important SGs (SG35, SG45, and SG46) were screened to have good diagnostic specificity for HCC. Their areas under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) were higher than α-fetoprotein (AFP)’s (AUC = 0.85), at 0.88, 0.87, and 0.91, respectively. When three SGs are combined, the diagnostic specificity for HCC may increase to 94 %. The fact that SGs biomarkers are sensitive to AFP-Negative HCC is very noteworthy. ConclusionsThe method significantly advanced the search for sialylated glycan-based cancer biomarkers. In comparison to traditional indicators like AFP and imaging tools, SGs showed a higher diagnostic sensitivity for HCC.

Regulating the hydroxyl groups reactivity of cellulose by grafting the quaternary ammonium group to achieve a salt-free and low alkali dyeing process for reactive dye

In this work, a salt-free and low alkali dyeing process was developed through cationic modification of cotton fabric with a series of quaternary ammonium salts (QAS). The dyeing performance indicated that the cationic cotton fabric treated with 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyldimethyloctane ammonium chloride (CT-8) achieved better K/S value (8.87) and dye fixation (90.47 %) compared to the conventional dyeing process. Notably, the CT-8 treated fabric performed exceptionally under salt-free conditions and with a Na2CO3 concentration of 5 g/L. The rationale behind the adoption of a salt-free and low-alkali dyeing process was attributed to the positive charge of quaternary ammonium groups, which had an augmenting impact on the hydroxyl reaction activity of cotton fabrics. The condensed Fukui function, atomic charge, and HOMO orbital calculations showed that the QAS structure could regulate the hydroxyl reactivity of cationic cotton fabric. Our salt-free and low alkali dyeing process not only achieved the aim of reducing chemical consumption and emissions, but also contributed to better understand the effect of hydroxyl reactivity of cationic cotton on the fixation reaction with reactive dye, and provided a new direction to achieve the require of sustainable development and clean production for a variety of industrial crops and products.

Regulating the Alkyl Chain Length of Quaternary Ammonium Salt to Enhance the Inkjet Printing Performance on Cationic Cotton Fabric with Reactive Dye Ink.

Cationic modification of cotton fabric was an effective way to improve the inkjet printing performance with reactive dye ink. However, there were few research studies that focused on the effect of the cationic agent structure, especially the alkyl chain length of the quaternary ammonium salt (QAS) cationic modifier, on the K/S value, dye fixation, and diffusion of inkjet-printed cotton fabric. In our work, different alkyl chain lengths of QAS were synthesized, and the inkjet printing performance of cationic cotton fabrics treated with different QASs was investigated. Compared with untreated cotton fabric, the K/S value and dye fixation of cationic cotton fabric treated with different QASs improved by 10.7 to 69.3% and 16.9 to 27.7%, respectively. With the increase in alkyl chain length of QAS, the interaction force between anionic reactive dyes and cationic QAS gradually increased mainly due to the fact that more N-positive ions on the quaternary ammonium group were exposed under the action of steric hindrance of alkyl chain length through the XPS spectrum. The electrostatic attraction between cationic cotton and reactive dye contributed to the diffusion of reactive dye into the fiber interior and enhanced the reaction probability of nucleophilic substitution reaction between monochlorotriazine reactive dye and the hydroxyl group of cotton fabric. The antibacterial result of the inkjet-printed cotton fabric indicated that when the alkyl chain length of QAS was higher than 8, the cationic cotton fabric obtained good antibacterial property.

Chemical Modification of Cotton Fabrics with Polyhexamethylene Guanidine for Salt-Free Dyeing with Reactive Dyes

ABSTRACT To realize clean dyeing of cotton fabrics, a new modification process was proposed. First, oxidized cotton fabrics were obtained by using 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl radical and sodium hypochlorite in the form of selective oxidation. Cationic cotton fabrics were prepared by the Schiff base reaction between polyhexamethylene guanidine and oxidized cotton fabrics. The chemical structure and surface morphology of the modified cotton fabrics were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope. Salt-free dyeing of modified cotton fabrics with four commercial reactive dyes was carried out, which was compared with the raw cotton fabrics dyed in the conventional dyeing. The result revealed that the color fastness of cotton cloth before and after modification was similar. The exhaustion rate and the total utilization of modified cotton fabrics increased by 20–30% and 30%, respectively. At the same time, the fixation rate reached more than 90%. In addition, mechanical properties of modified fabrics could be fully met with the application standard for dyed fabrics.

A New Water-Soluble Zinc Azaphthalocyanine Containing Azo Groups: Synthesis, Characterization, Fastness and Antibacterial Properties on Cotton Fabric

A novel water-soluble zinc azaphthalocyanine containing azo groups (Azo-ZnAzaPc) was synthesized and characterized using FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, UV–vis, MS and elemental analysis. A dyeing experiment was performed on cationic cotton fabric with this dye via exhaustion process. The dyed fabric was examined for color fastness to light, water, washing, perspiration and rubbing according to ISO standards. Antibacterial properties of the fabric were evaluated against two types of bacteria: Staphylococcus Aureus (S. Aureus) and Klebsiella Pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) according to ASTM E2149-01 and to AATCC 100 standards. Significant reduction of K. pneumoniae bacteria, rated as 95,91 %, was observed according to ASTM E2149-01 standard. Antibacterial activities and color fastness evalution results of the azaphthalocyanine and of the similar phthalocyanine structure were presented for comparison.

Cationic cotton modified by 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride for salt-free dyeing with high levelling performance

Cationic cotton modified by 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride for salt-free dyeing with high levelling performance

Preparation of cationic cotton through reaction with different polyelectrolytes.

Cationization of cotton fabrics was performed by exhaustion procedure utilizing four different reagents provided with quaternary ammonium groups: poly diallyldimethylammonium chloride (PDDACl), poly acrylamide-co-diallyldimethylammonium chloride (PAcD), poly[bis(2-chloroethyl) ether-alt-1,3-bis[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]urea] quaternized (P42) and 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (CHPTAC). Pretreated samples were dyed using Reactive Red 195 dye. The cationic fabrics were analyzed by colorimetric and fastness properties, zeta potential, SEM, FTIR and an estimate of the bactericidal effect. Cationic cotton treated with PDDACl and CHPTAC showed a higher affinity for the reactive dye, with color strength (K/S) values varying from 41 to 48, against 32 for conventional dyeing. P42 presented competitive results with K/S of 27–28. The cationic dyeing considerably reduced the amount of effluent, especially for the CHPTAC samples, which requires a single washing bath for complete removal of unfixed dye. The PDDACl and P42 samples presented bactericidal activity.Graphic abstract Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10570-021-04260-4.

Hydrogels Based on Cross-Linked Cationic Cellulose Derivatives

Cationization of wood and cotton celluloses using 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride in aqueous suspensions in the presence of various amounts of NaOH followed by cross-linking with epichlorohydrin was studied in detail. The compositions of the cationic cellulose ethers and the reaction efficiency depended strongly on the ratio of the alkylating mixture components. The physicochemical properties of the synthesized samples were studied using chemical analysis, IR spectroscopy, X-ray structure analysis, and centrifugation to determine water absorption. The content of cationic groups and concentration of cationic cellulose in the epichlorohydrin cross-linking stage had decisive effects on the degree of swelling in water and aqueous NaCl solution of the cross-linked cationic cotton and wood celluloses.

A green approach to improve the antibacterial properties of cellulose based fabrics using Moringa oleifera extract in presence of silver nanoparticles

Moringa oleifera leaf extract (ME) has been developed as an ecofriendly antibacterial agent for fabrics made from cotton or its modified forms, carboxymethyl cellulose and cationic cotton. In addition, we prepared silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with particle size ranged from 15–25 nm by using polyvinyl alcohol and glucose as reducing agent matrix to improve the antibacterial activity of cellulosic fabric finished with Moringa extract. The prepared silver nanoparticles were characterized by using UV–Vis spectra, Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Scanning electron microscopy was used to characterize the morphology of finished fabric surface. The mechanical properties of the finished fabric was evaluated. Also, the antibacterial activity of finished fabric was evaluated via both disk diffusion method on an agar plate and bacterial count colony method (bacterial reduction percent). The Moringa extract and silver nanoparticles finished fabric showed excellent antibacterial activity against S. aureus as Gram-positive bacteria and E. coli as Gram-negative bacteria so that they can be used as biocompatible and safe antibacterial finishing agent for cellulosic fabric.

Daylight-Induced Antibacterial and Antiviral Cotton Cloth for Offensive Personal Protection

Cotton fabrics with durable and reusable daylight-induced antibacterial/antiviral functions were developed by using a novel fabrication process, which employs strong electrostatic interaction between cationic cotton fibers and anionic photosensitizers. The cationic cotton contains polycationic short chains produced by a self-propagation of 2-diehtylaminoehtyl chloride (DEAE-Cl) on the surface of cotton fibers. Then, the fabric (i.e., polyDEAE@cotton) can be readily functionalized with anionic photosensitizers like rose Bengal and sodium 2-anthraquinone sulfate to produce biocidal reactive oxygen species (ROS) under light exposure and consequently provide the photo-induced biocidal functions. The biocidal properties of the photo-induced fabrics (PIFs) were demonstrated by ROS production measurements, bactericidal performance against bacteria (e.g., E coli and L. innocua), and antiviral results against T7 bacteriophage. The PIFs achieved 99.9999% (6 log) reductions against bacteria and the bacteriophage within 60 min of daylight exposure. Moreover, the PIFs showcase excellent washability and photostability, making them ideal materials for reusable face masks and protective suits with improved biological protections compared with traditional PPE. This work demonstrated that the cationized cotton could serve as a platform for different functionalization applications, and the resulting fiber materials could inspire the development of reusable and sustainable PPE with significant bioprotective properties to fight the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the spread of other contagious diseases.

Cationization of cotton fiber: an integrated view of cationic agents, processes variables, properties, market and future prospects

Anionic dyes are often used for conventional cotton dyeing. This process, however, has a moderate affinity and it is estimated that less than 70% of the dye interacts with the cotton fiber. Cationization of cellulose is a chemical treatment that modifies the cellulose molecule, making it strongly cationic. This pretreatment increases the affinity between cotton and anionic dyes. Therefore, cationic dyeing reduces water, time, energy and chemical consumption. In this scenario, there is a growing demand to develop new cleaner products, as well as to elucidate the reaction mechanism aiming to create a clean and low-cost process for cotton cationization. In the last decades, more than 800 documents were published, and this number continues to rise. Among the cationic agents, 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl trimethylammonium chloride is the most researched and has achieved niche markets. However, poly-diallyldimethylammonium chloride combines effectiveness with a cleaner process. These characteristics make this cationic agent promising for future research. This review reports the state of the art on the techniques used for cationization, with a brief description of the market available for cationic cotton and a critical evaluation of the future perspectives for cationization.

Facile salt‐free process for cotton fabric dyeing: Pad‐irradiate‐pad‐steam process using 3‐chloro‐2‐hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride

AbstractSevere effluent pollution has set new requirements for eliminating the use of salts during the reactive dyeing of cotton. In this study, 3‐chloro‐2‐hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride was used as an etherifying agent via a pad‐irradiate‐pad‐steam process with a reactive dye to cationize cotton. The fabric underwent a microwave‐assisted pad‐irradiate process, and the cationic fabric was dyed salt‐free using a reactive dye in a pad‐steam process. The influence of etherifying conditions on the nitrogen content, grafting efficiency of the cotton samples, and dyeing properties of cationic cotton fabrics were investigated. Cationic cotton samples have the same dyeability with a reactive dye without salt as with dyes used in a conventional pad‐dry‐pad‐steam process because of the increase in the electrostatic attraction between the dye and the cationic cotton. Such an approach that eliminates salts is beneficial to environmental protection. Properties of the dyed cotton (such as color evenness, washing, and rubbing fastness) obtained using the reactive dye made the cotton fabric wearable enough to satisfy standard requirements.

Reactive dye/poly(styrene-co-butyl acrylate-co-trimethyl(vinylbenzyl) ammonium chloride) nanospheres with high coloration performance for cleaner dyeing of cotton fabrics

The low utilization of dyestuff in textile coloration leads to serious environmental pollution and wasting of resources. Dye/polymer nanospheres have high absorbing, reflecting and scattering light properties due to the large specific surface area, the regular shape, and the uniform size. In the present study, we report the reactive dye/poly(styrene-butyl acrylate-trimethyl ammonium chloride) composite nanosphere as a highly efficient colorant for cationic cotton fabrics. The dye contents of the four colored nanospheres can reach to 217–404 mg/g. The hydration diameters of the composite nanospheres are 83–101 nm for four different reactive dyes. They have the negative zeta potentials, approximately − 25.3 to − 37.6 mV. The reactive dye/copolymer nanospheres exhibit much more powerful coloration ability for cotton fabrics and higher dye utilization than the ordinary reactive dyes. The color depths of cotton fabrics dyed with colored nanospheres are 2.8, 4.9, 10.6 and 4.2 times of the values of the corresponding dye colored samples. The dye/copolymer nanospheres have much larger color gamut than the ordinary dyes. The color durability and levelness of the dye/copolymer nanospheres on cotton fibers are good enough for practical applications. What’s more important is that the residual dye/copolymer nanospheres in the dye bath can be reused in the next dyeing process. This novel nanosphere dyeing method does not only save the colorants but also avoid the discharging of colored sewage. The reactive dye/poly(St-BA-VBT) nanospheres were successfully fabricated by adding the cationic poly(St-BA-VBT) nanospheres dispersions into reactive dye solutions. This article offered a novel dyeing method for cotton fabrics using dye/poly(St-BA-VBT) nanospheres. These colored nanospheres can endow the cotton fabrics with good color performance and avoid the discharging of colored waste water, which provide a green way for textile coloration.

Synthesis and surface gel‐adsorption effect of multidimensional cross‐linking cationic cotton for enhancing purification of dyeing wastewater

AbstractBACKGROUNDDyeing wastewater has caused serious pollution of aquatic environments, and adsorption is one of the most commonly used water‐purification methods with selection of suitable adsorbents being the key factor. These factors motivated us to develop new, more efficient adsorbents to purify dyeing wastewater.RESULTSA surface cross‐linking co‐polymerization of triallylmethylammonium chloride (TAMAC) and grafting cotton with unsaturated bonds (G‐cotton) was designed to obtain multidimensional cationic cotton adsorbent (PT‐cotton) with a high cationic degree of substitution of 0.129. A surface gel‐adsorption effect of the multidimensional cationic construction on cotton surface occurring during PT‐cotton adsorption was discovered resulting in the PT‐cotton having an ultrahigh adsorption capacity for purifying dyeing wastewater. Compared to the untreated cotton, the adsorption capacity of the PT‐cotton was 1344.10 times higher. Compared to the widely used activated carbon, the adsorption capacity of the PT‐cotton was 145.31 times higher, and it was 11.05 and 7.25 times higher, respectively, than that of the similar G‐cotton and polycationic cotton (PF‐cotton) reported in our previous contribution. When PT‐cotton materials were used to fill filter columns, the dye solution flowing through the filter columns immediately became clear, and the dye removal percentage for the PT‐cotton filters reached 96.9%, which was clearly better than that of the activated carbon filter (26.2%). Moreover, the per‐unit amount of water purification from filtering purification of a dye solution using PT‐cotton was 7.02 times higher than that using PF‐cotton.CONCLUSIONSObtained PT‐cotton has a greater potential for application in the purification of dyeing wastewater than the existing adsorbent materials. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry

Reactive Pad-Steam Dyeing of Cotton Fabric Modified with Cationic P(St-BA-VBT) Nanospheres.

The Poly[Styrene-Butyl acrylate-(P-vinylbenzyl trimethyl ammonium chloride)] P(St-BA-VBT) nanospheres with N+(CH3)3 functional groups were successfully prepared and applied to modify cotton fabrics using a pad-dry process. The obtained cationic cotton fabrics were dyed with pad-steam dyeing with reactive dye. The results show that the appropriate concentration of nanospheres was 4 g/L. The sodium carbonate of 25 g/L and steaming time of 3 min were suitable for dyeing cationic cotton with 25 g/L of C.I. Reactive Blue 222. The color strength and dye fixation rates of dyed cationic cotton fabrics increased by 39.4% and 14.3% compared with untreated fabrics. Moreover, sodium carbonate and steaming time were reduced by 37.5% and 40%, respectively. The rubbing and washing fastness of dyed fabrics were equal or higher 3 and 4–5 grades, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images revealed that the P(St-BA-VBT) nanospheres randomly distributed and did not form a continuous film on the cationic cotton fiber surfaces. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis further demonstrated the presence of cationic nanospheres on the fiber surfaces. The cationic modification did not affect the breaking strength of cotton fabrics.

Dyeing property of fluorescent pigment latex on cationic knitted cotton fabrics

The recognized difficulties of pigment dyeing on cotton fabric are the large particle size of the pigment and low affinity between pigment particles and cotton fabric. The dispersion stability of the pigment and binding force between pigment particles and cotton fabric are important factors. To increase the stability of pigment dispersion, fluorescent pigment latex was prepared by encapsulating poly(methyl methacrylate-co-butyl acrylate) on the surface of C.I. Solvent Yellow 43. As a reactive emulsifier, allyloxy nonyl alcohol polyoxyethylene (10) ether sulfate can copolymerize with methyl methacrylate and butyl acrylate to endow the fluorescent pigment latex with negative charges. To improve the binding force between pigment particles and cotton fabric, the knitted cotton fabric was cationized. The prepared fluorescent pigment latex was further applied to dyeing of cationic fabrics by the exhaust dyeing process. Moreover, pseudo first- and second-order kinetic models were used to examine the adsorption kinetic data of fluorescent pigment latex on cationic cotton fabric. The results showed that the adsorption kinetic followed the pseudo second-order kinetic model, which indicated that the chemical sorption is a rate-limiting step, rather than mass transfer. The activation parameters were also evaluated to confirm the thermodynamic feasibility and spontaneous nature of cationic cotton dyeing with fluorescent pigment latex.

One-Bath Pretreatment for Enhanced Color Yield of Ink-Jet Prints Using Reactive Inks

In order to facilely increase the color yield of ink-jet prints using reactive inks, one-bath pretreatment of cotton fabrics with pretreatment formulation containing sodium alginate, glycidyltrimethylammonium chloride (GTA), sodium hydroxide, and urea is designed for realizing sizing and cationization at the same time. The pretreatment conditions, including the concentrations of GTA and alkali, baking temperature, and time are optimized based on the result of thecolor yield on cationic cotton for magenta ink. The mechanism for color yield enhancement on GTA-modified fabrics is discussed and the stability of GTA in the print paste is investigated. Scanning electron microscopey, tear strength, and thermogravimetric analysis of the modified and unmodified cotton are studied and compared. Using the optimal pretreatment conditions, color yield on the cationic cotton for magenta, cyan, yellow, and black reactive inks are increased by 128.7%, 142.5%, 71.0%, and 38.1%, respectively, compared with the corresponding color yield on the uncationized cotton. Much less wastewater is produced using this one-bath pretreatment method. Colorfastness of the reactive dyes on the modified and unmodified cotton is compared and boundary clarity between different colors is evaluated by ink-jet printing of colorful patterns.

Discussion on Avoidance of Staining Problem in Cotton/CDPET Dyeing

In this research, a novel approach has been proposed to remove stain problem from blended fabrics as an alternative option with traditional reduction clearing process. For this purpose, cationic dyeable polyester and cotton blended fabrics were dyed as traditional technique based on formulations approach and the colour strength (K/S), dye uptake (%) and the whiteness index properties were evaluated. The results of color strength indicated that dye was more uniformly absorbed by the blended fabric compared to the untreated fabric. In addition, when untreated fabric was dyed in the presence of a leveling agent (Lyogen DFTN), the K/S and levelness of dye uptake (%) values were enhanced. Finally, very less staining was observed that proved by CIE Whiteness Index values and indicates that formulation (F-IV) has more beneficial to reduce staining from Cotton/CDPET blended fabric (65/35).

Salt-free reactive dyeing of betaine-modified cationic cotton fabrics with enhanced dye fixation

Novel cationic cotton fabrics were prepared by an efficient and simple one-step pad–dry–bake pretreatment process with betaine as cationic reagent. Ester bonds formed between cotton fibers and betaine hydrochloride were proved by Fourier transformed infrared attenuated total reflection (FTIR-ATR) spectra. Moreover, the properties of the cationic fabrics, including X-ray Diffraction (XRD), tensile strength and whiteness and yellowness index, were investigated in comparison with that of the untreated ones. The cationic fabrics were applied in salt-free dyeing of C.I. Reactive Red 195, C.I. Reactive Yellow 145 and C.I. Reactive Blue 19. Different dye fixation processes were applied and compared for untreated and cationic cotton. Dye fixation and color fastness properties of the dyes were tested, and the results presented that dye fixation on the cationic fabrics in the absence of salt was improved with satisfactory light fastness property and applicable wash and rub fastnesses.